Pepper jalapeno San Joaquin F1

2023 AAS Edible – Vegetable Winner – Available Soon

This new San Joaquin jalapeno pepper will make gardening so much easier! This is a determinate jalapeno that sets most of its fruit in a short window so there is a generous (~50 fruits per plant) number of fruits ready all at the same time. Perfect for canning, pickling, and making roasted stuffed jalapenos for a crowd. But no worries if you won’t need them for a while as they hold their firmness and taste until you are ready to harvest. Judges loved the flavor of the thick-walled fruits that have just a hint of heat at 2500-6000 Scoville units. Leave them on the plant longer for a beautiful red, and still delicious, jalapeno.

Description

AAS WINNER DETAILS

Winner Type: National
Class: Pepper jalapeno
Variety Name: San Joaquin F1
Genus: Capsicum
Species: annuum
Year: 2023
Common Name: Jalapeno Pepper
Type: Edible – Vegetable
Breeder: Bejo Seeds
Close Market Comparison: Emerald Fire, Early Flame

PLANT NEEDS

Duration Type: Annual
Light Needs: Full sun
Water Needs: Normal
Season Type: Warm season
Staking Required: No

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Foliage Color: Green
Plant Habit: Bushy
Plant Height: 30 inches
Fruit Color (Harvest): Green-red
Fruit Shape: Typical jalapeno shape
Fruit Size: 4 inches
Fruit Flavor Description: A hint of heat at 2500-6000 Scoville units
Number Of Fruits Per Plant: 50

IN THE GARDEN

Container: Yes, recommended 5 gallon
Garden Spacing: 2 feet
Days To Harvest (Sowing Seed): Not recommended
Days To Harvest (Transplant): 60
Plant Spread: 30 inches
Disease Resistances or Tolerances: TP0 = Tobamovirus P0 (Tomato Mosaic virus), Y0/01 = Potato Virus

HOW TO GROW

Sow seed 1/4″ deep, about 8 weeks prior to transplanting. When the first true leaves appear, transplant seedlings into 4″ pots. Grow plants at approx. 70°F (21°C) day and 60°F (16°C) nights. Transplant out after frost when the soil is warm and the weather is settled. Peppers thrive in well-drained, fertile soils with a pH of 6.5. Space pepper plants 24″ apart. Water-in transplants using a high phosphorus solution.

JUDGE'S OBSERVATIONS

“Produced almost twice the peppers as the comparisons”
“Large, thick-walled fruits, well shaded by leaf canopy reducing fruit deformities”
“Nice compact plant with heavy yields. Large fruit would make excellent stuffers”
“Loved this variety’s mild heat and large fruits that did not crack”
“Excellent size, yield, and uniform upright growth. Very good taste”

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Pepper jalapeno San Joaquin F1

2023 AAS Edible – Vegetable Winner – Available Soon