• Seeds to Plant in May - Direct Sowing

    Seeds to Plant in May - Direct Sowing

    A summer squash above was direct seeded in mounds in May at a community garden in Denver. Squash is best direct sown as it doesn't like to have it's roots disturbed,...

    Seeds to Plant in May - Direct Sowing

    A summer squash above was direct seeded in mounds in May at a community garden in Denver. Squash is best direct sown as it doesn't like to have it's roots disturbed,...

  • Manzano Pepper Seeds

    Can peppers survive 40 degree weather?

    People have asked, can peppers survive 40˚ F temperatures?  Most peppers are not happy when temperatures drop below 50-60˚ F. If you live in a short season climate, we recommend starting...

    Can peppers survive 40 degree weather?

    People have asked, can peppers survive 40˚ F temperatures?  Most peppers are not happy when temperatures drop below 50-60˚ F. If you live in a short season climate, we recommend starting...

  • Hardening Off Pepper Plants

    Hardening Off Pepper Plants

    Hardening Off Pepper Plants is important but simple – you just want to gradually expose your indoor-started pepper seedlings to the outside sun and breezes so they are not shocked...

    Hardening Off Pepper Plants

    Hardening Off Pepper Plants is important but simple – you just want to gradually expose your indoor-started pepper seedlings to the outside sun and breezes so they are not shocked...

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Green Chile Seeds

Green Chile Seeds

Sandia Seed specializes in seeds for the famous Hatch Green Chile, Poblano,... 

All Pepper Seeds

All Pepper Seeds

Grow Sandia Seed's Peppers of the World in your garden! Here are all... 

Fastest Growing Peppers

Fastest Growing Peppers

These are the fastest growing peppers that you can grow from seeds... 

How to Grow Peppers from Seed

How to Grow Peppers

Find our top tips for growing pepper seeds so you can have healthy, large plants that provide great harvests. We highly recommend starting pepper seeds indoors to get a jump start on the growing season.

Learn how to germinate your chile seeds faster by keeping them warm (yes, they do take longer than most vegetable seeds,) how to prevent weak or leggy seedlings, how to grow bigger plants more quickly, if pruning is needed, and increase your harvest:

HOW TO GROW PEPPERS
2025 Seed Catalog with Peppers of the World from SandiaSeed.com

2025 Seed Catalog

Our beautiful 2025 Seed Catalog features lots of new seeds, great photos, recipes, and growing tips. You can download it FREE or order a printed catalog here ($3 includes shipping) to be mailed to you. Our complete Seed Catalog has 101+ specialty peppers from sweet to super-hot with lots of varieties of Hatch Chile seeds59 heirloom tomatoes, and seeds for 42 easy-to-grow vegetables.

New Seeds for 2025:

We’ve added five new tomato varieties to our already wide selection, including some tomatoes that are great for growing in pots. The new 2025 cherry tomatoes are so easy to grow and delicious. Tiny Tim tomato is a dwarf plant with clusters of red cherry tomatoes that is great for patio containers. Tumbling Tom Yellow Tomato F1 is a small cascading plant with bright yellow cherry tomatoes, perfect for edible hanging pots or containers. The Mini Orange tomato produces large orange cherry tomatoes with delicious flavor. Don't like seeds in your tomatoes? Well there is a seedless tomato, and we have it: Sweet Seedless F1 Tomato. We carry both heirloom tomatoes and hybrid tomatoes, we recommend to grow both types each year for best success! All of our seeds are Non-GMO. View all of our New Seeds »

View our 2025 Seed Catalog