Jalapeno (Traveler Strain) Pepper

The flavor of these jalapeno style peppers is average with thick walls, but their size is unusually small.

Had a high yield, and are hotter than your average jalapeno. Just to clarify (from a previous review), the description says they only get to be 3 inches big. These are meant to be small, but potent.

Zone: 6a
Garden: Raised Garden Beds

Our Jalapeños were majority average size from small to medium; with few that are large. But the production of the number of peppers per plant outweighs the size; you'll get plenty of peppers per plant. Great pepper for salsa, stuffed jalapeños for snacks or freezing for future dishes such as enchiladas and cornbread. Very easy to grow and spicy flavor.

Small but beautiful Jalapeno, with virtually no cracking when fully ripe. Great for Jalapeno poppers because the heat level is good but not excessive. Plants quite productive and peppers ripen fully well before frost in Iowa.

Maybe user error but the seeds started off great. Once hardened off and planted after 3 weeks they did nothing. So sad

Seed Savers Response: Hi Kate, I’m sorry to hear this variety didn’t do well in your garden. Please reach out to our customer service team for variety and planting suggestions and tips.

Grown hydroponically in an Aerogarden Sprout these were about 1-1.5" long when they started to crack. Very spicy for a jalapeno; I need to wear gloves to cut them and gather seeds. Harvested when they were green - I'm a little afraid to wait until they turn red. Great production for the small planter; I'm excited to try them in a larger one next time.

I've been growing these for several years, with the original seed stock coming from SSE. Small fruit, very hot. I've never seen one reach 3 inches, no matter the weather. Not a hit against them by any means, these are my favorite Jalapeno, but unless the stock has shifted, I'd say it's time to update the description. Christmas light size is more accurate

Sometimes when a favorite isn't available one must grow something untried. This jalapeno is superb. It is truly early. I've got loads and it's the last week of June. Normally I don't get peppers in much quantity for another month. Quality of these peppers is high. Flavor is good. As others have written, they're on the high side of the heat spectrum so be careful when first using them. (One alone flavored a pan of fresh summer squash in butter and tomato glaze. And I always remove the seeds and membranes.) This is a nice pepper. Try a few plants. I'm looking forward to some ripe red fruits soon also.

I had slightly lower germination than I expected (about 70%) and they germinated a week later than my pepper seeds from other sources. The plants seem healthy and vigorous and have produced plenty of peppers. My husband complains that they're a bit hotter than he wanted, but since I've had the same problem with commercial jalapeno starts in my garden I assume it's something with the soil or microclimate. Since my husband will use them I'll probably grow these in future.