Guajillo Chile Pepper

VGary · September 23, 2006

A gardening friend has shared a few seed of the Guajillo Chile Pepper Seed with me which were brought from Mexico. I found the description below. Any good suggestions on germination and growing of this variety?I am an Heirloom Tomato gardener and don't know much about peppers.
Gary/Louisville

Guajillo - Capsicum annuum, (Chili travieso)—Spanish for “naughty chili” ~5,000 Scoville Heat Units
90 days. A hot, large-podded chile, with fruits 4" long, by 1" wide. A good yielder of chiles which turn from green, to an orange/red/brown color when mature. Guajillo means little gourd due to the sound of the seeds rattling in the dried chiles. It's very good for drying, salsas, sauces, and moles. From Mexico.

Polar_Lace · September 23, 2006

Gary,

I could copy & paste a ton of info here for you.

But they're All: (tomatoes, peppers & eggplants) started they exact same way!!

Hope you enjoy & have fun.

psa · September 25, 2006

Guajillo is one of my favorites for roasting and blending in chile colorado and the like, but it's a bit hot for some. Excellent flavor.

Peppers seem to benefit more from bottom heat than tomatoes do, and for me, anyway, are easier to acclimate and more forgiving of onconsistent growing conditions, both as a seedling and when mature. But I live in a dry, hot environment to which peppers are well adapted.

travis · September 26, 2006

Gary,

Someone over at I-Dig sent me a blue million of those Guajillo seeds. I can only use a few next spring.

Don't pepper seeds go bad in a year or two? I mean they're not as long lasting as tomato seeds, right?

Do you or anyone else here need some of these?
I mean he must've sent me a couple hundred at least!

PV

VGary · September 27, 2006

Papa Vic, That same person sent me an ample supply as well! I am looking forward to growing some of those and a variety of other peppers as well come spring time. I have always had good germination with some older tomato seed. The issue on the viability of the pepper seed is something to consider. I will see what I can find out.
Gary

Polar_Lace · September 29, 2006

Papa Vic,

Check your mail.

herblady · June 18, 2007

I'm looking for help in pricing fresh guajillos. I have a customer wanting to buy all I have (at this time probably 10#s) that have turned red. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!

Granny · June 19, 2007

Home grown? Organic? Not in New Mexico? I would charge at least $7-8 per pound. Consider the price on one of those bitty half pints of raspberries - $4-5 even in season.

September 23, 2006	#1
VGary Tomatoville Honoree Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Louisville, Kentucky Posts: 460	Guajillo Chile Pepper A gardening friend has shared a few seed of the Guajillo Chile Pepper Seed with me which were brought from Mexico. I found the description below. Any good suggestions on germination and growing of this variety?I am an Heirloom Tomato gardener and don't know much about peppers. Gary/Louisville Guajillo - Capsicum annuum, (Chili travieso)—Spanish for “naughty chili” ~5,000 Scoville Heat Units 90 days. A hot, large-podded chile, with fruits 4" long, by 1" wide. A good yielder of chiles which turn from green, to an orange/red/brown color when mature. Guajillo means little gourd due to the sound of the seeds rattling in the dried chiles. It's very good for drying, salsas, sauces, and moles. From Mexico.

September 23, 2006	#2
Polar_Lace Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Z8b, Texas Posts: 657	Gary, I could copy & paste a ton of info here for you. But they're All: (tomatoes, peppers & eggplants) started they exact same way!! Hope you enjoy & have fun. __________________ It's not how many seeds you sow. Nor how many plants you transplant. It's about how many of them can survive your treatment of them.

September 27, 2006	#5
VGary Tomatoville Honoree Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Louisville, Kentucky Posts: 460	Guajillo Pepper Seed Papa Vic, That same person sent me an ample supply as well! I am looking forward to growing some of those and a variety of other peppers as well come spring time. I have always had good germination with some older tomato seed. The issue on the viability of the pepper seed is something to consider. I will see what I can find out. Gary

September 29, 2006	#6
Polar_Lace Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Z8b, Texas Posts: 657	Papa Vic, Check your mail. __________________ It's not how many seeds you sow. Nor how many plants you transplant. It's about how many of them can survive your treatment of them.

September 25, 2006	#3
psa Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: TriCities, WA Posts: 141	Guajillo is one of my favorites for roasting and blending in chile colorado and the like, but it's a bit hot for some. Excellent flavor. Peppers seem to benefit more from bottom heat than tomatoes do, and for me, anyway, are easier to acclimate and more forgiving of onconsistent growing conditions, both as a seedling and when mature. But I live in a dry, hot environment to which peppers are well adapted.

September 26, 2006	#4
travis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 2,984	Gary, Someone over at I-Dig sent me a blue million of those Guajillo seeds. I can only use a few next spring. Don't pepper seeds go bad in a year or two? I mean they're not as long lasting as tomato seeds, right? Do you or anyone else here need some of these? I mean he must've sent me a couple hundred at least! PV

June 18, 2007	#7
herblady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: PA Posts: 1	I'm looking for help in pricing fresh guajillos. I have a customer wanting to buy all I have (at this time probably 10#s) that have turned red. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!

June 19, 2007	#8
Granny Tomatovillian™ Honoree Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 507	Home grown? Organic? Not in New Mexico? I would charge at least $7-8 per pound. Consider the price on one of those bitty half pints of raspberries - $4-5 even in season.