Vegetables
Chilli 'Jalapeno M' -
Capsicum annuum
The Jalapeno is a heavy cropping chilli with numerous fruits 5-10cm long on medium sized plants. The chillies range from dark green to deep red once ripe. Easy to grow chilli which can be used fresh, dried or pickled.
- Plant type
- Annual
- Position
- Full Sun
- Height
- 90cm
- Spread
- 50cm
Growing calendar
Sowing & growing
Sow inside from Feb-Apr. Sow early for longer harvests. Sow in pots filled with free-draining compost. Cover with vermiculite and keep at around 21°C. Uncover once seedlings appear and prick out into individual 12-15cm pots once 2-3cm high. Plant into their final position 30cm apart in the greenhouse/tunnel; alternatively acclimatise and plant outside once frosts have passed.
Aftercare
Stake plants as they get taller. Feed with high potassium fertiliser weekly after flowering starts to encourage a bumper crop.
Gallery
Ref. SEC108