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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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Emerald Crown Standard Broccoli

Emerald Crown

(F1) Broccoli Seed

Our best fall variety for the East.

E. tereticornis Eucalyptus

E. tereticornis

Eucalyptus Seed

Productive eucalyptus with arrow-shaped leaves.

Cherokee Green Heirloom Tomatoes

Cherokee Green

Organic Tomato Seed

Unique color and great flavor; one of the best green tomatoes.

StoX® Antique Rose Stock

StoX® Antique Rose

Stock Seed

Innovative colors, high-quality performance.

Red Long of Tropea Specialty Cooking Onions

Red Long of Tropea

Onion Seed

Nice specialty Mediterranean variety with tall, elongated red bulbs.

Purple Bumble Bee Specialty Tomatoes

Purple Bumble Bee

Organic Tomato Seed

Dramatic color contrast.

Sugar Baby Diploid Watermelons

Sugar Baby

Watermelon Seed

The longtime standard of small watermelons.

Conservor Shallots

Conservor

(F1) Shallot Seed

Single-bulb shallots suitable for long storage.

SVPB8415 Sweet Bell Peppers

SVPB8415

(F1) Bell Pepper Seed

Full resistance to bacterial leaf spot (BLS).

Primero Fresh Market Cabbage

Primero

Organic (F1) Cabbage Seed

Organic midseason red.

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.

Grazion Lettuce

Grazion

Lettuce Seed

Strong performer with excellent disease resistance.

Comanche Leeks

Comanche

(F1) Leek Seed

Refined long-shanked leek.

Prismatic Mini Head Mix One-Cut Lettuce

Prismatic Mini Head Mix

Pelleted Lettuce Seed

Stunning selection.

Grazion Lettuce

Grazion

Pelleted Lettuce Seed

Strong performer with excellent disease resistance.

Katz Apricot Stock

Katz Apricot

Stock Seed

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

Orleans Early Lemon Yellow Snapdragon

Orleans Early Lemon Yellow

(F1) Snapdragon Seed

Cheerful pale yellow snapdragon.

Tower Chamois Aster

Tower Chamois

China Aster Seed

Peony-type blooms.

Rosanne 3 Brown Rosanne Series

Rosanne 3 Brown

Pelleted (F1) Lisianthus Seed

Outstanding tarnished-copper to plum-colored flowers.

Orange Thyme Thyme

Orange Thyme

Thyme Seed

Classic thyme appearance with a minty-citrus flavor.

Sun Ball Craspedia (Drumstick Flower)

Sun Ball

Organic Craspedia Seed

Unique, long-lasting textural accent.

Caraflex Fresh Market Cabbage

Caraflex

Organic (F1) Cabbage Seed

Pointed mini with extremely uniform heads and good wrapper leaves.

Purple Magic Standard Broccoli

AAS (All-America Selections) Winners

Purple Magic

(F1) Broccoli Seed

Purple heads and stems.

Chantilly™ Bronze Snapdragon

Chantilly™ Bronze

(F1) Snapdragon Seed

Early, open-faced flowers.

Camelot Rose Digitalis (Foxglove)

Camelot Rose

Pelleted (F1) Digitalis Seed

Blooms the first year from seed.

Bronco Fresh Market Cabbage

Bronco

(F1) Cabbage Seed

Widely adapted.

BHN 589 Beefsteak Tomatoes

BHN 589

(F1) Tomato Seed

The best determinate for hoophouse growing; very high yield potential.

Azur Star Kohlrabi

Azur Star

Organic Kohlrabi Seed

Our best open-pollinated purple kohlrabi.

Tower Violet Aster

Tower Violet

China Aster Seed

Peony-type blooms.

Brush Strokes Viola (Pansy)

Brush Strokes

Viola Seed

Vigorous plants produce abundant, artful blooms.

Ailsa Craig Full-Size Onions

Ailsa Craig

Organic Pelleted Onion Seed

A classic mild yellow onion with excellent size potential.

Costa Midly White II Snapdragon

Costa Midly White II

(F1) Snapdragon Seed

Versatile Group 2 snapdragon.

Famosa Fresh Market Cabbage

Famosa

Organic (F1) Cabbage Seed

Midseason savoy with great-tasting leaves ideal for cooked dishes.

Patio Baby Mini Eggplants

AAS (All-America Selections) Winners

Patio Baby

(F1) Eggplant Seed

The best container variety, ideal for small-space gardening.

Mariachi Pure White Mariachi Series

Mariachi Pure White

Pelleted (F1) Lisianthus Seed

Fully double, top-flowering blooms for early spring to summer harvest.

Bandit Leeks

Bandit

Organic Leek Seed

Very winter-hardy open-pollinated leek.