Posted: 1/18/2016 11:51:32 AM EDT
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I was hoping to get some suggestions on a variety to plant this year. Last year I grew some random Burpee plants I started from seed, and they were honestly too hot to be enjoyable. What is a good mild jalapeno to grow? Any suggestions on where to pick up the seeds from?
Also, this year I am thinking about putting these in containers instead of in the ground. Is this going to negatively affect the growth and yield compared to having them in the ground? I am new to growing jalapenos so input is welcomed! |
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The peppers (if not a cross pollinated with something hotter) should be a single species. Burpee is a good source of seeds, so I wouldn't think you got a crossed seed.
I've had hot and mild peppers from the same plant before. IMO it is based on environmental conditions. Think it's combination of age and rainfall. The older they get, the more cap accumulates. When you don't get much rain, the cap is more concentrated. |
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The peppers (if not a cross pollinated with something hotter) should be a single species. Burpee is a good source of seeds, so I wouldn't think you got a crossed seed. I've had hot and mild peppers from the same plant before. IMO it is based on environmental conditions. Think it's combination of age and rainfall. The older they get, the more cap accumulates. When you don't get much rain, the cap is more concentrated. I will second this. I had several planted in different beds last summer. I intentionally watered one bed more than the other and the difference in "hotness" was noticeable. Last year I was lazy and went with starter plants. I think they were from Bonnie and were called "Mucho Nacho" or something like that. |
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Burpee has a jalepeno called Mammoth. One Mammoth is double the size of a standard one. +1 I've only bought seedlings. There is Mammoth Jalapeño which is milder and much larger than a jalapeño pepper. There is also Texas A&M jalapeño peppers. The latter are the same size as the Mammoth jalapeño pepper, but considerably milder. I grow the Texas A&M for my wife. I don't know about seeds as I've never looked for them. As noted, hot peppers can have variability in capsaicin content for many reasons including cross-pollination of the parent seed and growing conditions. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Hungarian hot wax peppers are under jalapeños on the Scoville scale if you're looking for a hot pepper that's not as hot as a jalapeño. I'm not sure of any "mild" jalapeño varieties. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile +1 I'd also look at Cherry peppers. Less heat typically than jalapeño. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Interested in this question, though I doubt the jalapenos would get too hot for me
(Can't do some of the uber-hot peppers, but am growing into hotter with each passing year). For you guys who grow peppers all the time... What about other factors like soil pH or fertility? Does that matter at all? Or is it just a matter of getting that right for the plant, then the other environmental things you've mentioned controlling the heat? |
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Interested in this question, though I doubt the jalapenos would get too hot for me (Can't do some of the uber-hot peppers, but am growing into hotter with each passing year). For you guys who grow peppers all the time... What about other factors like soil pH or fertility? Does that matter at all? Or is it just a matter of getting that right for the plant, then the other environmental things you've mentioned controlling the heat? I doubt that pH would have any impact on the "heat" of the pepper, that typically just regulates the ability of the plant to absorb nutrients. I have read that water starving works. My Dad can kill most plants. He travelled a lot and it was a joke to give him a house plant. I always had trouble water starving my plants as it was hard to keep my cycle straight. I gave him a few peppers in containers and I could tell a noticeable difference between my grow room peppers and his unattended peppers. He made some chili for a work cook-off. He won hottest chili, I wanted to shove an ice cube up my ass when I ate it. I was uncomfortable leaving my house as I didn't want to crap that out away from a shower.... |
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I was hoping to get some suggestions on a variety to plant this year. Last year I grew some random Burpee plants I started from seed, and they were honestly too hot to be enjoyable. What is a good mild jalapeno to grow? Any suggestions on where to pick up the seeds from? Also, this year I am thinking about putting these in containers instead of in the ground. Is this going to negatively affect the growth and yield compared to having them in the ground? I am new to growing jalapenos so input is welcomed! I have a jalapeño that has done well in a 5 gallon container here in VA. It is down in my grow room now. I can pull a pepper and dry the seeds for you if you would like. I do not recall the name but it is a nice pepper and not a scorcher.. |
This is the only photo I found of the peppers I grew. I really wish I had the package or knew exactly what they were! This year I figure I will be growing them (my peppers) in a container or in some raised beds at the very least. I am also thinking about a watering system on a timer to make life a bit easier.
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