red hazard,

Please correct me if I'm off base here but:

1) you register today;
2) you ask about where to get a run of the mill (generally unknown) variety;
3) you say you can't get anyone to send them to the US;
4) you then name the US based source for the seed;
4) then you ask where you can get seed.

Kind of makes me think you're related to the source and your post is spam.

On the other hand, maybe I'm too cynical, have you tried contacting the source? If you can't find contact info send me an email and I'll forward it to you. At the very least they'll be able to point you to US seed vendors carrying their products.

You're going to need to contact a commercial distributor like Sunbelt or similar...even then you're going to have to try to find a distributor willing to sell to someone with a non-commercial account which can be difficult to impossible depending on the type of contract the distributor has with the vendor or how seed is packaged in numbers.

Concur with nc-crn. The only company in the US that I know about is Corona Seeds in California. Maxi-Jala does not seem to be very popular in North America. A few production Companies will send trial seeds if you make a good case, ie you are doing a trial which you will report in a specified media outlet. I don't know about United Genetics. I do notice that some folks are free lancing with F2 or F3 seeds and wonder what the attraction is. There are other giant Jalapenos.

Buy em here:

http://www.chillifarm.com/chilli_pepper_seeds/NEW_MAXI-JALA_CHILLI.asp

Chilifarm is a South African company, so the same shipping problems may apply. You will also find them at Indian, British, and Australian sites. It is just hard to find in North America.

Appreciate the comments AFTER the first response. cmpman: Have you ordered seeds from that company before and are they reputable and provide true seeds? I did not consider that source because of their location but if someone has had a good experience, then I'll give it a shot.
The reason why I am interested in Maxi-Jala is that they "maxed" the size comparison in a performance test conducted by Purdue University. See: http://www.hort.purdue.edu/fruitveg/rep_pres/2004-5/MVVT%202004%20PDF/jalapeno_mi_04.pdf They also won the jalapeno size contest sponsored by a international organization recently but I cannot locate the site now.
nc-cm: Concur & Thanks. That's what I finally concluded and came here hoping someone had an inside track.
Farmerdilla: It appears that Corona Seeds sells in large bulk and I am only looking for a packet. Thanks though.

red hazard,

I'm sorry you too offense to my original post. I did concede that I may be too cynical (a number of forums I frequent have been spammed lately).

Peace.

When I originally read your post I Googled Maxi Jala. The site cmpman referenced came up as well as the seed source, United Genetics. Since you said out of country vendors would no ship to you I assumed that you had already tried Chilifarm. My suggestion to contact United is valid. I would assume they would be eager to point you to a distributor or even a source to help promote sales in the US.

Regardless, check with Chilifarm. If they won't send to the US see if they'll ship to Canada (import restrictions may be different). If they won't ship to the US but will ship to Canada I'd be happy source the seed for you. Odds are they'll make it over the border from Canada to you.

Let me know.

Bill