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What makes it special?
A Mexican chilli classic to grow yourself. Jalapeno combines a pleasantly clear heat with thick-fleshed fruit and especially versatile use.
Traditional jalapeños typically sit at around 2,500–8,000 Scoville. You can harvest the fruit green or let it fully ripen red.
Whether fresh for salsa, grilled and stuffed, pickled, or fully ripe and smoked into chipotle – hardly any chilli is as versatile in the kitchen. We raise our jalapeno plants ourselves in Illmitz.
Flavour & Use
Jalapeno combines a clearly noticeable but versatile heat with its typical fresh chilli aroma. Traditional jalapeños sit at around 2,500–8,000 Scoville Heat Units. Depending on the variety, genetics and growing conditions, the actual heat can differ.
Harvested green, the thick-fleshed fruit is especially fresh and hearty. Left to fully ripen red on the plant, it develops a riper aroma.
We love using jalapeños fresh for salsa, burgers, nachos and other Tex-Mex dishes, for grilling and stuffing, or for pickling. A special use is chipotle: for this, fully ripe red jalapeños are smoked and dried.
Fruit & Plant
Jalapeno belongs to Capsicum annuum. Its fruit is thick-fleshed, elongated to cone-shaped, and very often harvested green. At full ripeness, it turns red.
The plant grows bushy and does very well in a pot, on a balcony, patio, in a greenhouse, or in a warm, sheltered garden spot. For good development, it needs above all warmth, light and as long a season as possible.
Growing & Care
For Jalapeno, we recommend a full-sun, warm and, where possible, sheltered spot. Like other chillies, it loves warmth and is frost-sensitive. It should only go outside permanently once cold nights are no longer expected.
For pot growing, we recommend at least 8 litres, ideally 10 litres of soil volume. If you have the space, 15–20 litres is ideal.
The substrate should be nutrient-rich and well-draining. Water evenly, but avoid waterlogging. During the growth and fruiting phase, you can feed regularly and moderately with a suitable tomato or vegetable fertiliser.
You can harvest jalapeños green. For red fruit, let them fully ripen on the plant. If you'd like to overwinter the plant, move it to a frost-free spot in good time before frost. Chilli originally comes from frost-free regions and can be grown as a multi-year plant under suitable conditions.
Variety Data
Botanical species: Capsicum annuum
Name origin: Jalapa/Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
Heat: medium-hot
Scoville: traditional jalapeños typically approx. 2,500–8,000 SHU, varying by variety and growing conditions
Fruit colour: green → red
Fruit shape: elongated to cone-shaped, thick-fleshed
Growth: bushy
Position: full sun, warm and sheltered
Suitable for: pot, balcony, patio, greenhouse and sheltered outdoor spots
Pot size: at least 8 litres, ideally 10 litres; 15–20 litres ideal
Use: fresh, salsa, grilling, stuffing, pickling and smoking into chipotle
Overwintering: possible frost-free
Special feature: fully ripe red jalapeños are smoked and dried into chipotle
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Jalapeno - Chilli Plant
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WANT TO LEARN MORE?
Jalapeno – the chilli classic for pot, balcony and kitchen
The Jalapeno plant is one of the best-known chillies of all – and one of the most practical varieties if you want to use your own harvest in lots of different ways. We raise our jalapeños ourselves in Illmitz. With its clearly noticeable heat, thick-fleshed fruit and the option to harvest it green or red, it suits pot, greenhouse and garden equally well. If you'd like to discover more varieties, you'll find all our chilli plants, raised by us. Botanically, jalapeno belongs to Capsicum annuum.
How hot is a jalapeno?
Traditional jalapeños sit at around 2,500–8,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU). With this heat, jalapeno can be found in the chilli plants with heat level 0–3 category. That gives jalapeno a clearly noticeable heat, while staying versatile enough for salsa, burgers, nachos, grilled dishes and pickled chillies.
Green or red jalapeno – when to harvest?
Jalapeños are very often harvested green. If you leave the fruit longer on the plant, it fully ripens red. That's not a different variety, just a later ripening stage of the same fruit.
Green, jalapeños are fresh and hearty. Fully ripe red, they develop a riper aroma and are the classic starting point for chipotle.
Growing jalapeno: pot, balcony and care
For a jalapeno plant, we recommend a sunny, warm and sheltered spot. It suits a pot, balcony, patio and greenhouse very well. In a pot, at least 8 litres makes sense, ideally 10 litres; with 15–20 litres, the plant gets an especially generous root run. The plant grows bushy and needs above all warmth, light and as long a season as possible.
Even watering, good drainage and enough nutrients matter. Since chillies are frost-sensitive, the plant should only go outside permanently once the nights stay reliably warm. If you'd like to overwinter it, move it to a frost-free spot before the first frost.
From red jalapeno to chipotle
One especially exciting point about jalapeno is how it's processed: chipotle is a smoked and dried red jalapeno. If you let your fruit fully ripen red, you can smoke and dry it yourself. You can read more about chipotle in our chipotle guide.
If you'd like to try a striking jalapeno variant alongside the classic, take a look at NuMex Jalapeno Pumpkin Spice too. Its fruit ripens from green to a bold pumpkin orange and stays clearly jalapeño in flavour.
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