Why are my pepper seedlings growing slowly?Question: I planted Hatch Chile seeds from seed 3 weeks ago they are only 1 1/4" tall... why are they not growing faster? Answer: Peppers can take some time to get growing, give them time and be patient. Keeping them warm helps! Chile pepper seedlings thrive when temperatures are warm. Being sensitive to the cold, ideal temperatures are 70°F to 80°F during the day, and 60°F to 70° F at night. But don't worry if your pepper seedlings are taking some time to grow larger, they don&#...
ChileheadsThe term "Chileheads" refers to passionate connoisseurs of chile (chili) peppers. Chileheads appreciate the range of spicy heat levels and flavors that peppers provide – and often get addicted to ever-spicier peppers like the Carolina Reaper. Hot sauce (including homemade Hot Sauce Recipes) takes up a whole shelf in their fridge, and chili-cookoffs are considered a good challenge. While Chileheads are usually known for their addiction to spicy heat, they also love the different flavo...
Hottest Peppers ScaleHottest Peppers Scale Sandia Seed's list of their 101 peppers of the world, in order of their heat Scoville scale ratings: Bell Chocolate Sweet - 0 ScovillesBell Golden Cal Wonder - 0Bell Green Cal Wonder - 0Bell Orange Mini Snacker 0Bell Purple Beauty - 0Cubanelle - 0Fushimi - 0Jimmy Nardello - 0Marconi Red - 0Pimiento - 0Shishito - 0Sweet Cherry - 0Trick or Treat NuMex Habanero - 0Gypsy Pepper - 0Padron 0-100Paprika 0-100Alma Paprika 0-500Piquillo 0-500Pimento Sheepnose 0-500Sweet Ba...
Best Soil for Starting Seeds IndoorsStart A Garden: STEP 1 - Seedling Mix Starting a garden is easy with the right information. This first step to success is using seedling mix to plant your seeds. You want to use the best soil for starting seeds indoors for success. Watch now and learn how to fill trays and how to determine the proper moisture content of your mix. Make sure to use only the best soil for starting peppers! Learn more about the Best Soil for Peppers » Want to learn more about growing peppers from seed? Check o...
Free Seed Shipping!SORRY,THIS OFFER HAS ENDED!We still have free shipping for all orders over $30, no discount code needed. Check out our 50% off seeds collection for more deals. Free Shipping on all seed orders over $20 (Free USPS ground shipping for USA customers) 4 days only: Tue-Fri, March 18-21, 2025 Use discount code: MARCHGARDEN
Chimayó Chile - Grow your own!The Chimayó Chile is one of our favorite peppers in the world! They have a unique and different flavor that imparts pure deliciousness to many dishes. Many chefs believe that the Chimayó Chile is the most delicious chile pepper in the American southwest. 'Chimayó', the chile pepper landrace grown in and around the small village of Chimayó, is the most well known of the New Mexico landrace chiles. The Chimayó Chile is known by locals in New Mexico as well as by connoisseurs around t...
Why are my tomatoes rotten on the bottom?A common question we get from people who grow tomatoes is “Why are my tomatoes rotten on the bottom?”When tomatoes “rot” on the vine, specifically if they have a brown or black skinned over area that looks like a rotten bottom, this is typically caused by blossom-end rot is caused by insufficient calcium in the tissue of the tomato. Once a tomato develops blossom end rot, it's not fixable – however, you CAN eat the rest of the tomato, we cut off the affected bottom spot, but the rest of t...
Wholesale Seed CompaniesSelling seeds in your shop is a great way to share the love of vegetable and pepper gardening with your customers! Sandia Seed is one of the best Wholesale Seed Companies for purchasing wholesale seeds for peppers of the world, plus lots of heirloom tomatoes and vegetable seeds, too. We also sell seed display racks so you can feature the seeds beautifully on a counter or in a floor seed display. You can just buy seeds, or buy a display collection. Many of our customers use our seed display ra...
Nick's Chile Fest in ColoradoOh boy, we went to Nick's Chile Fest this past weekend and it was awesome! So many chile pods and roasting chile - the aroma was intoxicating! They also had tons of free samples from all of their food goodies that they sell at their fabulous garden center. If you love chile, be sure to check out Nick's Garden Center's Chile Fest every year in September! They also had live music, chile smothered food made-to-order, and drinks. What a fun time, thanks to Nick's team for hostin...
Chile CornbreadNew Mexico Green Chile Cornbread New Mexican Green Chile Cornbread Muffins Prep Time 5 minutes Cook Time 20 minutes Total Time 25 minutes Servings 24 Ingredients 1 cup corn meal 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/3 cup sugar 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp ground cumin 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup milk 1 egg 1/4 cup butter melted 1/2 cup chopped green chiles Instructions Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Use butter to grease a mini muffin or regular muffin pan. Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add in m...
Easy Homemade Hot Sauce (no tomatoes)Easy Homemade Hot Sauce (no tomatoes) Ingredients 1 lb. Fresh Chiles, Such As Jalapenos, Serranos, Fresnos, Poblanos, Habaneros, Or A Mix of any hot peppers 1 Tbsp. Minced Garlic 1/2 c. Diced Onion 2 Tbsp. Kosher Salt 1 1/2 c. Distilled White Vinegar Directions Cut off the stems of chiles and remove seeds. Pulse chiles, garlic, onions and kosher salt in a food processor until you have a rough puree. Transfer to a 1-quart glass gar, loosely cover and let stand at room temperature overnight...
Award-Winning ChileOne of our customers, Tom, entered the peppers he grew from our chile seeds in the regional annual fair and had two first place winners. WOW! How cool is that. Just goes to show you can grow chile anywhere you can grow veggies, his pods look awesome! One of the winners was grown from our Guajillo chile seeds, which produce amazingly delicious pods with a very distinctive sweet heat flavor. Want to grow some?Grow your own chile from seed!
Pepper Seeds for Planting in 2025If you're looking for pepper seeds for planting in your garden, look no further than Sandiaseed.com! We have over 100 peppers of the world to plant in your garden, including super hot pepper seeds, hot pepper seeds, mild pepper seeds and sweet pepper seeds. We haven't met a pepper we didn't like! We specialize in New Mexican chile seeds including the infamous Hatch Chile seeds – which we think are some of the best tasting chile peppers in the world! We test all of our seeds for ...
Where to Buy Pepper SeedsLook no further than SandiaSeed.com to buy pepper seeds from around the world! With 100 pepper seed varieties to choose from, you are sure to get your pepper fix at Sandia Seed! We specialize in New Mexico Chile – such as the famous Hatch Chile varieties – and we also offer a wide variety of pepper, tomato and vegetable seeds, including some of the hottest pepper varieties, sweet pepper seeds, and heirloom tomato seeds to make your favorite salsa recipes. Find stores that sell our pepper s...
Grow Zucchini!While growing zucchini may not solve world hunger, it can certainly help!! These are some of the most productive vegetables you can grow, and they're super easy to start from seed!May and June are the perfect time to direct sow seeds for zucchini, squash and pumpkins. One of the easiest to grow is the famous Black Beauty Zucchini – these productive plants are easy to grow, produce lots of nutritious fruits, and grow super fast – the harvest starts in just 55 days and keeps producing all s...
Can I plant pepper seeds directly in the ground?Yes, you can plant pepper seeds directly outside in warm regions such as in 9+ growing zones once the soil warms up. However, for most growing regions, we find it's best to start seeds indoors in early spring, then transplant them outside. This is because pepper seeds like consistent warm temperatures, and, to germinate the seeds, a soil temperature of 80-90˚ F is ideal for the most successful & fastest germination. If you do start them indoors, make sure to harden off your pepper see...
Is it good to garden without gloves?Is it good to garden without gloves? While it's typically recommended to wear gloves when gardening, many gardeners forgo the gloves and get their hands into the dirt. The downsides of gardening without gloves: Thorns, splinters, bacteria, fungi, bug bites, dirty fingernails... you name it. The upsides of gardening without gloves: There's nothing like the grip and accuracy of your fingers to pluck a bindweed from the ground! Other perks of not wearing gloves – the feel of the soil in...
Hottest Pepper 2024Last year in 2023, Pepper X was been declared by Guinness World Records as the hottest pepper in the world. It has an average of 2,693,000 Scovilles. So currently in 2024, Pepper X still holds the record. Read about how they tested Pepper X » Looking for Pepper X Seeds?Can you grow Pepper X in your garden? Not currently. The seeds and plants are not for sale by the creator, Ed Currie. But don't despair... you can still grow super hot peppers in 2024 that are sure to be hot enough for a...
Peppers for PicklingWhat are the best peppers for pickling? What kind of peppers are used in pickling? Most peppers work great for pickling, but some of our favorites for pickling include:Banana PeppersHot Hungarian Wax PeppersSweet Hungarian Wax PeppersCascabellasSweet Cherry peppersHot Cherry PeppersFresno peppersAll Jalapeno Peppers All Wax PeppersPickling peppers is a great way to use up a lot of peppers and preserve the harvest! You can even mix and match different peppers like jalapenos and make eye-catc...
What month do you plant pepper seeds?The month you want to plant pepper seeds in really depends on where you're growing! In the West in growing zones 5-6, we like to start pepper seeds in January through March. In most climates, January is a great time for germinating hot pepper seeds, but you may want to start as early as November or as late as February depending on the last frost date in your area. So how do you know when it's the best time to plant pepper seeds? Ideally you want to plant them indoors about 6-8+ week...
Why are my pepper seedlings growing slowly?
Question: I planted Hatch Chile seeds from seed 3 weeks ago they are only 1 1/4" tall... why are they not growing faster? Answer: Peppers can take some time to get growing, give them time and be patient. Keeping them warm helps! Chile pepper seedlings thrive when temperatures are warm. Being sensitive to the cold, ideal temperatures are 70°F to 80°F during the day, and 60°F to 70° F at night. But don't worry if your pepper seedlings are taking some time to grow larger, they don&#...
Chileheads
The term "Chileheads" refers to passionate connoisseurs of chile (chili) peppers. Chileheads appreciate the range of spicy heat levels and flavors that peppers provide – and often get addicted to ever-spicier peppers like the Carolina Reaper. Hot sauce (including homemade Hot Sauce Recipes) takes up a whole shelf in their fridge, and chili-cookoffs are considered a good challenge. While Chileheads are usually known for their addiction to spicy heat, they also love the different flavo...
Hottest Peppers Scale
Hottest Peppers Scale Sandia Seed's list of their 101 peppers of the world, in order of their heat Scoville scale ratings: Bell Chocolate Sweet - 0 ScovillesBell Golden Cal Wonder - 0Bell Green Cal Wonder - 0Bell Orange Mini Snacker 0Bell Purple Beauty - 0Cubanelle - 0Fushimi - 0Jimmy Nardello - 0Marconi Red - 0Pimiento - 0Shishito - 0Sweet Cherry - 0Trick or Treat NuMex Habanero - 0Gypsy Pepper - 0Padron 0-100Paprika 0-100Alma Paprika 0-500Piquillo 0-500Pimento Sheepnose 0-500Sweet Ba...
Best Soil for Starting Seeds Indoors
Start A Garden: STEP 1 - Seedling Mix Starting a garden is easy with the right information. This first step to success is using seedling mix to plant your seeds. You want to use the best soil for starting seeds indoors for success. Watch now and learn how to fill trays and how to determine the proper moisture content of your mix. Make sure to use only the best soil for starting peppers! Learn more about the Best Soil for Peppers » Want to learn more about growing peppers from seed? Check o...
Free Seed Shipping!
SORRY,THIS OFFER HAS ENDED!We still have free shipping for all orders over $30, no discount code needed. Check out our 50% off seeds collection for more deals. Free Shipping on all seed orders over $20 (Free USPS ground shipping for USA customers) 4 days only: Tue-Fri, March 18-21, 2025 Use discount code: MARCHGARDEN
Chimayó Chile - Grow your own!
The Chimayó Chile is one of our favorite peppers in the world! They have a unique and different flavor that imparts pure deliciousness to many dishes. Many chefs believe that the Chimayó Chile is the most delicious chile pepper in the American southwest. 'Chimayó', the chile pepper landrace grown in and around the small village of Chimayó, is the most well known of the New Mexico landrace chiles. The Chimayó Chile is known by locals in New Mexico as well as by connoisseurs around t...
Why are my tomatoes rotten on the bottom?
A common question we get from people who grow tomatoes is “Why are my tomatoes rotten on the bottom?”When tomatoes “rot” on the vine, specifically if they have a brown or black skinned over area that looks like a rotten bottom, this is typically caused by blossom-end rot is caused by insufficient calcium in the tissue of the tomato. Once a tomato develops blossom end rot, it's not fixable – however, you CAN eat the rest of the tomato, we cut off the affected bottom spot, but the rest of t...
Wholesale Seed Companies
Selling seeds in your shop is a great way to share the love of vegetable and pepper gardening with your customers! Sandia Seed is one of the best Wholesale Seed Companies for purchasing wholesale seeds for peppers of the world, plus lots of heirloom tomatoes and vegetable seeds, too. We also sell seed display racks so you can feature the seeds beautifully on a counter or in a floor seed display. You can just buy seeds, or buy a display collection. Many of our customers use our seed display ra...
Nick's Chile Fest in Colorado
Oh boy, we went to Nick's Chile Fest this past weekend and it was awesome! So many chile pods and roasting chile - the aroma was intoxicating! They also had tons of free samples from all of their food goodies that they sell at their fabulous garden center. If you love chile, be sure to check out Nick's Garden Center's Chile Fest every year in September! They also had live music, chile smothered food made-to-order, and drinks. What a fun time, thanks to Nick's team for hostin...
Chile Cornbread
New Mexico Green Chile Cornbread New Mexican Green Chile Cornbread Muffins Prep Time 5 minutes Cook Time 20 minutes Total Time 25 minutes Servings 24 Ingredients 1 cup corn meal 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/3 cup sugar 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp ground cumin 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup milk 1 egg 1/4 cup butter melted 1/2 cup chopped green chiles Instructions Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Use butter to grease a mini muffin or regular muffin pan. Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add in m...
Easy Homemade Hot Sauce (no tomatoes)
Easy Homemade Hot Sauce (no tomatoes) Ingredients 1 lb. Fresh Chiles, Such As Jalapenos, Serranos, Fresnos, Poblanos, Habaneros, Or A Mix of any hot peppers 1 Tbsp. Minced Garlic 1/2 c. Diced Onion 2 Tbsp. Kosher Salt 1 1/2 c. Distilled White Vinegar Directions Cut off the stems of chiles and remove seeds. Pulse chiles, garlic, onions and kosher salt in a food processor until you have a rough puree. Transfer to a 1-quart glass gar, loosely cover and let stand at room temperature overnight...
Award-Winning Chile
One of our customers, Tom, entered the peppers he grew from our chile seeds in the regional annual fair and had two first place winners. WOW! How cool is that. Just goes to show you can grow chile anywhere you can grow veggies, his pods look awesome! One of the winners was grown from our Guajillo chile seeds, which produce amazingly delicious pods with a very distinctive sweet heat flavor. Want to grow some?Grow your own chile from seed!
Pepper Seeds for Planting in 2025
If you're looking for pepper seeds for planting in your garden, look no further than Sandiaseed.com! We have over 100 peppers of the world to plant in your garden, including super hot pepper seeds, hot pepper seeds, mild pepper seeds and sweet pepper seeds. We haven't met a pepper we didn't like! We specialize in New Mexican chile seeds including the infamous Hatch Chile seeds – which we think are some of the best tasting chile peppers in the world! We test all of our seeds for ...
Where to Buy Pepper Seeds
Look no further than SandiaSeed.com to buy pepper seeds from around the world! With 100 pepper seed varieties to choose from, you are sure to get your pepper fix at Sandia Seed! We specialize in New Mexico Chile – such as the famous Hatch Chile varieties – and we also offer a wide variety of pepper, tomato and vegetable seeds, including some of the hottest pepper varieties, sweet pepper seeds, and heirloom tomato seeds to make your favorite salsa recipes. Find stores that sell our pepper s...
Grow Zucchini!
While growing zucchini may not solve world hunger, it can certainly help!! These are some of the most productive vegetables you can grow, and they're super easy to start from seed!May and June are the perfect time to direct sow seeds for zucchini, squash and pumpkins. One of the easiest to grow is the famous Black Beauty Zucchini – these productive plants are easy to grow, produce lots of nutritious fruits, and grow super fast – the harvest starts in just 55 days and keeps producing all s...
Can I plant pepper seeds directly in the ground?
Yes, you can plant pepper seeds directly outside in warm regions such as in 9+ growing zones once the soil warms up. However, for most growing regions, we find it's best to start seeds indoors in early spring, then transplant them outside. This is because pepper seeds like consistent warm temperatures, and, to germinate the seeds, a soil temperature of 80-90˚ F is ideal for the most successful & fastest germination. If you do start them indoors, make sure to harden off your pepper see...
Is it good to garden without gloves?
Is it good to garden without gloves? While it's typically recommended to wear gloves when gardening, many gardeners forgo the gloves and get their hands into the dirt. The downsides of gardening without gloves: Thorns, splinters, bacteria, fungi, bug bites, dirty fingernails... you name it. The upsides of gardening without gloves: There's nothing like the grip and accuracy of your fingers to pluck a bindweed from the ground! Other perks of not wearing gloves – the feel of the soil in...
Hottest Pepper 2024
Last year in 2023, Pepper X was been declared by Guinness World Records as the hottest pepper in the world. It has an average of 2,693,000 Scovilles. So currently in 2024, Pepper X still holds the record. Read about how they tested Pepper X » Looking for Pepper X Seeds?Can you grow Pepper X in your garden? Not currently. The seeds and plants are not for sale by the creator, Ed Currie. But don't despair... you can still grow super hot peppers in 2024 that are sure to be hot enough for a...
Peppers for Pickling
What are the best peppers for pickling? What kind of peppers are used in pickling? Most peppers work great for pickling, but some of our favorites for pickling include:Banana PeppersHot Hungarian Wax PeppersSweet Hungarian Wax PeppersCascabellasSweet Cherry peppersHot Cherry PeppersFresno peppersAll Jalapeno Peppers All Wax PeppersPickling peppers is a great way to use up a lot of peppers and preserve the harvest! You can even mix and match different peppers like jalapenos and make eye-catc...
What month do you plant pepper seeds?
The month you want to plant pepper seeds in really depends on where you're growing! In the West in growing zones 5-6, we like to start pepper seeds in January through March. In most climates, January is a great time for germinating hot pepper seeds, but you may want to start as early as November or as late as February depending on the last frost date in your area. So how do you know when it's the best time to plant pepper seeds? Ideally you want to plant them indoors about 6-8+ week...
