Seeds to Plant in Summer for Fall Harvest | Johnny's Selected Seeds

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Summer Planting for Fall Harvest

Smartly-planned summer planting yields a bounty of fall harvest vegetables, flowers, and herbs for your market stand, kitchen table, or root cellar. Johnny’s recommends the following varieties to extend your harvest window into the fall.

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Red Russian Kale

Red Russian

Kale Seed

Smooth, green, purple-veined leaves for baby leaf and bunching.

Deep Purple Bunching Onions

Deep Purple

Organic Onion Seed

The first red bunching type that is highly colored at any temperature.

Red Meat Specialty Radishes

Red Meat

Radish Seed

"Watermelon" radish for fresh eating and fermenting.

Red Ace Round Red Beets

Red Ace

Pelleted (F1) Beet Seed

Workhorse standard red beet; reliable, adaptable, and fast-maturing.

Yaya Early Carrots

Yaya

Organic Pelleted (F1) Carrot Seed

Nelson type with smoother, slightly more uniform roots.

Tendersweet Fresh Market Cabbage

Tendersweet

(F1) Cabbage Seed

Great flavor raw or lightly cooked; heads stand well without splitting.

Formanova Specialty Beets

Formanova

Organic Beet Seed

Great canning beet.

Chocolate Tall Sunflowers

Chocolate

Sunflower Seed

Tall, branching variety with long stems and rich brown flowers.

ProCut® Orange Excel Tall Sunflowers

ProCut® Orange Excel

(F1) Sunflower Seed

Earliest sunflower.

Staro Standard Chives

Staro

Organic Chive Seed

Heaviest leaf for processing and freezing.

Promise Storage Cabbage

Promise

(F1) Cabbage Seed

Best quality from storage.

Ruby Perfection Storage Cabbage

Ruby Perfection

(F1) Cabbage Seed

Fancy heads for fall storage are dense with good wrapper leaves.

Empress of India Nasturtium

Empress of India

Nasturtium Seed

Victorian-era heirloom.

Rubypak Colored Carrots

Rubypak

Pelleted (F1) Carrot Seed

Our top-choice red carrot.

Caravel Early Carrots

Caravel

Organic Pelleted (F1) Carrot Seed

Bulky, early Nantes type.

ProCut® Lemon Tall Sunflowers

ProCut® Lemon

(F1) Sunflower Seed

Lemon yellow petals surround a dark disk.

Salanova® Red Oakleaf Salanova® Lettuce

Salanova® Red Oakleaf

Pelleted Lettuce Seed

Condensed saladbowl-type oakleaf for whole heads or salad mixes.

Typhoon Storage Cabbage

Typhoon

Organic (F1) Cabbage Seed

Good fresh or processed into sauerkraut.

Quickstar Fresh Market Kohlrabi

Quickstar

(F1) Kohlrabi Seed

Extra-early variety with very uniform yields.

Calypso Cilantro (Coriander)

Calypso

Cilantro/Coriander Seed

Slowest to bolt.

Salanova® Green Oakleaf Salanova® Lettuce

Salanova® Green Oakleaf

Pelleted Lettuce Seed

Condensed saladbowl-type oakleaf for whole heads or salad mixes.

Touchstone Gold Specialty Beets

Touchstone Gold

Beet Seed

Striking golden-fleshed beet that retains its color when cooked.

Westlandse Winter Kale

Westlandse Winter

Organic Kale Seed

Organic green curly, open-pollinated kale.

Romance Main Crop Carrots

Romance

Pelleted (F1) Carrot Seed

Impressive flavor for a summer-harvested carrot.

Rainbow Main Crop Carrots

Rainbow

Pelleted (F1) Carrot Seed

Flavorful single variety with color variability and uniform maturity.

White Satin Main Crop Carrots

White Satin

Pelleted (F1) Carrot Seed

Pure white roots.

Chioggia Guardsmark Specialty Beets

Chioggia Guardsmark

Beet Seed

Highest-quality Chioggia strain available.

Fordhook Giant Swiss Chard

Fordhook Giant

Swiss Chard Seed

The standard green Swiss chard, savoyed leaves, white stems and veins.

Purple Star Colored Carrots

Purple Star

(F1) Carrot Seed

Speedy and uniform.

French Breakfast Long French Radishes

French Breakfast

Organic Radish Seed

Our recommended sub for D'Avignon.

Red Russian Kale

Red Russian

Organic Kale Seed

Smooth, green, purple-veined leaves for baby leaf and bunching.

Sparx Romaine Lettuce (Cos)

Sparx

Lettuce Seed

Heat-tolerant romaine for long, uniform hearts with good flavor.

Sugarsnax 54 Main Crop Carrots

Sugarsnax 54

(F1) Carrot Seed

Long, slender roots high in beta-carotene; sweet, tender, and smooth.

Desert Sun Tall Sunflowers

Desert Sun

(F1) Sunflower Seed

Radiant bicolor flowers with strong stems.

EarliSnow Standard Cauliflower

EarliSnow

(F1) Cauliflower Seed

First early.

Skyphos Butterhead Lettuce (Boston)

Skyphos

Pelleted Lettuce Seed

Most adaptable butterhead with excellent flavor and texture.