Caloro AKA Yellow Jalapeño

Mild to Medium Heat

Caloro peppers are a yellow Jalapeño variety with less heat than many traditional Jalapeños. The thick, juicy fruit grows about 3 inches long and matures from green to bright yellow, holding that color before turning orange and then red. Their flavor is sweet, crisp, citrusy, and fruity, with a bright bell-pepper-like sweetness that finishes with a classic, clean heat. Use them anywhere you would use green Jalapeños, especially for pickling, colorful fresh dishes, or drying and grinding for spice. Heirloom.

Heat level: 1,000 - 5,000 SHU

Plant height: 18 - 30 inches

Harvest: 80 - 85 days from transplant

25 seeds

Did you know? Humidity can reduce the viability of pepper seeds over time, causing  seeds to stagnate. That’s why every seed pack includes a silica gel packet to help keep the seeds dry and fresh. To save seeds for next year, place the seed packet and silica gel packet together in a quart-size freezer bag, seal it, and store it in the refrigerator. Do not freeze.

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Pepper photos: Please use photos on the Pequin pepper page as a guide. Submit one photo of your plant bearing fruit and another showing the pepper(s) in your hand. In return, you may choose any three seed varieties currently in stock. Exclusions apply.

Recipes: Submit your favorite pepper-dish recipe along with a photo of the finished dish and choose any three seed varieties currently in stock. Submit an authentic ethnic recipe to receive five seed packs. Exclusions apply.

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