Jalapeño Pepper
Capsicum annuum
Also known as: chipotle pepper, jalapeno
Medium-heat chili pepper popular for salsas, pickling, and stuffing. Prolific producer in warm conditions.
Growing Requirements
Planting Schedule
Start Indoors
8–10 weeks before last frost
Transplant Outdoors
2–9 weeks after last frost
Germination
7–14 days
Days to Harvest
70–80 days
Zone Suitability
USDA Hardiness Zones
Zones 3–11
Frost sensitive. Fruits get hotter with stress and maturity.
Companion Plants
Good Companions (6)
Basil
Ocimum basilicum
Repels aphids and thrips from pepper plants
Confidence: High
Marigold
Tagetes spp.
Deters pests and suppresses nematodes near peppers
Confidence: Medium
Nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus
Trap crop for aphids
Confidence: Medium
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus
Compatible root depths; no competition
Confidence: Medium
Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Similar growing requirements; share beneficial herb companions
Confidence: Medium
Onion
Allium cepa
Allium scent deters pests from peppers
Confidence: Medium