Early Jalapeño
Open-pollinated pepper
- Breeding
- Open-pollinated
- Growth habit
- -
- Days to maturity
- 60-70 days 2 sources, 1 independent · basis unstated
- Fruit
- green
- Weight
- -
- Bred by
- -
Grey captions say what stands behind that particular figure. Breeding, growth habit and fruit characters carry no caption because they rest on the record's sources as a whole rather than citing their own; closing that gap is ordinary outstanding work, not a finished job.
Also known as
| Name | Kind | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Jalapeno Early | Synonym |
Commonly confused with
These are different varieties. A name shared between them does not make them the same seed.
- different variety
Jalapeño M
Early Jalapeño is a shorter-season selection, not the commercial standard line.
Origin & history
The open-pollinated jalapeño that ripens weeks ahead of commercial strains, standard in northern gardens where a full-season jalapeño never colors up.
Measurements
| Measurement | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Days to maturity | 60-70 days | Consensus range across the cited sources, which include both independent references and commercial catalogs. |
| Scoville heat | 2,500-8,000 SHU | |
| Pod length | 6-8 cm |
Against the rest of the pepper database
Where this variety sits among every pepper we hold a comparable figure for. Position is not merit: earlier is not better than later, and hotter is not better than milder. Only cultivar-level figures are compared, never trial results, and maturity is only ranked against figures counted the same way.
earlier than 97% of the 252 peppers we hold a figure for. None of these figures state whether they are counted from sowing or from transplant, so they are ranked against each other on the assumption that suppliers use one convention, which is not something any of them says.
hotter than 50% of the 249 peppers we hold a figure for.
shorter than 67% of the 27 peppers we hold a figure for.
Traits
Disease resistance
No documented disease resistance, typical of heirlooms and older open-pollinated varieties. See pepper diseases for the cultural playbook that fills the gap.
Related varieties
- open-pollinated
Alcalde Improved
70-85 days
- F1 hybrid
Flaming Flare
60-75 days
- open-pollinated
Fresno
70-80 days
- heirloom
Hungarian Black
60-75 days
- open-pollinated
Hungarian Hot Wax
65-70 days
- F1 hybrid
Jalafuego
70-75 days
Explore all pepper varieties · compare any two · when to plant it where you are
Sources & References
Evidence: 2 sources, including 1 independent reference.
- Chile Pepper Institute research and variety releases · New Mexico State University, University or Government
- Victory Seeds variety histories · Victory Seed Company, Seed Catalog