have you thought of digging up your jalapeno into a flower pot and let it be the perinial they have in Mexico? I’m going to try it with my sweet peppers my jalapeno and habenaro. I have a sweet pepper right now that I’m putting in a pot to overwinter and see what happens. I’ve been told a jalapeno stock can be as large as a man’s wrist. I want to check that out.
Good luck with yours.
Just heard there’s going to be a slight freeze tonight. Hopefully, it’ll be ok and I just pick what’s there tomorrow and be done with it. I just don’t want the bother of wintering plants. I’ll just wait until spring and start some seeds early for transplanting.