Hudson Valley Seed Co.

Chimayo del Norte Pepper

Name: Chimayo del Norte Pepper
Rating: 2.67 (3 reviews)

Capsicum annuum

Certified Organic

A deep red, full-bodied New Mexican chile.

Chimayo, a quaint, tiny town in Northern New Mexico, takes its name from a Tewa name for a local landmark, the hill of Tsi Mayoh. Today, the town is well-known as a Catholic pilgrimage destination, and each year, hundreds of thousands of people travel to receive healing from the legendary sacred dirt in the back room of the church, el Santuario de Chimayo. People also flock to Chimayo from near and far for its irreplaceable chiles which, when dried, are integral to New Mexican cuisine. This variety is a deep red chile with a full-bodied peppery flavor and spiciness that is in the same range as a hotter jalapeno. See why this chile is worthy of your worship.

Unit	Price	Quantity	Availability
25 Seeds	$4.99		In Stock
75 Seeds	$8.39		In Stock

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Growing instructions

Pepper seed requires heat to germinate. Sow by late March; they mature later in the season than tomatoes, and to get a good crop of ripe peppers requires an early start. Sow peppers about a quarter-inch deep in soil blocks or plug trays. Give them a good ten to fourteen days to germinate before thinking of giving up on them. Once up, peppers grow quite slowly when young and, again, require warmth to grow quickly. Peppers should not be transplanted until the weather is settled, usually about two weeks after tomatoes go in. Space them about 18" apart. Harvest when fruit turns red. They can be roasted and peeled or, for the most traditional use, dry them in a ristra and then either powder them or rehydrate and blend them for use in sauces and more.

Product Details

Days to Maturity	65 days from transplant
Days to Germination	7-14 days
Width at Maturity	6-12"
Height at Maturity	18 "
Sun Conditions	Full Sun (8+ Hours Sun)
Planting Depth	1/4"
Row Spacing	24"
Plant Spacing	18"

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The peppers I planted in 2024, all from the same Hudson Valley Chimayo seeds, came out one of two kinds, the long skinny type or the broader shoulder type. Color wasnt too far off for either. The long skinny type had no heat at all. The broader shoulder type had some heat but were smaller and not as fleshy as those bought in 2022 or 2023. I think the 2024 batch had been contaminated.

Growing in Central Oklahoma

My first year to grow Chimayo peppers here in central Oklahoma. The peppers produced very well early but being in an extreme drought in this area production stoped. I kept the plants alive and now they have put on a fall crop. My seed germination was 16 out of 25 but some of that was my error. I will be planting them again for 2027.

These were not true to seed they were purple then turned a dark dark reddish color. I contacted the company and sent pics they continued to say that was how they should look. This is not so, I grew the before and they are a very distinct red. This year I went to the source in New Mexico as the supplier I had before Hudson valley no longer carried the seeds.

Hi Mary, We are so sorry to hear that those peppers never ripened through the purple stage into the correct red color that our Farm Manager suggested they would. We are reaching out in our existing email thread to make this right as it sounds like what you got turned out to not be the Chimayo Pepper.