Padron Pepper Seeds ReviewWe were happy to get this beautiful shot of Padrón peppers from one of our happy seed customers, here's what Sam had to say: Greetings to the folks at the Sandia Seed Company!I recently purchased a packet of your padrón seeds. I also happened to get my San Diego garden started early this year as well. As a result I have already had two batches of blackened padróns with coarse sea salt as appetizers for meals. You are receiving a photo of the 2nd batch; ... We all know the first ones di...
Yellow Pepper SeedsYellow Pepper Seeds grow into beautiful plants and chile peppers – Sandia Seed has a great variety of yellow peppers that you can easily grow from seeds. Check out some of favorite varieties below or you can also click here to do a Search for Yellow Peppers » The Yellow Brain Strain / Yellow 7 Pot Pepper is extremely hot and rivals some of the hottest peppers in the world. It looks like a brain because of its lumpy appearance, but brain strain is actually what happens when you eat it! Buy Y...
Brazilian Pepper SeedsBrazilian Pepper Seeds:Biquinho Pepper SeedsA rare yellow heirloom pepper! Looking to grow Brazilian peppers? Easy to grow from seed, the Biquinho Yellow Pepper is a rare pepper that is crunchy and juicy with a mix of tropical flavors that are described as citrus and fruity with slightly smoky tones. These are citrusy little peppers are also called Sweety Drop Peppers, Inca Reds, or Chupetinho (which literally translates to “little beak.”) These sweet yellow Brazilian peppers are a culinary ...
Wholesale Pepper SeedsSell Peppers of the World and Get 50% Off an Initial Order of $300 or more with Sandia Seed! Wholesale customers receive 50% off your first order over $300*. After your first Wholesale order, all future reorders of any amount will be 50% off with no minimum. We also have some beautiful seed displays and our top-selling seed collections that will display hundreds of seed packets and look great in your store! Learn how to signup to become a Seed Reseller on our Wholesale Seeds page » We have o...
Hot Pepper Seeds: Helmet HeadIf you grow Hot Pepper Seeds, Super Hot Pepper Seeds, Sweet Pepper Seeds, or any chile seeds from around the world, you have likely have encountered “helmet heads” at some point. These are seeds that start to germinate but fail to break open the pepper seed shell, so they get stuck inside and have what we call a “helmet head.”Helmet heads in pepper seedlings are common when the humidity is low, and it also just happens sometimes to some seeds. To prevent helmet heads, you can increase humidi...
When to Plant Pepper SeedsWhen to Plant Pepper Seeds Many of our customers ask us "Is now a good time to start pepper seeds?" – and we always say it depends on where you are and what your seed starting setup is like. We typically recommend that pepper seeds be started indoors 8 to 10 weeks before the last average frost date. Depending on where you live, the time to plant peppers and other warm-weather vegetables like tomatoes is usually late May or early June, but can be earlier for warmer regions. We don'...
NEW Super Hot Pepper Seeds!That's right, we're offering BRAND NEW Super Hot Pepper Seeds in late 2020! Here's a sneak-peek at some BRAND NEW super hot peppers we're getting ready to put on our website... stay tuned!We know you've all been waiting for the famed Dragon's Breath Pepper Seeds, and we finally have acquired a stable strain that is, indeed SUPER FIREY HOT! Stay tuned, we'll be adding them to our website for purchase soon in fall 2020. So if you're looking to gro...
Faith in Pepper SeedsWe love this quote from Thoreau: I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders. ~ Henry David Thoreau
Heirloom Tomato & Pepper SeedsCheck out all of our delicious Heirloom Tomato and Pepper Seeds you can grow easily in your garden!
NEW Hot Pepper Seeds for 2019!Sandia Seed presents the Newest Peppers for 2019...Updated April 2, 2019Click on any of the pepper packets below to read more about these special hot pepper seeds, and to buy seeds: Rattlesnake Hatch Chile SeedsRattlesnake Green Chile is the new and very spicy variety joining the Hatch Green Chile compadres this growing season. The Rattlesnake chile was developed to be very hot and very delicious. Pods can be 4" - 8" long with thick flesh and plants grow to 30" tall. Ora...
GMO-Free Pepper SeedsAt Sandia Seed, all of our hot pepper seeds are GMO-Free.All of our seeds are non-GMO. In fact, there are not any 'genetically modified organism' chile seeds developed yet. Many of our seeds are organically-grown heirlooms and have been grown for generations. Heirloom seeds can be collected and grown again the following year. The NuMex varieties of green chile we offer have been hand selected at NMSU for desireable traits. This research takes several years and field grown trials to pr...
How to germinate pepper seeds fastLearn how to germinate pepper seeds fast! If you want to learn how to make peppers grow faster – it's good to start them indoors early, and keep them nice and warm between 80-90˚ F to sprout quickly. It's also wise to transplant them into larger containers if you have the room to let them grow deep root systems before transplanting into the garden (after all chance of frost has passed.) Most peppers also like the temperatures to be above 60˚ F – even at night, so hold off on planting...
Why didn't my pepper seeds germinate?"Why didn't my pepper seeds germinate?" This is a common question in the vegetable gardening world. It's not uncommon for experienced gardeners to have trouble starting peppers from seed. Number One Reason Pepper Seeds Don't Germinate:We find that the number one reason that pepper seeds don't germinate is if they are kept below 80˚ F when germinating. Pepper seeds, especially hot pepper seeds, germinate much more successfully when kept consistently moist at 85˚-90˚ F d...
How Deep to Plant Pepper Seeds?If you have bought some of our chile pepper seeds, you may be wondering how deep to plant the pepper seeds – and here's the answer: For Chile Pepper seeds, plant each seed a quarter of an inch deep or less. Place one pepper seed into each shallow hole and cover gently with soil. Keep the seeds evenly moist and warm (80-90˚ F) for best and fastest germination, and remember, pepper seeds are often notoriously slow to germinate – they can take anywhere from 7 to 21 days to sprout. Some...
Pepper seeds make great gifts for gardeners!Pepper seeds make great gardener gifts! Give the gift of flavor! Everyone who loves spicy food should grow their own peppers. They taste even better when grown in your garden! We sell the famous new Mexican Hatch chile seeds that are infamous around the world for their exceptional flavor in recipes like green chile. We also carry the desired super hot peppers like the hottest pepper in the world: the Carolina Reaper! And we also offer sweet pepper seeds for everyone who likes flavor – peppers...
Best Anaheim Pepper SeedsWe love this recent review our our Anaheim Pepper seedsfrom a happy chile gardener: “After living and working in New Mexico many years, graduate school took me back to the Midwest...where green chile was virtually unknown! So each year I flew back to my favorite state. In the Fall, I brought back as many fresh green chilies as would fit in my golf bag. In the Spring, I hand-carried an entire flat of green chile seedings through the Albuquerque airport and onto the plane. This year, a dear fri...
Padron Pepper Seeds Review
We were happy to get this beautiful shot of Padrón peppers from one of our happy seed customers, here's what Sam had to say: Greetings to the folks at the Sandia Seed Company!I recently purchased a packet of your padrón seeds. I also happened to get my San Diego garden started early this year as well. As a result I have already had two batches of blackened padróns with coarse sea salt as appetizers for meals. You are receiving a photo of the 2nd batch; ... We all know the first ones di...
Yellow Pepper Seeds
Yellow Pepper Seeds grow into beautiful plants and chile peppers – Sandia Seed has a great variety of yellow peppers that you can easily grow from seeds. Check out some of favorite varieties below or you can also click here to do a Search for Yellow Peppers » The Yellow Brain Strain / Yellow 7 Pot Pepper is extremely hot and rivals some of the hottest peppers in the world. It looks like a brain because of its lumpy appearance, but brain strain is actually what happens when you eat it! Buy Y...
Brazilian Pepper Seeds
Brazilian Pepper Seeds:Biquinho Pepper SeedsA rare yellow heirloom pepper! Looking to grow Brazilian peppers? Easy to grow from seed, the Biquinho Yellow Pepper is a rare pepper that is crunchy and juicy with a mix of tropical flavors that are described as citrus and fruity with slightly smoky tones. These are citrusy little peppers are also called Sweety Drop Peppers, Inca Reds, or Chupetinho (which literally translates to “little beak.”) These sweet yellow Brazilian peppers are a culinary ...
Wholesale Pepper Seeds
Sell Peppers of the World and Get 50% Off an Initial Order of $300 or more with Sandia Seed! Wholesale customers receive 50% off your first order over $300*. After your first Wholesale order, all future reorders of any amount will be 50% off with no minimum. We also have some beautiful seed displays and our top-selling seed collections that will display hundreds of seed packets and look great in your store! Learn how to signup to become a Seed Reseller on our Wholesale Seeds page » We have o...
Hot Pepper Seeds: Helmet Head
If you grow Hot Pepper Seeds, Super Hot Pepper Seeds, Sweet Pepper Seeds, or any chile seeds from around the world, you have likely have encountered “helmet heads” at some point. These are seeds that start to germinate but fail to break open the pepper seed shell, so they get stuck inside and have what we call a “helmet head.”Helmet heads in pepper seedlings are common when the humidity is low, and it also just happens sometimes to some seeds. To prevent helmet heads, you can increase humidi...
When to Plant Pepper Seeds
When to Plant Pepper Seeds Many of our customers ask us "Is now a good time to start pepper seeds?" – and we always say it depends on where you are and what your seed starting setup is like. We typically recommend that pepper seeds be started indoors 8 to 10 weeks before the last average frost date. Depending on where you live, the time to plant peppers and other warm-weather vegetables like tomatoes is usually late May or early June, but can be earlier for warmer regions. We don'...
NEW Super Hot Pepper Seeds!
That's right, we're offering BRAND NEW Super Hot Pepper Seeds in late 2020! Here's a sneak-peek at some BRAND NEW super hot peppers we're getting ready to put on our website... stay tuned!We know you've all been waiting for the famed Dragon's Breath Pepper Seeds, and we finally have acquired a stable strain that is, indeed SUPER FIREY HOT! Stay tuned, we'll be adding them to our website for purchase soon in fall 2020. So if you're looking to gro...
Heirloom Tomato & Pepper Seeds
Check out all of our delicious Heirloom Tomato and Pepper Seeds you can grow easily in your garden!
NEW Hot Pepper Seeds for 2019!
Sandia Seed presents the Newest Peppers for 2019...Updated April 2, 2019Click on any of the pepper packets below to read more about these special hot pepper seeds, and to buy seeds: Rattlesnake Hatch Chile SeedsRattlesnake Green Chile is the new and very spicy variety joining the Hatch Green Chile compadres this growing season. The Rattlesnake chile was developed to be very hot and very delicious. Pods can be 4" - 8" long with thick flesh and plants grow to 30" tall. Ora...
GMO-Free Pepper Seeds
At Sandia Seed, all of our hot pepper seeds are GMO-Free.All of our seeds are non-GMO. In fact, there are not any 'genetically modified organism' chile seeds developed yet. Many of our seeds are organically-grown heirlooms and have been grown for generations. Heirloom seeds can be collected and grown again the following year. The NuMex varieties of green chile we offer have been hand selected at NMSU for desireable traits. This research takes several years and field grown trials to pr...
How to germinate pepper seeds fast
Learn how to germinate pepper seeds fast! If you want to learn how to make peppers grow faster – it's good to start them indoors early, and keep them nice and warm between 80-90˚ F to sprout quickly. It's also wise to transplant them into larger containers if you have the room to let them grow deep root systems before transplanting into the garden (after all chance of frost has passed.) Most peppers also like the temperatures to be above 60˚ F – even at night, so hold off on planting...
Why didn't my pepper seeds germinate?
"Why didn't my pepper seeds germinate?" This is a common question in the vegetable gardening world. It's not uncommon for experienced gardeners to have trouble starting peppers from seed. Number One Reason Pepper Seeds Don't Germinate:We find that the number one reason that pepper seeds don't germinate is if they are kept below 80˚ F when germinating. Pepper seeds, especially hot pepper seeds, germinate much more successfully when kept consistently moist at 85˚-90˚ F d...
How Deep to Plant Pepper Seeds?
If you have bought some of our chile pepper seeds, you may be wondering how deep to plant the pepper seeds – and here's the answer: For Chile Pepper seeds, plant each seed a quarter of an inch deep or less. Place one pepper seed into each shallow hole and cover gently with soil. Keep the seeds evenly moist and warm (80-90˚ F) for best and fastest germination, and remember, pepper seeds are often notoriously slow to germinate – they can take anywhere from 7 to 21 days to sprout. Some...
Pepper seeds make great gifts for gardeners!
Pepper seeds make great gardener gifts! Give the gift of flavor! Everyone who loves spicy food should grow their own peppers. They taste even better when grown in your garden! We sell the famous new Mexican Hatch chile seeds that are infamous around the world for their exceptional flavor in recipes like green chile. We also carry the desired super hot peppers like the hottest pepper in the world: the Carolina Reaper! And we also offer sweet pepper seeds for everyone who likes flavor – peppers...
Best Anaheim Pepper Seeds
We love this recent review our our Anaheim Pepper seedsfrom a happy chile gardener: “After living and working in New Mexico many years, graduate school took me back to the Midwest...where green chile was virtually unknown! So each year I flew back to my favorite state. In the Fall, I brought back as many fresh green chilies as would fit in my golf bag. In the Spring, I hand-carried an entire flat of green chile seedings through the Albuquerque airport and onto the plane. This year, a dear fri...
