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Start Early for Transplants

Some crops perform best when grown from transplants, that is, started indoors and grown into a sturdy seedling that is then planted. Because these crops must be further along in their growth cycle at planting, they require up-front indoor growing time. Some crops are seeded as early as January or February! Our Research department has identified all the crops that grow best when transplanted, so you can better plan your garden.

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Hipster White Statice

Hipster White

Statice Seed

Sturdy dried and fresh-cut flower.

Shishito Sweet Peppers

Shishito

Organic Shishito Pepper Seed

Very similar to Mellow Star, but organic.

Coco™ Deep Orange African Marigolds

Coco™ Deep Orange

(F1) Marigold Seed

Uniform series with excellent performance.

Early Girl Slicing Tomatoes

Early Girl

(F1) Tomato Seed

Classic extra-early slicer that works great for dry farming.

Peione Leaf Parsley

Peione

Parsley Seed

Improved Giant of Italy type; intermediate resistance to downy mildew.

Fairy Tale Mini Eggplants

AAS (All-America Selections) Winners

Fairy Tale

(F1) Eggplant Seed

Attractive purple-and-white mini eggplant with wonderful flavor.

Turkish Delight Asian Eggplants

Turkish Delight

Organic (F1) Eggplant Seed

Easy to grow.

Katz Formula Mix Stock

Katz Formula Mix

Stock Seed

Versatile single stems, very uniform in bloom time and stem length.

Estiva Slicing Tomatoes

Estiva

(F1) Tomato Seed

Delicious slicer with impressive heat tolerance.

Lemon Boy Plus Specialty Tomatoes

Lemon Boy Plus

(F1) Tomato Seed

A delicious yellow tomato.

New Girl Slicing Tomatoes

New Girl

Organic (F1) Tomato Seed

First early with great flavor.

King Size Gold Strawflower

King Size Gold

Strawflower Seed

Profuse bloomers for fresh or dried arrangements.

EarliSnow Standard Cauliflower

EarliSnow

(F1) Cauliflower Seed

First early.

Potomac Royal Warm Season (Groups 3–4)

Potomac Royal

Pelleted (F1) Snapdragon Seed

Pelleted seed for ease of sowing.

Common Mint Mint

Common Mint

Herb Seed

A zesty, versatile herb.

Pincushion Formula Mix Scabiosa (Pincushion Flower)

Pincushion Formula Mix

Scabiosa Seed

Elegant and uniform blooms on tall and strong, slender stems.

Helios Hot Peppers

Helios

(F1) Habanero Pepper Seed

Extra-early hybrid habanero; good yields in North, short-season areas.

Hot Biscuits Amaranthus

Hot Biscuits

Amaranthus Seed

Prolific and easy-to-grow filler flowers from a heat-loving plant.

Black Magic Kale

Black Magic

Organic Kale Seed

Highly uniform Lacinato or "dinosaur" kale for full-size production.

QIS™ Purple Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)

QIS™ Purple

Gomphrena Seed

Productive accent flower for fresh and dried arrangements.

Summer Thyme

Summer

Organic Thyme Seed

Superb culinary thyme.

Indian Summer Rudbeckia (Black-Eyed Susan)

AAS (All-America Selections) Winners

Indian Summer

Rudbeckia Seed

Gigantic golden flowers, still a favorite variety.

Green Magic Standard Broccoli

Green Magic

(F1) Broccoli Seed

Excellent heat tolerance and smooth, well-domed, very attractive heads.

Summer Thyme

Summer

Thyme Seed

Superb culinary thyme.

Promise Storage Cabbage

Promise

(F1) Cabbage Seed

Best quality from storage.

Champagne Bubbles Mix Poppy

Champagne Bubbles Mix

(F1) Iceland Poppy Seed

Abundant crepe-paper-like blooms.

Potomac Lavender Snapdragon

Potomac Lavender

(F1) Snapdragon Seed

Refined all-season series for field or greenhouse growing.

Quickstar Fresh Market Kohlrabi

Quickstar

(F1) Kohlrabi Seed

Extra-early variety with very uniform yields.

Arena III Gold Arena III Series

Arena III Gold

Pelleted (F1) Lisianthus Seed

Blooms reminiscent of antique tea roses, in main season flowering group.

Marketmore 76 Slicing Cucumbers

Marketmore 76

Organic Cucumber Seed

Popular open-pollinated variety.

Madame Butterfly Red Snapdragon

Madame Butterfly Red

(F1) Snapdragon Seed

Unique, double petal Azalea-type cut flower with a Victorian look.

Olympus Sweet Bell Peppers

Olympus

(F1) Bell Pepper Seed

Large flavorful bell peppers.

Tendersweet Fresh Market Cabbage

Tendersweet

(F1) Cabbage Seed

Great flavor raw or lightly cooked; heads stand well without splitting.

Mamba Kale

Mamba

Organic (F1) Kale Seed

Vigorous, hybrid Lacinato type.

Flaming Flare Hot Peppers

AAS (All-America Selections) Winners

Flaming Flare

(F1) Fresno Pepper Seed

Widely-adapted, thin-walled Fresno with very good, mildly hot flavor.

Mamba Kale

Mamba

(F1) Kale Seed

Vigorous, hybrid Lacinato type.