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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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Katz Apricot Stock

Katz Apricot

Stock Seed

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

Iron Cherry Stock

Iron Cherry

Stock Seed

Premium, reliable florist quality.

Spencer Ripple Formula Mix Sweet Peas

Spencer Ripple Formula Mix

Sweet Pea Seed

Ruffled petals on long stems.

Dancer Italian Eggplants

Dancer

(F1) Eggplant Seed

Nonbitter Italian type with deep-pink color and high yields.

Quick Snack Specialty Cucumbers

Quick Snack

(F1) Cucumber Seed

Delicious patio cucumber.

Royal Mix Sweet Peas

Royal Mix

Sweet Pea Seed

Exceptional fragrance and blooms over a long period of time.

Potomac Pink Snapdragon

Potomac Pink

(F1) Snapdragon Seed

Refined all-season series for field or greenhouse growing.

Apple Yellow Cherry Tomatoes

AAS (All-America Selections) Winners

Apple Yellow

(F1) Tomato Seed

A great match for Tomatoberry Garden.

Oxford Blue Salvia

Oxford Blue

Salvia Seed

Versatile garden flower.

StoX® Antique Rose Stock

StoX® Antique Rose

Stock Seed

Innovative colors, high-quality performance.

Tower Violet Aster

Tower Violet

China Aster Seed

Peony-type blooms.

Catnip Catnip

Catnip

Herb Seed

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

Grazion Lettuce

Grazion

Pelleted Lettuce Seed

Strong performer with excellent disease resistance.

Tessaury Standard Cauliflower

Tessaury

Organic (F1) Cauliflower Seed

Heat tolerant organic cauliflower.

Emerald Crown Standard Broccoli

Emerald Crown

(F1) Broccoli Seed

Our best fall variety for the East.

Rossa di Milano Full-Size Onions

Rossa di Milano

Organic Pelleted Onion Seed

Our superior strain of this classic, long-day Italian OP.

Hampton One-Cut Lettuce

Hampton

Organic Pelleted Lettuce Seed

Gorgeous, easy-to-harvest, organic one-cut.

Chabaud Picotee Double Mix Dianthus (Sweet William)

Chabaud Picotee Double Mix

Dianthus Seed

Scented French heirloom carnation for cutting garden with vintage look.

Fata Morgana Scabiosa (Pincushion Flower)

Fata Morgana

Scabiosa Seed

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

Tiara Fresh Market Cabbage

Tiara

(F1) Cabbage Seed

Beautiful mini for high-density plantings, cooking, and fresh use.

Caraflex Fresh Market Cabbage

Caraflex

(F1) Cabbage Seed

Pointed mini with extremely uniform heads and good wrapper leaves.

Potomac Red Snapdragon

Potomac Red

(F1) Snapdragon seed

Refined all-season series for field or greenhouse growing.

Red Carpet Full-Size Onions

Red Carpet

Organic (F1) Onion Seed

Vibrant red, long-day storage onion.

Gershwin Pickling Cucumbers

Gershwin

(F1) Cucumber Seed

Parthenocarpic field pickler.

Sierra Blanca Full-Size Onions

AAS (All-America Selections) Winners

Sierra Blanca

Pelleted (F1) Onion Seed

Big, mild white onions from a widely-adapted day-neutral variety.

Sorbet Formula Mix Viola (Pansy)

Sorbet Formula Mix

(F1) Viola Seed

Early, profuse bloomers.

Woodstock Specialty Tomatoes

Woodstock

Organic (F1) Tomato Seed

Tasty and fun green bicolor.

Verona Paste Tomatoes

Verona

Organic (F1) Tomato Seed

Larger, more flavorful Juliet type.

Moskvich Heirloom Tomatoes

Moskvich

Organic Tomato Seed

One of the most appealing extra-early tomatoes, also cold tolerant.

Orleans Early Lemon Yellow Snapdragon

Orleans Early Lemon Yellow

(F1) Snapdragon Seed

Cheerful pale yellow snapdragon.

Tower Blue Aster

Tower Blue

China Aster Seed

Peony-type blooms.

Dr. Wyche's Yellow Heirloom Tomatoes

Dr. Wyche's Yellow

Organic Tomato Seed

Robust flavor.

Matador Shallots

Matador

Organic (F1) Shallot Seed

Organic traditional storage shallot.

Cannes Rose II–III Moderate/Warm Season (Groups 2–3)

Cannes Rose II–III

(F1) Snapdragon Seed

Rose pink Group 2–3 snapdragon.

Kelvin Celery

Kelvin

Pelleted (F1) Celery Seed

A farmer favorite.

Song TJS-65 Green Stem Cauliflower

Song TJS-65

(F1) Cauliflower Seed

Early and sweet.