After 10 years of arduous work, New Mexico State Universitys Chile Pepper Institute has finally funded its $1 million endowment chair. The endowed chair ensures that funds will always be available for chile pepper research at NMSU. This will help in the search for a new Chile Pepper Breeding and Genetics faculty position in the near future. Read More

NMSUs Chile Pepper Institute to hold annual plant sale April 8-10

Date: 04/02/2019

Writer: Melissa R. Rutter, 575-646-4211, mrrutter@nmsu.edu

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New Mexico State Universitys Chile Pepper Institute will be holding its annual plant sale April 8-10. The sale will be held at the Fabian Garcia Research Center, 113 W. University Ave.

The sale will begin at 8 a.m. Monday, April 8 and Tuesday, April 9 and go until 6 p.m. and begin again at 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 10 and will run until all the plants have been sold.



Plants are $4 each with a wide variety of plants available. Customers may purchase a variety of chile plants, including serrano, poblano, orange and yellow bell peppers and the hot NuMex Heritage Big Jim with five times the flavor. Customers may also purchase a variety of tomatoes, eggplants, squashes and various herbs including thyme, cilantro and oregano.



For more information on the plant sale, contact the Chile Pepper Institute at 575-646-3028 or cpi@nmsu.edu.

