How Often to Water Pepper Plants in PotsHow Often Should You Water Pepper Plants in Pots? The size of your container or pot, and the weather conditions will determine how often you need to water your pepper plants. We recommend watering after the soil has dried somewhat. During the longest hottest days of summer, that may be every day. During cooler weather and during spring and fall you may only need to water them every 2-3 days. The best bet is to feel the top layer of soil to see if it's moist, if it is, wait before watering...
Wholesale SeedsWholesale Seeds for Retailers Are you a local plant nursery, garden center, gift shop or local hardware store and you're looking for wholesale seeds for resale? WE OFFER WHOLESALE SEEDS WITH NO CONTRACTS! Your store, garden center or nursery can buy from our seed catalog at discounted rates anytime you need to restock seeds. Our beautiful Seed display racks look great in your shop, and we'll feature you on our seed store locator map. Sandia Seed offers Wholesale Seeds for all of ou...
Orange Salsa RecipeIf you grow our Orange Jalapeño seeds or our other Orange Jalapeño Pumpkin Spice Seeds or any of our other orange hot peppers, then you gotta try this Orange Salsa recipe. For this salsa, we recommend growing some of our favorite Orange Heirloom Tomato Seeds such as our Big Rainbow Tomato, or the Chef's Choice Orange Tomato, or the delicious Garden Peach Tomato... and you'll have a brilliant orange salsa that is sure to be the talk of the party. You can use any of our orange hot peppe...
Hatch Green Chile SeedsIf you've ever tried Hatch Chile grown in New Mexico, you know it has the best flavor in the world! When roasted, green chiles turn into buttery, smoky goodness and they are delicious in all sorts of recipes. Try them as burger toppers, or on pizza, or whip up a batch of Hatch Chile Salsa. Growing Hatch Chiles from seed is very rewarding and it means you can enjoy the amazing green chile flavor wherever you live! Sandia Seed sells all sorts of easy-to-grow Hatch chile seeds, in all h...
Growing Peppers in ContainersGrowing Peppers in Containers is easy! Many peppers grow well in containers, you can grow peppers in any type of container if it's big enough and has good drainage. You want to make sure to use good well-draining potting soil, and make sure the containers have holes in the bottom to let water out because peppers HATE wet feet! Containers can actually be good in the early spring when the ground may still be cold, as peppers love warm soil. So placing your container in the sun will help war...
How many pepper plants should I grow?Knowing the right number of plants to grow is important. We all want to grow enough green chile for the summer months and even more to dry or freeze for the long winter/spring stretch. Plant 3-5 plants per person and 12-15 plants per 4-person family. * A large pepper plant will produce 3-4 lbs. of chiles during a growing season. As the peppers mature cut them off the branches so the plant will continue to flower and produce more peppers. Grow a large pepper transplant with these tips: Start...
Top 101 Chili Seeds to Try!We're reading this great book called 101 Chilies to Try Before You Die by David Floyd, and it features tons of the peppers we carry seeds for. :) If only we had more room, we'd grow all 100+ chile seeds that we carry every season! But for now we'll just grow several different chile seed varieties each year. It's hard to pick a favorite chile pepper, so we like to grow them all!See all of our chiles we carry in one place in our chile seed catalog »Some of our favorites include ...
Win Seeds!To Enter Trivia Contest:Comment with your guesson our trivia post on Instagram or Facebook » Play Pepper Trivia & Win! Guess to WIN our new Seed Catalog and a packet of seeds! What green chile is considered the “Granddaddy of all New Mexican Chiles”? We’ll pick a random winner to win a free catalog & a packet of seeds! Random winner will be chosen on Friday, January 15th, 2020, at 3pm MST.
Unusual Gifts for GardenersPepper Seeds from around the world make the perfect unusual gift for gardeners in your life. Gardeners always love growing something new, and most of us are seed-collectors (maybe seed-hoarders), haha! But we know that seeds are a wonderful gift of magic – they grow into delicious homegrown vegetables that are a treat for the tastebuds! New Mexican Green Chile is a hard-to-find delicacy that belongs in every garden around the world! When you roast these large pods on the grill they have th...
Best Presents for GardenersLooking for the best Presents for Gardeners? Here's our list of our seven favorite present ideas for gardeners. #1 Best Presents for Gardeners:SEEDS!You can never go wrong with seeds! Gardeners always are collecting seeds, and new varieties are always a treat to grow! Sandia Seed offers over 100 chile peppers from around the world, plus over 44 Tomato seeds including lots of heirloom and organic varieties. View our full seed catalog » Our Organic Food Garden Seed Collection is the per...
A Gardener's Night Before ChristmasA GARDENER’S NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS Dr. Leonard Perry, Extension Professor University of Vermont T’was the night before Christmas and under the snow, Perennials now dormant were waiting to grow. The roses were mulched, the soil piled high, To protect the graft union so the plants wouldn’t die. The strawberries were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of fertilizer (organic or not) danced in their heads. The orchard was clean, the fruit trees at rest, No diseases w...
Green Chile Scalloped Potatoes RecipeBest Green Chile Scalloped Potatoes Recipe This is a spicy twist on one of our favorite potato dishes! When you add Hatch chiles to this recipe, the flavor is AMAZING!! 5-8 Potatoes (thinly sliced) 1.5 Cups of Heavy Whipping Cream or Coconut Milk Roasted Hatch Green Chiles (frozen or fresh roasted) 1/3 Cup Mild Cheddar Cheese (optional, freshly grated) 1/3 Cup Monterey Jack Cheese (optional, freshly grated) 1 Onion (sliced thin, any onion will work, white, yellow or Red) Chopped Herb...
Hatch Chile Salsa RecipeIf you grow our Hatch Chile seeds, then you probably know you use Hatch chiles in pretty much any recipe for great flavor and heat. Here's a twist on one of our favorite salsa recipes, using hot hatch chiles for the heat and flavor, and heirloom tomatoes for an amazing salsa. Hatch Chile Salsa Recipe Ingredients: 4 Cups of Diced Fresh Tomatoes (5-10 Heirloom Tomatoes) ~ or ~ 1 large can of whole tomatoes 1/2 Cup of Hatch Chile, roasted, deseeded & diced (use any heat desired, we lik...
Jalapeño Popper DipJalapeño Popper Dip RecipeThis is an easy way to enjoy the delicous-ness of Jalapeno Poppers in dip form! A great treat for parties, and easy to make: INGREDIENTS1 block cream cheese, softened1/2 cup sour cream1 tsp. fresh garlic (or powder)3 jalapeños, minced1 1/2 cups cheddar, shredded1 1/2 cups Monterey Jack, shredded1 tsp. Cumin (optional)Fresh Cilantro (to garnish, optional)Kosher saltFreshly ground black pepper DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 350º F. In a mixing bowl, stir together cream ...
Cyber Monday Garden DealsIf you're a gardener and you're looking for Cyber Monday Garden Deals, then look no further than SandiaSeed.com! Every year we have a big Cyber Monday Seed Sale so you can save on our seeds! This sale has ended. Did you miss this 2019 deal? Signup for our newsletter for upcoming sales and coupons! You can also stay tuned on discount seeds, sales, and growing tips that we post on social media, follow us on: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Pinterest. In 2019 for Cyber Monday we off...
Where can I buy Piquillo pepper seeds?Buy rare Piquillo pepper seeds from Sandia Seed! Piquillo Peppers are quite delicious, they have a smoky and almost buttery flavor when simply roasted with just a hint of spice. Piquillo peppers are hard to find in grocery stores and farmers markets as they are a European PDO (Protected Denomination of Origin) pepper, and cannot be commercially grown outside the Navarra, Spain region. So, unless you're getting imported Piquillo peppers (typically these come in jars, which are also hard t...
Best Vegetable Seeds CatalogWinter is the time for gardeners to dream... 🌱 What are your big garden plans for next season? Make sure to pickup a copy of our brand new Seed Catalog for 2020! If you're a chile pepper lover, then you'll find that this is the Best Vegetable Seed Catalog as it's packed with over 100 peppers and 44 tomato seeds – too many to choose from! We like to grow a few new varieties every year in addition to our standby favorites. View every seed we carry on our online seed catalog »
Small Seed CompanySupporting small seed companies is a great way to diversify your garden and the world's seed diversity! To help keep seeds available for your vegetable garden (that are not associated with Bayer / Monsanto and are not treated or GMO) then purchasing your seeds from small seed companies that sell non-GMO and Heirloom seeds is a small way you can help. Sandia Seed never sells GMO or treated seeds. We are a small seed company started by Patsy Coles, who loves growing New Mexican green chiles...
Best Ghost Pepper SeedsSandia Seed has the best selection of Ghost Pepper seeds! Ghost Peppers are super hot peppers from India – and they're world-famous for the heat and flavor. Sandia Seed carries six different colors and flavors of ghost pepper seeds to grow in your garden! We have White Ghost Pepper seeds, and of course the classic Red Ghost Pepper as well as Chocolate Ghost Pepper seeds, and a striking brilliant Yellow Ghost Pepper seeds. Ghost Peppers make excellent salsa, check out our Ghost Pepper S...
Seed CatalogsMake sure to check our our new Seed Catalog, packed with peppers and heirloom tomatoes.Safe Seed Pledge:We support the Safe Seed Pledge. As signers, we pledge that we do not knowingly buy or sell genetically engineered seeds or plants. We wish to support agricultural progress that leads to healthier soils, genetically diverse agricultural ecosystems and ultimately people and communities. Our seeds are non-GMO and untreated. We have over 100 pepper seeds and 44 tomato seeds to look through, ...
How Often to Water Pepper Plants in Pots
How Often Should You Water Pepper Plants in Pots? The size of your container or pot, and the weather conditions will determine how often you need to water your pepper plants. We recommend watering after the soil has dried somewhat. During the longest hottest days of summer, that may be every day. During cooler weather and during spring and fall you may only need to water them every 2-3 days. The best bet is to feel the top layer of soil to see if it's moist, if it is, wait before watering...
Wholesale Seeds
Wholesale Seeds for Retailers Are you a local plant nursery, garden center, gift shop or local hardware store and you're looking for wholesale seeds for resale? WE OFFER WHOLESALE SEEDS WITH NO CONTRACTS! Your store, garden center or nursery can buy from our seed catalog at discounted rates anytime you need to restock seeds. Our beautiful Seed display racks look great in your shop, and we'll feature you on our seed store locator map. Sandia Seed offers Wholesale Seeds for all of ou...
Orange Salsa Recipe
If you grow our Orange Jalapeño seeds or our other Orange Jalapeño Pumpkin Spice Seeds or any of our other orange hot peppers, then you gotta try this Orange Salsa recipe. For this salsa, we recommend growing some of our favorite Orange Heirloom Tomato Seeds such as our Big Rainbow Tomato, or the Chef's Choice Orange Tomato, or the delicious Garden Peach Tomato... and you'll have a brilliant orange salsa that is sure to be the talk of the party. You can use any of our orange hot peppe...
Hatch Green Chile Seeds
If you've ever tried Hatch Chile grown in New Mexico, you know it has the best flavor in the world! When roasted, green chiles turn into buttery, smoky goodness and they are delicious in all sorts of recipes. Try them as burger toppers, or on pizza, or whip up a batch of Hatch Chile Salsa. Growing Hatch Chiles from seed is very rewarding and it means you can enjoy the amazing green chile flavor wherever you live! Sandia Seed sells all sorts of easy-to-grow Hatch chile seeds, in all h...
Growing Peppers in Containers
Growing Peppers in Containers is easy! Many peppers grow well in containers, you can grow peppers in any type of container if it's big enough and has good drainage. You want to make sure to use good well-draining potting soil, and make sure the containers have holes in the bottom to let water out because peppers HATE wet feet! Containers can actually be good in the early spring when the ground may still be cold, as peppers love warm soil. So placing your container in the sun will help war...
How many pepper plants should I grow?
Knowing the right number of plants to grow is important. We all want to grow enough green chile for the summer months and even more to dry or freeze for the long winter/spring stretch. Plant 3-5 plants per person and 12-15 plants per 4-person family. * A large pepper plant will produce 3-4 lbs. of chiles during a growing season. As the peppers mature cut them off the branches so the plant will continue to flower and produce more peppers. Grow a large pepper transplant with these tips: Start...
Top 101 Chili Seeds to Try!
We're reading this great book called 101 Chilies to Try Before You Die by David Floyd, and it features tons of the peppers we carry seeds for. :) If only we had more room, we'd grow all 100+ chile seeds that we carry every season! But for now we'll just grow several different chile seed varieties each year. It's hard to pick a favorite chile pepper, so we like to grow them all!See all of our chiles we carry in one place in our chile seed catalog »Some of our favorites include ...
Win Seeds!
To Enter Trivia Contest:Comment with your guesson our trivia post on Instagram or Facebook » Play Pepper Trivia & Win! Guess to WIN our new Seed Catalog and a packet of seeds! What green chile is considered the “Granddaddy of all New Mexican Chiles”? We’ll pick a random winner to win a free catalog & a packet of seeds! Random winner will be chosen on Friday, January 15th, 2020, at 3pm MST.
Unusual Gifts for Gardeners
Pepper Seeds from around the world make the perfect unusual gift for gardeners in your life. Gardeners always love growing something new, and most of us are seed-collectors (maybe seed-hoarders), haha! But we know that seeds are a wonderful gift of magic – they grow into delicious homegrown vegetables that are a treat for the tastebuds! New Mexican Green Chile is a hard-to-find delicacy that belongs in every garden around the world! When you roast these large pods on the grill they have th...
Best Presents for Gardeners
Looking for the best Presents for Gardeners? Here's our list of our seven favorite present ideas for gardeners. #1 Best Presents for Gardeners:SEEDS!You can never go wrong with seeds! Gardeners always are collecting seeds, and new varieties are always a treat to grow! Sandia Seed offers over 100 chile peppers from around the world, plus over 44 Tomato seeds including lots of heirloom and organic varieties. View our full seed catalog » Our Organic Food Garden Seed Collection is the per...
A Gardener's Night Before Christmas
A GARDENER’S NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS Dr. Leonard Perry, Extension Professor University of Vermont T’was the night before Christmas and under the snow, Perennials now dormant were waiting to grow. The roses were mulched, the soil piled high, To protect the graft union so the plants wouldn’t die. The strawberries were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of fertilizer (organic or not) danced in their heads. The orchard was clean, the fruit trees at rest, No diseases w...
Green Chile Scalloped Potatoes Recipe
Best Green Chile Scalloped Potatoes Recipe This is a spicy twist on one of our favorite potato dishes! When you add Hatch chiles to this recipe, the flavor is AMAZING!! 5-8 Potatoes (thinly sliced) 1.5 Cups of Heavy Whipping Cream or Coconut Milk Roasted Hatch Green Chiles (frozen or fresh roasted) 1/3 Cup Mild Cheddar Cheese (optional, freshly grated) 1/3 Cup Monterey Jack Cheese (optional, freshly grated) 1 Onion (sliced thin, any onion will work, white, yellow or Red) Chopped Herb...
Hatch Chile Salsa Recipe
If you grow our Hatch Chile seeds, then you probably know you use Hatch chiles in pretty much any recipe for great flavor and heat. Here's a twist on one of our favorite salsa recipes, using hot hatch chiles for the heat and flavor, and heirloom tomatoes for an amazing salsa. Hatch Chile Salsa Recipe Ingredients: 4 Cups of Diced Fresh Tomatoes (5-10 Heirloom Tomatoes) ~ or ~ 1 large can of whole tomatoes 1/2 Cup of Hatch Chile, roasted, deseeded & diced (use any heat desired, we lik...
Jalapeño Popper Dip
Jalapeño Popper Dip RecipeThis is an easy way to enjoy the delicous-ness of Jalapeno Poppers in dip form! A great treat for parties, and easy to make: INGREDIENTS1 block cream cheese, softened1/2 cup sour cream1 tsp. fresh garlic (or powder)3 jalapeños, minced1 1/2 cups cheddar, shredded1 1/2 cups Monterey Jack, shredded1 tsp. Cumin (optional)Fresh Cilantro (to garnish, optional)Kosher saltFreshly ground black pepper DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 350º F. In a mixing bowl, stir together cream ...
Cyber Monday Garden Deals
If you're a gardener and you're looking for Cyber Monday Garden Deals, then look no further than SandiaSeed.com! Every year we have a big Cyber Monday Seed Sale so you can save on our seeds! This sale has ended. Did you miss this 2019 deal? Signup for our newsletter for upcoming sales and coupons! You can also stay tuned on discount seeds, sales, and growing tips that we post on social media, follow us on: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Pinterest. In 2019 for Cyber Monday we off...
Where can I buy Piquillo pepper seeds?
Buy rare Piquillo pepper seeds from Sandia Seed! Piquillo Peppers are quite delicious, they have a smoky and almost buttery flavor when simply roasted with just a hint of spice. Piquillo peppers are hard to find in grocery stores and farmers markets as they are a European PDO (Protected Denomination of Origin) pepper, and cannot be commercially grown outside the Navarra, Spain region. So, unless you're getting imported Piquillo peppers (typically these come in jars, which are also hard t...
Best Vegetable Seeds Catalog
Winter is the time for gardeners to dream... 🌱 What are your big garden plans for next season? Make sure to pickup a copy of our brand new Seed Catalog for 2020! If you're a chile pepper lover, then you'll find that this is the Best Vegetable Seed Catalog as it's packed with over 100 peppers and 44 tomato seeds – too many to choose from! We like to grow a few new varieties every year in addition to our standby favorites. View every seed we carry on our online seed catalog »
Small Seed Company
Supporting small seed companies is a great way to diversify your garden and the world's seed diversity! To help keep seeds available for your vegetable garden (that are not associated with Bayer / Monsanto and are not treated or GMO) then purchasing your seeds from small seed companies that sell non-GMO and Heirloom seeds is a small way you can help. Sandia Seed never sells GMO or treated seeds. We are a small seed company started by Patsy Coles, who loves growing New Mexican green chiles...
Best Ghost Pepper Seeds
Sandia Seed has the best selection of Ghost Pepper seeds! Ghost Peppers are super hot peppers from India – and they're world-famous for the heat and flavor. Sandia Seed carries six different colors and flavors of ghost pepper seeds to grow in your garden! We have White Ghost Pepper seeds, and of course the classic Red Ghost Pepper as well as Chocolate Ghost Pepper seeds, and a striking brilliant Yellow Ghost Pepper seeds. Ghost Peppers make excellent salsa, check out our Ghost Pepper S...
Seed Catalogs
Make sure to check our our new Seed Catalog, packed with peppers and heirloom tomatoes.Safe Seed Pledge:We support the Safe Seed Pledge. As signers, we pledge that we do not knowingly buy or sell genetically engineered seeds or plants. We wish to support agricultural progress that leads to healthier soils, genetically diverse agricultural ecosystems and ultimately people and communities. Our seeds are non-GMO and untreated. We have over 100 pepper seeds and 44 tomato seeds to look through, ...
