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Seed Sources
1704 South Weimer Road.
Bloomington, IN 47403-2869
(812) 332-8494 Chris Weeks Peppers
P.O. Box 3207
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948
Dozens of varieties of open-pollinated seeds The Cook's Garden
P.O. Box 5010
Hodges, SC 29653
(800) 457-9703
http://st6.yahoo.com/cooksgarden/ index.html
Small selection of organic chile pepper seeds Cross Country Nurseries
PO Box 170; 199 Kingwood-Locktown Road
Rosemont, NJ 08556-0170
(908) 996-4646
http://www.chileplants.com
Hundreds of varieties; plants only (no seeds) Enchanted Seeds
P.O. Box 6087
Las Cruces, NM 88006
(505) 233-3033
http://www.tvfuture.com/enchanted
Specializes in NuMex varieties; has dozens of others as well High Altitude Gardens
Box 1048
Hailey, ID 83333
(208) 788-4363
http://www.seedsave.org
Open-pollinated vigorous seeds adapted to cold climates and short growing seasons J.L. Hudson, Seedsman
Star Route 2, Box 337
La Honda, CA 94020
Small selection of chile seeds, most un-treated; several unusual varieties col-lected in Mexico's Sierra Madre del Sur Johnny's Seeds
Foss Hill Road
Albion, ME 04910-9731
(207) 437-4301
http://www.johnnyseeds.com
Large selection of hot, sweet, and bell peppers; many varieties for cold-climate gardens Native Seeds/SEARCH
526 North 4th Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85705
(520) 622-5561
http://www.azstarnet.com/~nss/
Heirloom seeds for domesticated and wild chile pepper species Nichols Garden Nursery
1190 North Pacific Highway
Albany, OR 97321
(541) 928-9280
http://www.gardennursery.com
Sweet and hot chile pepper seeds; several varieties for short and variable season areas The Pepper Gal
Box 23006
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33307-3006
(954) 537-5540
More than 200 varieties of chile seeds, plus books. Pepper Joe's, Inc.
1650 Pembroke Road
Norristown, PA 19403
(410) 628-0507 (fax)
http://www.pepperjoe.com
Offers a limited selection of organic hot chile pepper seeds Pinetree Garden Seeds
Box 300
New Gloucester, ME 04260
(207) 926-3400
http://www.superseeds.com
Specializes in small packets of seeds for home gardeners. Limited selection of chile pepper seeds Plants of the Southwest
Agua Fria
Route 6, Box 11A
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(800) 788-SEED
http://www.plantsofthesouthwest.com/
chiles/#
Offers about 30 varieties of chile pepper seeds and plants specializes in those adapted to the Southwest Redwood City Seed Co.
P.O. Box 361
Redwood City, CA 94064
(650) 325-7333
http://www.ecoseeds.com
More than 50 varieties of chile seeds Santa Barbara Heirloom Seedling Nursery
P.O. Box 4235
Santa Barbara, California 93140
(805) 968-5444
http://www.silcom.com/heirloom/
index.html
Small selection of heirloom chile pepper seedlings. Seeds of Change
P.O. Box 15700
Santa Fe, NM 87506-5700
(888) 762-7333
http://st4.yahoo.net/seedsofchange
Small selection of organic, open-pollinated chile pepper seeds Seed Savers Exchange
3076 North Winn Road
Decorah, IA 52101
(319) 382-5990
Seeds for heirloom and rare varieties of chiles Seeds West Garden Seeds
317 14th Street N.W.
Albuquerque, NM 87104
(505) 843-9713
http://www.seedswestgardenseeds.com
Heirloom, organic chile pepper seeds for western gardens Shepherd's Garden Seeds
30 Irene Street
Torrington, CT 06790-6658
(860) 482-3638
http://www.shepherdseeds.com
Many unusual, open-pollinated, and heirloom chile seeds Terra Time & Tide
590 East 59th Street
Jacksonville, FL 32208
(904) 764-0376
http://www.pepperhot.com
Good selection of chile pepper seeds Tomato Grower's Supply
P.O. Box 2237
Fort Myers, FL 33902
(941) 768-1119
More than 100 varieties of chile seeds Totally Tomatoes
P.O. Box 1626
Augusta, GA 30903-1626
(803) 663-0016
Comprehensive offering of chile pepper seeds Tough Love Chile Co.
5025 South McCarran Blvd.,358
Reno NV 89502
(702) 849-3100
http://www.tough-love.com
Large selection of chile seeds
Books
The Pepper Garden
by Dave DeWitt and Paul Bosland
Ten Speed Press, 1993
Peppers of the World: An Identification Guide
by Dave DeWitt and Paul Bosland
Ten Speed Press, 1996
The Great Chile Book
by Mark Miller
Ten Speed Press, 1991
The Whole Chile Pepper Book
by Dave DeWitt
Little, Brown, 1990
Peppers: The Domesticated Capsicums
by Jean Andrews
University of Texas Press, 1995
Peppers:
A Story of Hot Pursuits
by Amal Naj
Knopf, 1992
Red Hot Peppers: A Cookbook for the Not so Faint of Heart
by Jean Andrews
MacMillan, 1993
The Chile Pepper Encyclopedia: Everything You'll Ever Need to Know About Hot
Peppers With More Than 100 Recipes
by Dave DeWitt
William Morrow & Co., 1999
The Pepper Lady's Pocket Pepper Primer
by Jean Andrews
University of Texas Press, 1998
The Healing Power of Peppers: With Chile Pepper Recipes and Folk Remedies for
Better Health and Living
by Dave Dewitt, Melissa Stock, and Kellye Hunter
Three Rivers Press, 1998
Magazines
Fiery Foods MagazineFor people in the hot food business
(505) 298-3835 Chile Pepper Magazine
A general-interest magazine published bimonthly
(888) SPICY-HOT (774-2946)
Other Resources
The Chile Pepper InstituteBox 30003, Dept. 3Q
Las Cruces, NM 88003
(505) 646-3028
(505) 646-6041 fax
http://www.chilepepperinstitute.org
This clearinghouse for information on chiles publishes the Chile Pepper Institute Newsletter; books on Capsicum-related subjects; researches new Capsicum cultivars and diseases; sponsors the annual scholarly New Mexico Chile Conference; serves as a bank for chile germplasm. National Hot Pepper Association
400 N.W. 20th Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311-3818
(954) 565-4972
(954) 566-2208 fax
http://www.inter-linked.com/org/nhpa/
Trade association for growers, chefs, and companies that produce hot-pepper products, as well as for chile enthusiasts. Publishes a quarterly 28-page newsletter. Membership $20 per year.
Chiles on The Internet
The Internet is a great source of information for chile gardeners and enthusiasts. Some of the more helpful sites are listed below. Many of these sites are members of "The Ring of Fire," a linked group of web sites that will lead you to more and more information about chiles—as well as a too a lot of chile-related junk. You can also buy chile pepper seeds online, as most of the companies that sell seeds have web sites (see "Seed Sources," pages 98-101). web site addresses change constantly, so you may also want to do your own search for chile information, using a search engine such as Yahoo or Alta Vista.
The Chile-Headshttp://neptune.netimages. com/~chile
A guide to chile pepper recipes, restaurants, and festivals; information about growing, harvesting, and preserving peppers and the botany, chemistry, and medical aspects of chiles. You can also get in on discussions U.K. Chile-Head
http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~gcaselton/chile/chile.html
British chile-head Graeme Caselton has put together a very informative site, with lots of botanical information about the different species and subspecies of chiles, seed suppliers, and a huge database of recipes for chili. The Fiery Foods Supersite
http://www.fiery-foods.com
This is the site for the people in the pungent food business, but there is lots of interesting information for the gardener as well, including reports from the Annual Chile Conference in New Mexico, where chile pepper researchers present talks about new chiles, chile diseases, etc. The Pepperworld Hot Shop
http://www.pepperworld.com/hotshop.htm
Lots of chile pepper chatchkes—posters, calendars, t-shirts, chile pepper cookie cutters, taco racks, de-seeders, clocks, placemats, etc. Lynn's Pepper Museum
http://www.crl.com/~ledwards/
One gardener talks about her experiences with chile peppers—germinating seeds, when to plant, and so on.