🌶️ Jalapeño Chernobyl – An impressive giant among the Jalapeños!

The Jalapeño Chernobyl (Capsicum annuum) is a special chili pepper that immediately stands out thanks to its exceptionally large, oblong fruits. Those who think that all Jalapeños are relatively short and narrow will be pleasantly surprised by this variety!

What makes this pepper truly special are the impressive fruits that come with it. Our own cultivation reached a length of no less than 22 to 25 cm! The peppers are firm, meaty and have a smooth, shiny skin. During ripening they change from dark green to a beautiful deep red color.

Also in terms of spiciness, the Jalapeño Chernobyl stands out from its more well-known relatives. According to our own taste experience, this variety is noticeably spicier than a classic Jalapeño. We cannot confirm an exact SHU value, but lovers of peppers with a bit of extra kick will definitely appreciate this special variety.

The plants can bear multiple large fruits at the same time, making them a real eye-catcher in the vegetable garden, greenhouse or on the terrace.

Thanks to their generous size and firm flesh, these peppers are excellent for grilling, stuffed peppers, spicy sauces, salsas, and all kinds of other culinary preparations.

🌶️ Characteristics

• Type: Capsicum annuum
• Variety: Jalapeño Chernobyl
• Fruit length: approx. 22–25 cm, measured from our own harvest
• Pithiness: Clearly spicier than a classic Jalapeño, according to our own cultivation experience
• Color: dark green → reddish
• Shape: exceptionally long, sturdy and sometimes slightly curved
• Fruit wall: thick-walled and fleshy
• Flavor: Typical pepper flavor with a pronounced spicy note
• Productivity: can bear multiple large fruits at the same time
• Usage: fresh, grill, fill, salsa, sauces and marinate
• Cultivation: Suitable for greenhouses, large pots and soil in a warm, sheltered place
• Seeds: Open Pollinated

🌱 Cultivation information

• Seeding: February–March indoors
• Root temperature: 22–26 °C
• Expensive: usually 7–21 days
• Planting out: after the ice saints, when there is no longer any chance of frost at night
• Pitch: sunny, warm and sheltered
• Harvest: usually July–October, depending on weather conditions
• Support: Because of the large and relatively heavy fruits, it is advisable to provide the plants with sufficient support.

The Jalapeño Chernobyl can be harvested both green and fully red. If you leave the fruits on the plant for longer, they will develop their beautiful deep red end color.

For optimal growth and fruit development, a sunny location, sufficient nutrition and regular water supply are important.

🍴 Culinary applications

Thanks to their impressive size, these peppers offer plenty of possibilities in the kitchen.

The large, fleshy fruits are particularly suitable for filling with, for example, cheese, minced meat or other ingredients and then grilling or baking them.

The Jalapeño Chernobyl is also an interesting choice for preparing spicy sauces, salsas and seasoning peppers.

Please note: Don't underestimate the spiciness! This variety can have significantly more heat than the classic Jalapeño.

🌶️ DG Seeds & Plants – Special chili peppers, directly from our own cultivation!