Jalapeño Pepper 'Pot-o-peño'
Pre-order for local pick-up available as early as April 15.
I LOVE this container veggie! Add ‘Pot-o-peño’ to your container garden for a compact producer that looks good and produces quite the yield of 3-4” peppers. It’s an All-America Selection Winner, and it earned that title.
‘Pot-o-peño’ is a milder jalapeño ranking lower on the Scoville heat scale (1000 SHU), making this PERFECT for those who like jalapeño flavor, but like a milder heat. Remember! The longer you allow the fruit to remain on the plant, the hotter they will be. In addition, drought stress and high temperatures tend to tip peppers toward higher heat levels.
Height: ~12-15”
Pre-order for local pick-up available as early as April 15.
I LOVE this container veggie! Add ‘Pot-o-peño’ to your container garden for a compact producer that looks good and produces quite the yield of 3-4” peppers. It’s an All-America Selection Winner, and it earned that title.
‘Pot-o-peño’ is a milder jalapeño ranking lower on the Scoville heat scale (1000 SHU), making this PERFECT for those who like jalapeño flavor, but like a milder heat. Remember! The longer you allow the fruit to remain on the plant, the hotter they will be. In addition, drought stress and high temperatures tend to tip peppers toward higher heat levels.
Height: ~12-15”
Pre-order for local pick-up available as early as April 15.
I LOVE this container veggie! Add ‘Pot-o-peño’ to your container garden for a compact producer that looks good and produces quite the yield of 3-4” peppers. It’s an All-America Selection Winner, and it earned that title.
‘Pot-o-peño’ is a milder jalapeño ranking lower on the Scoville heat scale (1000 SHU), making this PERFECT for those who like jalapeño flavor, but like a milder heat. Remember! The longer you allow the fruit to remain on the plant, the hotter they will be. In addition, drought stress and high temperatures tend to tip peppers toward higher heat levels.
Height: ~12-15”
A Note from the Grower
Sometimes, all you need is some spice. Find all levels of heat in my hot pepper selections this year. From a classic jalapeño to my latest addition, ‘Spitfire’ Anaheim chile, you should be able find the heat you’re searching for this summer. Read more about pepper plant care in the Plant Guide.
A word of caution to those handling hot peppers, avoid touching your face when harvesting. The oils in peppers exist in their fruit, but also in their leaves and stems.
In the pepper world, a common measure of heat is the Scoville Heat Scale. The amount of capsaicin (the oil that causes the fire in our mouths) is measured in Scoville Heat Units (SHU). <5,000 = mild | 2,500-50,000 = medium | >50,000 = hot (Levels keep going for especially hot peppers like the infamous ghost pepper which receives around a 1,000,000 SHU rating.)
