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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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Summer Breeze Cherry Blossom Strawberry Seeds

Summer Breeze Cherry Blossom

(F1) Strawberry Seed

Unique double blooms.

Sweet™ Pink Dianthus (Sweet William)

Sweet™ Pink

Pelleted (F1) Dianthus Seed

High-quality, cool-season cut flower.

Blue Ripple Sweet Peas

Blue Ripple

Sweet Pea Seed

Striped petals on long stems.

Autumn Star Kalettes®

Autumn Star

(F1) Kalettes® Seed

For early season harvest.

Volcano Mix Dianthus (Sweet William)

Volcano Mix

Organic Dianthus Seed

A wide range of colors for single bunches or mixed bouquets.

Chatelaine Lupine

Chatelaine

Lupine Seed

Hardy, long-lived, and easy to maintain perennial.

Estamino Rootstock Tomatoes

Estamino

(F1) Tomato Seed

Generative rootstock.

Mountain Mint Mountain Mint

Mountain Mint

Herb Seed

Mint flavor and aroma in abundance.

DRO141TX Rootstock Tomatoes

DRO141TX

(F1) Tomato Seed

Most vigorous, balanced rootstock.

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.

Swamp Milkweed Asclepias (Butterfly Weed)

Swamp Milkweed

Asclepias Seed

Cut flower and butterfly habitat.

Pozzano Paste Tomatoes

Pozzano

(F1) Tomato Seed

Early high-yielding San Marzano type for greenhouse and hoophouse.

T-448 Full-Size Onions

T-448

(F1) Onion Seed

Earliest long-day overwintering onion for the North.

Plum Regal Paste Tomatoes

Plum Regal

(F1) Tomato Seed

A productive plum tomato with late blight resistance.

Angelica Angelica

Angelica

Herb Seed

Medicinal plant with striking blooms.

Honey Orange Honeydew Melons

Honey Orange

(F1) Melon Seed

Unique orange-fleshed honeydew.

Black Beauty Scabiosa (Pincushion Flower)

Black Beauty

Organic Scabiosa Seed

A dramatic addition to any bouquet or garden.

White Castle Full-Size Onions

White Castle

(F1) Onion Seed

Short-day onion with excellent color and disease resistance.

Clarissa Fresh Market Cabbage

Clarissa

(F1) Cabbage Seed

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

Geronimo Beefsteak Tomatoes

Geronimo

(F1) Tomato Seed

Good flavor and mildew tolerance.

Sweet™ Red Dianthus (Sweet William)

Sweet™ Red

Pelleted (F1) Dianthus Seed

High-quality, cool-season cut flower.

Elsye Full-Size Onions

Elsye

Organic (F1) Onion Seed

Very upright plant habit.

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.

Chabaud Benigna Dianthus (Sweet William)

Chabaud Benigna

Dianthus Seed

Scented French heirloom carnation for cutting garden with vintage look.

Comanche Leeks

Comanche

Organic (F1) Leek Seed

Refined, long-shanked leek.

Sierra Madre Standard Cauliflower

Sierra Madre

(F1) Cauliflower Seed

Overwintering variety for the West Coast.

Mars Sweet Peas

Mars

Sweet Pea Seed

Striped, ruffled petals on long stems.

Costa Velvet I–II Snapdragon

Costa Velvet I–II

(F1) Snapdragon Seed

Versatile Group 1–2 snapdragon.

Estamino Rootstock Tomatoes

Estamino

Organic (F1) Tomato Seed

Organic generative rootstock.

Rebelski Slicing Tomatoes

Rebelski

(F1) Tomato Seed

Fresh market greenhouse tomato with strong disease package.

Bix Sweet Peas

Bix

Sweet Pea Seed

Large picotee blooms.

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.

Talon Full-Size Onions

Talon

Organic (F1) Onion Seed

Organic long-day storage onion.

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.