The only place they are available as seeds is Biad Chile Seeds. This company does commercial seeds to big buyers.

There is a seller of pods over the internet that includes the XX Hot as one of its offerings. You can buy like 10 pounds of pods and have them shipped fresh to you. Probably sold out now. I did not save the company name. But they are very prominent on the internet selling chile pods. Biad would know who bought them.

The problem is that he needs isolated large fields miles form other chile plants to keep them isolated. Too expensive for only one customer.

I was lucky and did purchase seeds directly from Biad. I made some very pure seeds this past summer and have seeds available only to those interested in keeping these seeds pure on the long term. Would prefer someone who is a member of Seed Savers Exchange who will provide the seeds to others.

Mr Biad wants to stop selling this variety because of low sales. He had only one big buyer this 2008 year. It is now not listed for 2009. However, if you are nice and talk to Mr Biad on the phone he will probably provide you with some seeds.

I find they dry easy. So they are a bit thin compared to some NM types. They are 70,000 SKU heat units.

You better get these seeds quick because they are soon going to be extinct. That is why I got some to try to save them.

Good Luck

Here is how I made pure seeds. I grew them in small pots and kept them over the winter. I flowered them super early in the spring a month before anything else could have flowered. All the pods were set well before anything else flowered. NO new flowers were allowed. But the plants were so loaded with pods that they were not able to flower again. They ripened red nicely well before the end of the season. I am in zone 5 short season. These should do just fine in zone 4 or 5. they are fast. However, the weight of the pods is a little less than on some of the low heat fat ones. So the farmers sell by the ton so they want the heavy pods full of water to sell and that is probably holding down this variety commercially.

I grew mine in one quart pots. that limits the pods in number and size. These should do super in the ground and especially in a longer grow season area.

I got them so I can make hot sauce that is hotter but not too hot. Well I do make it very hot. But not Naga-Bhut Jolokia hot sauce which would be very hot.

How does NuMex XXHot compare to NuMex Sandia?

Definitely interested in these seeds. I always share the wealth and have several peppers that I am using for pure seeds of many varities. PLMK. Jackie

Hey gardendawgie do you know if XX Hot is a hybrid or open pollinated

XX Hot has to be open pollenated.

Sandia with a heat level ranging from 5,000 to 7,000 scovilles.

Barkers Hot 15-30,000 scovilles

XX Hot is 70,000 scovilles

If anyone wants seeds. Please send me a SASE. Please try to preserve the purity of the seeds.

I will change my listing and get my email available on garden web so you can get it. email me and I will send you my addy.

I suspect the best use is to add them to other hot sauce to increase the heat. or use them as a pure hot sauce. They are not the perfect hot sauce pepper because they are a bit dry. for hot sauce you probably want something more wet. Jalapeno makes a good hot sauce but it could use more heat. so add a few xx hot to beef it up.

Now I have to try to get my email posted on GW.

Here is a link that might be useful: compare heat

Email sent and thanks for the additional info on these.

Does anybody still grow/have these seeds? I would be interested in them in the future.