Plucking Pepper SeedlingsPLUCKING PEPPER SEEDLINGS It's good to thin your pepper seedlings to just one seedling per pod, so we like to gently pluck them out and transplant them. No seedling goes unloved! Want more tips on how to grow peppers?We have lots of tips on how to grow peppers that will help you germinate more seeds and have healthier seedlings and plants to put in your garden. Read more tips on How to Grow Chilli Plants Faster »
Happy New Year!Wishing you all a good year ahead, full of lots of quality time in the garden, growing seeds, and picking fresh homegrown vegetables to enjoy and share with friends and family! Happy growing!
How to Make a RistraHow to Make a Ristra Make your own Ristra from your homegrown chile to preserve your harvest for year-round use in the kitchen. Our Red chile Seeds can be grown to make Ristras! Bonus: Ristras are highly decorative and look amazing hanging in or around your home during the holiday season. We personally think Ristras are better than holiday lights! Plus, they're so useful in the kitchen!Note that Ristras are a tradition in New Mexico and other regions where it’s very dry, humid regions may...
When to Plant Sugar Snap Peas for Fall HarvestIf you're looking for good fall crops to grow from seed, we have you covered! We have a new lineup of our favorite easiest-to-grow vegetable seeds to complement our chile pepper and tomato seed collections. One of the top growers are our Easy-to-Grow Pea Seeds. When to Plant Sugar Snap Peas for Fall Harvest In the fall, plant sugar snap peas in the last 8 to 10 weeks before the first expected frost to guarantee a plentiful harvest. Or, you can also provide cover such as a hoop house o...
No-Peel Salsa Recipe from Homegrown TomatoesCan you leave skin on tomatoes when making salsa?You sure can! This is the easiest way to make salsa!Using your food processor to make canned salsa with your tomatoes and peppers is the perfect way to save some time! No-Peel Tomato Salsa Recipe: • Tomatoes• Hot Peppers• Garlic Cloves, diced • Onion, chopped• Cilantro, chopped• Lime, juiced• Salt, Pepper, tiny bit of sugar to taste• Dash of Cumin (optional) DIRECTIONS: Core your tomatoes and peppers, slice in half. We like to use all types...
Easy Fermented Hot Sauce RecipesHere are our favorite fermented hot sauce recipes that are easy to make at home with your hot pepper harvest. Easy Fermented Hot Sauce Recipe Fermented hot sauce has a complex flavor, and is also probiotic... which is all the rage right now. And, it's so easy to make, you'll wonder why you didn't try it sooner. Fermented vs Unfermented Hot Sauce Fermented vs Unfermented Hot Sauce:Which is better? We think both fermented hot sauce and unfermented hot sauce are delicious. But, if ...
How to Roast Hatch ChilesRoasting or Blistering your homegrown chile helps separate the skin from the flesh, and imparts a more carmelized, smokier and tastier flavor to the chile! There are several ways that you can roast your homegrown green chiles: Grill: Place chiles over high flames or hot coals and turn frequently to char and blister the skins evenly on all sides. Stove: You can roast chiles a few at a time over a gas powered stovetop. Turn them often to evenly brown the skins. Air Fryer: We've hear...
Little Gem LettuceHave you grown Little Gem lettuce? Also known as Sweet Gem lettuce and Winter Density, Little Gem lettuce is a small lettuce that is a cross between romaine lettuce and a butterhead type lettuce. Little Gem lettuce has a thinner stalk and thicker, juicier leaves than Romaine lettuce. Cooks and chefs like Little Gem lettuce because of it's crunchy texture, and it even has the ability to withstand heat in cooking. Little Gem is also good for summer lettuce as it is more heat tolerant than...
2021 Seed CatalogsWe are starting to work on our new 2021 Seed Catalogs that will be filled with over 100 peppers of the world, as well as over 44 of our top favorite tomatoes, and a whole bunch of the easiest-to-grow vegetable seeds for beginner gardeners and expert gardeners alike. Grow lots of food for your family, neighbors and friends – once go homegrown, you'll fall in love with growing your own! Stay tuned for more updates on our 2021 Seed Catalog! For now, you can also download our 2020 Seed Catal...
Packet Contains 30 SeedsWant to maximize your budget? Or are you planting a big garden such as a community garden?Many of our seed packets contain 30 seeds or more. Check out all of these vegetable seeds that have at least 30 seeds so you can plant a large garden and grow a lot of food: Discounted Seed 3-Packs Get the most seeds for your buck with discounted seed packets including three of our most popular varieties. Our Jalapeno M, Poblano and Serrano Tampiqueño 3-pack, each with 30 seeds per packet, with a total ...
Pumpkin Spice Ain't Got Nothing on Roasted Chile!Pumpkin Spice Ain't Got Nothing on Roasted Chile! The aroma of roasting chile in the autumn months is a heavenly delight! And adding roasted chile to anything just makes it better! We love chile in salsas, stews, sandwiches, dips, salads, burgers, pizzas... you name it—green chile goes with it! We've even seen green chile flavored beers and ice cream... but we tend to lean towards the hot and savory dishes when it comes to chile. You?Happy October harvest season! Stay tuned with ...
Is it too late to start tomatoes and peppers?Around March, April and May, customers ask us this question: Is it too late to start tomatoes and peppers?What we have to say is – it's never too late to start seeds! In the spring, you can grow faster growing peppers if you want to get a harvest in a shorter time. For example, many of the fastest growing peppers are ready in 57-65 days from planting! If you start them indoors in a warm place (pepper seeds like germinating at 80-90˚F), then they will get a nice head start for transplanti...
Salsa RecipesSalsas can be made hundreds of different ways. We like to use whatever we have on hand to make salsa, including everything we are growing in our garden – so don't worry if you don't have the exact ingredients for any of our favorite recipes below – make the recipe you're own! Salsa Recipes:Carolina Reaper Salsa Recipe »Trinidad Scorpion Salsa Recipe »Vinegar Pepper Sauce Recipe »Ghost Pepper Salsa Recipe »Orange Salsa Recipe » Pico de Gallo Recipe »Tomatillo Salsa Recipe »Hat...
Backyard Chile BreedingHave you ever wondered what it takes to create new chile peppers with unique colors, shapes, and tastes? Do you want to save your own chile pepper seed from the garden to keep a line of plants all your own? The process is relatively simple but requires commitment. Choosing your chile pepper Deciding on plants to save for seed is a blend of observation, knowledge, and personal preference. We all can see what chile pepper cultivars grow best in our farms and gardens, but there are many traits...
Easiest Peppers to GrowIf you haven't planned a garden yet, now is a great time. We have picked out some of the fastest growing peppers which are also of course the easiest to grow so that you can get your garden growing quickly! Here Is Our Favorites List Of TheEasiest Peppers To Grow: Early Jalapeño Seeds Early Jalapeño - The best pepper for short seasons and cooler climates! These are one of the earliest peppers, and everybody loves jalapeños because they can be prepared in so many different ways. Jalap...
Is it too late to plant tomato seeds?Is it too late to start tomatoes? Definitely not. You can plant tomato seeds anytime in the spring. Many people around here don’t sow them until April or May, as they are fast germinators and fast growers. We find they often do even better when they are planted in the ground when they're younger (after it warms up and all chance of frost has passed, of course). We are in the West, so we typically start our Tomato seeds in late in April or early May. How early you start them depends on ho...
Vegetable Seed CatalogLooking for a vegetable seed catalog? Sandia Seed carries tons of seeds of what we think are the best vegetables you can grow – Chile Peppers and Tomatoes! Our new Vegetable Seed Catalog has over 100 peppers of the world, and over 44 tomato seeds including heirlooms and hybrids, you're sure to find tons of vegetable seeds to choose from! Try growing something new this year, if you like spicy we have lots of hot peppers including the hottest peppers in the world such as the Carolina Reape...
Spicy Dandelion Greens RecipeDoing some weeding this spring? Pick the dandelion greens and use them in this recipe. Make sure never to use herbicides or pesticides on your lawn,and these greens will be safe for you and all the other wildlife (bees, earthworms, butterflies, etc). This is a nice spicy recipe (add as much or as little hot peppers or flakes as desired), and a great way to use up your weeded dandelion greens! Spicy Dandelion Greens Recipe • Dandelion greens, torn into 4-inch pieces (as much as you like, ...
Sweet Chocolate Bell Pepper - the earliest pepper!This Sweet Chocolate Bell Pepper is our earliest pepper! Ripening at just 57 days, this delicious pepper goes from green to dark brown on the outside with brick-red flesh on the inside. Very beautiful when chopped and put on salads, on sandwiches or in flash-fried for fajitas. If you like sweet peppers, you have to try this little delicious gem. These Sweet Chocolate Bell Peppers are about 3-4" in size, and the plants tolerate cool nights – making them good for earlier growing in the spr...
Growing Peppers from SeedHere are some of our top tips for growing peppers from seed: Keep seeds warm & moist with bright light: Pepper seeds are notoriously slow at germination, and they need to be kept moist and warm, around 80˚ - 90˚ F, for best success. This is especially true of super hot pepper seeds, which can take anywhere from 7-22 days to germinate (some people have reported that some seeds take over 40 days. Where to Grow Peppers from Seed: Chile peppers grow best in the heat, with a relativel...
So, as a life long BOC fan and an avid gardener who loves the quality of seeds I’ve always received from Sandia Seeds. I just had to have this shirt. It rocks! I ordered a couple more for some fellow BOC fans as well. Great quality and the graphic is outstanding!
I'm going to grow these every year, they are HOT!! They make great poppers and salsa. Very productive, easy to grow, quick germination and fast growing plants. Thank you for the stellar seeds.
I planted several cultivars from wholesale seed. These were prolific. See all that RED (and green)?!? Looking forward to harvesting in a few days. Thank You Sandia Seed!
I pretty much use Sandia seeds exclusively! A few years ago I just happened to order your Jalapeño M. To me it's the perfect Jalapeño! Really nice size! Perfect heat for what we like! Wonderful flavor with a meatyness that's perfect for many different uses! I make my own Sriracha so I wait for them to turn red. They're one of my base peppers for my sauce! I praise them to all my personal friends and to members of groups that I belong to!
Serrano Hidalgo Seeds fromSandia Seed produce even in the HOT drought of central Illinois this year! I love adding a little Mexican kick to my salsa but also tossing these on the grill! They have great flavor and produce all summer long!
I had looked high & low, and searched the web with many word combinations ‘looking’ specifically for my favorite chili, the Dynamite xx Hot… so I could grow my own. The peppers were sold in Colorado at select places during roasting season, but you couldn’t buy seeds for them… anywhere!
Finally, as luck and persistence would have it, I discovered Sandia Seed Company.
Thank you Sandia! I planted them and had a great crop this year. I plan on growing them every year as well as trying some of their other seeds,
There's just something fun about growing a jalapeno that is light enough in color that some people think it's a banana pepper. LOL! I picked these just for color variety, and I'm very pleased that my plants have been loaded with them all season! We donated about 50 lbs of mixed peppers this year from our garden and I still had enough to freeze some and can more jars of recipes than we'll probably be able to use before next season. All my peppers were from Sandia Seed Company. I've never had such great pepper production before using these seeds!!
This spinach germinated well, and produced way more spinach than I'd initially expected. It grew really well, was slow to bolt in the summer, and has a really nice mild flavor for salads or steamed.
This was my first time growing these and I will definitely be growing them from now on. Great germination and very sturdy plants that have withstood some really high winds. Huge long peppers that are excellent green or red, very easy to peel skin.
Growing these in Florida, (Recent transplant of NM).
Lovely peppers. Took a couple weeks is all and wow! I have several budding; 2 large enough to nickname. They're still in their infancy, but I can tell they are going to be great! Love the seeds!
Plucking Pepper Seedlings
PLUCKING PEPPER SEEDLINGS It's good to thin your pepper seedlings to just one seedling per pod, so we like to gently pluck them out and transplant them. No seedling goes unloved! Want more tips on how to grow peppers?We have lots of tips on how to grow peppers that will help you germinate more seeds and have healthier seedlings and plants to put in your garden. Read more tips on How to Grow Chilli Plants Faster »
Happy New Year!
Wishing you all a good year ahead, full of lots of quality time in the garden, growing seeds, and picking fresh homegrown vegetables to enjoy and share with friends and family! Happy growing!
How to Make a Ristra
How to Make a Ristra Make your own Ristra from your homegrown chile to preserve your harvest for year-round use in the kitchen. Our Red chile Seeds can be grown to make Ristras! Bonus: Ristras are highly decorative and look amazing hanging in or around your home during the holiday season. We personally think Ristras are better than holiday lights! Plus, they're so useful in the kitchen!Note that Ristras are a tradition in New Mexico and other regions where it’s very dry, humid regions may...
When to Plant Sugar Snap Peas for Fall Harvest
If you're looking for good fall crops to grow from seed, we have you covered! We have a new lineup of our favorite easiest-to-grow vegetable seeds to complement our chile pepper and tomato seed collections. One of the top growers are our Easy-to-Grow Pea Seeds. When to Plant Sugar Snap Peas for Fall Harvest In the fall, plant sugar snap peas in the last 8 to 10 weeks before the first expected frost to guarantee a plentiful harvest. Or, you can also provide cover such as a hoop house o...
No-Peel Salsa Recipe from Homegrown Tomatoes
Can you leave skin on tomatoes when making salsa?You sure can! This is the easiest way to make salsa!Using your food processor to make canned salsa with your tomatoes and peppers is the perfect way to save some time! No-Peel Tomato Salsa Recipe: • Tomatoes• Hot Peppers• Garlic Cloves, diced • Onion, chopped• Cilantro, chopped• Lime, juiced• Salt, Pepper, tiny bit of sugar to taste• Dash of Cumin (optional) DIRECTIONS: Core your tomatoes and peppers, slice in half. We like to use all types...
Easy Fermented Hot Sauce Recipes
Here are our favorite fermented hot sauce recipes that are easy to make at home with your hot pepper harvest. Easy Fermented Hot Sauce Recipe Fermented hot sauce has a complex flavor, and is also probiotic... which is all the rage right now. And, it's so easy to make, you'll wonder why you didn't try it sooner. Fermented vs Unfermented Hot Sauce Fermented vs Unfermented Hot Sauce:Which is better? We think both fermented hot sauce and unfermented hot sauce are delicious. But, if ...
How to Roast Hatch Chiles
Roasting or Blistering your homegrown chile helps separate the skin from the flesh, and imparts a more carmelized, smokier and tastier flavor to the chile! There are several ways that you can roast your homegrown green chiles: Grill: Place chiles over high flames or hot coals and turn frequently to char and blister the skins evenly on all sides. Stove: You can roast chiles a few at a time over a gas powered stovetop. Turn them often to evenly brown the skins. Air Fryer: We've hear...
Little Gem Lettuce
Have you grown Little Gem lettuce? Also known as Sweet Gem lettuce and Winter Density, Little Gem lettuce is a small lettuce that is a cross between romaine lettuce and a butterhead type lettuce. Little Gem lettuce has a thinner stalk and thicker, juicier leaves than Romaine lettuce. Cooks and chefs like Little Gem lettuce because of it's crunchy texture, and it even has the ability to withstand heat in cooking. Little Gem is also good for summer lettuce as it is more heat tolerant than...
2021 Seed Catalogs
We are starting to work on our new 2021 Seed Catalogs that will be filled with over 100 peppers of the world, as well as over 44 of our top favorite tomatoes, and a whole bunch of the easiest-to-grow vegetable seeds for beginner gardeners and expert gardeners alike. Grow lots of food for your family, neighbors and friends – once go homegrown, you'll fall in love with growing your own! Stay tuned for more updates on our 2021 Seed Catalog! For now, you can also download our 2020 Seed Catal...
Packet Contains 30 Seeds
Want to maximize your budget? Or are you planting a big garden such as a community garden?Many of our seed packets contain 30 seeds or more. Check out all of these vegetable seeds that have at least 30 seeds so you can plant a large garden and grow a lot of food: Discounted Seed 3-Packs Get the most seeds for your buck with discounted seed packets including three of our most popular varieties. Our Jalapeno M, Poblano and Serrano Tampiqueño 3-pack, each with 30 seeds per packet, with a total ...
Pumpkin Spice Ain't Got Nothing on Roasted Chile!
Pumpkin Spice Ain't Got Nothing on Roasted Chile! The aroma of roasting chile in the autumn months is a heavenly delight! And adding roasted chile to anything just makes it better! We love chile in salsas, stews, sandwiches, dips, salads, burgers, pizzas... you name it—green chile goes with it! We've even seen green chile flavored beers and ice cream... but we tend to lean towards the hot and savory dishes when it comes to chile. You?Happy October harvest season! Stay tuned with ...
Is it too late to start tomatoes and peppers?
Around March, April and May, customers ask us this question: Is it too late to start tomatoes and peppers?What we have to say is – it's never too late to start seeds! In the spring, you can grow faster growing peppers if you want to get a harvest in a shorter time. For example, many of the fastest growing peppers are ready in 57-65 days from planting! If you start them indoors in a warm place (pepper seeds like germinating at 80-90˚F), then they will get a nice head start for transplanti...
Salsa Recipes
Salsas can be made hundreds of different ways. We like to use whatever we have on hand to make salsa, including everything we are growing in our garden – so don't worry if you don't have the exact ingredients for any of our favorite recipes below – make the recipe you're own! Salsa Recipes:Carolina Reaper Salsa Recipe »Trinidad Scorpion Salsa Recipe »Vinegar Pepper Sauce Recipe »Ghost Pepper Salsa Recipe »Orange Salsa Recipe » Pico de Gallo Recipe »Tomatillo Salsa Recipe »Hat...
Backyard Chile Breeding
Have you ever wondered what it takes to create new chile peppers with unique colors, shapes, and tastes? Do you want to save your own chile pepper seed from the garden to keep a line of plants all your own? The process is relatively simple but requires commitment. Choosing your chile pepper Deciding on plants to save for seed is a blend of observation, knowledge, and personal preference. We all can see what chile pepper cultivars grow best in our farms and gardens, but there are many traits...
Easiest Peppers to Grow
If you haven't planned a garden yet, now is a great time. We have picked out some of the fastest growing peppers which are also of course the easiest to grow so that you can get your garden growing quickly! Here Is Our Favorites List Of TheEasiest Peppers To Grow: Early Jalapeño Seeds Early Jalapeño - The best pepper for short seasons and cooler climates! These are one of the earliest peppers, and everybody loves jalapeños because they can be prepared in so many different ways. Jalap...
Is it too late to plant tomato seeds?
Is it too late to start tomatoes? Definitely not. You can plant tomato seeds anytime in the spring. Many people around here don’t sow them until April or May, as they are fast germinators and fast growers. We find they often do even better when they are planted in the ground when they're younger (after it warms up and all chance of frost has passed, of course). We are in the West, so we typically start our Tomato seeds in late in April or early May. How early you start them depends on ho...
Vegetable Seed Catalog
Looking for a vegetable seed catalog? Sandia Seed carries tons of seeds of what we think are the best vegetables you can grow – Chile Peppers and Tomatoes! Our new Vegetable Seed Catalog has over 100 peppers of the world, and over 44 tomato seeds including heirlooms and hybrids, you're sure to find tons of vegetable seeds to choose from! Try growing something new this year, if you like spicy we have lots of hot peppers including the hottest peppers in the world such as the Carolina Reape...
Spicy Dandelion Greens Recipe
Doing some weeding this spring? Pick the dandelion greens and use them in this recipe. Make sure never to use herbicides or pesticides on your lawn,and these greens will be safe for you and all the other wildlife (bees, earthworms, butterflies, etc). This is a nice spicy recipe (add as much or as little hot peppers or flakes as desired), and a great way to use up your weeded dandelion greens! Spicy Dandelion Greens Recipe • Dandelion greens, torn into 4-inch pieces (as much as you like, ...
Sweet Chocolate Bell Pepper - the earliest pepper!
This Sweet Chocolate Bell Pepper is our earliest pepper! Ripening at just 57 days, this delicious pepper goes from green to dark brown on the outside with brick-red flesh on the inside. Very beautiful when chopped and put on salads, on sandwiches or in flash-fried for fajitas. If you like sweet peppers, you have to try this little delicious gem. These Sweet Chocolate Bell Peppers are about 3-4" in size, and the plants tolerate cool nights – making them good for earlier growing in the spr...
Growing Peppers from Seed
Here are some of our top tips for growing peppers from seed: Keep seeds warm & moist with bright light: Pepper seeds are notoriously slow at germination, and they need to be kept moist and warm, around 80˚ - 90˚ F, for best success. This is especially true of super hot pepper seeds, which can take anywhere from 7-22 days to germinate (some people have reported that some seeds take over 40 days. Where to Grow Peppers from Seed: Chile peppers grow best in the heat, with a relativel...
