Are rainbow peppers real?Yes, rainbow peppers are real! Check out the Bolivian Rainbow Pepper for a gorgeous colorful pepper plant that is sure to please. They look great in pots, or in flower gardens... and they're edible too! They are spicy and good for adding to salsas or hot sauces, or to dry and turn into hot pepper flakes! The 24" tall plants have purple tinged foliage and purple flowers. Fruits are small at 3/4" and turn from purple to yellow and then to red when mature. All colors are on the plant...
Red or Green Chile Sale!Get 25% off seeds in our Red Or Green Collection with discount code: REDORGREEN Plus, we'll send a FREE Marigold seed packet with any sale using this discount code! Offer good now thru Saturday, April 5, 2025.APPLY DISCOUNT CODE & SHOP COLLECTION: CLICK HERE »
Free Seed Shipping!SORRY,THIS OFFER HAS ENDED!We still have free shipping for all orders over $30, no discount code needed. Check out our 50% off seeds collection for more deals. Free Shipping on all seed orders over $20 (Free USPS ground shipping for USA customers) 4 days only: Tue-Fri, March 18-21, 2025 Use discount code: MARCHGARDEN
Growing seeds in winter: Winter Sowing in FebruaryCan I winter sow in February? Yes, February is a great time for Winter Sowing in many regions like the West. We usually have to wait until mid-May here in Colorado to bring out indoor-started peppers and tomatoes and other warm weather veggies to harden off and get ready to transplant into the garden. But that doesn't mean you can't start some seeds outdoors despite the freezing weather and snow... because you can Winter Sow! Cool weather veggies, herbs and native plants can do very...
Top 5 Peppers to Grow in 2025Here's our Top 5 Peppers to Grow in 2025 Make 2025 great with some super tasty (and spicy) new peppers that are sure to boost those endorphins and delight your tastebuds: #1 Tasmanian Ghost Pepper A new pepper in our lineup, this fruity pepper has nice flavor until the ferocious bite arrives. The chances of being attacked by a Tasmanian Ghost are very high after you chew it up swallow it down under! The aroma and flavor is fruity up front then forget about it – it's HOT! Great for ...
Hatch Green Chile RecipeGet out those roasted Hatch chiles in your freezer (or fresh out of the garden and off of your grill) and make up a batch of this delicious stew. This is great served in a bowl, and is also great for smothering burritos or enchiladas. HATCH GREEN CHILE RECIPE: Ingredients: 1½ tbsp olive oil 1 cup roasted homegrown Hatch green chiles, peeled and diced 2 lbs of pork or chicken, cubed (or go vegan and instead use pinto beans, crumbled sauteed tofu and/or mushrooms if desired) 3 Potatoes, di...
Free Shipping on Seeds this week!THIS OFFER HAS ENDED. SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE DISCOUNTS » EXPIRED DISCOUNT:Free USPS Ground Shipping on all seed orders over $20 for 3 days only for customers in the USA Tuesday-Thursday, Feb 11-13, 2025Use discount code: FREESHIP25 Sorry the discount is expired!Subscribe below for more discounts:
Growing Peppers in Pots - Extend the harvest!Growing peppers in Pots is a great way to extend the harvest for those growing in short seasons! These habaneros and herbs shown above were picked in mid-November in Denver, Colorado – grown in pots that were moved into a small garden bed hoop house to keep them warm through the fall snows and frosts. Denver had an exceptionally warm fall and so peppers were picked all the way through mid-November! In the Front Range, it was an unusually long season in 2024, but the un-heated hoop house kept ...
Growing Habaneros in PotsGrowing Habaneros in Pots:Growing habanero in pots (or any peppers that are suited to containers) is great for getting a big harvest of habaneros. All habanero varieties grow very well in pots, make sure to pick out a pot that is at least 5 gallons in size, and has a good height of 12-14 inches or taller. The bigger the pot, the happier the Habanero pepper. Live in a short season climate with late frosts and early snowstorms? Then growing Habaneros in pots is a great way to grow some of thes...
Garden Center SeedsIf you're looking for the best garden centers that sell seeds, check out our Seed Store Locator to find all the shops that carry our Peppers of the World seed packets. Shown above is City Floral Garden Center in Denver, a gem in the night! Love this neighborhood nursery! They have beautiful plants, and lots of garden supplies and, of course, seeds. Stop by and check out our pepper seeds, they have a great selection of our customer favorites. Find more nurseries that carry our seed...
Wholesale Seeds without a Contract!Yes, you can sell Sandia Seed's packets and get Wholesale Seed discounts without any CONTRACTS! You can buy from our seed catalog at discounted rates anytime you need to restore. The initial order to qualify for our Wholesale Seed discounts is $300. Then, after your first $300+ Wholesale order, all future reorders of any amount will be 50% off with no minimum and no contract! Read more about our Wholesale Seeds » Be sure to also check out our colorful Seed display racks that you can pla...
Valentine's Day Gift Cards for the Gardener in your life!Gift Cards for seeds make the perfect last-minute but thoughtful Valentine's Day gifts. Give a gift to grow together! Sandia Seed's gift cards are a spicy addition to any Valentine's Day present – your loved one can buy all the super hot peppers to spice up your lives! Our gift cards are great for last minute gifts too, as they can be sent via email (or you can print it out and put it in a card!) We have over 101 peppers of the world to choose from, from super sweet to super spic...
What is the best time plant pepper seeds?We recommend that you start pepper seeds indoors 8 to 10 weeks before the last average frost date. For gardeners in growing zones in northern climates, January-March are good months to start seeds for peppers indoors. You want to get them growing so they are big enough to transplant after your night time temperatures get up to 50°F or higher without any chance of frost. For many growing regions with winters, frost-free weather starts in mid-to-late May to June.But it really depends on where y...
Dry your own ChilliesDid you know that you can grow and dry your own chillies for year-round use in the kitchen? Chiles are easy to grow! But one of the best reasosn to grow chiles in your garden is that they can easily be dried and preserved for easy storage. Many chile peppers work well for drying, including Hatch chile, Chile de Arbol, Guajillo chile, and others listed below. Drying your own Hatch ChilesWhen you let your Hatch chiles mature to red on the vine, they dry nicely when woven into Ristras (seen a...
Culinary PeppersWhat makes a culinary pepper? We just watched a Seed to Fork episode on YouTube, and Meg mentioned that she likes to grow "culinary peppers" – specifically that she likes to grow peppers that they can use year-round in the kitchen. So what makes a culinary pepper? Well, just about any pepper can be preserved and used for year-round use. Many peppers are especially good for drying and to be used dried, crushed or powered in recipes. Many dried peppers are used as herbs or spices aroun...
Growing Tomatoes in PotsYes, you can grow tomatoes in pots! But, we do recommend larger pots – half whiskey barrels or pots of that size are best for most regular tomatoes. What type of tomatoes do well in pots? While you can pretty much grow any tomato in a large pot (don't forget to have trellises or obelisks for support), there are also tomato varieties that were bred to be smaller in plant size and do well in pots. You can even grow them with flowers, herbs and/or peppers to have a colorful veggie pot! W...
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!
I got these to make Chipotle chilis. These fruit early and are mild-ish when green, but when they ripen, they are perfect for smoking and drying with great flavor and nice heat. Don't plant too many as they are quite prolific.
Are rainbow peppers real?
Yes, rainbow peppers are real! Check out the Bolivian Rainbow Pepper for a gorgeous colorful pepper plant that is sure to please. They look great in pots, or in flower gardens... and they're edible too! They are spicy and good for adding to salsas or hot sauces, or to dry and turn into hot pepper flakes! The 24" tall plants have purple tinged foliage and purple flowers. Fruits are small at 3/4" and turn from purple to yellow and then to red when mature. All colors are on the plant...
Red or Green Chile Sale!
Get 25% off seeds in our Red Or Green Collection with discount code: REDORGREEN Plus, we'll send a FREE Marigold seed packet with any sale using this discount code! Offer good now thru Saturday, April 5, 2025.APPLY DISCOUNT CODE & SHOP COLLECTION: CLICK HERE »
Free Seed Shipping!
SORRY,THIS OFFER HAS ENDED!We still have free shipping for all orders over $30, no discount code needed. Check out our 50% off seeds collection for more deals. Free Shipping on all seed orders over $20 (Free USPS ground shipping for USA customers) 4 days only: Tue-Fri, March 18-21, 2025 Use discount code: MARCHGARDEN
Growing seeds in winter: Winter Sowing in February
Can I winter sow in February? Yes, February is a great time for Winter Sowing in many regions like the West. We usually have to wait until mid-May here in Colorado to bring out indoor-started peppers and tomatoes and other warm weather veggies to harden off and get ready to transplant into the garden. But that doesn't mean you can't start some seeds outdoors despite the freezing weather and snow... because you can Winter Sow! Cool weather veggies, herbs and native plants can do very...
Top 5 Peppers to Grow in 2025
Here's our Top 5 Peppers to Grow in 2025 Make 2025 great with some super tasty (and spicy) new peppers that are sure to boost those endorphins and delight your tastebuds: #1 Tasmanian Ghost Pepper A new pepper in our lineup, this fruity pepper has nice flavor until the ferocious bite arrives. The chances of being attacked by a Tasmanian Ghost are very high after you chew it up swallow it down under! The aroma and flavor is fruity up front then forget about it – it's HOT! Great for ...
Hatch Green Chile Recipe
Get out those roasted Hatch chiles in your freezer (or fresh out of the garden and off of your grill) and make up a batch of this delicious stew. This is great served in a bowl, and is also great for smothering burritos or enchiladas. HATCH GREEN CHILE RECIPE: Ingredients: 1½ tbsp olive oil 1 cup roasted homegrown Hatch green chiles, peeled and diced 2 lbs of pork or chicken, cubed (or go vegan and instead use pinto beans, crumbled sauteed tofu and/or mushrooms if desired) 3 Potatoes, di...
Free Shipping on Seeds this week!
THIS OFFER HAS ENDED. SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE DISCOUNTS » EXPIRED DISCOUNT:Free USPS Ground Shipping on all seed orders over $20 for 3 days only for customers in the USA Tuesday-Thursday, Feb 11-13, 2025Use discount code: FREESHIP25 Sorry the discount is expired!Subscribe below for more discounts:
Growing Peppers in Pots - Extend the harvest!
Growing peppers in Pots is a great way to extend the harvest for those growing in short seasons! These habaneros and herbs shown above were picked in mid-November in Denver, Colorado – grown in pots that were moved into a small garden bed hoop house to keep them warm through the fall snows and frosts. Denver had an exceptionally warm fall and so peppers were picked all the way through mid-November! In the Front Range, it was an unusually long season in 2024, but the un-heated hoop house kept ...
Growing Habaneros in Pots
Growing Habaneros in Pots:Growing habanero in pots (or any peppers that are suited to containers) is great for getting a big harvest of habaneros. All habanero varieties grow very well in pots, make sure to pick out a pot that is at least 5 gallons in size, and has a good height of 12-14 inches or taller. The bigger the pot, the happier the Habanero pepper. Live in a short season climate with late frosts and early snowstorms? Then growing Habaneros in pots is a great way to grow some of thes...
Garden Center Seeds
If you're looking for the best garden centers that sell seeds, check out our Seed Store Locator to find all the shops that carry our Peppers of the World seed packets. Shown above is City Floral Garden Center in Denver, a gem in the night! Love this neighborhood nursery! They have beautiful plants, and lots of garden supplies and, of course, seeds. Stop by and check out our pepper seeds, they have a great selection of our customer favorites. Find more nurseries that carry our seed...
Wholesale Seeds without a Contract!
Yes, you can sell Sandia Seed's packets and get Wholesale Seed discounts without any CONTRACTS! You can buy from our seed catalog at discounted rates anytime you need to restore. The initial order to qualify for our Wholesale Seed discounts is $300. Then, after your first $300+ Wholesale order, all future reorders of any amount will be 50% off with no minimum and no contract! Read more about our Wholesale Seeds » Be sure to also check out our colorful Seed display racks that you can pla...
Valentine's Day Gift Cards for the Gardener in your life!
Gift Cards for seeds make the perfect last-minute but thoughtful Valentine's Day gifts. Give a gift to grow together! Sandia Seed's gift cards are a spicy addition to any Valentine's Day present – your loved one can buy all the super hot peppers to spice up your lives! Our gift cards are great for last minute gifts too, as they can be sent via email (or you can print it out and put it in a card!) We have over 101 peppers of the world to choose from, from super sweet to super spic...
What is the best time plant pepper seeds?
We recommend that you start pepper seeds indoors 8 to 10 weeks before the last average frost date. For gardeners in growing zones in northern climates, January-March are good months to start seeds for peppers indoors. You want to get them growing so they are big enough to transplant after your night time temperatures get up to 50°F or higher without any chance of frost. For many growing regions with winters, frost-free weather starts in mid-to-late May to June.But it really depends on where y...
Dry your own Chillies
Did you know that you can grow and dry your own chillies for year-round use in the kitchen? Chiles are easy to grow! But one of the best reasosn to grow chiles in your garden is that they can easily be dried and preserved for easy storage. Many chile peppers work well for drying, including Hatch chile, Chile de Arbol, Guajillo chile, and others listed below. Drying your own Hatch ChilesWhen you let your Hatch chiles mature to red on the vine, they dry nicely when woven into Ristras (seen a...
Culinary Peppers
What makes a culinary pepper? We just watched a Seed to Fork episode on YouTube, and Meg mentioned that she likes to grow "culinary peppers" – specifically that she likes to grow peppers that they can use year-round in the kitchen. So what makes a culinary pepper? Well, just about any pepper can be preserved and used for year-round use. Many peppers are especially good for drying and to be used dried, crushed or powered in recipes. Many dried peppers are used as herbs or spices aroun...
Growing Tomatoes in Pots
Yes, you can grow tomatoes in pots! But, we do recommend larger pots – half whiskey barrels or pots of that size are best for most regular tomatoes. What type of tomatoes do well in pots? While you can pretty much grow any tomato in a large pot (don't forget to have trellises or obelisks for support), there are also tomato varieties that were bred to be smaller in plant size and do well in pots. You can even grow them with flowers, herbs and/or peppers to have a colorful veggie pot! W...
