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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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Brandywine Heirloom Tomatoes

Brandywine

Organic Tomato Seed

One of the most flavorful tomatoes. Rich, loud, and distinctively spicy.

Sweet Annie Artemisia (Sweet Annie)

Sweet Annie

Organic Artemisia Seed

Sweetly aromatic everlasting used in wreaths and as a bouquet filler.

Salmon Rose Scabiosa (Pincushion Flower)

Salmon Rose

Scabiosa Seed

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

Mellow Yellow Jack-o-Lanterns

Mellow Yellow

(F1) Pumpkin Seed

Unique yellow jack.

Duchess Jack-o-Lanterns

Duchess

Treated (F1) Pumpkin Seed

Lovely double-ribbed appearance.

Black Cherry Cherry Tomatoes

Black Cherry

Organic Tomato Seed

Sweet and robust, almost-black fruits with heirloom-quality flavor.

Picolino Slicing Cucumbers

Picolino

Organic (F1) Cucumber Seed

Prolific and tasty snacking cucumber.

Candicans Dusty Miller

Candicans

Dusty Miller Seed

Tallest dusty miller for cut foliage.

Carmen Sweet Peppers

AAS (All-America Selections) Winners

Carmen

Organic (F1) Corno di Toro Pepper Seed

Best-tasting and beautiful Italian frying pepper, bred by Johnny's.

QIS™ Purple Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)

QIS™ Purple

Gomphrena Seed

Productive accent flower for fresh and dried arrangements.

Mammoth Choice Mix Sweet Peas

Mammoth Choice Mix

Sweet Pea Seed

Large flowers on long stems, withstands heat and drought very well.

Sugar Cube Cantaloupe (Muskmelon)

Sugar Cube

(F1) Melon Seed

Personal-size and widely adapted with strong disease resistance.

Escamillo Sweet Peppers

AAS (All-America Selections) Winners

Escamillo

Organic (F1) Corno di Toro Pepper Seed

Delicious yellow Italian frying pepper.

Katz White Stock

Katz White

Stock Seed

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

Rosanne 3 Brown Rosanne Series

Rosanne 3 Brown

Pelleted (F1) Lisianthus Seed

Outstanding tarnished-copper to plum-colored flowers.

Rossa di Milano Full-Size Onions

Rossa di Milano

Organic Onion Seed

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

Wega Leaf Parsley

Wega

Parsley Seed

Highly uniform and refined curled parsley variety.

Panorama Mix Monarda (Bee Balm)

Panorama Mix

Monarda Seed

Popular, multipurpose perennial with semidouble blooms.

Katz Apricot Stock

Katz Apricot

Stock Seed

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

Frizzle Sizzle Mini Tapestry Viola (Pansy)

Frizzle Sizzle Mini Tapestry

Viola Seed

Glowing color blend of ruffled blooms.

Elegance Salmon Rose Sweet Peas

Elegance Salmon Rose

Sweet Pea Seed

First and most abundant to bloom in our trials.

Jedi Hot Peppers

Jedi

Treated (F1) Jalapeño Pepper Seed

High-yielding, continuous-set type.

Pleurisy Root Asclepias (Butterfly Weed)

Pleurisy Root

Asclepias Seed

Showy orange flowers that attract butterflies and bees.

Toma Verde Tomatillos

Toma Verde

Tomatillo Seed

Early green tomatillo, a great addition to salsa and Mexican dishes.

Perennial Lupine Lupine

Perennial Lupine

Flower Seed

Spectacular, low-maintenance spires in shades of deep blue to purple.

Five Star Grape Grape Tomatoes

Five Star Grape

(F1) Tomato Seed

Our sweetest grape tomato.

Oldenbor Kale

Oldenbor

(F1) Kale Seed

Strong disease resistance.

Arena III Baby Pink Arena III Series

Arena III Baby Pink

Pelleted (F1) Lisianthus Seed

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

Shishito Sweet Peppers

Shishito

Organic Shishito Pepper Seed

Very similar to Mellow Star, but organic.

Champagne Bubbles Scarlet Poppy

Champagne Bubbles Scarlet

(F1) Iceland Poppy Seed

Abundant crepe-paper-like blooms.

Spencer Ice Cream Sweet Peas

Spencer Ice Cream

Sweet Pea Seed

Simple and sweet.

Big Beef Plus Beefsteak Tomatoes

Big Beef Plus

(F1) Tomato Seed

An even better Big Beef.

Elegance Formula Mix Sweet Peas

Elegance Formula Mix

Sweet Pea Seed

First and most abundant to bloom in our trials.

Seeker Rose Shades Statice

Seeker Rose Shades

Statice Seed

Good uniformity.

Cabernet Full-Size Onions

Cabernet

(F1) Onion Seed

Early yields of red onions without sacrificing size.

Nimbus Sweet Peas

Nimbus

Sweet Pea Seed

Unique and popular color.