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  1. 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...
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. 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 ...
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. 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 »
  10. 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...
  11. 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...
  12. 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, ...
  13. Vegetarian Green Chili Stew Make your own homegrown Vegetarian Green Chili Stew in the fall and winter months! This recipe is completely vegan & vegetarian for those of you who want a hearty healthy vegan meal. VEGETARIAN GREEN CHILE STEW RECIPE: Ingredients: 1½ tbsp olive oil 1-2 cups roasted homegrown green chiles, peeled, deseeded, and diced Mushrooms (optional) 3-5 Potatoes, diced (optional, but we love potatoes in this!) 1 onion, diced 2-4 Garlic Cloves, chopped finely 2 tsp salt 1½ tsp cumin 1½ tsp Mexican ...
  14. Ghost Pepper Salt Recipe Ghost Pepper Salt Recipe This wonderful ghost pepper salt recipe is sure to please any spice-lover! Great to have in your spice cabinet for adding flavor to any dish. Ingredients: Sea Salt (or any salt will do) Dried Ghost Peppers, crushed (be sure to grow all six of our Ghost Pepper seeds! Or, you can use ANY hot peppers or super hot peppers in this recipe) Optional Dried Spices: Add any dried spices desired such as black pepper, cumin, turmeric, curry, garlic, onion or other spices to...
  15. Discount Seeds for Black Friday + Cyber Monday Sandia Seed Black Friday, Small Business Saturday + Cyber Monday Seed Sale!Get discount seeds for all of our Hatch Green and Hatch Red Seed packets – with our discount code you can get 40% off and any quantity for 5 days! Start Shopping Now »Seed Sale starts Nov 28-Dec 2, 2019Signup for our newsletter and we'll email the discount code for this amazing deal the week before Thanksgiving! Subscribe Start shopping all of our Hatch Chile Seeds: View Seeds on Sale »
  16. Hatch Chile Seeds - 40% Off! Black Friday + Cyber Monday Sale Get a great deal on our Hatch Chile seeds! Our Hatch Chile Seed Sale goes from Thanksgiving through Monday, December 2nd, 2019.View Hatch Chile Seeds on Sale »Seeds make great gifts for any gardener...Thank you for supporting our small seed business!Stock up on all your favorite Hatch Chile Seeds with 40% off! Shop Seed Sale Now »
  17. Discount Seeds - Cyber Monday Seed Sale! Last chance for discount seeds during our weekend-long Black Friday & Cyber Monday Seed Sale! Take advantage of our last day of our sale today on Cyber Monday – Get 40% off all of our Hatch Chile seeds, click here » Thank you for supporting our small seed company!Signup for our newsletter & we'll email you more discounts!
  18. Seed Sale! SEED SALE! While this sale has ended, you can subscribe to our newsletter to get our future sales and discount codes. In 2019, Sandia Seed had a huge Black Friday + Cyber Monday sale on seeds. All of our Hatch Green and Hatch Red Seed packets were 40% off and any quantity for 5 days!
  19. Fermented Hot Sauce: Fermentation Crocks Since we grow so may peppers from seed, including hot peppers and super hot peppers like the Carolina Reaper, we love to make hot sauce. Fermented hot sauce is something we're new to – and we recently added a Fermentation Crock to our kitchen lineup! This large ceramic pot has a lid that sits in a "water seal" channel that can be kept filled with water. This prevents air from entering the crock once the water “seal” is poured, but still allows for the CO2 created during fermentat...
  20. 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 we had to choose one over the other, we'd pick fermented hot sauce. Why? Because fermented hot sauce has a more complex tangy flavor that you can only get by fermenting. It's like a recipe of time, the fermentation "cooks" up more flavor than you could ever get without it. Plus, it has probiotics (like yogurt or kombucha), so it is really good ...