Jalapeño Tam seeds
One of the worlds most famous chillies, Jalapeño is a popular and easy plant to grow, producing heavy harvests of crisp, green fruit. Generally harvested when green, the fruit will ripen to red if left. Plants reach a height of around 80cm and fruits continuously from late summer onwards or 80 days from sowing.
Chilli (Jalapeno Tam) seeds
£1.90 Regular Price
£1.71Sale Price
- Heat Level: 2,500 - 10,000 Scoville Units (Warm)
- Species: Capsicuum Annuum
- Origin: Mexico
- Pod Description: Generally bought and used in its green, immature state, it will ripen to a dark red. The pods are often bullet-shaped with a rounded end
- All seeds are germination trialled
- Seeds are supplied in bio-degradable/recyclable packaging
- Sow a few seeds into a tray in late February to May and cover lightly with seed compost
- Either use a heated propagator or pop the seed tray into an enclosed plastic bag and seal and place on a windowsill
- Once the seedling has produced two true leaves (second set of leaves) they can be transplanted into individual pots
- Try and maintain around 20-25 degrees while young plants
- As the plant grows, transplant into as large a pot as allows, this will determine the size of the plant
- Once the plant has flowered and has started to produce small chillies, it will benefit from a feed of either comfrey tea or tomato feed
- Chillies dislike irregular watering as this will sometimes cause blossom end rot (the base of the chilli/pepper rots)