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  1. Pepper Seed Germination Do you know the secret to germinating pepper seeds? Successful pepper seed germination requires a few things: heat (80˚-90˚ F), consistent moisture, and moderate light. Heat: 80˚-90˚FWarmth is of the utmost importance, and you'll find if you provide heat (such as using a seedling mat or putting somewhere warm), you'll have a much faster & higher germination. Be Patient!Keep in mind that some peppers take longer than others to germinate – the super hot peppers in the Chinense famil...
  2. Weak Pepper Seedlings? Are your chile pepper seedlings weak, leggy or spindly?It's common for our customers to ask us why their pepper seedlings (or any seedlings) are weak and leggy – and we have a simple answer – give them a breeze or pet them! No. Really! You can "pet" or brush your seedlings with your hands to strengthen the stems. Or, if you can setup a fan to blow a gentle breeze on your pepper seedlings, they will grow a lot stronger! Note: Wait until after the pepper seeds have germinated before...
  3. How to grow Hatch Chile Did you know that you can grow Hatch chile all over the world? While it's true that to officially call it a "Hatch chile" it needs to be grown in the Hatch region in New Mexico, you can grow the same varieties in other areas or states, and they still taste amazing! However, like Champagne, if not grown in the Hatch area, then it isn't a true Hatch chile. People say that the special Hatch flavor comes from chile plants grown in the the unique soil and climate of this part of N...
  4. Shade Tolerant Peppers Did you know there is a hot pepper plant that tolerates partial shade? It's true! The Manzano Pepper is native to the Andean mountain slopes of South America, where it thrives at temperatures between 40˚- 60˚ Fahrenheit! So that means, if you live in a climate where the summers get hot, you can grow this pepper in partial shade! While it does prefer temperatures around 60˚ if you keep it in partial shade it will survive higher temperatures. Keep in mind, like all pepper plants, the Manzan...
  5. Growing Peppers with Compost Did you know that making and using homemade compost in your pepper garden will help your pepper plants thrive? Most vegetables love soil that is enriched yearly with quality compost. Great reasons to make your own compost:A great reason to make your own compost is you know exactly what goes in it, if you don't use chemicals in your landscape, and buy organic produce, then you are assured your compost is going to be free of chemicals, which is what you want. Homemade compost is also alive,...
  6. 15 Days Until Spring – Time to Plant Hatch Chile Seeds! It's March 5th, and we can't believe that there are only 15 days until spring! Yep, the first day of spring is March 20th, so that means spring is around the corner. Which means... it's time to start your Hatch chile seeds, hot pepper seeds, and sweet pepper seeds!Pepper Seeds Take Time to Germinate: Starting peppers from seed takes a little longer than most other vegetables, as pepper seeds take anywhere from 7-14 days, however hot peppers can take as long as a month or more to s...
  7. How Tomatoes Should Really Taste! 'Good News' #3 April 2017 from Sandia Seed Company Signup for our Good News emails » There is nothing quite like a Real Tomato... a tomato as it was meant to be grown and eaten. What is a Real Tomato? A ripe tomato should have a fragile skin that is under pressure to contain the juice and seeds within, splitting open easily and explosively. It should almost dissolve as you eat it, filling your mouth with intensely refreshing flavor. Unfortunately, there is the abundant fake t...
  8. Jalapeno Seeds Do you love Jalapenos and are you looking for new Jalapeno seeds? Sandia Seed has not just one, but EIGHT different kinds of Jalapeño seeds!! Check out al of the varieties of Jalapenos we carry,ranging from the Early Jalapeno Seeds, to the beautiful and beloved Yellow Jalapeno, and the Orange Jalapeno. M Jalapeno SeedsThe addictive flavor of this Jalapeño M makes it America's most popular pepper! The Jalapeño M variety has larger fruit with more heat than the Early Jalapeño. The thi...
  9. Fertilize Peppers Now - Here's How Even if you have some of the greatest soil around...growing vegetables is a process that takes many important nutrients. Tomatoes and peppers are heavy feeders and need readily available nutrients from the soil. Most summer vegetables are heavy feeders, with tomatoes being one of the heaviest nitrogen consumers. Before putting your plants in the garden, work a slow-release fertilizer into the soil of the planting hole. A good organic slow release fertilizer is Dr. Earth Organic 5 Tomato, Vege...
  10. Create a Pollinator Garden Veggie plants, like tomatoes and peppers, are self-pollinating, but others such as zucchini, pumpkins, and other vine crops produce both male and female flowers on the same plant and require pollinators. Almost all flowering plants need to be pollinated and depend on bees, butterflies, and other animals for pollination. Pollinators need our help. Biologists fear several butterfly and bumblebee species have disappeared from parts of their range, including the once common western bumble bee. W...
  11. Is it Too Late to Start Seeds?   No, it’s not too late to plant seeds! You can start seeds year-round. It depends on what you would like to accomplish after planting your seeds. There is short-season gardening, hydroponic growing, indoor gardening, jump-start growing to have huge plants to transplant in spring, etc. Short-Season GardeningBesides peppers and tomatoes, you can start lots of vegetable seeds year-round, depending on your climate, and if you have any winter protection such as cold frames or hoop houses. You ...
  12. White Peppers Seeds Looking for White Peppers seeds? We carry some wonderful varieties of white pepper seeds, including the following following white peppers: Bhut Jolokia White Pepper SeedsThese super hot white peppers have a cool color and are very unique. This pepper, like all Bhut jolokia peppers, has heat that builds and builds in your mouth. The White Bhut jolokia is also known as White Ghost Pepper and it is very popular for making a white hot sauce. At 1,000,000 Scoville units, these white peppers are H...
  13. Hatch Seeds If you love Hatch green chile, then grow your own Hatch seeds and have the freshest best tasting Hatch green chiles around! While technically you have to grow our Hatch varieties in the Hatch region in New Mexico to be considered true "Hatch" chiles, these are the same varieties grown by Hatch farmers and we think they taste just as great when homegrown in gardens around the world! We have happy customers bringing a little New Mexico to their gardens and farms everywhere, from Florida...
  14. I don't always put Green Chile on everything... I don't always put Green Chile on everything...Just kidding, I do! I don't know if you're like us, but we LOVE chile. We put hot sauce and green chile on everything! That's why we love to grow our own Hatch chile Seeds and Hot Pepper Seeds, so we can have an abundance of chile peppers to season all of our dishes. Looking for Green Chile and Hot Pepper recipes? Check out our Pinterest page »
  15. Faith in Pepper Seeds We love this quote from Thoreau: I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders. ~ Henry David Thoreau
  16. Ghost Pepper Salsa Recipe If you are a salsa connoisseur, then you have to try this amazing Ghost Pepper Salsa Recipe. You can use any of our ghost peppers for this recipe, this salsa recipe would even be fun to make with several different colors of Ghost Peppers so that you can taste the subtle differences between each one. See our other colors that we carry in our Ghost Pepper Seeds collection. For example, the Chocolate Bhut Jolokia Ghost Pepper is just as evil as Red Bhut Jolokia Ghost Pepper, but it is sweeter –...
  17. Hottest Pepper 2019 Did you know that the Hottest Pepper in 2018 and 2019 is the Carolina Reaper?While there have been rumors of a Dragon's Breath Pepper and a Pepper X that are trying to be contenders for the being the Hottest Pepper in the World... in 2019, the Guinness World Record is still held by the Carolina Reaper. The Dragon's Breath Pepper is not yet a stable strain, at least in our experience. We have been growing out several pods and seeds with varied, un-satisfactory results. The last set of ...
  18. How to Grow Carolina Reaper Growing the Carolina Reaper is almost as easy as most other peppers and vegetables, although they do like a warm germination period, and need a long growing season and lots of sun to grow the hottest pods in the world. The Carolina Reaper is a Capsicum chinense strain, and these strains do require a great deal of attention during the germination process. Moisture and a constant and consistent heat range must be maintained for best germination – and even with perfect conditions, every seed ...
  19. Chili Pepper Seeds for Sale Do you want to grow Chili Pepper Seeds in your garden?Sandia Seed offers a large variety of Chili pepper seeds for sale – including Hatch chile seeds, super hot pepper seeds, such as the hottest pepper in the world, the Carolina Reaper, or sweet pepper seeds such as Purple Bell Pepper seeds or Shishito seeds, Pimento seeds, or Sweet Banana pepper seeds. Chile pepper seeds are easy to grow – the only thing you need to do is make sure to keep the seeds warm and moist when they are germinatin...
  20. What I did with one million Jalapeño peppers There were 1 million jalapeños growing in my garden and I did not know what to do with them. Well, it was almost 50 pounds of fresh jalapeños, but who’s counting? This past spring someone told me jalapeño peppers were easy to grow, and I didn’t believe them. Guess what? They are very easy to grow! I grew 6 different kinds of Jalapeño peppers from the Sandia Seed. They ranged in heat from edible Jalapeño Mucho Nacho, Jalapeño M, NuMex Jalmundo, to fire hot Early Jalapeño, and ranged in color f...