National Stay at Home with Seed Catalogs DayTOMORROW IS NATIONAL STAY AT HOME WITH SEED CATALOGS DAYJUST MADE THIS UP... SPREAD THE WORD! Don't have our seed catalog yet? Order a seed catalog » Happy dreaming and growing!
Easy Christmas Green Chile RecipesThese are the best Christmas Green Chile Recipes and other spicy dishes to make your holidays even tastier: Hatch Green Chile Gravy Recipe »Go Christmas-style at Christmas with green chile gravy and red chile recipes below – pour half green, half red on your mashed potatoes, scalloped potatoes, and other dishes for a festive and super tasty Christmas-Style delight. Red Chile Sauce Recipe »Fresh Red Chile Sauce Recipe » A classic, Mexican Red Chile Sauces make every recipe special...
Herb Seeds for SaleHerb Seeds for SaleCheck out our herb seed collection for all sorts of seeds for your herb garden. These are the best herb seeds to grow in your garden for year-round use in the kitchen. Herbs are super healthy and packed with nutrition and flavor, so they're the perfect compliments to a vegetable garden. We've selected the easiest herb seeds to grow to help you become a successful herb gardener! Herbs make great companions for your vegetable garden, you can grow basil around tomato p...
Pepper GiftsNeed pepper gift ideas for the pepper lovers in your life? Here are our top gift ideas for your list: Chile Pepper Seeds: If the spice lover in your life likes to garden, then new pepper seeds are always a hit. We offer gift seed bundles that are sure to please any gardener. Pepper Powders or Flakes: There are a lot of small batch pepper powders and pepper flakes out there, they make for great stocking stuffers, too! And, any chile-lover is going to love pepper powders. You can also ma...
Seeds make great stocking stuffers!SEEDS MAKE GREAT STOCKING STUFFERS Order by early December for delivery by Christmas! Check out all of our seed bundle gifts or our food garden gift set that is perfect for the gardener in your life. We also sell gift cards so your favorite gardener can pick out just the seeds they want. With over 100 peppers of the world to choose from, plus lots of heirloom tomatoes and vegetable seeds, too, it's easy to find some great seed packets to use for stocking stuffers that are sure to delig...
Can you grow peppers in New England?Can you grow peppers in New England? Yes, peppers like Hatch Chile varieties are easy to grow in New England! New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Planting vegetables in New England is quite easy! Some of the best vegetables to grow in New England states such as Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont include peppers, tomatoes, eggplants,...
Pasilla Mole RecipePasilla Mole RecipeIngredients4 to 6 dried pasilla pepper pods (you can also use a combination of various types of dried red chilies - check out our Mexican Pepper Seed Gift Bundle - The Holy Trinity with Guajillo, Pasilla & Poblano seeds)1 cup chopped tomatoes6 cloves garlic, minced1 cup chopped onion1 cup veggie or chicken broth¼ cup toasted sesame seeds (or use tahini)2 tablespoons raisins½ tsp ground cinnamon½ tsp ground cloves½ tsp ground pepper½ tsp ground coriander2 oz dark chocola...
Lemon Spice Jalapenos are fruityAn exciting hot jalapeno pepper with a stunning burst of fruity flavor and an eye-catching vibrant yellow color! This jalapeno has a citrusy-fruity taste with smooth yellow skin. The medium-to-thick walls provide a satisfying crunch with each bite. The plant itself is super ornamental and extremely prolific. This sunny lemon-yellow jalapeno variety was bred at the New Mexico State University (NMSU) Chile Pepper Institute using natural backcrossing techniques. It is a spicy yellow jalapeno re...
Split Tomatoes?Split Tomatoes?Can you eat them? Yes, if the split is small and superficial and you pick and eat it right away, like in the cherry tomato above, it should be fine. Some larger tomatoes split, too, and you can cut out the crack after washing and eat the good parts. If cherry tomatoes have been split for a few days, however, you may want to toss them in the compost because mold and rot may set in. How do you prevent split tomatoes?Split tomatoes occur when the water available is inconsistent,...
Chilli SeedsWelcome gardeners and farmers! Sandia Seed offers chilli seeds for sale from pepper varieties around the world – we specialized in New Mexican Hatch Chile seeds as well as other red and green chiles like the famous (and huge) Big Jim Chile, or the delicious Poblano Chile. Below are some of our green chile seeds we offer. We spell chile, with an 'e' at the end, but depending on where you live in the world, chile can be spelled as: chile, chili, or chilli. Whatever way you spell ...
Vegan Stuffed PeppersVegan Stuffed Peppers Here is a Vegan Stuffed Peppers Recipe below, including lots of delicious variations and ideas for making the best vegan stuffed peppers. These are some great vegan stuffed pepper recipe ideas if you are vegetarian or vegan, or if you have dairy allergies. You can stuff any pepper, although some of our favorite pepper stuffers are Jalapeños, the Mini Orange Bell Pepper, Red Cherry Hot peppers, Pimento Peppers, the large Beaver Dam Pepper. Of course, all of our hatch chi...
Seed ReviewsSEED REVIEWS Thank you to all of our seed customers over the years, your continued patronage helps support our small, woman-owned seed business! We love sharing the love of growing chile peppers with people, and appreciate your kind words. Please see just a small sampling of our happy seed customer reviews below and view all of our most recent seed reviews here » ★★★★★ Surprisingly productive "Bought (Guajillo) seeds last year(2024). Started early indoors with heat mat. Didn't ...
Molcajete Mexicano: Great for Hot Pepper Flakes & Salsa Recipes!A molcajete is basically a large volcanic stone mortar & pestle. Molcajetes are often used to prepare Mexican food such as salsa and guacamole. Using a Molcajete is also perfect for grinding up your dried peppers from the garden to make pepper flakes. It's super easy to make hot pepper flakes with your Mexican Molcajete with all varieties of chile peppers – you can make pepper flakes out of super hot peppers like Bhut Jolokia Ghost Peppers, Dorset Naga Peppers, Carolina Reaper Pe...
Seed LibraryWE LOVE SEED LIBRARIES!Many libraries are starting to offer Seed Libraries, which is a wonderful trend! A seed library is a place where the community can get seeds for free (or sometimes with a nominal fee). Many seed libraries are now opening up in public libraries and community centers, and we love the idea of sharing seeds! Seed Libraries encourage everyone to try to grow their own food, even if their budget is limited. What's also great about a seed library is that you can donate your...
National Hot Sauce DayHappy National Hot Sauce Day! Annually on: January 22 Grow your own hot sauce from seeds! Sandia Seed offers a ton of different hot pepper seeds that make for amazing hot sauce. Grow our super hot pepper seeds for wicked hot sauces, or grow our hot pepper seeds for sauces with a milder heat. You can also grow Hatch chile seeds or even sweet pepper seeds and add them into your hot sauce recipes to give the sauce more sweetness, flavor and depth. National Hot Sauce Day is observed annually on...
Yellow JalapeñoYellow Jalapeño Yellow Jalapeño seeds are easy to grow, and these yellow beauties will certainly please in the garden! Our NuMex Lemon Spice Yellow Jalapeño is a yellow jalapeño that ripens as early as 65 days after germinating – which means you can enjoy these yellow gems earlier than most other peppers! They're great in salsas, stuffed as poppers, on tacos, or any other dish you want to add spice to! These novel Yellow Jalapeños are sure to attract attention as they are so bright an...
Green Chile Shepherd's Pie RecipeGreen Chile Shepherd's Pie Recipe If you love green chile, then you have to try out this amazing Green Chile Shepherd's Pie Recipe – it is a New Mexican twist on the the classic Irish dish. Who doesn't like a little spice?! INGREDIENTS 4 large potatoes, diced 1 stick of butter (or 1/2 cup of olive oil) 1 onion, chopped 2 cups mixed vegetables (diced carrots, peas, corn) 1 cup of roasted Green Chile (peeled, de-seeded, and chopped) 1 1/2 lbs ground round beef, chicken or pork (...
Shishito RecipeIf you grow our Shishito seeds, then you know how delicious these amazing Japanese sweet peppers taste! Here's a super simple recipe for your Shishito garden harvest: Ingredients: Shishito Chiles 1-2 Tablespoons of Sesame Oil or Olive Oil Chopped Garlic Cloves (1-3 cloves) Sesame Seeds (1 Teaspoon) Sea Salt (to taste) Heat up a skillet, add olive oil, then throw in the Shishitos, garlic, sesame seeds and sprinkle with sea salt. Fry until slightly charred, then serve! Delicious! Shishit...
Heirloom Tomato & Pepper SeedsCheck out all of our delicious Heirloom Tomato and Pepper Seeds you can grow easily in your garden!
Marigold and TomatoesMarigolds + Tomatoes: Companion Planting Flowers are good for Vegetable GardensThey work as natural pest control and attract pollinators. We grow lots of flowers with our Chile Peppers & Tomatoes and other vegetables. Perennials and self-sowing annuals like Marigolds and Nasturtiums benefit the vegetable garden by offering lots of food and shelter for native pollinators and honeybees. Which means: more PEPPERS & TOMATOES! If you grow Hot Pepper Seeds, Hatch Chile Seeds, Sweet Pep...
National Stay at Home with Seed Catalogs Day
TOMORROW IS NATIONAL STAY AT HOME WITH SEED CATALOGS DAYJUST MADE THIS UP... SPREAD THE WORD! Don't have our seed catalog yet? Order a seed catalog » Happy dreaming and growing!
Easy Christmas Green Chile Recipes
These are the best Christmas Green Chile Recipes and other spicy dishes to make your holidays even tastier: Hatch Green Chile Gravy Recipe »Go Christmas-style at Christmas with green chile gravy and red chile recipes below – pour half green, half red on your mashed potatoes, scalloped potatoes, and other dishes for a festive and super tasty Christmas-Style delight. Red Chile Sauce Recipe »Fresh Red Chile Sauce Recipe » A classic, Mexican Red Chile Sauces make every recipe special...
Herb Seeds for Sale
Herb Seeds for SaleCheck out our herb seed collection for all sorts of seeds for your herb garden. These are the best herb seeds to grow in your garden for year-round use in the kitchen. Herbs are super healthy and packed with nutrition and flavor, so they're the perfect compliments to a vegetable garden. We've selected the easiest herb seeds to grow to help you become a successful herb gardener! Herbs make great companions for your vegetable garden, you can grow basil around tomato p...
Pepper Gifts
Need pepper gift ideas for the pepper lovers in your life? Here are our top gift ideas for your list: Chile Pepper Seeds: If the spice lover in your life likes to garden, then new pepper seeds are always a hit. We offer gift seed bundles that are sure to please any gardener. Pepper Powders or Flakes: There are a lot of small batch pepper powders and pepper flakes out there, they make for great stocking stuffers, too! And, any chile-lover is going to love pepper powders. You can also ma...
Seeds make great stocking stuffers!
SEEDS MAKE GREAT STOCKING STUFFERS Order by early December for delivery by Christmas! Check out all of our seed bundle gifts or our food garden gift set that is perfect for the gardener in your life. We also sell gift cards so your favorite gardener can pick out just the seeds they want. With over 100 peppers of the world to choose from, plus lots of heirloom tomatoes and vegetable seeds, too, it's easy to find some great seed packets to use for stocking stuffers that are sure to delig...
Can you grow peppers in New England?
Can you grow peppers in New England? Yes, peppers like Hatch Chile varieties are easy to grow in New England! New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Planting vegetables in New England is quite easy! Some of the best vegetables to grow in New England states such as Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont include peppers, tomatoes, eggplants,...
Pasilla Mole Recipe
Pasilla Mole RecipeIngredients4 to 6 dried pasilla pepper pods (you can also use a combination of various types of dried red chilies - check out our Mexican Pepper Seed Gift Bundle - The Holy Trinity with Guajillo, Pasilla & Poblano seeds)1 cup chopped tomatoes6 cloves garlic, minced1 cup chopped onion1 cup veggie or chicken broth¼ cup toasted sesame seeds (or use tahini)2 tablespoons raisins½ tsp ground cinnamon½ tsp ground cloves½ tsp ground pepper½ tsp ground coriander2 oz dark chocola...
Lemon Spice Jalapenos are fruity
An exciting hot jalapeno pepper with a stunning burst of fruity flavor and an eye-catching vibrant yellow color! This jalapeno has a citrusy-fruity taste with smooth yellow skin. The medium-to-thick walls provide a satisfying crunch with each bite. The plant itself is super ornamental and extremely prolific. This sunny lemon-yellow jalapeno variety was bred at the New Mexico State University (NMSU) Chile Pepper Institute using natural backcrossing techniques. It is a spicy yellow jalapeno re...
Split Tomatoes?
Split Tomatoes?Can you eat them? Yes, if the split is small and superficial and you pick and eat it right away, like in the cherry tomato above, it should be fine. Some larger tomatoes split, too, and you can cut out the crack after washing and eat the good parts. If cherry tomatoes have been split for a few days, however, you may want to toss them in the compost because mold and rot may set in. How do you prevent split tomatoes?Split tomatoes occur when the water available is inconsistent,...
Chilli Seeds
Welcome gardeners and farmers! Sandia Seed offers chilli seeds for sale from pepper varieties around the world – we specialized in New Mexican Hatch Chile seeds as well as other red and green chiles like the famous (and huge) Big Jim Chile, or the delicious Poblano Chile. Below are some of our green chile seeds we offer. We spell chile, with an 'e' at the end, but depending on where you live in the world, chile can be spelled as: chile, chili, or chilli. Whatever way you spell ...
Vegan Stuffed Peppers
Vegan Stuffed Peppers Here is a Vegan Stuffed Peppers Recipe below, including lots of delicious variations and ideas for making the best vegan stuffed peppers. These are some great vegan stuffed pepper recipe ideas if you are vegetarian or vegan, or if you have dairy allergies. You can stuff any pepper, although some of our favorite pepper stuffers are Jalapeños, the Mini Orange Bell Pepper, Red Cherry Hot peppers, Pimento Peppers, the large Beaver Dam Pepper. Of course, all of our hatch chi...
Seed Reviews
SEED REVIEWS Thank you to all of our seed customers over the years, your continued patronage helps support our small, woman-owned seed business! We love sharing the love of growing chile peppers with people, and appreciate your kind words. Please see just a small sampling of our happy seed customer reviews below and view all of our most recent seed reviews here » ★★★★★ Surprisingly productive "Bought (Guajillo) seeds last year(2024). Started early indoors with heat mat. Didn't ...
Molcajete Mexicano: Great for Hot Pepper Flakes & Salsa Recipes!
A molcajete is basically a large volcanic stone mortar & pestle. Molcajetes are often used to prepare Mexican food such as salsa and guacamole. Using a Molcajete is also perfect for grinding up your dried peppers from the garden to make pepper flakes. It's super easy to make hot pepper flakes with your Mexican Molcajete with all varieties of chile peppers – you can make pepper flakes out of super hot peppers like Bhut Jolokia Ghost Peppers, Dorset Naga Peppers, Carolina Reaper Pe...
Seed Library
WE LOVE SEED LIBRARIES!Many libraries are starting to offer Seed Libraries, which is a wonderful trend! A seed library is a place where the community can get seeds for free (or sometimes with a nominal fee). Many seed libraries are now opening up in public libraries and community centers, and we love the idea of sharing seeds! Seed Libraries encourage everyone to try to grow their own food, even if their budget is limited. What's also great about a seed library is that you can donate your...
National Hot Sauce Day
Happy National Hot Sauce Day! Annually on: January 22 Grow your own hot sauce from seeds! Sandia Seed offers a ton of different hot pepper seeds that make for amazing hot sauce. Grow our super hot pepper seeds for wicked hot sauces, or grow our hot pepper seeds for sauces with a milder heat. You can also grow Hatch chile seeds or even sweet pepper seeds and add them into your hot sauce recipes to give the sauce more sweetness, flavor and depth. National Hot Sauce Day is observed annually on...
Yellow Jalapeño
Yellow Jalapeño Yellow Jalapeño seeds are easy to grow, and these yellow beauties will certainly please in the garden! Our NuMex Lemon Spice Yellow Jalapeño is a yellow jalapeño that ripens as early as 65 days after germinating – which means you can enjoy these yellow gems earlier than most other peppers! They're great in salsas, stuffed as poppers, on tacos, or any other dish you want to add spice to! These novel Yellow Jalapeños are sure to attract attention as they are so bright an...
Green Chile Shepherd's Pie Recipe
Green Chile Shepherd's Pie Recipe If you love green chile, then you have to try out this amazing Green Chile Shepherd's Pie Recipe – it is a New Mexican twist on the the classic Irish dish. Who doesn't like a little spice?! INGREDIENTS 4 large potatoes, diced 1 stick of butter (or 1/2 cup of olive oil) 1 onion, chopped 2 cups mixed vegetables (diced carrots, peas, corn) 1 cup of roasted Green Chile (peeled, de-seeded, and chopped) 1 1/2 lbs ground round beef, chicken or pork (...
Shishito Recipe
If you grow our Shishito seeds, then you know how delicious these amazing Japanese sweet peppers taste! Here's a super simple recipe for your Shishito garden harvest: Ingredients: Shishito Chiles 1-2 Tablespoons of Sesame Oil or Olive Oil Chopped Garlic Cloves (1-3 cloves) Sesame Seeds (1 Teaspoon) Sea Salt (to taste) Heat up a skillet, add olive oil, then throw in the Shishitos, garlic, sesame seeds and sprinkle with sea salt. Fry until slightly charred, then serve! Delicious! Shishit...
Heirloom Tomato & Pepper Seeds
Check out all of our delicious Heirloom Tomato and Pepper Seeds you can grow easily in your garden!
Marigold and Tomatoes
Marigolds + Tomatoes: Companion Planting Flowers are good for Vegetable GardensThey work as natural pest control and attract pollinators. We grow lots of flowers with our Chile Peppers & Tomatoes and other vegetables. Perennials and self-sowing annuals like Marigolds and Nasturtiums benefit the vegetable garden by offering lots of food and shelter for native pollinators and honeybees. Which means: more PEPPERS & TOMATOES! If you grow Hot Pepper Seeds, Hatch Chile Seeds, Sweet Pep...
