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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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Crimson Sweet Diploid Watermelons

Crimson Sweet

Watermelon Seed

Classic large watermelon with excellent flavor and texture.

Tower Chamois Aster

Tower Chamois

China Aster Seed

Peony-type blooms with excellent uniformity in an easy-to-grow annual.

QIS Yellow Statice

QIS Yellow

Statice Seed

Sturdy dried and fresh-cut flower.

QIS™ Pink Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)

QIS™ Pink

Gomphrena Seed

Gomphrena in popular pale, blush pink.

Itachi Specialty Cucumbers

Itachi

(F1) Cucumber Seed

Unique white Asian type.

Royal Mix Sweet Peas

Royal Mix

Sweet Pea Seed

Exceptional fragrance and blooms over a long period of time.

Adam Gherkin Pickling Cucumbers

Adam Gherkin

Organic (F1) Cucumber Seed

High-quality European pickler with high yields.

Duchess Jack-o-Lanterns

Duchess

(F1) Pumpkin Seed

Lovely double-ribbed appearance.

Matador Shallots

Matador

Organic (F1) Shallot Seed

Organic traditional storage shallot.

Expression Full-Size Onions

Expression

(F1) Onion Seed

Large, intermediate-day, yellow Spanish variety.

Sugar Baby Diploid Watermelons

Sugar Baby

Watermelon Seed

The longtime standard of small watermelons.

Sunrise Bumble Bee Specialty Tomatoes

Sunrise Bumble Bee

Organic Tomato Seed

The sweetest cherry in the Artisan™ collection.

Lady Coral Lavender Aster

Lady Coral Lavender

China Aster Seed

Uncommon beauty.

Common Valerian Valerian

Common Valerian

Herb Seed

One of nature's best herbal sedatives.

Starry Night PMR Winter Squash

Starry Night PMR

Organic (F1) Acorn Squash Seed

A delicious acorn that stores through the holidays.

Munstead-Type Lavender

Munstead-Type

Organic Lavender Seed

Compact English lavender with a nice range of bloom colors.

Tasmanian Chocolate Slicing Tomatoes

Tasmanian Chocolate

Organic Tomato Seed

Delicious slicer for small spaces.

Lemon Specialty Cucumbers

Lemon

Organic Cucumber Seed

Versatile specialty market salad item, sweet and flavorful pickler.

Paxton Standard Cauliflower

Paxton

(F1) Cauliflower Seed

Tolerant to club root.

Menuette Leaf Parsley

Menuette

Parsley Seed

One-of-a-kind fern-leaf parsley.

Nosento Limegreen Marigold

Nosento Limegreen

(F1) Marigold Seed

Nearly scentless lime-green to pale yellow blooms.

Socrates Seedless and Thin-skinned Cucumbers

Socrates

Organic (F1) Cucumber Seed

Large Beit Alpha for colder conditions.

Olympus Sweet Bell Peppers

Olympus

(F1) Bell Pepper Seed

Large flavorful bell peppers.

Mountain Magic Cocktail Tomatoes

Mountain Magic

Organic (F1) Tomato Seed

Late blight resistant salad tomato with excellent flavor, high yields.

Nokya Specialty Cucumbers

Nokya

(F1) Cucumber Seed

Productive and flavorful long Asian cucumber.

Rally Leeks

Rally

Organic (F1) Leek Seed

Bulky shanks that size up quickly.

Volcana Bibb Lettuce

Volcana

Pelleted Lettuce Seed

Red-to-the-heart mini.

Imperial Star Artichokes

Imperial Star

Artichoke Seed

Early green annual for summer harvests.

BHN 589 Beefsteak Tomatoes

BHN 589

(F1) Tomato Seed

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

Violet Delite Asian Eggplants

Violet Delite

(F1) Eggplant Seed

Slender bright purple fruits.

Opus™ III-IV Appleblossom Snapdragon

Opus™ III-IV Appleblossom

(F1) Snapdragon Seed

Bicolor blooms for field or greenhouse.

Magic Fountains Lilac Pink White Bee Delphinium

Magic Fountains Lilac Pink White Bee

Delphinium Seed

Unusual light plum color for spring or fall arrangements.

Washington Cherry Cherry Tomatoes

Washington Cherry

Organic Tomato Seed

The earliest shipping-type red cherry with globe-shaped, meaty fruits.

Sakura Cherry Tomatoes

Sakura

Organic (F1) Tomato Seed

Early, delicious, attractive cherry tomatoes.

Silverdust Dusty Miller

Silverdust

Dusty Miller Seed

Finely cut leaves with snowflake appearance for elegant filler.

Cornito Arancia Sweet Peppers

Cornito Arancia

Organic (F1) Corno di Toro Pepper Seed

Orange counterpart to Cornito Rosso and Cornito Giallo.