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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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Iron Rose Pink Stock

Iron Rose Pink

Stock Seed

Premium, reliable florist quality.

Voyage 2 White Improved Lisianthus

Voyage 2 White Improved

Pelleted (F1) Lisianthus

Large, decadent, ruffled blooms for early spring to summer harvest.

White Glitter Eryngium

White Glitter

Eryngium Seed

Attractive and long-lasting specialty cut with metallic shine.

Katz Apricot Stock

Katz Apricot

Stock Seed

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

Red Carpet Full-Size Onions

Red Carpet

Organic Pelleted (F1) Onion Seed

Vibrant red, long-day storage onion.

Bridger Full-Size Onions

Bridger

(F1) Onion Seed

First-early onions from seed.

Chantilly™ Cream Yellow Snapdragon

Chantilly™ Cream Yellow

(F1) Snapdragon Seed

Early, open-faced flowers.

Munstead-Type Lavender

Munstead-Type

Organic Lavender Seed

Compact English lavender with a nice range of bloom colors.

Camelot Cream Digitalis (Foxglove)

Camelot Cream

Pelleted (F1) Digitalis Seed

Blooms the first year from seed.

Qwerty Seedless and Thin-skinned Cucumbers

Qwerty

(F1) Cucumber Seed

Premium cocktail cucumber.

Expression Full-Size Onions

Expression

(F1) Onion Seed

Large, intermediate-day, yellow Spanish variety.

Munstead-Type Lavender

Munstead-Type

Lavender Seed

Compact English lavender with a nice range of bloom colors.

Spencer Ice Cream Sweet Peas

Spencer Ice Cream

Sweet Pea Seed

Simple and sweet.

Bonita Shell Pink Aster

Bonita Shell Pink

Film-Coated China Aster Seed

Highly uniform, healthy, productive plants.

Barlow Mix Columbine

Barlow Mix

Columbine Seed

Clematis-flowered columbine.

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

Cannes Orange II–III

(F1) Snapdragon Seed

Unique peachy orange.

Katz Hi Double White Stock

Katz Hi Double White

Stock Seed

90% double-flowering plants.

Ellagance White Lavender

Ellagance White

Lavender Seed

Improved first-year-flowering white lavender.

Century Star Triploid Watermelons (Seedless)

AAS (All-America Selections) Winners

Century Star

(F1) Watermelon Seed

Beautiful constellation pattern.

Fire King Scabiosa (Pincushion Flower)

Fire King

Scabiosa Seed

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

Green Machine Sweet Bell Peppers

Green Machine

(F1) Bell Pepper Seed

Full resistance to bacterial leaf spot (BLS), plus TSWV resistance.

Little Gem Bibb Lettuce

Little Gem

Organic Pelleted Lettuce Seed

A delicious, early classic.

Bonita White Aster

Bonita White

Film-Coated China Aster Seed

Highly uniform, healthy, productive plants.

Opus™ III Early Bronze Snapdragon

Opus™ III Early Bronze

(F1) Snapdragon Seed

Vibrant, orange-bronze summer snapdragon.

Jumper Leeks

Jumper

(F1) Leek Seed

Labor-saving, upright plants.

Red Geneva Cipollini Onions

Red Geneva

Organic Onion Seed

Our recommended substitute for Red Marble.

Red Marble Cipollini Onions

Red Marble

Organic Onion Seed

Improved organic strain of this beautiful red cipollini onion.

Old Times Sweet Peas

Old Times

Sweet Pea Seed

Elegant and unusually colored blooms on long stems.

Amazon™ Neon Purple Dianthus (Sweet William)

Amazon™ Neon Purple

Pelleted (F1) Dianthus Seed

Bright, bold flowers on long, tough stems bloom the first year.

Voyage 2 Yellow II Voyage 2 Series

Voyage 2 Yellow II

Pelleted (F1) Lisianthus

Large, decadent, ruffled blooms for early spring to summer harvest.

Champagne Bubbles Scarlet Poppy

Champagne Bubbles Scarlet

(F1) Iceland Poppy Seed

Abundant crepe-paper-like blooms.

Cannes Light Bronze II–III Snapdragon

Cannes Light Bronze II–III

(F1) Snapdragon Seed

Unique peachy-cantaloupe color.

Frizzle Sizzle Yellow-Blue Swirl Viola (Pansy)

Frizzle Sizzle Yellow-Blue Swirl

(F1) Viola Seed

Unique, deeply frilled blooms.

Katz Yellow Stock

Katz Yellow

Stock Seed

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

Apollo Orange Asclepias (Butterfly Weed)

Apollo Orange

Asclepias Seed

Vibrant show of color, summer through frost.

Elegance Watermelon Sweet Peas

Elegance Watermelon

Sweet Pea Seed

First and most abundant to bloom in our trials.