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Big Jim NuMex Seeds - Grow the Famous New Mexico Green Chile Heirloom

Big Jim NuMex Seeds - Grow the Famous New Mexico Green Chile Heirloom

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Grow Legendary Flavor with Big Jim Green Chile Seeds

Since its release in 1975, Big Jim Green Chile Seeds have remained the gold standard for home gardeners and professional chefs alike. These iconic New Mexico chiles are prized for their perfect balance of rich flavor and medium heat (2,500-4,000 Scoville), making them ideal for chile rellenos, salsas, and authentic Southwestern dishes.

Why Choose Big Jim Chile Seeds?

  •  Heritage Quality: An heirloom variety straight from New Mexico chile farmers, non-GMO and untreated
  •  Impressive Size: Produces 8" long, 2" wide pods with distinctive hooked tips
  •  Dual-Harvest Potential: Pick early for green chiles or wait for vibrant red maturity
  •  Trusted Performance: The most famous New Mexico chile for nearly 50 years

Growing Your Big Jim Chiles

Start your Big Jim Green Chile Seeds indoors 8 weeks before last frost. Plant seeds 1/4" deep in sterile media with bottom heat (85°F). Expect germination in 7-21 days. Transplant when seedlings develop 6 true leaves, spacing 30" apart in rich soil or 5-gallon containers. Plants grow 36" tall with abundant yields.

Each packet contains 30 premium seeds ready to produce the chiles that made New Mexico famous. Whether you're preserving family traditions or discovering authentic Southwestern flavors, Big Jim delivers the perfect balance of heat and flavor that chefs and home cooks crave.

Order seeds for Big Jim Green Chile today and grow a piece of Southwestern culinary history!

  • Each packet contains 30 seeds
  • Heat Level: Medium
  • SHU: 2,500-4,000
  • Maturity: 80 days after transplant
  • Pod Size: 12 in.  Plant Size: 3 ft.
  • Origin: New Mexico
  • Capsicum annuum
  • Heirloom and Open-Pollinated
  • Untreated and Non-GMO
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Ginger
Taste of the SW

We recently moved to South Carolina and I missed having access to fresh green chili. I decided to dedicate a raised bed in my vegetable garden to New Mexico green chilis. I got all of my seeds from Sandia Seed. I was very impressed with how well all of the plants did. I had great germination rates and the plants are thriving. They are still producing large, flavorful green chilis. The harvest was so successful that I was able to restock our freezer for roasted green chili year round. I will definetly buy from Sandia Seed again.

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Ed
A treasure of chili varieties.

Up north in the Midwest Hatch Chilis can rarely be found. Thanks to Sandia Seed we can grow great tasting chilis. Love their big Anaheims and both the medium red and green Hatch peppers. We know we can trust Sandia Seed for quality seed and great preforming plants.

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Steve
Big Jim's in Colorado!

I have been growing Big Jim from Sandia Seed Company for several years now, and they have yet to disappoint! They love our high desert climate along the front range of Colorado.

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Maliboulakemike
Love these

Great germination, great yield. Nice big full peppers, straight, great relleno or or just charring

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Becky
Great chile in hsrsh conditions

This was a really rough chile year, for me. Multiple hails, failed watering system, chickens gone wild! These performed excellently, recovering quickly and producingvthe best chile from the garden, tjis year!

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Tresa Davis
Great seeds great yirlds

I’ve been buying seeds from Sandia for 3 years.
They always sprout well and I get healthy plants with loads of nice peppers. Fast shipping!

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Diana Garcia
Hotter than expected.

Chiles we’re kind of small, but had very good flavor and a good bite to them!

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Cecilia Herrera-Montoya
Outstand chile

We grow a variety of Chile on our 6 acres in Castle Valley Utah. We are outside of Moab. Your seeds are the best. The chile is wonderful, we dry some and grind it up and use it for presents for our family. Or we roast it in our fire roaster and freeze and keep chile on hand for our 5 adult children and their spouses and our 19 grandchildren. We have a difficult time finding good hot seeds. Thank you Cecilia

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jeff lambert
Mild but excellent flavor.

Large and thick walled chili's that are easy to roast. I think the size and thickness of the chili further reduces the heat. Too mild for my family of NM Natives but would be excellent if you don't like a lot of spice. Very productive plants I grew just north of Denver - we gave chili away (very unusual for us). I'm trying the Doublecross next year for more heat.

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Jackie
Love them

Love these peppers. Easy to start and grow. They never disappoint. We use them especially in green chili casserole

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