Martha Stewart's Biquinho Peppers Post - Grow your own Sweety Drops!In November this year, Biquinho peppers got a nod from Martha Stewart in her Instagram post about harvesting & pickling them. We love these Sweety Drop Brazilian peppers, too! She includes a simple recipe idea in her post, but you can see our full recipe below if you want to make some Sweety Drops from your own garden! The famous Biquinho is a sweet yellow Brazilian pepper that is a real treat and super easy to grow in your garden—they're as charming as they are tasty! Their flavor...
Best Sweet Peppers to GrowIf you are looking for the best sweet peppers to grow in your garden, we have you covered. With over 100 peppers of the world, we have tons of sweet peppers that are packed with flavor and nutrition. These peppers are favored by chefs and home cooks for the wide range of exceptional flavors and colors that they bring to the kitchen. So don't limit yourself to just Bell Peppers – make sure to discover the world of flavors that sweet peppers have to offer. Here are our top favorites: Padró...
Growing Peppers in ColoradoThere are many different growing zones in Colorado, and you can grow peppers in any areas that you can grow tomatoes and other veggies! For Colorado gardeners, starting peppers indoors is a must with short season gardening, we recommend starting your pepper seeds at least 6-8 weeks before mid-to-late May when you will transplant them into the garden. Use a seedling heat mat to keep the pepper seeds warm during germination, they like to germinate around 80˚F! Choose short season peppers for...
Why grow Squash?Why grow squash? Every gardener should plant squash because they are nutritious, easy to grow, and produce a high yield. Squash are a great source of vitamins A and C, and fiber. They are also very resilient and can produce a large amount of food, even in the heat of summer when other crops struggle. Zucchini is especially fast growing, so it's great for short seasons. The plants will provide you with an endless supply of versatile zucchini that can be used to make spicy fritters, bread...
Best Vinegar for Hot SauceMaking your own hot sauce recipes from homegrown hot peppers? Some people like to make fermented hot sauce recipes (and SOMETIMES they add vinegar at the end after it's fermented), some like to cook hot peppers down in a sauce pan and add vinegar for a quick hot sauce, and some people like to pickle whole hot peppers in vinegar for a spicy vinegar treat. You can even add lime or lemon juice to hot sauces for a tropical burst of flavor and acidity. There is no wrong way to make hot sauce, ...
Green Habanero Peppers - What to do with unripe HabanerosWondering what to do with unripe green habanero peppers?Yep, you can eat green habaneros! Like with most peppers, they are still good when green! Full size but still not fully ripe green habaneros have a sharper spice and somewhat earthier/smokier/grassier flavor, and can be a little less hot – but don't worry they still pack a punch! Of course they have more fruity flavor when fully ripe, but sometimes you have to harvest them when they are still unripe and green due to weather or other ...
BLACK FRIDAY SALE!Spice up your garden this season! 🌶️ Our premium pepper seeds are ready to heat things up with bold flavors and easy growth. Grab yours at special limited-time prices for our Black Friday Sale!We're having our Black Friday Sale at SandiaSeed.com so you can save on all of our seeds. Seed packets make great stocking stuffers and gifts for every gardener!25% OFF Sitewide!USE CODE: BLACK25 to save 25% on all non-discounted seedsExpires on 12/1/25 at Midnight MSTBy clicking here, the BLACK25 d...
Pickling Biquinho PeppersPickling Biquinho peppers is the best way to enjoy these delicious morsels. Here is a simple recipe to use up your abundant harvest of Biquinho pods! Pickled Biquinho Peppers Recipe(Also known as Pickled Sweety Drops) 2 cups+ Biquinho peppers (ranging from yellow to red) 1 Part (1 cup) white wine vinegar or other clear vinegar 1 Part (1 cup) water 3 garlic cloves 10 black peppercorns 1 dried bay leaf or fresh 1 pinch salt 1 pinch white sugar InstructionsWash and dry the Biquinho peppers, po...
How to Start a Seed LibrarySharing seeds is one of the best ways for communities to share the love of gardening and growing food! Here are our top tips for starting a seed library in your community: Step 1: Find a community space for the Seed Library A well-visited community space is your best bet! Choose a venue that is free and open to the general public such as a local public library or community center.Some people are starting to create outdoor "Little Free Seed Libraries" alongside the book versions ...
Grow Hatch Chile SeedsGrow Hatch Chile seeds in your garden this year and experience one of the best flavors in the world! Growing Hatch chile plants is easy – if you can grow other peppers or tomatoes, you have the right growing conditions for Hatch chile! Hatch Chile varieties range in heat, so you can pick out mild, medium-hot to extra hot chiles for your tastes. See all of our Hatch Chile seed varieties » If you don't live close enough to New Mexico to get chile from the farmers, then grow them! You can ...
Best Tomatoes for Salsa - Grow from seeds!The best tomatoes for salsa include a wide range of tomato varieties. Don't limit yourself to just one kind of tomato for your salsa! Often, fresh chopped tomato salsas like pico-de-gallo are made with firm, fleshy tomatoes such as San Marzanos or Roma Tomatoes. However, this is because those are the types that you can find in the stores. But that doesn't mean they are the only (or best) tomatoes for salsa! Good heirloom tomatoes are not often available at the grocery store. But you ...
When to Top Pepper PlantsAre you thinking about topping your chilli plants? Wondering when to top your pepper plants? Our answer: Keep it simple, we say don't worry about topping your plants at all! If you grow peppers from seed – you may wonder if (and when) you should top your pepper plants. In our experience, topping pepper plants does not necessarily result in more peppers than their un-topped counterparts. If you are growing your peppers outdoors, we don't think topping is necessary. We find that toppi...
How to Prune Tomato PlantsIf you grow tomato seeds, here are our top tips for how to prune tomato plants so they are more productive and healthy all season: First, you can start with pruning your young tomato plants – pruning off some of the first blossoms can help the tomato plant will help it put more energy into growing bigger. Pruning off the first blossoms on your seedlings and plants is especially good to do before transplanting, so they can spend energy getting their roots settled in before going into seed pr...
What are the best pepper seeds for beginners?What are the best pepper seeds for beginners? Beginners should start with some of the fastest growing peppers. These peppers are great for people who are just starting to grow pepper seeds as they germinate quickly and grow into productive pepper plants even in short seasons. Many of these peppers are great for container gardening and for short seasons with late or early frosts in the spring and fall. These easy pepper seeds will give you the confidence to grow more and more each season. Som...
Books about PeppersIf you love peppers, and love growing peppers, here are some great books about peppers! One of our favorite books about peppers was a book called Hot Peppers: The Story of Cajuns and Capsicum by Richard Schwid that goes into the history of peppers and goes into depth about Tabasco peppers. An interesting read! The whole time while reading I was craving hot sauce. Chasing Chiles: Hot Spots Along the Pepper Trail by Gary Paul Nabhan, Kraig Kraft, and Kurt Michael Friese is also good to read. ...
Fresh Tomato Salsa RecipeFresh Tomato Salsa Recipe Fresh tomatoes make the best salsa! You can make pico-de-gallo or this delicious restaurant-style salsa recipe below: 3-4 cups fresh tomatoes, chopped* 1 cup diced onion (green onions, or use a red or white onion) ¼ cup diced fresh cilantro (you can dice up stems and all!) 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice (~1 lime) 1-2 jalapeño peppers* (diced, including seeds) ½ teaspoon ground cumin 1-3 cloves of garlic, minced Salt and pepper to taste *You can use any mixture o...
Short Season Pepper & Tomato Seeds on Sale!25% off Short Season Pepper & Tomato Seeds Sale! This sale is good on any of our seeds in our Short Season Peppers & Tomatoes collection » USE DISCOUNT CODE: FAST2025 You can still start super fast growing peppers and tomatoes for a harvest this summer with these short season varieties! So don't delay, order your seeds today. We have the fastest seed shipping so you can get your seeds planted sooner this season. Happy growing! Offer good from: Thursday, April 17 thru Sunday, Apri...
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...
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!
Martha Stewart's Biquinho Peppers Post - Grow your own Sweety Drops!
In November this year, Biquinho peppers got a nod from Martha Stewart in her Instagram post about harvesting & pickling them. We love these Sweety Drop Brazilian peppers, too! She includes a simple recipe idea in her post, but you can see our full recipe below if you want to make some Sweety Drops from your own garden! The famous Biquinho is a sweet yellow Brazilian pepper that is a real treat and super easy to grow in your garden—they're as charming as they are tasty! Their flavor...
Best Sweet Peppers to Grow
If you are looking for the best sweet peppers to grow in your garden, we have you covered. With over 100 peppers of the world, we have tons of sweet peppers that are packed with flavor and nutrition. These peppers are favored by chefs and home cooks for the wide range of exceptional flavors and colors that they bring to the kitchen. So don't limit yourself to just Bell Peppers – make sure to discover the world of flavors that sweet peppers have to offer. Here are our top favorites: Padró...
Growing Peppers in Colorado
There are many different growing zones in Colorado, and you can grow peppers in any areas that you can grow tomatoes and other veggies! For Colorado gardeners, starting peppers indoors is a must with short season gardening, we recommend starting your pepper seeds at least 6-8 weeks before mid-to-late May when you will transplant them into the garden. Use a seedling heat mat to keep the pepper seeds warm during germination, they like to germinate around 80˚F! Choose short season peppers for...
Why grow Squash?
Why grow squash? Every gardener should plant squash because they are nutritious, easy to grow, and produce a high yield. Squash are a great source of vitamins A and C, and fiber. They are also very resilient and can produce a large amount of food, even in the heat of summer when other crops struggle. Zucchini is especially fast growing, so it's great for short seasons. The plants will provide you with an endless supply of versatile zucchini that can be used to make spicy fritters, bread...
Best Vinegar for Hot Sauce
Making your own hot sauce recipes from homegrown hot peppers? Some people like to make fermented hot sauce recipes (and SOMETIMES they add vinegar at the end after it's fermented), some like to cook hot peppers down in a sauce pan and add vinegar for a quick hot sauce, and some people like to pickle whole hot peppers in vinegar for a spicy vinegar treat. You can even add lime or lemon juice to hot sauces for a tropical burst of flavor and acidity. There is no wrong way to make hot sauce, ...
Green Habanero Peppers - What to do with unripe Habaneros
Wondering what to do with unripe green habanero peppers?Yep, you can eat green habaneros! Like with most peppers, they are still good when green! Full size but still not fully ripe green habaneros have a sharper spice and somewhat earthier/smokier/grassier flavor, and can be a little less hot – but don't worry they still pack a punch! Of course they have more fruity flavor when fully ripe, but sometimes you have to harvest them when they are still unripe and green due to weather or other ...
BLACK FRIDAY SALE!
Spice up your garden this season! 🌶️ Our premium pepper seeds are ready to heat things up with bold flavors and easy growth. Grab yours at special limited-time prices for our Black Friday Sale!We're having our Black Friday Sale at SandiaSeed.com so you can save on all of our seeds. Seed packets make great stocking stuffers and gifts for every gardener!25% OFF Sitewide!USE CODE: BLACK25 to save 25% on all non-discounted seedsExpires on 12/1/25 at Midnight MSTBy clicking here, the BLACK25 d...
Pickling Biquinho Peppers
Pickling Biquinho peppers is the best way to enjoy these delicious morsels. Here is a simple recipe to use up your abundant harvest of Biquinho pods! Pickled Biquinho Peppers Recipe(Also known as Pickled Sweety Drops) 2 cups+ Biquinho peppers (ranging from yellow to red) 1 Part (1 cup) white wine vinegar or other clear vinegar 1 Part (1 cup) water 3 garlic cloves 10 black peppercorns 1 dried bay leaf or fresh 1 pinch salt 1 pinch white sugar InstructionsWash and dry the Biquinho peppers, po...
How to Start a Seed Library
Sharing seeds is one of the best ways for communities to share the love of gardening and growing food! Here are our top tips for starting a seed library in your community: Step 1: Find a community space for the Seed Library A well-visited community space is your best bet! Choose a venue that is free and open to the general public such as a local public library or community center.Some people are starting to create outdoor "Little Free Seed Libraries" alongside the book versions ...
Grow Hatch Chile Seeds
Grow Hatch Chile seeds in your garden this year and experience one of the best flavors in the world! Growing Hatch chile plants is easy – if you can grow other peppers or tomatoes, you have the right growing conditions for Hatch chile! Hatch Chile varieties range in heat, so you can pick out mild, medium-hot to extra hot chiles for your tastes. See all of our Hatch Chile seed varieties » If you don't live close enough to New Mexico to get chile from the farmers, then grow them! You can ...
Best Tomatoes for Salsa - Grow from seeds!
The best tomatoes for salsa include a wide range of tomato varieties. Don't limit yourself to just one kind of tomato for your salsa! Often, fresh chopped tomato salsas like pico-de-gallo are made with firm, fleshy tomatoes such as San Marzanos or Roma Tomatoes. However, this is because those are the types that you can find in the stores. But that doesn't mean they are the only (or best) tomatoes for salsa! Good heirloom tomatoes are not often available at the grocery store. But you ...
When to Top Pepper Plants
Are you thinking about topping your chilli plants? Wondering when to top your pepper plants? Our answer: Keep it simple, we say don't worry about topping your plants at all! If you grow peppers from seed – you may wonder if (and when) you should top your pepper plants. In our experience, topping pepper plants does not necessarily result in more peppers than their un-topped counterparts. If you are growing your peppers outdoors, we don't think topping is necessary. We find that toppi...
How to Prune Tomato Plants
If you grow tomato seeds, here are our top tips for how to prune tomato plants so they are more productive and healthy all season: First, you can start with pruning your young tomato plants – pruning off some of the first blossoms can help the tomato plant will help it put more energy into growing bigger. Pruning off the first blossoms on your seedlings and plants is especially good to do before transplanting, so they can spend energy getting their roots settled in before going into seed pr...
What are the best pepper seeds for beginners?
What are the best pepper seeds for beginners? Beginners should start with some of the fastest growing peppers. These peppers are great for people who are just starting to grow pepper seeds as they germinate quickly and grow into productive pepper plants even in short seasons. Many of these peppers are great for container gardening and for short seasons with late or early frosts in the spring and fall. These easy pepper seeds will give you the confidence to grow more and more each season. Som...
Books about Peppers
If you love peppers, and love growing peppers, here are some great books about peppers! One of our favorite books about peppers was a book called Hot Peppers: The Story of Cajuns and Capsicum by Richard Schwid that goes into the history of peppers and goes into depth about Tabasco peppers. An interesting read! The whole time while reading I was craving hot sauce. Chasing Chiles: Hot Spots Along the Pepper Trail by Gary Paul Nabhan, Kraig Kraft, and Kurt Michael Friese is also good to read. ...
Fresh Tomato Salsa Recipe
Fresh Tomato Salsa Recipe Fresh tomatoes make the best salsa! You can make pico-de-gallo or this delicious restaurant-style salsa recipe below: 3-4 cups fresh tomatoes, chopped* 1 cup diced onion (green onions, or use a red or white onion) ¼ cup diced fresh cilantro (you can dice up stems and all!) 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice (~1 lime) 1-2 jalapeño peppers* (diced, including seeds) ½ teaspoon ground cumin 1-3 cloves of garlic, minced Salt and pepper to taste *You can use any mixture o...
Short Season Pepper & Tomato Seeds on Sale!
25% off Short Season Pepper & Tomato Seeds Sale! This sale is good on any of our seeds in our Short Season Peppers & Tomatoes collection » USE DISCOUNT CODE: FAST2025 You can still start super fast growing peppers and tomatoes for a harvest this summer with these short season varieties! So don't delay, order your seeds today. We have the fastest seed shipping so you can get your seeds planted sooner this season. Happy growing! Offer good from: Thursday, April 17 thru Sunday, Apri...
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...
