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Hottest New Mexico Chile Seeds

June 14, 2019

The hottest green chile seeds available are sold here at Sandia Seed Company. They are ranked by taste tests of the foods we prepare every year with them, and not their official...

Hottest New Mexico Chile Seeds

June 14, 2019

The hottest green chile seeds available are sold here at Sandia Seed Company. They are ranked by taste tests of the foods we prepare every year with them, and not their official...

Best Mulch for Tomatoes and Peppers

June 11, 2019

There are lots of options for the Best Mulch for Tomatoes and Peppers, you can use fine wood mulch, compost, grass clippings, paper mulch, fabric, straw, leaves or newspaper. We think...

Best Mulch for Tomatoes and Peppers

June 11, 2019

There are lots of options for the Best Mulch for Tomatoes and Peppers, you can use fine wood mulch, compost, grass clippings, paper mulch, fabric, straw, leaves or newspaper. We think...

Mild Green Chile Seeds

June 8, 2019

We sell eight different mild green chile varieties to grow in your garden. The first 3 choices Anaheim, Hatch Green Mild NM 6-4, and NuMex Heritage 6-4 are truly the mildest...

Mild Green Chile Seeds

June 8, 2019

We sell eight different mild green chile varieties to grow in your garden. The first 3 choices Anaheim, Hatch Green Mild NM 6-4, and NuMex Heritage 6-4 are truly the mildest...

Jalapeño Seeds

June 6, 2019

Sandia Seed has LOTS of different kinds of Jalapeno Seeds!Jalapeños are one of our favorite peppers to grow in the garden for lots of reasons: They're super tasty! Jalapeños are great...

Jalapeño Seeds

June 6, 2019

Sandia Seed has LOTS of different kinds of Jalapeno Seeds!Jalapeños are one of our favorite peppers to grow in the garden for lots of reasons: They're super tasty! Jalapeños are great...

Growing Chile Seeds in Japan

June 4, 2019

We were excited to get these photos from one of our seed customers, Ryoichi A., in a small village of rural Osaka, Japan. They have been growing our NuMex Heritage...

Growing Chile Seeds in Japan

June 4, 2019

We were excited to get these photos from one of our seed customers, Ryoichi A., in a small village of rural Osaka, Japan. They have been growing our NuMex Heritage...

Other than overwatering, one of the most common mistakes new and experienced gardeners alike make when growing vegetables from seed is to not harden off the seedlings before transplanting outdoors. Have...

Hardening Off Seedlings

May 28, 2019

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from 1303 reviews

I grow these for habanero hot sauce

I've found that when you combine roasted carrots, habaneros, lime juice and garlic, it will make the best hot sauce of your life. I think it's the sweetness and depth of the carrots that make the sauce even better, and pairs perfectly with the habanero heat. I got the inspiration from one of my favorite store-bought hot sauces, Marie Sharp's Habanero hot sauce. Sometimes I add some of your Chef's orange tomatoes too to make more of it, and they also give more flavor to the hot sauce and help tame the heat a bit. I grow these in my garden every year along with your orange habaneros, orange tomatoes and other hot peppers and veggies. Very reliable.

Ralph B.

03/21/2025

Carrot - Danvers Seeds - ON SALE

Like flowers!

These fabulous peppers added lots of color to our patio pots. So pretty in multiple colors, plus you can pick them and add to salsa for a nice spicy kick. These are fun in any ornamental edible garden.

Gabriella

02/10/2025

Bolivian Rainbow Pepper Seeds

Made really tasty hot pepper flakes

We let these hang dry, then ground them up – they made the tastiest pepper flakes. They have a nice kick, but good flavor too. Easy to grow plants, pretty peppers.

Garet

Aleppo Pepper Seeds - ON SALE

Our family's favorite chile!

Great seeds, good germination, plants grow quickly and produce lots of pods for roasting. Great flavor and just the right amount of spice. We grow these every year in our garden in Utah.

Andy

01/27/2025

Hatch Green Medium - Big Jim Chile Seeds

My favorite

These are so beautiful, tasty, and meaty. They make a great pico-de-gallo!

Donna

01/24/2025

Black Krim Tomato Seeds

Huge!

These were so big, one tomato can make a nice big bowl of salsa. They do have amazing flavor and color.

Carole

Brandywine Yellow Tomato Seeds

Delicious and productive

These were so tasty and very productive. Great for salsa.

Susan

Amana Orange Tomato Seeds

Great purple Cherokees

I tried these purple Cherokee seeds on 2024. This is the first time growing these purple Cherokees and were amazed at the ease of germination and taste

Adam Baggs

01/15/2025

Cherokee Purple Tomato Seeds

Great germination rate!

These germinated in two days. I started them in midsummer and they fruited by late fall in my zone 10b garden and are overwintering just fine. I’ll have more to harvest by late spring. I made my red sauce for pozole for Christmas with my harvest!

Greg

Guajillo Chile Seeds

Big Jim Chiles

Big Chiles with just enough heat to add to green enchilada's. The flavor after roasting is fantastic. Since green chile roasting is not a local thing in Eastern Washington we us a weed burner. The smell of roasting peppers is heavenly.

D.Thompson

Big Jim Legacy Pepper Seeds

Pueblo Chili

My favorite green chili to grow. Plenty of heat and after roasting sit perfectly on a hamburger. Also my wonderful wife makes Puelo Chili jam that is a real crowd pleaser

Mirasol Mosco Pueblo Chile Seeds

Beautiful and spicy

I was looking for a spicier New Mexico red chile and this was awesome! It is a beautiful looking pepper and the taste is superb.

Erica Martinez

Hatch Red X Hot - Ms. Junie Chile Seeds

Big Jim!

Very productive plants even up here in New England!

Greg M

Grew these in MI, zone 5a.

Plants were quite bushy and full of peppers. Great flavor. Made a wonderful little Ristra with some of the later harvested peppers. Will continue to grow these yearly.

MrsG

Chimayo Chile Seeds

Beautiful and hot!

These plants were super healthy all season long and produced a LOT of fruit. They'll add heat and color to any dish. They made my cowboy candy and pickled jalapeños extra special!

Cheryl F

01/14/2025

Jalapeño Lemon Spice NuMex Seeds

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