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  1. End of Season Seed Sale End of Season Seed Sale:40% Off Select Seeds: SORRY THIS OFFER EXPIRED ON OCT 14, 2024SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE SEED DISCOUNTS » Gardener's Delight, Roma San Marzano, Corn Golden Bantam, Nasturtium Jewel Mix, Heritage NM 6-4, Hatch Green Mild Giuzzepi, Hatch Green XHot Lumbre, Jalapeno Jaloro, Jalapeno M, Shishito, and Twilight NuMex.EXPIRED OCT 14, 2024
  2. GMO Purple Tomato vs. Traditional Breeding Indigo Rose GMO Purple Tomatoes: As home gardeners page through seed catalogs and pick out their favorite heirlooms, there is a new seed that has never been available to them before: a GMO tomato the color of a concord grape with bright fluorescent-like plum-colored flesh. This purple fruit, named the ‘Purple Tomato’, is the first genetically modified food crop that is now directly marketed to home gardeners. Historic. The tomato is purple because its creators at Norfolk Plant Sciences worked for about 2...
  3. Seed Store Locator - Find our Seeds at Garden Centers near you! Sandia Seed Store Locator:Find our Pepper Seeds near you! Did you know that garden centers and shops around the country carry our seeds? Check out our Seed Store Locator Map to find one near you. If your local garden shop or hardware store doesn't carry our seeds, ask them about possibly carrying our seeds. We love working selling Wholesale seeds to retailers to help spread the love of peppers of the world! Lots of retailers like garden centers, nurseries, hardware st...
  4. How to grow jalapeno peppers from seeds Here are our top tips for growing jalapeño seeds: 1. Use Fresh Jalapeno SeedsWhen perfectly stored, jalapeno seeds can be viable for 25+ years, but realistically they'll last about 2-5 years with the best germination rates. Older seeds won't have as good of germination but that doesn't mean you can't use them, if they germinate you're off to the jalapeno races. Store jalapeno seeds in a cool, dark, dry environment to help them last longer.2. Keep Jalapeno Seeds War...
  5. Double Cup Seed Starting Double Cup Seed Starting is a super easy way to start pepper seeds and vegetable seeds! These red Dixie cups are large and nice and deep, allowing for deep root growth. Of course seedling trays work well too, with the 4" pots, but sometimes you gotta work with what you've got! You can grow nice healthy seedlings in these cups under supplemental lights (a very sunny window that gets sun all day could work, too!) Use well-draining seedling starter mix for the growing medium. Don't ...
  6. How to care for container-grown peppers Growing peppers in containers is a great way to expand your gardening space. As long as you have an area with 6+ hours of sun, you can grow peppers, even on a balcony in the city. First, make sure to pick good pepper varieties that grow well in containers as they are well-suited to growing in pots. Here are our top tips for the best care for container-grown peppers: Container Size: Select a large pot or container with a 12" + diameter and about 5 gallons in size to allow room for the ro...
  7. Vegetable Container Gardening Vegetable Container Gardening:The best seeds to grow Even if you don't have a lot of space, vegetable container gardening is possible so you can have your own homegrown veggies and herbs. Starting Seeds for Vegetable Container Gardens: You can start many seeds in a sunny window, or get some inexpensive led or flourescent grow lights and start seeds under the lights to get them growing strong for transplanting into their final containers or pots come spring. The cost of starting your cont...
  8. When is the best time to plant seeds? First, what is your area’s last expected frost date? If you don’t know, ask a local gardener, a nearby plant nursery, or do a web search for the frost dates in your zip code. The Farmer’s Almanac has an easy Frost Dates Calculator here www.almanac.com/gardening/frostdates Once you know your frost date, check the seed packet. It will typically tell you when to sow your seeds in relation to your frost date. Vegetable seeds like tomatoes seeds and pepper seeds should be started indoors 6-8 w...
  9. Happy Groundhog Day! $5 Off Seeds Sale GET $5 off $40*+ PURCHASES With discount code: SAVENOW Good from February 2-5, 2024 + get free shipping on any orders over $30! *Discount does not apply to Bulk Seeds or Wholesale Seeds including Collections & Displays.
  10. Garden Sports Happy Superbowl Sunday! My favorite sport is gardening. What are your favorite garden sports?Digging, planting, transplanting, cleaning trays, fertilizing, composting, pruning, thinning, boy the garden sports list goes on and on. :) Happy sporting out there!
  11. Container Salsa Garden Grow your own Container Salsa Garden! Salsa garden plants generally include Tomatoes, Hot Peppers, Cilantro, and Onions. These are your basics – but you can really vary it up with different types of tomatoes and hot peppers. Best Tomatoes to grow for Salsa Our wide variety of Heirloom and Hybrid Tomato seeds can be grown in your potted container garden to create a wide range of colorful salsas. Classic salsa is often make with Roma Tomatoes, such as San Marzano Tomatoes. The flesh is much th...
  12. Hot Pepper Tasting We had a great time at our Hot Pepper Tasting Party in Castle Rock, Colorado with Yosh, Siri and Matt – who all bravely tried all the super hot peppers we had in store for them. It is interesting how different peppers taste differently to each person's palate, and how some peppers don't start burning right away. While all three of our tasters like spicy food, none had tried tasting straight super hot peppers on their own, so it was fun seeing the reactions to the different flavors and...
  13. Salsa Garden Peppers Favorite Salsa Garden Peppers Oh boy, it's hard to pick just one favorite salsa garden pepper. If you're a salsa connoisseur, you know that there isn't just one perfect pepper for salsa! You can put all sorts of hot peppers and green chiles into salsa, and sweet peppers, too. There is no right or wrong pepper for salsa! Jalapeños are classic, while roasted Hatch Green Chiles add flavor and body to salsas. Or you can try some super hot peppers for a spicy delight! Same g...
  14. 2024 Seed Catalogs are here! We're excited to announce that are 2024 Seed Catalogs are here!Sandia Seed is proud to be one of the seed catalog companies offering a beautiful seed catalogue filled with heirloom peppers, tomatoes and vegetables. Packed with seeds for over 100 peppers of the world, plus tons of heirloom tomato seeds and vegetable seeds, this colorful catalog is a great winter read for planning your 2024 gardening season! We also included some of our favorite recipes including our salsa recipes, a deli...
  15. Savory Apple Recipes Here are some of our favorite ways to use apples, beyond just apple pie. Check out our Savory Apple Recipes below... Savory Apple Recipe: Spicy Zucchini Fritters with Apples & Jalapenos - Shredded zucchini (1-3+ cups)- Flour (1/2cup-1.5+ cups)- 2-3 Jalapenos, chopped- 1/2-1 cup+ green onions, chopped- 1-2 apples skin removed, shredded- 1 egg- 1/2 cup of Peanut butter (or other nut butter, or tahini)- Fresh herbs (chives, oregano, thyme, sage, dill, your choice!)- Curry powder (optional)-...
  16. Best Seed Displays Seed Displays Sandia Seed sells Wholesale Seeds and Seed Displays so you can become a seed retailer in your city! Our huge collection of peppers of the world, plus tomatoes and vegetables too are the perfect addition to your garden center, hardware store or gift shop. Our seed displays for sale come pre-assembled so you can start selling right away. Our seed display racks are eye-catching and hold lots of varieties of seed packets so it's easy to become a seed retailer. With our Wholesale...
  17. Roasted Jalapeno Hot Sauce Recipe ROASTED JALAPENO HOT SAUCE: 3-10+ jalapenos (whatever you have, or any hot peppers or red chile) 1 medium onion chopped (about 1 cup) 5-6+ cloves garlic chopped 1-2 Carrots 1/2-1 cup of tomato sauce (or a few fresh tomatoes) ¼ cup vinegar of choice 1 teaspoon lemon juice or lime juice Salt to taste Grill or broil jalapenos, to blister the skin (you can also use other hot peppers such as hot Hatch chile). You can also roast or broil fresh tomatoes, garlic and carrots (though don't ...
  18. Pico de Gallo Recipe Pico de Gallo Recipe: 1 cup diced white, red or green onions2-3+ jalapeño or serrano peppers*, ribs and seeds removed, finely choppedJuice of one lime2-3+ garlic cloves, minced5-10+ ripe tomatoes, diced1 bunch of cilantro, choppedSalt & pepper to taste Instructions:Combine all of the chopped/diced ingredients in a large bowl. Let it marinate for 15 minutes or more, serve with tortilla chips or use as a topping for tacos! Variations: *You can use any hot peppers in this recipe, includin...
  19. Online Seed Catalogs Looking for Online Seed Catalogs? We're excited to share our latest 2024 Seed Catalog, you can download the PDF of the Online Seed Catalog for free, order a copy for $3 including shipping, or view and shop our entire online seed catalog here »We're super excited to be a seed catalog company offering pepper seeds and veggie seeds to people around the country. Our colorful online seed catalog is packed with peppers of the world – including seeds for over 100 peppers, plus tomato seeds ...
  20. Soil for Peppers Best Soil for Peppers: Best Soil for Starting Pepper Seeds When starting pepper seeds indoors, it's important to use a good quality seed/seedling starting mix such as Coast of Maine's which performs very well with all pepper seeds. Be sure to use seedling mix rather than garden soil or top soil as seedling/seed mixes are created to be well-draining. We do not recommend using those small Jiffy Pots or peat for starting pepper seeds, as they just don't seem to like to germinate ve...