SANDIA SEED BLOG
Grow Hatch Green Chiles
Posted on November 20 2017
If you love Hatch green chile and gardening, then you have to grow Hatch green chiles!...
How to Make Red Pepper Flakes
Posted on November 05 2017
How to Make Red Pepper Flakes
One of our favorite ways to preserve our peppers is to ...
Processing Fresh Chile Peppers
Posted on October 11 2017
How To Guide for Processing Fresh Green Chiles
Introduction
Many people consider gr...
Sandia Seed Shirts
Posted on September 20 2017
Are you a Chilehead? Like hot peppers and green chile? Then we have some chilehead shir...
Dragon's Breath Chilli at 2.48 million Scoville
Posted on September 14 2017
Who would have believed that the world's hottest chile* was created by accident? The e...
Simple Pickled Banana Peppers Recipe
Posted on August 26 2017
Simple Pickled Banana Peppers Recipe
Growing some of our delicious Sweet Banana Pepper...
Jalapeño Pickles Recipe
Posted on August 17 2017
These simple pickles are spicy and delicious! We always love adding lots of fresh slic...
Hatch Chile Recipes
Posted on August 16 2017
Because we grow our own Hatch chiles from seed, we love collecting Hatch Chile recipes ...
Vinegar Pepper Sauce Recipe
Posted on August 15 2017
Vinegar Pepper Sauce Recipe:
1 glass bottle with cap or cork
1 cup of pep...
Gazpacho Recipe with Peppers
Posted on August 12 2017
This is a great Gazpacho recipe for using up some of your fresh peppers and tomatoes...
Plant a Row for the Hungry
Posted on August 01 2017
Is your garden overflowing with a bountiful harvest of tomatoes and peppers? Dedicate a...
Easy Refrigerator Pickled Peppers
Posted on July 23 2017
The photo above is of a jar that we filled also with some white cucumbers as the pe...
A Bumblebee Pollinating a Pepper Blossom
Posted on July 23 2017
Check out this Bumblebee pollinating a Pepper blossom – look at that pollen stash! Bu...
Pickled Jalapeños Recipe
Posted on June 30 2017
Here's a great recipe to use some of your Jalapeños from the garden:
Pickled
Jal...
I don't always put Green Chile on everything...
Posted on June 16 2017
I don't always put Green Chile on everything...Just kidding, I do!
I don't kn...
Faith in Pepper Seeds
Posted on June 12 2017
We love this quote from Thoreau:
I have great faith in a seed.
Convince me that you...
Fertilize Peppers Now - Here's How
Posted on May 30 2017
Even if you have some of the greatest soil around...growing vegetables is a process t...
Hatch Seeds
Posted on May 16 2017
If you love Hatch green chile, then grow your own Hatch seeds and have the freshe...
Is it Too Late to Start Seeds?
Posted on May 09 2017
No, it’s not too late. You can start seeds year-round. It depends on what you would lik...
White Peppers Seeds
Posted on May 09 2017
Looking for White Peppers seeds? We carry some wonderful varieties of white pepper se...
Jalapeno Seeds
Posted on May 01 2017
Looking for Jalapeno seeds? We have a few varieties of Jalapenos, plus tons of other gr...
How Tomatoes Should Really Taste!
Posted on April 30 2017
'Good News' #3 April 2017 from Sandia Seed Company
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Create a Pollinator Garden
Posted on April 24 2017
Veggie plants, like tomatoes and peppers, are self-pollinating, but others such as zucc...
Green Chile Gazpacho with Tomatillos
Posted on April 13 2017
You have to try this delicious variation of gazpatcho, made with green chiles and...
Bring Italy to your Pepper Garden
Posted on April 09 2017
Jimmy NardelloHeirloom - Sweet Italian Frying Pepper - Peperone!
Giuseppe Nardello bro...
Hatch Chile Seeds
Posted on April 09 2017
Are you looking for Hatch Chile seeds? We have several varieties of green chile seed...
Composting for HUGE Green Chiles
Posted on April 07 2017
Green Chiles LOVE compost! Compost is nature's FREE fertilizer! Adding this rich org...
Grow Your Own Hot Sauce
Posted on March 04 2017
It's so rewarding to cook something from ingredients growing right in your garden. M...
Hot Pepper Seeds make HOT Valentine's Day Gifts!
Posted on February 14 2017
Get that special gardener in your life some hot pepper or green chile pepper seeds! ...
Chili Pepper
Posted on February 03 2017
Let's clear up the confusion about the spelling of chile. Here in New Mexico, chile wit...
Carolina Reaper Seeds
Posted on February 02 2017
The hottest pepper in the world is officially the Carolina Reaper. It has been report...
How to Start Green Chile Seeds
Posted on February 02 2017
The most important part of getting green chile and pepper seeds to grow is warmth. Th...
Bhut Jolokia Seeds
Posted on February 02 2017
The infamous Bhut Jolokia Ghost Pepper
Want to grow something HOT!!?
Our Bhut Jolokia S...
Pepper Seeds for Sale
Posted on January 10 2017
If you're looking for pepper seeds for sale, you have come to the right place! Sand...
Red Chile Sauce Recipe
Posted on January 06 2017
RED CHILE SAUCE from New Mexico
Red chile sauce is the best thing ever on a cold Ja...
Christmas Bell - Bishop Crown Pepper
Posted on December 21 2016
The heirloom Bishop Crown: or "Christmas Bell" is originally from Brazil. This variety ...
Jwala - India finger Hot is Back!
Posted on December 06 2016
This phenomenal pepper is back in our product line up and we could not be more pleased!...
The 6 Most Popular Tomatoes
Posted on November 29 2016
These six tomatoes are the most popular for all the right reasons. Five are hybrids tha...
Front Yard Food Gardens
Posted on November 01 2016
It used to be normal for people to grow their own food.
Well, here is some food for th...
Pasilla Chilaca Pepper
Posted on October 23 2016
Pasilla Bajio-Chilaca Pepper
This pepper is also known as Chile Negro, or Chilaca when ...
One of our Favorite Salsa Recipes
Posted on August 30 2016
Sandia Seed's Favorite Salsa Recipe
3-4 Large Fresh Tomatoes such as the Abe Lincoln...
Bhut jolokia is viciously HOT!
Posted on August 22 2016
The famous Bhut jolokia at over 1,000,000 scoville heat units is so popular. Could it b...
Organic Control for Tomato Hornworms on Peppers
Posted on July 21 2016
Tomato Hornworms are really big green caterpillars that can devastate your pepper ...
Tomato Tip to Thwart Birds!
Posted on July 18 2016
TOMATO TIP
“I put decoys out well before my tomatoes begin to ripen. Big, red Christm...
Time for Fresh Roasted Green Chile
Posted on July 08 2016
It’s time again for New Mexico to be blanketed by the perfume of roasting green chiles....
Shishito Seeds in Bulk at Sandia Seed
Posted on June 30 2016
NEW! We are excited to announce that we have expanded our growing network and can no...
10 Things to Make with Hot Peppers
Posted on June 23 2016
Hot Pepper Oil
Hot Pepper Jelly
Salsa
Hot Wing / BBQ Sauce
Stuffed
Roasted
Pickles...
Tombstone Ghost Pepper available in Tombstone, Arizona
Posted on April 24 2016
The new Tombstone Ghost pepper seed has been a huge success and demand has been great. ...