Every pepper grower started somewhere, and for most of us, it was the jalapeno. This is the pepper that teaches you the basics: when to pick, how to handle heat, what a healthy plant looks like, before you graduate to the super hots. And honestly? A perfectly ripe jalapeno off your own plant is one of the best things you'll ever eat.
Don't sleep on these just because they're not a million Scoville. Green jalapenos give you that bright, grassy snap for salsas and poppers. Let them ripen to red and you get a sweeter, deeper heat that's incredible smoked into chipotles or fermented into hot sauce. One plant, two completely different peppers.
Heat Level: 2,500 to 8,000 SHU / Mild to Medium
Flavor Profile: Bright, grassy, and slightly sweet. Deeper and richer when ripened to red
Days to Maturity: 70 to 80 days from transplant
Difficulty: Easy. Perfect for beginners
Seeds per Pack: 10+
Every seed is grown in isolation at our Nebraska farm, with a 96% isolation rate, you're getting true to type genetics.
Growing tip: Jalapenos are one of the easiest peppers to grow. They'll produce in containers, raised beds, or straight in the ground. Pick green for classic heat or wait for full red for sweeter, more complex flavor.
Add to cart and grow something legendary this season.
The Jalapeno is a Capsicum annuum super hot pepper estimated at 2,500 to 8,000 SHU. Flavor profile: Bright, grassy, and slightly sweet.
The Jalapeno is estimated at 2,500 to 8,000 SHU, placing it in the super hot range.
Start seeds indoors 8 to 10 weeks before your last frost date. Maintain soil temperature at 78 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit for germination, which can take 14 to 35 days. Expect 70 to 80 days from transplant to harvest. Difficulty: Easy.
Choosing a selection results in a full page refresh.
