![]() ![]() After removing a jalapeño plant from its container, gently ease apart any tangled roots and plant it in one of the holes, slightly deeper than it was growing before, so that no more than the lower third of its stem is covered.Cut planting holes in the black plastic mulch with which you have covered your pepper plot, keeping in mind that jalapeño plant spacing should vary between 1 and 2 feet, depending on the ultimate size of the pepper plant you have chosen.Harden off your jalapeño seedlings for at least a week before planting them so they can adjust to their outdoor conditions. Avoid any location where other nightshade family vegetables, such as tomatoes or eggplant, have grown within the past couple of years. That soil should be slightly acidic with a pH between 6 and 6.8. When growing jalapeños, choose a location with well-draining (preferably sandy) soil that receives at least 8 hours of sunlight per day. After spading in those additives and ensuring that the ground is damp but not soggy, cover the plot with black plastic mulch to heat the soil quickly. In the meantime, spread organic tomato fertilizer and a few inches of compost over your pepper plot. When is the best time to plant jalapeños?ĭon’t transplant your peppers into the garden until all danger of frost has passed and nighttime temperatures stay above 55 degrees. Gardeners with short growing seasons should sow pepper seeds indoors about 2 months before they intend to set the seedlings outdoors or purchase already started plants from a local nursery. Pot-a-peno: This jalapeño pepper plant, a hybrid bred especially for containers, grows to only about 15 inches high and reportedly begins producing 3 to 4-inch fruits within 45 to 50 days.Mammoth: This mammoth jalapeño hybrid plant also tops out at 3 feet, but makes fruits up to 4¾ inches long within 75 days.Jalapeño Traveler: This open-pollinated type grows to 3 feet with 3-inch peppers within 85 days.Of course, if you would prefer to dispense with the kick altogether, you should opt for sweet peppers instead. That distinction goes to habaneros, ghost chiles, and-ultimately-the Carolina Reaper pepper. Though their zing registers at 2,500 to 8,000 on the Scoville scale, jalapeños aren’t the hottest types of peppers. Peppers from the Mammoth cultivar grow to almost 5 inches long. The fruits ripen to red if left on the plant long enough. Jalapeños typically produce narrow dark green fruits-yes, scientifically fruits rather than vegetables-2 to 3 inches long. A full grown jalapeño plant can vary in height from 1 foot to 4 feet or more with glossy but simple (lanceolate) green leaves. Peppers are native to Central and South America where they might be perennials in frost-free climates. Safety: Edible can burn skin, eyes, and mouth Jalapeño Characteristics Scientific Name: Capsicum annuum (Longum group) RELATED: The Unkillable Garden: 15 Veggies and Herbs That Will Thrive in Your Space Growing Jalapeños at a Glance Give them lots of sun and heat on the outside to get lots of heat on the inside! ![]() ![]() The directions for how to grow jalapeños aren’t difficult, as long as you keep in mind that cold is anathema to these “flaming” fruits. ![]()
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