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jalapeno pepper Jalapeno Pepper

Capsicum annuum WD
Also known as Jalapeno (EN) jalapeño pepper (EN)

A variety of chili pepper

How to sow jalapeno pepper: Direct seed indoors, harden seedlings off before transplanting outside.

Sun requirement for jalapeno pepper: Plant in Full Sun

Small hot pepper, about 2.5 x 7.5cm, medium spiciness. Can be harvested green (when the fruit is younger and milder) or left on the plant longer until it turns red and becomes hotter and sweeter.

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Annual

living and reproducing in a single year or less

Median lifespan

15 weeks

First harvest expected

10 weeks after planting

Height

40cm

Spread

45cm

Row Spacing

45cm

Grown for

fruit harvested 2 times

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Ecological requirements

Data from the FAO EcoCrop database for Capsicum annuum L.

Family / Taxonomy Magnoliopsida
Asteridae
Solanales
Solanaceae
Optimal temperature 17 - 30 °C
Absolute temperature 8 - 35 °C
Optimal rainfall 600 - 1250 mm/year
Absolute rainfall 500 - 1700 mm/year
Optimal soil pH 5.5 - 6.8
Absolute soil pH 4.5 - 7.0
Crop cycle 60 - 180 days
Max altitude 3000 m
Life form herb
Life span annual
Habit erect
Optimal soil depth medium (50-150 cm)
Optimal soil texture medium, organic
Optimal soil fertility moderate
Optimal soil drainage well (dry spells)
Optimal soil salinity low (<4 dS/m)
Photoperiod short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours)
Optimal light very bright

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) ECOCROP, the crop ecological requirements database. Version 1. https://data.apps.fao.org/catalog/dataset/ecocrop. Accessed through the CGIAR Climate Action Data Hub, https://cgiar-climate-data-hub.github.io/catalog/ecocrop_1/.

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