FREE: 25 Sandia Chili Pepper Seeds

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Sun: Full Sun
Harvest Size: 6 inches long, 1.5 inches wide
Days to Harvest: 77 to 80
Plant size: 24 to 30 inches tall, 18 inches wide
Scoville units: 500 to 2,500 (mild)

Grow Sandia when you want a pepper that offers mild heat and versatility in use. This chile-style pepper has medium-thick walls that add a nice crunch to salsa. A favorite for roasting, the peppers are also often dried to create decorative strings or ristras.

Introduced by New Mexico State University in 1956, Sandia plants bear heavy yields of green peppers that ripen to red. Heat increases as fruits redden. Expect to harvest up to 20 fruits per plant. Sandia is sometimes labeled as NuMex Sandia.

Plant spacing: 18-24 inches apart in rows 30 inches apart; 12-18 inches in intensive gardens. One plant per container. Plants per person: 2 for fresh use; 3 to 4 for drying or making jelly.