Hatch Green X Hot - Rattlesnake Green Chile Seeds - Very Spicy and Flavorful

Name: Rattlesnake Chile Seeds - Hot Green Chile | Scoville 10-18K
Brand: Sandia Seed Company
SKU: 705641-993826
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Hatch Green X Hot - Rattlesnake Green Chile Seeds

Introducing the extra Hot Rattlesnake Green Chile, the newest and spiciest addition to the legendary Hatch Green Chile family. If you crave intense heat with exceptional flavor, these seeds are your perfect match. Developed for those who find even the Hatch Green Lumbre X-Hot too mild, the Rattlesnake chile delivers a fiery punch with a Scoville rating ranging from 10,000 to 18,000 SHU.

Why Choose Rattlesnake Green Chile?

This heirloom, open-pollinated variety boasts 4" to 8" long pods with thick, flavorful flesh. The plants grow up to 30" tall, making them ideal for gardens or large containers. What sets the extra Hot Rattlesnake Green Chile apart is its unique, appetizing heat—similar to the beloved Hatch Green X-Hot Barker's Hot flavor but with an extra kick.

Easy to Grow & Versatile

Grown near Hatch, NM, these seeds are GMO-free and perfect for home gardeners. Start them indoors 8 weeks before warm nights, using sterile media and 85°F bottom heat. With bright light and consistent moisture, germination takes just 7-14 days. Transplant seedlings when they develop 6 true leaves, spacing them 30" apart or in 5-gallon containers.

Harvest the chiles green for a classic Hatch flavor, or leave them to ripen to a vibrant red for even deeper heat. Whether you're a fan of New Mexico chile or just love fiery peppers, the Rattlesnake is a must-grow.

Packet contains 30 seeds—enough to spice up your garden and your meals. Ready to take your heat tolerance to the next level? Plant the extra Hot Rattlesnake Green Chile today!

Each packet contains 30 seeds
Heat Level: X-Hot
SHU: 10,000-18,000
Maturity: 80 days after transplant
Pod Size: 4-8 in. Plant Size: 30 in.
Origin: New Mexico
Capsicum annuum
Heirloom and Open-Pollinated
Untreated and Non-GMO

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Born in raised in New Mexico, Stuck in Idaho - Finding fresh green chili not a problem anymore

Idaho is a waste land for finding anything from New Mexico (they only recently started selling 505 stuff in the stores, but that is not hot enough or anything like fresh). I got these seeds to grow in my garden. I started them inside in February and then transplanted them mid May (150 plants). My experiment paid off. These were hot as advertised (I also grow Carolina Reapers, so you know where my tolerance is) and extremely flavorful both red and green. I used a Trager wood pellet smoker on high heat to roast the green and filled my freezer with a years worth of peeled Green. At the end of the season I processed all of the Red and it makes great tamales.

This is complete blasphemy, but it is possible to grow the same flavor and heat in another place other than New Mexico. You need to do a lot more work though (finding the space to hold so many inside plantings for months before transplanting them). I have been conditioning the soil for a decade to give Idaho soil a similar pH, and Idaho summers in the lower Snake River Valley are very similar to New Mexico in both day time and night time temperature. The main difference there is very little rain (no monsoons).

There is one thing that I have noticed, you need to water with a drip system or flood irrigation to maximize your yield. Repeated daily watering by spraying the plant from above will cause flowers to prematurely wilt before being pollinated. Also use a bit of Epsom salt when you fertilize the plants (to increase magnesium) to foster more flowering. And be kind to both native bees and honey bees. If they are not around, you may be stuck doing your pollenating by hand if your garden is not windy.

OMG! So spicy!

If you’re looking for a pepper that is almost too spicy to take a second bite out of, then this is a winner! Flavor is delicious the seeds germinate quickly, and I had peppers earlier than I expected. Definitely 5 stars.

Rattlesnake Chile

I bought these seeds last year not knowing what to expect! Sandia Seeds always sends useful information and all seeds have been true to what they advertise! I love green chiles and I love spice so I figured these were going to be a hit, and they did not dissapoint! I grew them in a variety of container sizes and all did well, this year I will experiment with bigger containers and beds! Great tasting chile with a bit of a bite!

planting time!!

I always love your seeds. will be getting them into the dirt this weekend. Has been too cold here to start them yet.

Good success

I have had good succes growing my seeds every year and good harvests here in Illinois

Perfect in WV

This is the 3rd year for growing chile seeds in West Virginia and the only plant I can find that keeps its heat, is the Rattlesnake. I have tried the medium and it is mild and the hot is medium here in the WV soil. Being born and raised in NM, I can't live without my chile! Only thing I can not grow here is the red chile. For some reason, it will not turn red here. I'm going to try to get the seeds started extra early this year and see if that makes a difference.

Excellent crop

This is the 3rd year we have ordered seeds from Sandia Seed Co and grown this variety of green chile. Other years we also grew different varieties of green chile but this year we decided to just concentrate on the Rattlesnake. All the seeds I sowed germinated and we had over 100 seedlings.
The plants do very well after transplanting, the pods are larger, straighter and meatier. The heat is perfect for us although a little too hot for others.
Several pods per plant and we were able to harvest until the first freeze. Highly recommended for fellow chile-heads!

B Co Garden away from home!

A really nice new addition to the garden this year. I let all of them get red and made an incredible red Chile powder. My friends and family have asked that I share every year now!

Hatch Chile

I got some of these seeds and the out come was great all the seeds that I planted spouted and I got some good chili pods will be getting more seeds for next year.

Mixed Luck with Seeds

Purchased this package in hopes of having a few different variations of green chiles, these seeds, however, did not produce fruit in the first year, the second year the fruit grew but were small in size averaging about inches. I will see what the plant does in its third year. Out of the 28 seeds, I was sent only 11 plants actually grew and 4 of these plants are still living today.

Hi Armando, Thanks for your feedback, sorry you have not had a lot of success with your plants. Are you growing the seeds fresh each season or are you keeping the plants year-round? We've found that green chile plants produce most in the first year, they don't tend to do as well if grown for multiple years, as the harvests are smaller over time. So we like to start with fresh seeds. That said, your first year you had no fruit, so that could be the result of other factors.

One cause of no fruit is over-fertilization of nitrogen, which will grow leafy green plants, but they won't bloom and flower. Peppers need more phosphorus and potassium to set fruit. No fruit may also be the result of extreme temperatures, either too hot or too cold. If you have flowers, but the blooms don't turn into fruit, another cause could be lack of pollination. Bees help improve pepper plants' self-pollination process, so plant lots of native flowers around your garden to bring them in. Peppers should also receive full sun, it is important to choose an area of the garden that receives a minimum of 6-8 hours of sunlight. The more sunlight, the more chiles! But, if it's over 90˚ F, this can slow down production.

Lastly, for sprouting the seeds, make sure to keep them nice and warm at 85-90˚F as that will germinate more seeds.

We hope that you keep growing these chile, check out our How to Grow Green Chile page for more info here: https://www.sandiaseed.com/pages/grow