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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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Copper Red Strawflower

Copper Red

Strawflower Seed

Profuse bloomers for fresh or dried arrangements.

Elegance Watermelon Sweet Peas

Elegance Watermelon

Sweet Pea Seed

First and most abundant to bloom in our trials.

Winged Everlasting Ammobium

Winged Everlasting

Ammobium Seed

Uncommon everlasting with adorable blooms for dried-flower production.

De Cicco Mini Broccoli

De Cicco

Organic Broccoli Seed

Favorite multi-cut, open-pollinated Italian heirloom for spring/fall.

Shirane Sky Leaf Lettuce

Shirane Sky

Pelleted Lettuce Seed

Dark red leaves for all seasons.

King Richard Leeks

King Richard

Organic Leek Seed

Remarkable earliness and size in a beautiful, full-size leek.

Kariba Standard Broccoli

Kariba

(F1) Broccoli Seed

Cold tolerant for fall and winter production.

Panorama Mix Monarda (Bee Balm)

Panorama Mix

Monarda Seed

Popular, multipurpose perennial with semidouble blooms.

King Size Red Strawflower

King Size Red

Strawflower Seed

Rich red blooms on sturdy plants.

Ruby Perfection Storage Cabbage

Ruby Perfection

(F1) Cabbage Seed

Fancy heads for fall storage are dense with good wrapper leaves.

QIS™ Orange Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)

QIS™ Orange

Gomphrena Seed

Best orange gomphrena for cut flowers.

Camelot Rose Digitalis (Foxglove)

Camelot Rose

Pelleted (F1) Digitalis Seed

Blooms the first year from seed.

Audray White Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)

Audray White

Gomphrena Seed

Best white gomphrena for cut flowers.

Maryland Lavender I–II Snapdragon

Maryland Lavender I–II

(F1) Snapdragon Seed

Lavender snapdragons for short-day production.

Dragoon Romaine Lettuce (Cos)

Dragoon

Organic Pelleted Lettuce Seed

Compact, uniform, mini romaine with excellent texture.

Katz Hi Double White Stock

Katz Hi Double White

Stock Seed

90% double-flowering plants.

Chantilly™ Bronze Snapdragon

Chantilly™ Bronze

(F1) Snapdragon Seed

Early, open-faced flowers.

Voyage 2 Light Apricot Lisianthus

Voyage 2 Light Apricot

Pelleted (F1) Lisianthus

Large, decadent, ruffled blooms for early spring to summer harvest.

Kolibri Bibb Lettuce

Kolibri

Organic Lettuce Seed

Gorgeous speckled mini bibb.

Common Sage Sage

Common Sage

Herb Seed

A staple of the herb garden.

Camelot Lavender Digitalis (Foxglove)

Camelot Lavender

Pelleted (F1) Digitalis Seed

Blooms the first year from seed.

Barcelona Pink Dianthus (Sweet William)

Barcelona Pink

Dianthus Seed

High-quality, cool-season cut flower.

Catnip Catnip

Catnip

Herb Seed

Vigorous, high-yielding perennial. Flowers are very attractive to bees.

Kolibri Bibb Lettuce

Kolibri

Organic Pelleted Lettuce Seed

Gorgeous speckled mini bibb.

Camelot White Digitalis (Foxglove)

Camelot White

Pelleted (F1) Digitalis Seed

Blooms the first year from seed.

Summer Thyme

Summer

Organic Thyme Seed

Superb culinary thyme.

Cupcakes White Cosmos

Cupcakes White

Cosmos Seed

Novel cosmos resemble fluted cupcake wrappers.

Potomac Lavender Snapdragon

Potomac Lavender

(F1) Snapdragon Seed

Refined all-season series for field or greenhouse growing.

Seeker Blue Statice

Seeker Blue

Statice Seed

Good uniformity.

Strawberry Fields Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)

Strawberry Fields

Gomphrena Seed

Best red gomphrena for cut flowers, excellent complement to QIS series.

Echinacea purpurea Echinacea (Coneflower)

Echinacea purpurea

Echinacea Seed

Common purple coneflower.

Oxford Blue Scabiosa (Pincushion Flower)

Oxford Blue

Scabiosa Seed

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

Sakura Cherry Tomatoes

Sakura

Organic (F1) Tomato Seed

Early, delicious, attractive cherry tomatoes.

Black Knight Scabiosa (Pincushion Flower)

Black Knight

Scabiosa Seed

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

Vintage White Strawflower

Vintage White

Strawflower Seed

Profuse bloomers for fresh or dried arrangements.

Timeless Mix Ageratum

Timeless Mix

Ageratum Seed

Classic filler in harmonious colors.