Certified Organic
 
If you haven't noticed, I love spicy peppers and I try to get my hands on them all! We allocate a great deal of space to these beauties and they are worth it!
 
Lemon Spice Jalapeño is a bright and zesty take on the classic jalapeño, boasting a striking lemon-yellow color. This vivid hue comes from carotenoids like lutein and beta-carotene, the same pigments responsible for the sunny shades of corn, bell peppers, and—you guessed it—lemons. More than just a fun name, this pepper shares some of the same phytochemical properties as other yellow-hued produce.
 
Starting off green, Lemon Spice ripens to a brilliant yellow, signaling peak flavor. It carries the familiar jalapeño heat, moderate but noticeable, with a slightly citrusy, fruity undertone that sets it apart. As it matures, its sweetness becomes more pronounced, balancing the spice with a unique brightness.
 
This color change happens as chlorophyll fades, allowing the yellow carotenoids to emerge. Not only do these compounds create the pepper’s signature hue, but they also offer antioxidant benefits.
Compact plants reach about 24–36 inches in height, producing medium-sized, 2–3 inch peppers.
 
These peppers are perfect for fresh eating, pickling, stuffing, grilling, or adding a streak of lemon yellow color and heat to salsas.
 
Harvest: 90–120 days 
This is for 10 Organic seeds
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Most people don’t know that the trick to big healthy peppers that you see in the store is calcium! Peppers require calcium to reach their maximum potential and to help them combat pests naturally. 
Use your spent eggshells or garden gypsum to add calcium to the soil in addition to vegetable fertilizer. I use organic chicken manure based fertilizer. 
 
Do not plant peppers where you just previously planted tomatoes, eggplant or potatoes as this can make them more susceptible to disease as they are all from the same family. The pests that are attracted to these plants can remain in the soil for a while and build up and cause problems for future crops. They also use the same nutrients and can deplete the soil of what they need in particular if planted in the same spot. It’s always good as a general rule to add fresh soil and rotate all crops. 
 
Zones 4-8: Plant when all danger of frost has passed when daytime temps reach 70 degrees or start indoors with good strong lighting and transfer outdoors when temps have reached 70 degrees.
 
Zones 9+: Plant any time of year.
 
We combine shipping on all seed orders, you pay one flat fee for as many seeds as you would like for no additional shipping. Orders over $35 for any combination of items ship for free
 
 See below for full planting instructions. 
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PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS:
Start the seeds in starter pots with a premium potting soil. Plant the seeds ¼ inch deep. Place in full sun. Keep soil moist but not wet. Seeds will sprout in 1-2 weeks. Once the seeds have sprouted, continue to keep soil moist but not wet and plant them where desired. Keep in full sun. 
In colder climates, you can plant them in the ground and grow them as an annual or bring them indoors in winter or greenhouse kept. In warmer climates that do not freeze, you can grow these year round and they will live for several years. If you are right on the cusp and do get freezes of short duration, you can mulch heavily around the plants and cover the plants with fabric specifically designed for plants.
 
Use premium potting soil when re-potting or garden soil if planting in the ground. Fertilize with a vegetable fertilizer.  One of the most important things you can do to ensure success of any pepper plants is to provide them with a source of calcium. This will not only yield larger healthier plants and peppers but will also provide disease resistance. You can use spent eggshells, but keep in mind that they take a while to break down. You can also use garden gypsum which is what I prefer because it provides calcium without affecting the ph of the soil since peppers prefer slightly acidic soil and other types of calcium will raise the ph.  I use Espoma Organic Garden Gypsum. You can find it on Amazon or other retailers. It’s a little pricey but it will last you forever and you can use it on all peppers, sweet or hot as well as tomatoes.

Never plant peppers where you have had tomatoes, eggplant, or potatoes planted in the last 3 years. All of these plants are in the nightshade family and are susceptible to the same diseases and have similar nutritional requirements. Planting them in the same area can expose them to disease that can slowly build up in the soil as well as leach the area of nutrients that these plants specifically draw from the soil which may leave new plants of the same species lacking what they need. It’s always good to rotate all crops as a general rule.