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  1. NuMex Sandia Select Chile Pepper Seeds are here! The long awaited NuMex Sandia Select pepper seeds are now available from Sandia Seed Company! This new variety has superior flavor, uniform high heat level, better plant and pod uniformity, higher yield and a thick fruit wall. Non-GMO. Approximately 30 seeds per seed packet and also available in bulk 1/2 oz. and 2 oz. quantities. Buy seeds here: NuMex Sandia Select Seeds » This pepper is fantastic! It has good flavor, thick flesh, a nice green color and the production is great. The original ...
  2. Tombstone Ghost Pepper available in Tombstone, Arizona The new Tombstone Ghost pepper seed has been a huge success and demand has been great. They are available at the famous Bird Cage Theatre on Allen Street in Tombstone, Arizona very close to where they are grown for seed production. The Bird Cage Theatre is the most authentic attraction in Tombstone, and offers a nightly ghost tour! But you don't have to go to Arizona for seeds! Buy Tombstone Ghost pepper seeds online.
  3. Shishito Seeds in Bulk at Sandia Seed NEW! We are excited to announce that we have expanded our growing network and can now offer Shishito seeds in a larger quantity.Now you can buy Bulk Shishito seeds for $20 for 100 seeds.This Japanese sweet pepper is delicious and one of our most popular seed varieties for good reason. It is super easy to grow and continues to produce an abundance of peppers all season long. It is such a pleasure to go into the garden and pick about 15 mature Shishito peppers and fry them in olive oil and spri...
  4. Plant Spacing in the Garden There are so many choices when you plant vegetable varieties from seed. Peppers and tomatoes are some of the easiest to grow from seed for transplanting into your home garden. Start seeds indoors 6 to 8 weeks before the date you intend to set peppers and tomatoes into the garden. As the season gets later, your seeds can also be placed directly in the garden after the soil temperature has risen to at least 65°F at night. Plant spacing for peppers is usually the same distance measurement as the...
  5. Time for Fresh Roasted Green Chile It’s time again for New Mexico to be blanketed by the perfume of roasting green chiles. Hatch green chiles are grown in a small hot dry valley in the southwest corner of New Mexico. Green chile, which ranges in temperature from spicy to incendiary, are to New Mexican food what tomatoes are to Italian food. They are found everywhere in sauces, stews, salsas, and delicious stuffed and fried for chile rellenos. If you don’t grow your own green chiles from seed, you can try to find them at farme...
  6. Bhut jolokia is viciously HOT! The famous Bhut jolokia at over 1,000,000 scoville heat units is so popular. Could it be that it is rare and unique? Or that only insane people place it on their lips? It is fun to grow and quite a conversation piece. I grow hundreds of them and collect the seeds. It is fun to hand someone a whole pepper, and watch them jump back as if the blistering heat inside the pepper will attack them from 3 ft away. But, once the pepper has been broken open. Watch Out! You must have hand protection, ...
  7. Front Yard Food Gardens It used to be normal for people to grow their own food. Well, here is some food for thought! During the 17th century, rich English and French landowners got the idea they could flaunt their wealth by keeping large tracts of well groomed grass, because they could afford the labor necessary to keep it trim and they could afford to not use it for food production. So common people, trying to show off too, attempted to follow suit and now it's been standardized. A lawn is intrinsically useles...
  8. Tomato Tip to Thwart Birds! TOMATO TIP “I put decoys out well before my tomatoes begin to ripen. Big, red Christmas ornaments hanging here and there among my tomato plants. Birds will see those pretty red balls and think they are about to get a tasty meal. But all the peck, peck, pecking gets them nowhere. They might try several of them over a period of days until they figure out that there is nothing worth eating in THIS garden!” – CINDY AT PINEYWOODS HERB FARM We found this great tip on thwarting birds from eating y...
  9. 10 Things to Make with Hot Peppers Hot Pepper Oil Hot Pepper Jelly Salsa Hot Wing / BBQ Sauce Stuffed Roasted Pickles Marinade Relish Hot Pepper Vinegar
  10. Growing Tomatoes from Seed It takes about six to eight weeks to grow tomatoes from a seed to a seedling plant that is ready to transplant outside. Start seeds indoors for best results. In 5 to 12 days your tomato seeds should germinate. Germination is best in warm temperatures (70° to 80° Fahrenheit). A heat mat for seed starting will dramatically hasten tomato seed germination. Sow seeds in cells filled with seedling mix and lightly sprinkle a bit on top to cover. Gently moisten the cells with water and place on a see...
  11. Gifts for Gardeners Gifts for your favorite gardener! We have tried everything listed, and I have wrote my personal opinion for each one. The pictures are at the bottom. I hope this list gives you an idea for your special gardener. ~ Patsy Coles - Owner Sandia Seed Company Gardening is about enjoying the smell of things growing in the soil, getting dirty without feeling guilty, and generally taking the time to soak up a little peace and serenity. Looking for the perfect gardening gift? This food garden seed col...
  12. Manzano - Rare Chile with Black Seeds The Manzano Pepper is the only chile to have black seeds. The flowers are a stunning purple and the plant has fuzzy leaves. It is part of the Capsicum pubescens species from the Andes region making it a cool climate chile pepper. It prefers to grow in a protected spot out of fierce sunlight and wind, such as on your patio. Provide it with a large container and a climbing trellis. If protected from frost it can live for 15 years and grow a vine over 10' high. The thick fleshed apple-sh...
  13. NuMex Jalmundo is back! We are excited to announce we now have the NuMex Jalmundo Jalapeno seeds in stock! There is a limited supply, so the seed count in each packet is now 10 seeds. If you have 10 plants growing in your garden this summer you will be able to supply the whole neighborhood with jalapenos! This pepper is non-gmo and open-pollinated and the seeds can be saved to grow the following season. Why is the NuMex Jalmundo so great? It's an extra large jalapeno developed for America's love of jalapen...
  14. Green Chile List by Heat - Mild to Hot List of Green Chile by Heat: Mild to Hot Peppers When choosing a green chile variety to grow and eat, it is a good idea to choose the heat level you prefer. Here is a quick list of green chile seeds we offer in mild to hot order. Shown above is our Big Jim Legacy chile, they're huge!! Mildest Chile Varieties:Anaheim Sonora, Guizeppi, Paprika, Anaheim, PoblanoMild Chile Varieties: Pasilla, Heritage 6-4, Big Jim LegacyMedium Chile Varieties: Joe E. Parker, Hatch Green Medium, Chimayo...
  15. Good Crop Rotation is Important A good crop rotation plan is critical for a productive vegetable garden. One of the rules of organic gardening is to rotate plant families from one season to the next, so related crops are not planted in the same spot more often than every three years. The purpose of crop rotation is to help maintain the balance of nutrients, organic matter, and micro-organisms necessary for healthy soil. When the same vegetable, like hot peppers, are planted year after year in the same plot, they become dise...
  16. Hybrid vs. Open-Pollinated and Heirloom Seeds This is the time of year that many gardeners start planning their spring gardens. It can be helpful to know the difference between hybrid, and open-pollinated (OP) seeds. The OP seeds are the best choice if seeds from the fruits will be saved and replanted the following year. The produce from OP seeds often tastes better, but the plants may not have the disease resistance that hybrids do. All heirlooms are OP, so the two words are often used synonymously. The main difference is that heirloom ...