Have you been searching for Lemitar Chile seeds and have not been able to find a place that sells to grow as a home gardener? Well, that's because technically there is not just one specific chile variety for Lemitar chile, they grow several varieties of New Mexico Chile Varieties, including:
What makes these chiles "Lemitar chiles" is the growing region in New Mexico. It's all about the Terroir (pronounced ter-wahr), which is the French concept defining how natural factors including soil, climate, topography, and the environment collectively influence agricultural products, like chile and wine.
Lemitar, New Mexico is one of three major chile growing regions including:
- The Lemitar region is in the Soccoro Valley
- The Hatch region is in the Mesilla valley
- Chimayo and Velarde are in the Northern Foothills and Española Valley
Each of these chile growing regions offers slightly different chile tastes – all delicious, but with their own flavors imparted to them from the region.
So, growing any of the New Mexico Pod-Type Chiles in the Lemitar region's soil, along with the elevation, climate and weather, is ultimately what creates their unique taste. However, we believe any of the New Mexico chile varieties still taste great no matter where you grow them!
Discover Sandia Seed's wide variety of chiles that are grown in the Lemitar region, check out all of our New Mexico Chile Seeds »
