I don't have these but I did check for a source. The only source I could find was Reimer Seeds. The reviews on Garden Watchdog are mixed. You might want to check before ordering. (I have purchased a few seeds from Reimer before. Personally, I didn't encounter any problems.)

Thank's for the source Pepper lady. I checked them out and besides the reviews, their pretty pricy too! I'm not even sure I have a long enough growing season for them. It's just going to be an experiment at this stage. For now,I'll keep my fingers crossed that someone on this site is growing them and can share some seeds.

I got mine here.

http://www.peppermania.com/annuum_seeds_17.html

Can't edit posts.
I keep forgetting you have to post thelink below the message so you can just click on it.....

Here is a link that might be useful: great seed supplier

Thank's smokemaster, I'll check it out.

Oh, NOOOOO!!!!!

I just added Peppermania to my favorites. You're enabling my addiction.

Now I'll really get ya.

BETH USUALLY STAPLES A 1 INCH BAG OF MYSTERY SEEDS TO A CARD AND INCLUDES IT WITH YOUR ORDER.

It can be anything she sells.
There are almost always black seeds from Rocoto or Manzano in the packet.
The rest of the seeds you have to grow to find out what they are.
Be prepared to possibly get a 7 ft. Aji of some kind.

She has a flat shipping fee too,not like the 10-20 cent a pack shipping charges some apply or worse.
It's cheep for me as I always buy several packs of seeds at a time.
I've got every seed she sells this year.
I get almost 100% germination on most of the seeds I've gotten from Peppermania.

For your addiction,take two habaneros and call peppermania in the morning....LOL

I also like Rainbow chile seeds.He gives you extra seed packs with your order.

I think I have most if not all the seeds he sells too.

Here is a link that might be useful: Rainbowchileseedscataloge

Tom,

I have grown piquillos for several years in Sonoma County--Dry Creek Valley to be exact, which is in Northern CA. Our summers are long, hot and dry, and they grow well.

Piquillos are everything they are cracked up to be and more. The problem is, I'm not sure the growing season is long enough in your area for them to mature. Even here, we end up with some little fetal green things which we deep fry--those are delicious too, with salt. Not bad punishment if the season is short.

I've always bought my seeds from the Chile Pepper Inst. at New Mexico State Univ. But I see now that they've instituted a $15 minimum order :(

But if you really want to try them, knowing that it probably won't work out, send me your snail mail address and I'll toss some seeds in an envelope. I'd suggest waiting until next year when you can get the seedlings in the ground around now. I usually use my piquillo seeds for 2 or three years, and I just got these in January.

Diana

Diana:
Thank's for the information and offer. I still would like to try growing them, but may opt to plant them in pots instead of directly in the garden. That way I can bring them in during the colder weather, and if nothing else possibly have an established plant to put out the following spring. Please send me an e-mail to southtowniceman@verizon.net and I'll forward you my home address. Thank's
Tom

Is it too late to grow piquillo peppers? Is my zone (8) good for this kind of peppers?

Tom, you would benefit the most from starting your plants under shoplights inside in february. Then harden them off in the end of May and put out large plants. You can still put them in pots and bring them in at the end of the season, but you need to have good sized seedling to put out in the spring for the best production.
There are lots of people on this forum and other chile pepper forums that are in zone 5 and colder and successfully grow pods, even the longest season ones, outdoors. Just gotta get a good headstart.

kendra

Tom, now aren't you glad you hit up this forum? There are some really fun postings on here. I'm constantly searching and reading to learn more about growing hot peppers and am already plotting what I will be getting for next year.

I grew them several years ago here in Maine

Hello Tom,

I was going to send your piquillo seeds in the next week or so, as promised. I'll use the NY address I have unless you instruct me otherwise.

Diana

I am new to this site. How do I get involved with the seed exchange. I am looking for Piquillo peppers.

thanks

~ john

Diana:
I did receive the seeds you sent.Sorry it took so long to respond, but I was in Florida at the time, and had no access to a computer. The seeds were forwarded and I planted them. All seeds germinated, and the plants stand 12 inches tall with flowers and some tiny peppers. I brought them back to NY with me in hopes that they will have enough growing time to produce peppers so that I can get more seeds. I did leave 2 plants with my son-in-law, back in Florida just in case. Thank's a whole bunch for remembering meand forwarding the seeds.
Tom

For those still interested, I got a plant mailorder, late in the 2014 season, didn't get big enough to produce, and I ,ectmpage in in the pot on my deck. Low and behold, it came back the following spring and did great! They were spicier than usually described, and I loved them, so I saved the seed, they all sprouted, and now I have several small plants, and the two year old, that looks like it made it through another winter!

I am in No Cal too, similar to Sonoma climate, but hotter.

Hello. I know this is an old thread but I am going to respond. I visit Basque Country quite often because I have a travel business there - although not for the last two years... I was was given a huge batch of piquillo seeds from a farmer who was roasting the peppers for the local community at a nursery. I have been growing then for the past two years. They are so delicious and flavorful although this last year the peppers were very thin skinned. Very mild. Super sweet. I still have some seeds from that batch (2019) plus some from the plants I am currently growing.