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

Name: Big Jim NuMex Seeds - Green Chile Peppers - Famous NM Heirloom
Brand: Sandia Seed Company
SKU: 661799-233620
Price: 3.99 USD
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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 in long, 2 in. 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 in. deep in sterile media with bottom heat (85°F). Expect germination in 7-21 days. Transplant when seedlings develop 6 true leaves, spacing 30 in. apart in rich soil or 5-gallon containers. Plants grow 36 in. 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: 8 in. Plant Size: 3 ft.
Origin: New Mexico
Capsicum annuum
Heirloom and Open-Pollinated
Untreated and Non-GMO

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Customers praised these chile seeds for "great germination" and thriving plants across diverse climates. Gardeners reported impressive yields of "large, flavorful" peppers ideal for roasting and rellenos. Most found the heat level mild to moderate, with "excellent flavor." One reviewer noted smaller size but good taste.

Great germination rates and the plants are thriving with large, flavorful green chilis.
Great germination, great yield. Nice big full peppers.
Giant pods, thick flesh, and amazing roasted pepper flavor.

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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.

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.

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.

Love these

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

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!

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!

Hotter than expected.

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

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

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.

Love them

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

Big Jim's

Love these plants, wonder

Big bad Chile

It’s the best Chile for rellenos not to hot not to mild just right

Big Jim lives up to its name!

This is my favorite green chile! Germination rates have been fantastic! I have had individual chiles over 10 inches. After roasting, I store in the freezer and the maintain their great taste for more than a year.

Great producer, large, tasty pods!

Grew these in SW Missouri and they did awesome! Giant pods, thick flesh, and amazing roasted pepper flavor. Grew 9 plants and ended up with about 30-40 lbs of peppers at the end of the season! Will grow again next year!