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LA BOMBA II

LA BOMBA II

56 days. Our best tasting jalapeño! These 2 ½-3 ½ inch, early peppers have extra thick, ¼ inch walls. They have a hint of sweet followed by a mild flavor with no bitterness and finish with a burst of true jalapeño heat. Disease-resistant plants have a strong, upright habit and good leaf coverage to protect the fruit from sunscald. BLS 1–3, TMV.

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Garrett
fantastic jalapenos

Bought as a transplant, very healthy plant and has a high yield. Great flavor hit miss with the heat level. now the plant is 5 ft tall x 3 ft wide. little to no maintenance. good size peppers. this plant loves hot weather.

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Laura
Beautiful Jalapenos

Great germination (80%). Plants have been healthy, produced loads of peppers. The peppers are beautiful (1st place at the fair), large, uniform, perfect for poppers. Good flavor young, then eventually they got spicy! The plant I tried to grow in the hoophouse in a pot never really got spicy, I think because it was watered every day.

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Mariah
Great Jalepenos

We started two of these from seed this year, and both were healthy and prolific. The jalapenos had great flavor and a good level of heat - enough to please the spice-lovers of the family, but not so much as to scare away the more delicate palates. The peppers began ripening early and kept producing through early fall, producing plenty for fresh eating as well as freezing for winter cooking.

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Allison
Great jalapeños

Every seed I've tried from these peppers has germinated into a plant (both when I first bought the seeds and 2 years later when I planted more this year). The plants are very easy to grow, no pest issues, and very low maintenance.

My husband says they have great jalapeño flavor and we discovered (accidentally) that you can control how hot they are. My husband used to say they had no heat at all, but he had been cleaning the peppers of all seeds and membranes. He accidentally left some membranes inside one time and realized it made them much hotter! So now he just adjusts how hot he wants them by how well the peppers are cleaned out.

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Soil Temp for Germ 70–90°F
Seed Depth ¼"
Days to Emergence 8–25
Soil Temp for Transp 65°F
Plant Spacing 12–18"
Row Spacing 24–30"
Fertilizer Needs High
Minimum Germination 70%
Seeds per Gram ≈ 140
Seed Life 2 years

Capsicum annuum Our wide array of fabulous peppers, both sweet and hot, offers one of the richest sources of nutrients in the plant kingdom. Hot peppers contain capsaicin, which revs up your metabolism and reduces general inflammation in the body.

Days to maturity are calculated from date of transplanting and reflect edible green fruit.

Culture
• Peppers are warm-season annuals that grow best in composted, well-drained soils with a pH of 5.5-6.8
• Extra calcium and phosphorus are needed for highest yields
• Plants perform best when grown in raised beds and covered with plastic mulch
• Row cover young plants, remove after blossoms form
• Peppers grow slowly in cool soils; do not transplant before weather has stabilized
• Peppers set fruit best between 65-85°F

Direct Sowing
• Not recommended

Transplanting
• Start seeds in trays 8-12 weeks before anticipated transplant date
• Once seedlings have 2 sets of true leaves, up-pot to a 4 inch pot
• Use 1/2 cup TSC's Complete fertilizer and a shovelful of compost around each plant
• Fertilize with Age Old Bloom when plants begin to flower

Insects & Diseases
• Common insects: Flea beetles, aphids
• Insect control: Pyrethrin or row covers
• Common diseases: See chart below
• Disease prevention: 3-4 year crop rotation

Harvest & Storage
• Peppers are generally fully ripe and have the most flavor and vitamins when they turn red, yellow, purple, or orange
• Store at 45-55°F and 95% relative humidity

KEY TO PEPPER DISEASE RESISTANCE AND TOLERANCE
HR indicates high resistance.
IR indicates intermediate resistance.
BLS* | Bacterial Leaf Spot
Pc | Phythium Root Rot
PVY* | Potato Y potyvirus
RK | Root-Knot
TEV | Tobacco Etch Virus
TMV* | Tobacco Mosaic Virus
ToMV* | Tomato Mosaic Virus
TSWV* | Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus
* Numbers indicate specific disease race.

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