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Family: Solanaceae (so-lan-AY-see-ee) (Info) Genus: Capsicum (KAP-sih-kum) (Info) Species: annuum (AN-yoo-um) (Info) Cultivar: TAM Mild Jalapeno I Additional cultivar information: (aka TAM Mild Jalapeno 1, TAM Jalapeno 1, TAM Mild 1 Chile) Hybridized by Villalon; Year of Registration or Introduction: 1981
Other details: Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season
Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Propagation Methods: From seed; sow indoors before last frost From seed; direct sow after last frost
Seed Collecting: Allow unblemished fruit to ripen; clean and dry seeds Wear gloves to protect hands when handling seeds Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored
On May 13, 2009, cherylandtoto from Akron, OH wrote:
Heavy producer! Great pepper flavor with almost no heat (none if you remove the veins and seeds.) These are WONDERFUL when grilled with other vegetables.
Grew them in containers. So loaded with peppers, we had to stake the plants. Heavy feeders, so be generous with the time-release (Osmokote) fertilizer. Definitely recommend!
Cheryl from Ohio
On Aug 25, 2006, VEGGIEHAPPY from New Braunfels, TX (Zone 8b) wrote:
I have had the best luck with Tam Jalapeno. It blossoms and sets fruit in the hottest weather, and there are always a never ending supply of peppers from june through frost. I grow the small variety, and I'm going to save my seed this year.
Most of my peppers are mild, but every now and then I get one or two hotter than a serrano.....weird.
On Jun 13, 2004, WillowWasp from Jones Creek, TX (Zone 9a) wrote:
This is said to be be a milder form of the Jalapeno Pepper. I use it as I do the other and unless the seeds are removed I really dont taste any difference in flavor or heat. So I use it spairngly. Some people that are use to the hottness of the regular Jalapeno say it is milder...
This one is hard to get in our area come planting time so I am trying to get seed of it and start my own. I didn't keep any seed from the others and I am not sure it would grow true. I thought more folks would be buying it but I guess they want the one's that are like fire.....LOL 7/5/09
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Lewes, Delaware Augusta, Georgia Dacula, Georgia West Islip, New York Akron, Ohio Brazoria, Texas Deer Park, Texas Elgin, Texas Houston, Texas New Braunfels, Texas
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