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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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Rue Rue

Rue

Herb Seed

Lacy blue-green ornamental, ideal for short hedges or borders.

Autumn Star Kalettes®

Autumn Star

(F1) Kalettes® Seed

For early season harvest.

Swamp Milkweed Asclepias (Butterfly Weed)

Swamp Milkweed

Asclepias Seed

Cut flower and butterfly habitat.

DRO141TX Rootstock Tomatoes

DRO141TX

(F1) Tomato Seed

Most vigorous, balanced rootstock.

Mountain Mint Mountain Mint

Mountain Mint

Herb Seed

Mint flavor and aroma in abundance.

Forever Blue Statice

Forever Blue

Statice Seed

Our recommended substitute for Seeker Blue.

Frizzle Sizzle Mini Tapestry Viola (Pansy)

Frizzle Sizzle Mini Tapestry

(F1) Viola Seed

Glowing color blend of ruffled blooms.

SVPB8862 Sweet Bell Peppers

SVPB8862

(F1) Bell Pepper Seed

Our recommended substitute for SVPB8500.

Storage No. 4 Storage Cabbage

Storage No. 4

(F1) Cabbage Seed

Excellent eating quality from storage; performs well under stress.

Red Marble Cipollini Onions

Red Marble

Organic Onion Seed

Improved organic strain of this beautiful red cipollini onion.

T-448 Full-Size Onions

T-448

(F1) Onion Seed

Earliest long-day overwintering onion for the North.

White Castle Full-Size Onions

White Castle

(F1) Onion Seed

Short-day onion with excellent color and disease resistance.

Chabaud Benigna Dianthus (Sweet William)

Chabaud Benigna

Dianthus Seed

Scented French heirloom carnation for cutting garden with vintage look.

Clarissa Fresh Market Cabbage

Clarissa

(F1) Cabbage Seed

Late-season savoy that produces attractive, well-wrapped heads.

Plum Regal Paste Tomatoes

Plum Regal

(F1) Tomato Seed

A productive plum tomato with late blight resistance.

Honey Orange Honeydew Melons

Honey Orange

(F1) Melon Seed

Unique orange-fleshed honeydew.

Geronimo Beefsteak Tomatoes

Geronimo

(F1) Tomato Seed

Good flavor and mildew tolerance.

Angelica Angelica

Angelica

Herb Seed

Medicinal plant with striking blooms.

Elsye Full-Size Onions

Elsye

Organic (F1) Onion Seed

Very upright plant habit.

Pancho Tomatillos

Pancho

(F1) Tomatillo Seed

Large, uniform fruits for easier salsa prep.

Cherokee Sunset Mix Rudbeckia (Black-Eyed Susan)

AAS (All-America Selections) Winners

Cherokee Sunset Mix

Rudbeckia Seed

Large double flowers that bloom all summer long in a range of colors.

Talon Full-Size Onions

Talon

Organic (F1) Onion Seed

Organic long-day storage onion.

Sweet™ Red Dianthus (Sweet William)

Sweet™ Red

Pelleted (F1) Dianthus Seed

High-quality, cool-season cut flower.

Black Beauty Scabiosa (Pincushion Flower)

Black Beauty

Organic Scabiosa Seed

A dramatic addition to any bouquet or garden.

Creeping Thyme

Creeping

Thyme Seed

Sturdy aromatic ground cover, drought tolerant once established.

Mars Sweet Peas

Mars

Sweet Pea Seed

Striped, ruffled petals on long stems.

Estamino Rootstock Tomatoes

Estamino

Organic (F1) Tomato Seed

Organic generative rootstock.

Costa Velvet I–II Snapdragon

Costa Velvet I–II

(F1) Snapdragon Seed

Versatile Group 1–2 snapdragon.

Bix Sweet Peas

Bix

Sweet Pea Seed

Large picotee blooms.

Rebelski Slicing Tomatoes

Rebelski

(F1) Tomato Seed

Fresh market greenhouse tomato with strong disease package.

Sierra Madre Standard Cauliflower

Sierra Madre

(F1) Cauliflower Seed

Overwintering variety for the West Coast.

Maxifort Rootstock Tomatoes

Maxifort

(F1) Tomato Seed

Vigorous, vegetative rootstock for large fruits and long-season crops.

King Show Piel de Sapo Melons

King Show

(F1) Melon Seed

Early maturing substitute for Lambkin.

Madame Butterfly Bronze with White Snapdragon

Madame Butterfly Bronze with White

(F1) Snapdragon Seed

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

Enchanté Sweet Peas

Enchanté

Sweet Pea Seed

Tricolor beauty.

Madame Butterfly Pink Snapdragon

Madame Butterfly Pink

(F1) Snapdragon Seed

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