Early Flame Hybrid Pepper F1

Be sure to check out our Pepper Growing Guide to learn how to successfully grow peppers at home.

Early Flame Pepper, the fiery compact addition your taste buds and garden have been waiting for! Get ready to make your own hot sauce or Sriracha! An early maturing, hybrid jalapeno variety that is very compact, very container friendly, and productive, setting heavily in a short time frame. The fruit matures from dark green to red, and you can harvest early for fresh use or at mature red for making sauce. Early Flame Pepper is a popular variety among container gardeners and market farmers alike. Capsicum baccatum. 60-65 days to maturity

Peppers are in the nightshade family along with tomatoes and eggplant. Plants in the nightshade family are susceptible to blossom end rot, which is a result of a calcium deficiency. To prevent or alleviate this problem, apply pelleted gypsum at the base of the plant at bloom set. Peppers do best when transplanted, as the germination time can be longer than most vegetable seed. Peppers grow very well in our heavy-duty seed starting trays. Plants should be started 4-6 weeks before the intended outdoor planting date.

If conditions outside are favorable, transplants may be planted directly from our 162-cell trays. If conditions are still too cold for planting peppers, transplants may be “stepped-up” to 4″ pots to allow more room to grow. Peppers can produce heavy fruits and will require some form of support to keep the plant upright. We recommend using the Florida Weave trellising technique that involves using stakes and twine along the row. This ensures that plants and fruits stay off the ground, reducing the possibility of disease and keeping fruits clean.

Early Flame Pepper Planting Information

Planting Method: transplant

When to Plant: after last frost

Planting Depth: 1/4″

Seed Spacing: 18-24"

Days to Maturity: 60-65 days

Disease Resistance: Tobacco etch potyvirus, Potato Y potyvirus