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Hatch Red Medium - Joe E. Parker Chile Seeds - Popular Heirloom with Great Flavor
Hatch Red Medium - Joe E. Parker Chile Seeds - Popular Heirloom with Great Flavor
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Hatch Red Medium - Joe E. Parker Chile Seeds
Experience the authentic taste of New Mexico with our Hatch Red Medium - Joe E. Parker Chile Seeds. This exceptional variety is prized for its thick, meaty flesh and balanced medium heat, making it perfect for roasting, sauces, and powders. Grown in the legendary Hatch Valley for over a century, these chiles deliver two bountiful harvests per season—first as vibrant green chiles, then as richly flavored red pods.
Why Choose Hatch Red Medium Chile Seeds?
These productive plants yield 8" long chiles on compact 30" plants, turning from green to red at peak maturity. Unlike store-bought options, homegrown Hatch chiles offer unparalleled freshness and flavor. The thick walls mean more usable flesh after peeling, ideal for:
- Roasting for authentic New Mexican cuisine
- Crafting robust red chile sauce
- Making aromatic red chile powder
- Adding medium heat (1,000-3,000 Scoville) to dishes
Growing Your Hatch Chile Bounty
Start these Hatch Red Medium - Joe E. Parker seeds indoors 8 weeks before last frost. Plant in rich soil or 5-gallon containers, spacing 30" apart. Harvest green chiles at full size or wait for the superior red stage when flavor intensifies. Each packet contains 30 seeds—enough for a plentiful harvest of this New Mexico treasure.
Ready to grow legendary Hatch flavor? Plant these heritage seeds today and enjoy authentic Southwestern taste straight from your garden!
- Each packet contains 30 seeds
- Heat Level: Medium
- SHU: 2,000
- Maturity: 80 days after transplant
- Pod Size: 8 in. Plant Size: 30 in.
- Origin: New Mexico
- Capsicum annuum
- Heirloom and Open-Pollinated
- Untreated and Non-GMO





Germination was great on these. They grew very well in my garden, and each plant produced a very good yield of peppers. I will definitely grow these again!
These had no problem germinating at all. I didn't even have to start them inside. They produce a large amount on each plant! I highly recommend.
These are excellent for roasting. The flavor is excellent with just the right hint of heat, enough to be interesting but not too much for the pepper novice. As usual with Sandia seeds germination was easy. The plant (I generally grow one each of several varieties) was nice and vigorous and productive in a 5 gal. felt pot. This one is definitely on the list for next year.
They’ve started germinating ,inside, on heating pads.Thanks.
I grew these up in northern Illinois and they were fantastic low-effort plants that pumped out buckets of peppers right alongside my tomatoes. Green is classic for these Hatch-style peppers, but the red color is beautiful and makes for a wonderful red salsa when combined with red habaneros and black poblanos.
You can pick them when they're green, of course, they turn red after getting to full size so I only let a portion of them get fully mature and change color. Hard to go wrong with any of the Joe Parker varieties, but this one was a fantastic multipurpose pepper.
Haven't planted yet but am sure I will enjoy finished product
Seeds did great, grew into robust plants with giant red chile pods! Delicious.
It's hard to find red chile that isn't dried, so growing it is the only way to taste this exceptional flavor. I used to live in New Mexico so could get some of these fresh, but now that I'm in New York it's nowhere to be found, so growing it in my veggie garden is the only way we can taste the sweet buttery deliciousness that is fresh red chile! We simply roast it on our gas grill to char the skins, then cool in a glass dish with lid, peel, and enjoy! The red chile meat is heavenly and great on pizza, sandwiches, wraps, you name it. Thank you for offering these precious seeds, it is so wonderful to be able to grow them in our garden!
These are delicious, especially when roasted the same day after picking - their creamy, smokey, tasty flesh is extremely addicting. You can't grow enough of them!
Thanks for your kind review! We love these, too.
What other extreme hot chillies do yo have
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