Freeze Peppers!What is the best way to freeze peppers? At the end of the season, sometimes you have a ton of peppers but not much time to make salsa or use them in recipes. An easy way to preserve them is to pop them whole into the freezer for later use! Make sure to freeze them within a day of harvesting so they are as fresh as possible with no chance of mold growing inside. Can you freeze peppers whole?You sure can! First, wash and dry your fresh hot peppers or sweet peppers, making sure to remove any ...
October Gardening TipsHappy October! Here are some of our top tips for October Gardening: 1. Harvest your Peppers (and other veggies)! Harvest your peppers and other summer vegetables like tomatoes, squash, zucchini, and eggplants. Did you know you can freeze fresh whole peppers or cored tomatoes for later use? Sometimes that's easier when they come in waves and you're short on time. October is also a great time to pick and roast your chiles to freeze or use right away – learn how to roast chile » 2. Ma...
How to grow Jalapenos from SeedsFind our top 12 tips for How to grow Jalapenos from Seeds below: 1. Use fresh, high quality Jalapeño seeds:In recent years, jalapeño seeds have experienced what many are calling "Peppergate" – which meant that the seeds did not grow true to seed. Many people who purchased Jalapeno seeds from even some major seed companies experienced that the seeds grew into Banana Peppers. Not that Banana Peppers aren't also delicious, but they are certainly NOT Jalapeños and they didn't ...
Pepper Seed CatalogDiscover the best Pepper Seed Catalog this season! Sandia Seed Company offers a comprehensive pepper seed catalog featuring a diverse range of seeds, particularly known for its extensive selection of specialty peppers. This makes for great winter-time reading, dreaming and plotting! Peppers: The catalog includes 101 varieties of specialty peppers, ranging from sweet peppers to extremely hot peppers. We also have the largest selection of New Mexican Chile Seeds including green chiles, red ...
Best Vegetable Seed CatalogLooking for the best vegetable seed catalog?Look no further, if you want to add a great new vegetable seed catalog to your collection, make sure to order one of Sandia Seed's 2025 Seed Catalogs – these full color catalogs are packed with 101 peppers of the world, plus tons of vegetable seeds including easy to grow heirloom tomatoes, squashes, cucumbers, herbs, edible flowers and so much more. This is the perfect vegetable seed catalog for salsa lovers – grow a salsa garden with several va...
How to dry Aleppo PeppersHow to dry Aleppo Peppers There are several ways you can dry your homegrown Aleppo peppers so you can use them year-round in the kitchen. Aleppo peppers have the best flavor and they make great red pepper flakes for a burst of spice and deliciousness on any dish. The infamous Aleppo pepper, also known as Halaby chile pepper, is a variety of Capsicum annuum that is named after the city of Aleppo in the Mediterranean. It has a nice heat to it with 10,000 scovilles, paired with a bright red c...
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 ...
End of Season Seed SaleEnd 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
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...
Sweet and Spicy Pepper RelishSweet and Spicy Pepper Relish This pepper relish spices everything from grilled cheese sandwiches to burgers and hot dogs. Spoon some over a block of cream cheese and serve with crackers for an easy appetizer. Prep Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Additional Time: 1 hr Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Servings: 24 Yield: 3 (½-pint) jars Ingredients 1 pound medium-hot red chile peppers or red jalapeños 2 small red or orange bell peppers - stemmed, seeded, ribs removed ½ large onion, peeled and quart...
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!
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...
Quick Dinner SalsaIngredients 4 medium Tomatoes (halved) 1 small Onion (cut into large chunks) 1/2 cup Fresh cilantro 1 medium Jalapeno or Serrano (seeds removed and coarsely chopped) 3 cloves Garlic (coarsely chopped) 1 tbsp Lime juice 1/4 tsp Sea salt Combine all the ingredients in a food processor. Makes about 3 cups. Enjoy with chips or on tacos and burritos. Keeps in refrigerator one week.
When to Pick TomatoesThis Chef's Choice Orange Tomato is getting soft and ready to pick. How do you know when your tomatoes are ready? You know that tomatoes are ready to pick when their skin has changed color, is glossy and there is no green tinge. You will also know a tomato is ready to be picked when it begins to lose its firmness. Once they start to turn to their expected color, just gently squeeze your tomatoes to see if it is firm or gives a bit – if they are starting to get soft, tomatoes are ripe and...
2025 Seed CatalogAre you excited for the 2025 growing season? We sure are! Make sure to order our seed catalog to add to your winter reading and dreaming so you can grow peppers of the world plus lots of tomatoes and veggies, too. 2025 Seed Catalog Cover shown above, finalized with Ristras!We just sent our 2025 Seed Catalog to the printer! It's packed with seeds for 101 specialty peppers, 59 tomatoes in all sizes, and 42 easy to grow vegetables. Our Seed Catalog also includes lots of growing tips, pepp...
August Gardening Tips1. Harvest your Peppers (and other veggies)!Simply harvesting your peppers and other summer vegetables like tomatoes, squash, zucchini, and eggplant can help them continue to produce more fruits over time. Harvesting will encourage the plant to produce more blooms. Does picking peppers make more grow? Yes, the more peppers you pick, the more peppers will continue growing on your plant! Keep harvesting peppers as soon as they are ripe and firm so you can grow more! Read more »2. How to know wh...
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!
Freeze Peppers!
What is the best way to freeze peppers? At the end of the season, sometimes you have a ton of peppers but not much time to make salsa or use them in recipes. An easy way to preserve them is to pop them whole into the freezer for later use! Make sure to freeze them within a day of harvesting so they are as fresh as possible with no chance of mold growing inside. Can you freeze peppers whole?You sure can! First, wash and dry your fresh hot peppers or sweet peppers, making sure to remove any ...
October Gardening Tips
Happy October! Here are some of our top tips for October Gardening: 1. Harvest your Peppers (and other veggies)! Harvest your peppers and other summer vegetables like tomatoes, squash, zucchini, and eggplants. Did you know you can freeze fresh whole peppers or cored tomatoes for later use? Sometimes that's easier when they come in waves and you're short on time. October is also a great time to pick and roast your chiles to freeze or use right away – learn how to roast chile » 2. Ma...
How to grow Jalapenos from Seeds
Find our top 12 tips for How to grow Jalapenos from Seeds below: 1. Use fresh, high quality Jalapeño seeds:In recent years, jalapeño seeds have experienced what many are calling "Peppergate" – which meant that the seeds did not grow true to seed. Many people who purchased Jalapeno seeds from even some major seed companies experienced that the seeds grew into Banana Peppers. Not that Banana Peppers aren't also delicious, but they are certainly NOT Jalapeños and they didn't ...
Pepper Seed Catalog
Discover the best Pepper Seed Catalog this season! Sandia Seed Company offers a comprehensive pepper seed catalog featuring a diverse range of seeds, particularly known for its extensive selection of specialty peppers. This makes for great winter-time reading, dreaming and plotting! Peppers: The catalog includes 101 varieties of specialty peppers, ranging from sweet peppers to extremely hot peppers. We also have the largest selection of New Mexican Chile Seeds including green chiles, red ...
Best Vegetable Seed Catalog
Looking for the best vegetable seed catalog?Look no further, if you want to add a great new vegetable seed catalog to your collection, make sure to order one of Sandia Seed's 2025 Seed Catalogs – these full color catalogs are packed with 101 peppers of the world, plus tons of vegetable seeds including easy to grow heirloom tomatoes, squashes, cucumbers, herbs, edible flowers and so much more. This is the perfect vegetable seed catalog for salsa lovers – grow a salsa garden with several va...
How to dry Aleppo Peppers
How to dry Aleppo Peppers There are several ways you can dry your homegrown Aleppo peppers so you can use them year-round in the kitchen. Aleppo peppers have the best flavor and they make great red pepper flakes for a burst of spice and deliciousness on any dish. The infamous Aleppo pepper, also known as Halaby chile pepper, is a variety of Capsicum annuum that is named after the city of Aleppo in the Mediterranean. It has a nice heat to it with 10,000 scovilles, paired with a bright red c...
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 ...
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
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...
Sweet and Spicy Pepper Relish
Sweet and Spicy Pepper Relish This pepper relish spices everything from grilled cheese sandwiches to burgers and hot dogs. Spoon some over a block of cream cheese and serve with crackers for an easy appetizer. Prep Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Additional Time: 1 hr Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Servings: 24 Yield: 3 (½-pint) jars Ingredients 1 pound medium-hot red chile peppers or red jalapeños 2 small red or orange bell peppers - stemmed, seeded, ribs removed ½ large onion, peeled and quart...
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!
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...
Quick Dinner Salsa
Ingredients 4 medium Tomatoes (halved) 1 small Onion (cut into large chunks) 1/2 cup Fresh cilantro 1 medium Jalapeno or Serrano (seeds removed and coarsely chopped) 3 cloves Garlic (coarsely chopped) 1 tbsp Lime juice 1/4 tsp Sea salt Combine all the ingredients in a food processor. Makes about 3 cups. Enjoy with chips or on tacos and burritos. Keeps in refrigerator one week.
When to Pick Tomatoes
This Chef's Choice Orange Tomato is getting soft and ready to pick. How do you know when your tomatoes are ready? You know that tomatoes are ready to pick when their skin has changed color, is glossy and there is no green tinge. You will also know a tomato is ready to be picked when it begins to lose its firmness. Once they start to turn to their expected color, just gently squeeze your tomatoes to see if it is firm or gives a bit – if they are starting to get soft, tomatoes are ripe and...
2025 Seed Catalog
Are you excited for the 2025 growing season? We sure are! Make sure to order our seed catalog to add to your winter reading and dreaming so you can grow peppers of the world plus lots of tomatoes and veggies, too. 2025 Seed Catalog Cover shown above, finalized with Ristras!We just sent our 2025 Seed Catalog to the printer! It's packed with seeds for 101 specialty peppers, 59 tomatoes in all sizes, and 42 easy to grow vegetables. Our Seed Catalog also includes lots of growing tips, pepp...
August Gardening Tips
1. Harvest your Peppers (and other veggies)!Simply harvesting your peppers and other summer vegetables like tomatoes, squash, zucchini, and eggplant can help them continue to produce more fruits over time. Harvesting will encourage the plant to produce more blooms. Does picking peppers make more grow? Yes, the more peppers you pick, the more peppers will continue growing on your plant! Keep harvesting peppers as soon as they are ripe and firm so you can grow more! Read more »2. How to know wh...
