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

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.

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.

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!

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

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

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.

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!

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!

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.

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.