Chile Pepper Seeds

In my recent visit to the Chile Pepper Institute at the New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, I had thej opportunity to sample a variety of sauces including the
Bhut Jolokia pepper which is several time hotter than the habenero pepper.

They have five or six new peppers in development, all of which fall into the "milder but with more taste" category.

The Chile Pepper does sell a variety of plants and seeds through mail order on their website.


http://www.chilepepperinstitute.org/

jlawrence01 wrote:The Chile Pepper does sell a variety of plants and seeds through mail order on their website.

http://www.chilepepperinstitute.org/

I've known about them for years and it never even occurred to me that they might sell anything.

What a terrific resource! Thanks for posting this.


(P.S. They even have espelette seeds! Now if only they sold Dixon seeds....)

Gypsy Boy wrote:

jlawrence01 wrote:The Chile Pepper does sell a variety of plants and seeds through mail order on their website.

http://www.chilepepperinstitute.org/

I've known about them for years and it never even occurred to me that they might sell anything.

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It took a lot of research and planning to find out about the place. I spent several hours on the internet in research.

When I got to Las Cruces, I found an address. However, I had to find a visitor center for NMSU. They sent me to the Campus Parking Service to get a visitor pass. Then, they directed me to the right building ... but the wrong floor. We are wondering around the 3rd floor until a couple of graduate assistants directed us to the 2nd floor.

When we arrived, the visitor center was manned by two young ladies - a theatre major and an engineering major. Unbelievably, they were pretty knowledgeable. The director came in later.

It was well worth the effort.

When traveling, always research LOCAL universities as they occasionally have some great museums .... even if some of them look like tehy have not been updated for 50+ years.

Going to Las Cruces and not experiencing pecans and peppers (and cotton) would be like going to Napa and not checking out the wine.

Received my chile seeds including coveted bhut jolokia from the institute a week prior. Homespun, computer-generated labels an' all. I can't wait until Spring-ish. And if the ghost peppers prove recalcitrant, so be it.

Christopher Gordon wrote:Received my chile seeds including coveted bhut jolokia from the institute a week prior. Homespun, computer-generated labels an' all. I can't wait until Spring-ish. And if the ghost peppers prove recalcitrant, so be it.

And i hope they also sent you the little orange "Special Bhut Jolokia Tips." I do NOT know why they sent it to me as I did not order them.

they did indeed, with the caveat that bhut jolokia are difficult to grow, I'll have fun trying anyway in season