Jalapeno Early - 25 seeds

Jalapeño Early Hot is a classic Mexican pepper, prized for its balance of flavor and moderate spiciness. The fruits can be picked green for a distinctive fresh flavor or left to ripen fully to red.

It's a versatile variety for home cooking—great for fresh salsa and spicy dishes, and the smoked and dried ripe fruit can be used in chipotle style. Vreeken's describes it as a very popular Mexican variety with mostly moderate heat.

Characteristics of the variety

• Variety: Jalapeño Early Hot
• Botanical species: Capsicum annuum
• Origin/type: Mexican Jalapeño
• Hotness: 2,500–8,000 SHU
• Fruit size: about 5 × 2 cm
• Skin: Very smooth
• Color: Green → red
• Taste: Moderately spicy
• Consumption: Green or fully ripe
• Suitable for: Fresh consumption, salsa, smoking and drying.

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2,500–8,000 SHU

This range makes the Jalapeño Early Hot a moderately hot and very versatile pepper . The spiciness is pronounced enough without masking the flavor of the fruit itself. The official manufacturer's website lists a range of 2,500–8,000 Scoville .

🌱 Sowing and growing

Sowing: January – April
Location: Indoors
Germination temperature: 20–30°C
Greenhouse: recommended for higher yields
Planting outdoors: around the end of May
Support: taller plants can be tied up
Pruning: possible to shape a compact plant.

In the fall, the plants can be moved to pots and brought to a bright windowsill, where they can continue fruiting.

🍴 Culinary app

Jalapeño Early Hot is an excellent choice for fresh salsa, tacos, burritos, nachos, pizza, burgers, pickling and various spicy dishes . The green fruits are the classic choice for fresh use and pickling, while the ripe red fruits can be smoked and dried . The latter uses are also explicitly mentioned by Vreeken's.

💡 Tip from Urban Botaniks: For a classic fresh flavor, pick Jalapeño Early Hot while green. If you prefer a more mature flavor profile or want to smoke and dry the fruit, let it fully turn from green to red .