I buy 2 Mammoth Jalapeno plants every year from Lowes. They make plenty for me and the wife. They are just starting to produce but they will produce for about 3 months. She makes jelly and cans a few jars every year. I love them fresh. When they turn purplish or red is best.

Thank you Derek, looks like a great site for seeds !!!

Yep, what Derek says. Both places are awesome.

Agree on that ripe stage. Almost a brownish purplish color for jalapeños, serranos, pequins.

I had some of my Japs turn purple last year and thought I had did something wrong.

can you plant the seeds of the peppers you grow?

Yes.

Won’t be guaranteed to be what you think they are unless they’re isolated during its life cycle

you lost me I'm not very good at growing food

Jeremy is the growing master, so not to steal any of his thunder. What he has taught me is the mother plant will produce the same plant/pepper over and over if started by cuttings.
BUT If you start seeds from that pepper for next season they are not stable because Peppers and other vegs are openly/self pollinated. So your Jalapeno might cross pollinate with say a bell pepper or a Scorpion for that matter. So next season seeds from that pepper aren't guaranteed to be the same.

Thanks Derek. I'm learning a lot!

Update. I know there is supposed to be about 20" between plants but I had this.

BEFORE



AFTER



we'll see

do bugs bother peppers? What do you use to treat or am I overthinking a plant?

Mites can and will eat on a pepper plant. Look for ants. If you have ants it's because they eat mites.

thank you

OKay, they are looing good

When are you supposed to pick them?
does soil dryness/wetness affect "heat"?
bigger, hotter, or smaller?

Depending on the variety. I grow Jedi jalapenos and they produce 4-5" peppers, so I pick them when they are the 4" range. Drought stress will cause the increase of capsaicin. The one study I saw the increase was like 25-30% if I remember correctly. Pepper plants do like to dry out some between watering. They can being really dry for sometime and bounce immediately back when watered. I don't recommend letting them go that far, but it happens. The first pic is one of my starters that was in the back and wasn't getting watered by accident. I noticed it and watered, The pics are 12 hours apart. Bullforg has a pic doing this yesterday to a large plant.

Yep! With 2.5 hours on these pics. Khang Starr Misery Sweet X

these are banana and jalapenos. got this meter on amazon tell soil moisture and PH, not really needed but wth.

I wouldn't put a lot of stock in the accuracy of the Ph on that meter. No biggie. The moisture part of it should be pretty good though. I use this digital one. Seems like it's been pretty accurate.

Moisture Meter

Just ram your finger in it Derek!