Alfredo Spaghetti Squash - Vegan/ Dairy-free Recipe!Vegan Spaghetti Squash Alfredo Ingredients • 1 Spaghetti Squash For the sauce: • 3 tablespoons of olive oil • 6+ cloves Garlic, minced • 3 tablespoons All-Purpose Flour or arrowroot/chickpea flour if gluten-free • 1 can Coconut Milk + Water as needed • ⅓ cup Nutritional Yeast • ½ teaspoon Salt • ¼ teaspoon Pepper • 1 pinch ground nutmeg (optional) • ¼ cup chopped Parsley• Hot Pepper Flakes and/or Basil (optional) Instructions Preheat the oven to 350°F. Using a sharp knife, cut the squas...
Squash Wilting?Why does my squash wilt? If your zucchini, pumpkin or squash plants are wilting, it could be a few things: 1. Wilting squash during the Heat of the Day: The most common reason that pumpkin, cucumbers, zucchini and squash leaves wilt is that the cucurbita family has a low root-to-shoot ratio, meaning that they have a shallow root system that supports a very large mass of above ground vegetation. Because of this, during the dry heat of the sunniest part of the day, squash leaves may wilt ...
Simple Squash Blossom RecipeDo you have squash blossoms from your zucchini, squash or pumpkin plants? These beautiful large orange flowers are perfect for stuffing and pan-frying for a delicious summer treat. There are a ton of recipes out there, but here is our easy one, you can also vary up the ingredients for the stuffing, there is no right or wrong way to make these! Simple Squash Blossom Recipe INGREDIENTS: • 6-12+ Blossoms from Pumpkin, Zucchini and Squash (whatever you have)* STUFFING: • 1-2 cups Shredded chee...
What Veggies to Plant in MayWondering what seeds you can plant in May for your food garden? May is a great time to direct sow vegetable seeds for summer. While you may have already started seeds for tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants indoors 4-8 weeks ago, you likely still have them growing indoors until it has warmed up to 50-60˚F at night consistently. If you haven't started those seeds yet, you could try some of our short season pepper seeds or short season tomato seeds in May as they grow quickly. And of course...
Grow Zucchini!While growing zucchini may not solve world hunger, it can certainly help!! These are some of the most productive vegetables you can grow, and they're super easy to start from seed!May and June are the perfect time to direct sow seeds for zucchini, squash and pumpkins. One of the easiest to grow is the famous Black Beauty Zucchini – these productive plants are easy to grow, produce lots of nutritious fruits, and grow super fast – the harvest starts in just 55 days and keeps producing all s...
Zucchini Companion PlantsGot squash bugs? If you plant Nasturtiums with your Zucchini and Squash plants, they are known to help to decrease the number of squash bugs! Plus, the Nasturtiums' leaves, flowers and their seed pods are beautiful and edible, too. Some people pickle the green Nasturtium seedpods to use them like capers. Nasturtium flowers can be added to lettuce salads, both the flowers and the leaves have a nice sweet and peppery horseradish-like flavor. The enchanting flowers also attract pollinators. ...
Fast Growing VegetablesLooking for vegetables that grow quickly and easily? Check out our new lineup of organic Vegetable Seeds – we picked these easy-to-grow veggie seeds so that everyone can have a successful, fast growing harvest! Growing fast growing vegetables in your yard is the easiest way to have a productive garden. Our easy-to-grow vegetables are perfect for first-time gardeners and expert gardeners alike as these varieties are tried-and-true! We picked these special varieties because they are the easiest...
Plant Vegetables in July!Did you know that July is the PERFECT time to get things outside for the fall season for many growing regions? It's not too late to add to your garden!Sandia Seed is excited to share that we just added lots more Vegetable Seeds to go with all of our 140+ different types of chile pepper and tomato seeds! July is a great time to plant any of the leafy greens like lettuce and spinach, and other veggies like carrots, beets, radishes, beans, scallions, and broccoli. July and August are a gr...
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 ...
Companion Plants for Tomatoes and PeppersThere are a lot of great companion plants that you can pair with tomatoes and peppers in the garden. If you have a small space, companion planting other vegetables and herbs is a great way to get more harvest out of your garden! Can you plant peppers and tomatoes together? While it is said you should plant them apart because they do share pests and diseases and can compete for the same nutrients, often times gardeners just don't have much room in a home garden so we plant peppers and to...
What is eating my cucumber seedlings?If you've had the problem of direct seeding cucumber seeds in your garden, and they germinate and look great, but then before they even grow true leaves their heads get eaten, leaving just a stem behind? Well, you're not alone. There are a lot of insects and creatures that enjoy cucumber sprouts. They must be tasty! The culprit we think in this case was a cutworm, as we found one curled up nearby in the leaf mulch. To get around this issue, there are a few techniques: Sow seeds i...
Seeds to plant in JanuaryCan you plant seeds in January? Yes, because for us gardeners, it's hard to resist waiting! And there is no reason to wait. That said, in most growing regions, starting seeds outside in January isn't realistic (at least without cover, read more about that lower below.) In growing regions with cold winters, the ground is usually frozen or covered in snow, and ongoing frosts are imminent. But there are some cool weather veggies that can be started outdoors under cover, and you can start...
October Gardening Tips1. 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. 2. Make delicious food! If you have time, pickle peppers, make salsa or hot sauce, or any of our other chile recipes. 3. Dry your Peppers: There are so many ways to dry your peppers, it...
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...
Start Your Own Garden from SeedSpring fever stirs garden dreams. As you ponder the projects you will tackle this year in your yard, consider trading garden center transplants for homegrown seedlings. There are endless good reasons to start your own seeds. Here are just a few: Seeds guarantee the best selection – Garden centers sell a specific product line. If the plant you want is not on the roster, you cannot get it. Sow your own seeds, and you will pick from a broad selection of herbs, vegetables, and flowers. You can sa...
Happy June Gardening!It's June 1st, but it's not too late to plant zucchini seeds! Our Summer Squash Black Beauty Zucchini produces a huge crop of tender zucchini squash during the summer - and they are super fast growing, they start to harvest in 55 days! We direct sow the seeds in mounds in the garden, zucchini plants grow fast and don't like to get root bound, so starting them indoors is unnecessary. It's June...Is it too late to plant seeds? There are plenty of other veggies that you can p...
Fantastic! I will be ordering from Sandiaseed from now on.
Germination for nearly all of my varieties was 3-5 days (95% - 100% success rate). My varieties include: Red Ghost, Carolina Reaper, Trinidad Scorpion, Devils Tongue, Cayenne Ring of Fire, Habenero Red, Yellow Jamaican, Paprika Numex, and Bolivian Rainbow. Another thing that I really appreciated is that each packet seemed to contain 20% more seeds than indicated (each 10 seed pack contained 12 seeds) - Not sure if that is standard but it was a nice bonus.
I've found that when you combine roasted carrots, habaneros, lime juice and garlic, it will make the best hot sauce of your life. I think it's the sweetness and depth of the carrots that make the sauce even better, and pairs perfectly with the habanero heat. I got the inspiration from one of my favorite store-bought hot sauces, Marie Sharp's Habanero hot sauce. Sometimes I add some of your Chef's orange tomatoes too to make more of it, and they also give more flavor to the hot sauce and help tame the heat a bit. I grow these in my garden every year along with your orange habaneros, orange tomatoes and other hot peppers and veggies. Very reliable.
These fabulous peppers added lots of color to our patio pots. So pretty in multiple colors, plus you can pick them and add to salsa for a nice spicy kick. These are fun in any ornamental edible garden.
We let these hang dry, then ground them up – they made the tastiest pepper flakes. They have a nice kick, but good flavor too. Easy to grow plants, pretty peppers.
Great seeds, good germination, plants grow quickly and produce lots of pods for roasting. Great flavor and just the right amount of spice. We grow these every year in our garden in Utah.
I tried these purple Cherokee seeds on 2024. This is the first time growing these purple Cherokees and were amazed at the ease of germination and taste
These germinated in two days. I started them in midsummer and they fruited by late fall in my zone 10b garden and are overwintering just fine. I’ll have more to harvest by late spring. I made my red sauce for pozole for Christmas with my harvest!
Big Chiles with just enough heat to add to green enchilada's. The flavor after roasting is fantastic. Since green chile roasting is not a local thing in Eastern Washington we us a weed burner. The smell of roasting peppers is heavenly.
My favorite green chili to grow. Plenty of heat and after roasting sit perfectly on a hamburger. Also my wonderful wife makes Puelo Chili jam that is a real crowd pleaser
Alfredo Spaghetti Squash - Vegan/ Dairy-free Recipe!
Vegan Spaghetti Squash Alfredo Ingredients • 1 Spaghetti Squash For the sauce: • 3 tablespoons of olive oil • 6+ cloves Garlic, minced • 3 tablespoons All-Purpose Flour or arrowroot/chickpea flour if gluten-free • 1 can Coconut Milk + Water as needed • ⅓ cup Nutritional Yeast • ½ teaspoon Salt • ¼ teaspoon Pepper • 1 pinch ground nutmeg (optional) • ¼ cup chopped Parsley• Hot Pepper Flakes and/or Basil (optional) Instructions Preheat the oven to 350°F. Using a sharp knife, cut the squas...
Squash Wilting?
Why does my squash wilt? If your zucchini, pumpkin or squash plants are wilting, it could be a few things: 1. Wilting squash during the Heat of the Day: The most common reason that pumpkin, cucumbers, zucchini and squash leaves wilt is that the cucurbita family has a low root-to-shoot ratio, meaning that they have a shallow root system that supports a very large mass of above ground vegetation. Because of this, during the dry heat of the sunniest part of the day, squash leaves may wilt ...
Simple Squash Blossom Recipe
Do you have squash blossoms from your zucchini, squash or pumpkin plants? These beautiful large orange flowers are perfect for stuffing and pan-frying for a delicious summer treat. There are a ton of recipes out there, but here is our easy one, you can also vary up the ingredients for the stuffing, there is no right or wrong way to make these! Simple Squash Blossom Recipe INGREDIENTS: • 6-12+ Blossoms from Pumpkin, Zucchini and Squash (whatever you have)* STUFFING: • 1-2 cups Shredded chee...
What Veggies to Plant in May
Wondering what seeds you can plant in May for your food garden? May is a great time to direct sow vegetable seeds for summer. While you may have already started seeds for tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants indoors 4-8 weeks ago, you likely still have them growing indoors until it has warmed up to 50-60˚F at night consistently. If you haven't started those seeds yet, you could try some of our short season pepper seeds or short season tomato seeds in May as they grow quickly. And of course...
Grow Zucchini!
While growing zucchini may not solve world hunger, it can certainly help!! These are some of the most productive vegetables you can grow, and they're super easy to start from seed!May and June are the perfect time to direct sow seeds for zucchini, squash and pumpkins. One of the easiest to grow is the famous Black Beauty Zucchini – these productive plants are easy to grow, produce lots of nutritious fruits, and grow super fast – the harvest starts in just 55 days and keeps producing all s...
Zucchini Companion Plants
Got squash bugs? If you plant Nasturtiums with your Zucchini and Squash plants, they are known to help to decrease the number of squash bugs! Plus, the Nasturtiums' leaves, flowers and their seed pods are beautiful and edible, too. Some people pickle the green Nasturtium seedpods to use them like capers. Nasturtium flowers can be added to lettuce salads, both the flowers and the leaves have a nice sweet and peppery horseradish-like flavor. The enchanting flowers also attract pollinators. ...
Fast Growing Vegetables
Looking for vegetables that grow quickly and easily? Check out our new lineup of organic Vegetable Seeds – we picked these easy-to-grow veggie seeds so that everyone can have a successful, fast growing harvest! Growing fast growing vegetables in your yard is the easiest way to have a productive garden. Our easy-to-grow vegetables are perfect for first-time gardeners and expert gardeners alike as these varieties are tried-and-true! We picked these special varieties because they are the easiest...
Plant Vegetables in July!
Did you know that July is the PERFECT time to get things outside for the fall season for many growing regions? It's not too late to add to your garden!Sandia Seed is excited to share that we just added lots more Vegetable Seeds to go with all of our 140+ different types of chile pepper and tomato seeds! July is a great time to plant any of the leafy greens like lettuce and spinach, and other veggies like carrots, beets, radishes, beans, scallions, and broccoli. July and August are a gr...
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 ...
Companion Plants for Tomatoes and Peppers
There are a lot of great companion plants that you can pair with tomatoes and peppers in the garden. If you have a small space, companion planting other vegetables and herbs is a great way to get more harvest out of your garden! Can you plant peppers and tomatoes together? While it is said you should plant them apart because they do share pests and diseases and can compete for the same nutrients, often times gardeners just don't have much room in a home garden so we plant peppers and to...
What is eating my cucumber seedlings?
If you've had the problem of direct seeding cucumber seeds in your garden, and they germinate and look great, but then before they even grow true leaves their heads get eaten, leaving just a stem behind? Well, you're not alone. There are a lot of insects and creatures that enjoy cucumber sprouts. They must be tasty! The culprit we think in this case was a cutworm, as we found one curled up nearby in the leaf mulch. To get around this issue, there are a few techniques: Sow seeds i...
Seeds to plant in January
Can you plant seeds in January? Yes, because for us gardeners, it's hard to resist waiting! And there is no reason to wait. That said, in most growing regions, starting seeds outside in January isn't realistic (at least without cover, read more about that lower below.) In growing regions with cold winters, the ground is usually frozen or covered in snow, and ongoing frosts are imminent. But there are some cool weather veggies that can be started outdoors under cover, and you can start...
October Gardening Tips
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. 2. Make delicious food! If you have time, pickle peppers, make salsa or hot sauce, or any of our other chile recipes. 3. Dry your Peppers: There are so many ways to dry your peppers, it...
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...
Start Your Own Garden from Seed
Spring fever stirs garden dreams. As you ponder the projects you will tackle this year in your yard, consider trading garden center transplants for homegrown seedlings. There are endless good reasons to start your own seeds. Here are just a few: Seeds guarantee the best selection – Garden centers sell a specific product line. If the plant you want is not on the roster, you cannot get it. Sow your own seeds, and you will pick from a broad selection of herbs, vegetables, and flowers. You can sa...
Happy June Gardening!
It's June 1st, but it's not too late to plant zucchini seeds! Our Summer Squash Black Beauty Zucchini produces a huge crop of tender zucchini squash during the summer - and they are super fast growing, they start to harvest in 55 days! We direct sow the seeds in mounds in the garden, zucchini plants grow fast and don't like to get root bound, so starting them indoors is unnecessary. It's June...Is it too late to plant seeds? There are plenty of other veggies that you can p...
