Mild jalapeno.

DAC596 · June 8, 2015

Next year I'm going to grow a mild Jalapeno for my wife who likes the flavor but not the heat. I'm thinking Senorita,Fooled You, or TAM. What one should I try for a mild Jalapino?

Worth1 · June 8, 2015

I have found the TAM's to be hot sometimes.

I dont like mild jalapenos but the fooled you may be okay for your wife.
I have never had it.

rhines81 · June 8, 2015

I am growing some TAMs this year specifically for the majority of my friends who can't take heat (even though a hot jalapeño is still pretty mild, IMO). I am trying out the Biker Billy jalapeños for myself and the few friends who like a little heat.

whistech · June 9, 2015

Give me about a week and I can give you a report on Fooled You and another supposedly mild jalapeno. I have grown the TAM jalapeno and it was way too hot for me.

Cole_Robbie · June 10, 2015

Fooled You tasted like a green bell pepper to me. You might as well eat a bell.

rockyonekc · June 10, 2015

I grew sweet jalapeno from sustainable seed co. Last year and am growing it again this year. The peppers are small, but there are lots of them. I used them mainly in salsa since they were really too small to do poppers. My 13 year old daughter loved the salsa and I couldn't make it fast enough. I would recommend it if you aren't looking for a stuffing pepper.

Worth1 · June 10, 2015

I dont know what they are called (the plants just said jalapeno on them)but I tried one last night.
To my amazement the thing was sweet at first bite and then the heat set in.
Not t bad heat but still hot.
I have been eating fresh jalapenos for years and have never in my life had one that tasted sweet like this.
The walls were super thick too.

Worth

rhines81 · June 10, 2015

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Originally Posted by Worth1

I dont know what they are called (the plants just said jalapeno on them)but I tried one last night.
To my amazement the thing was sweet at first bite and then the heat set in.
Not t bad heat but still hot.
I have been eating fresh jalapenos for years and have never in my life had one that tasted sweet like this.
The walls were super thick too.

Worth

I had some TAMs about a month ago. They were sweet and not hot in the least ... I was disappointed. However, 1 out of the dozen lit me up a little. Very thick walled as I recall too.

Zeedman · June 12, 2015

Well, if you don't mind a little bit of heat, you might want to try Pizza Pepper, from Territorial. It looks like an over-sized jalapeno, with very thick walls, crisp juicy texture, and good flavor. They also are exceptional keepers, I ate the last of mine just before Christmas last year, from a harvest the first week of October. The flavor can be spicy if harvested during hot weather, but if harvested in cool weather, they will be nearly as sweet as a bell. These are my favorite green pepper for fresh eating, I prefer to pick them just before frost.

Bipetual · June 10, 2015

Let us know when you find the "one" if it's any good. I just grow Anaheims for mild heat. Those things are great. Tasty, vigorous, easy to grow. I'm also growing a hybrid called Jalafuego for a hotter pepper. I find if I grind the jalapenos up thoroughly in the food processor I can deal with the heat in a salsa as opposed to chunks of them. My face feels hot just thinking about hot peppers...

DAC596 · June 10, 2015

Yes let me know will you Whistech. Worth1 if you find out let me know since I'm just looking for fresh eats. Thanks . DAC596

clkeiper · June 12, 2015

I grew fooled you a couple years ago and they had NO heat at all. BORING! I grow one called Sweet Heat, though. It is sweet at first and has a little bit of zip up at the seed pod. Not a big pepper. maybe an inch x 2-4 inches long. Nice taste, though. thin walled, not thick and meaty.

Worth1 · June 12, 2015

If I want no heat and thick walls I will go with the Gypsy Pepper.
Much better than a Bell pepper.

Worth

whistech · July 2, 2015

DAC596, the Fooled You Jalapeno peppers that I'm growing looks like a jalapeno and has no heat at all but I think it has a good flavor. It also has fairly thick flesh and I let a couple get red before picking and I think it is one of the best tasting peppers I have tried. The second variety of mild or no heat jalapeno I'm growing is Born To Be Mild. It doesn't look like a jalapeno, has no heat at all, and has very thin flesh. It looks like a small banana pepper. I won't be growing it again. Hope the information helps you.

SueCT · July 3, 2015

I always just pick up a plant or two at a local nursery or big box store and I didn't know there were Jalapenos that are not hot. I must have gotten some in previous years because I have had some that I chopped up for salsa and couldn't seem to get any heat from them. I thought it was just watered down from a lot of rain that year, lol. But most plants I see just say Jalapeno. I did see one plant at HD that said Giant Jalapeno. I want some medium heat from mine, not burning hot and not bell peppers. What should I look for? Can you tell anything from appearance?

June 8, 2015	#1
DAC596 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: MICHIGAN Posts: 26	Mild jalapeno. Next year I'm going to grow a mild Jalapeno for my wife who likes the flavor but not the heat. I'm thinking Senorita,Fooled You, or TAM. What one should I try for a mild Jalapino?

June 12, 2015	#12
clkeiper Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ohio Posts: 4,350	I grew fooled you a couple years ago and they had NO heat at all. BORING! I grow one called Sweet Heat, though. It is sweet at first and has a little bit of zip up at the seed pod. Not a big pepper. maybe an inch x 2-4 inches long. Nice taste, though. thin walled, not thick and meaty. __________________ carolyn k

July 3, 2015	#15
SueCT Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,460	Jalapenos with not heat? I always just pick up a plant or two at a local nursery or big box store and I didn't know there were Jalapenos that are not hot. I must have gotten some in previous years because I have had some that I chopped up for salsa and couldn't seem to get any heat from them. I thought it was just watered down from a lot of rain that year, lol. But most plants I see just say Jalapeno. I did see one plant at HD that said Giant Jalapeno. I want some medium heat from mine, not burning hot and not bell peppers. What should I look for? Can you tell anything from appearance?

June 8, 2015	#2
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I have found the TAM's to be hot sometimes. I dont like mild jalapenos but the fooled you may be okay for your wife. I have never had it.

June 8, 2015	#3
rhines81 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Zone 5A, Poconos Posts: 959	I am growing some TAMs this year specifically for the majority of my friends who can't take heat (even though a hot jalapeño is still pretty mild, IMO). I am trying out the Biker Billy jalapeños for myself and the few friends who like a little heat.

June 9, 2015	#4
whistech Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Between The Woodlands and Spring, Texas Posts: 553	Give me about a week and I can give you a report on Fooled You and another supposedly mild jalapeno. I have grown the TAM jalapeno and it was way too hot for me.

June 10, 2015	#5
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Fooled You tasted like a green bell pepper to me. You might as well eat a bell.

June 10, 2015	#6
rockyonekc Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Zone 5b - Blue Springs, MO Posts: 78	I grew sweet jalapeno from sustainable seed co. Last year and am growing it again this year. The peppers are small, but there are lots of them. I used them mainly in salsa since they were really too small to do poppers. My 13 year old daughter loved the salsa and I couldn't make it fast enough. I would recommend it if you aren't looking for a stuffing pepper.

June 12, 2015	#9
Zeedman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 313	Well, if you don't mind a little bit of heat, you might want to try Pizza Pepper, from Territorial. It looks like an over-sized jalapeno, with very thick walls, crisp juicy texture, and good flavor. They also are exceptional keepers, I ate the last of mine just before Christmas last year, from a harvest the first week of October. The flavor can be spicy if harvested during hot weather, but if harvested in cool weather, they will be nearly as sweet as a bell. These are my favorite green pepper for fresh eating, I prefer to pick them just before frost.

June 10, 2015	#10
Bipetual Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Illinois, zone 5a Posts: 579	Let us know when you find the "one" if it's any good. I just grow Anaheims for mild heat. Those things are great. Tasty, vigorous, easy to grow. I'm also growing a hybrid called Jalafuego for a hotter pepper. I find if I grind the jalapenos up thoroughly in the food processor I can deal with the heat in a salsa as opposed to chunks of them. My face feels hot just thinking about hot peppers...

July 2, 2015	#14
whistech Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Between The Woodlands and Spring, Texas Posts: 553	DAC596, the Fooled You Jalapeno peppers that I'm growing looks like a jalapeno and has no heat at all but I think it has a good flavor. It also has fairly thick flesh and I let a couple get red before picking and I think it is one of the best tasting peppers I have tried. The second variety of mild or no heat jalapeno I'm growing is Born To Be Mild. It doesn't look like a jalapeno, has no heat at all, and has very thin flesh. It looks like a small banana pepper. I won't be growing it again. Hope the information helps you.