Your garden doesn't have to take an "off" season. Check out these seed recommendations tailored to your zone range. From winter vegetables to indoor sprouts and microgreens, there is something for everyone to plant this month! These recommendations are for seeds to plant in the month of December. Happy gardening!
Zones 1-7a: These zones experience cold winter weather known to reach freezing temperatures over
an extended period of time. During the month of December, it is best to limit direct sowing to wildflower seeds that will sprout in the spring months. Indoor sowing of microgreens, sprouts, and herbs is
a great way to continue gathering a fresh harvest!
Zones 7b-9a: These zones experience mild winter weather, allowing for some crops to be directly
sown outdoors, including leafy greens, herbs, bunching onions, radishes, cover crops, poppies, sweet peas,
calendula, among others. Don't forget to also grow some sprouts and microgreens indoors!
Zones 9b-12: The warm winter, frost-free zones of 9-12 really thrive during December. This
month is great for planting most vegetables, cover crops, flowers, and herbs outdoors. Enjoy a break from the hot summer temperatures while your plants are not so stressed from the heat.
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Cosmos Seeds - Sensation Mixture
49-63 Days to maturity. Cosmos bipinnatus. Sensation Mixture Cosmos Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, Heirloom, Open Pollinated. Sensation Mix cosmos seeds grow some of the season's most timeless and familiar blooms. Sensation...
Amaranth Seeds - Green Leaf - Lu Hsien
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Spinach Seeds - Lakeside - Hybrid
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Amaranth Seeds - Red Leaf - Hu Hsien
45-70 days to maturityAmaranthus tricolor ‘Hu Hsien’. Red Leaf Amaranth Seeds. Non-GMO, Heirloom. Annual. Amaranth is originally from the tropics of multiple continents; today, it is grown globally. The plant...
Cosmos Seeds - Sonata Mix
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Spinach Seeds - Seaside - Hybrid
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Yellow Pea - Organic - Cover Crop Seeds
60-70 Days. Pisum sativum subsp. arvense. Organic. Annual. Non-GMO. Organic yellow pea seeds are a quickly maturing cover crop grown for its year-round benefits to improving soil structure, weed suppression,...
Mixed Greens Seeds - Braising Mix
45-60 Days to maturity. 25-30 Days to baby leaf harvest. Mixed Greens Braising Mix Vegetable Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, mixed greens. The Mixed Greens Braising Mix is a blend of...
Endive Seeds - Tres Fine
42-70 days. Cichorium endivia. Tres Fine Endive Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, heirloom, open-pollinated. This crop is suitable for containers, garden plots, raised beds, and fields. Miniature frisée type with very fine,...
Brassica Classic Trio Cover Crop Seed Mix
40-60 Days to Termination. Brassica napus, Brassica rapa, and Raphanus sativus. 3 Brassica Classic Trio Cover Crop Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, winter-killing. This cover crop mix of radish, canola rapeseed,...
Spinach Seeds - Oceanside - Hybrid
Spinach Seeds - Oceanside - Hybrid. Non-GMO. Spinacea oleracea. 25-30 days maturity for baby leaf, 40-60 days to full maturity. Cool season annual. Oceanside is a slow - moderate growing...
Spring Mix Cover Crop
30-90 Days to termination. Spring Mix Cover Crop Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, no-till, forage-friendly, and winter-killing with extended freezing temperatures. This mix contains plants that grow well during the cool spring...
Turnip Seeds - Namenia
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Radish Seeds - Korean - Sushiro - Hybrid
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Endive Seeds - Tres Fine - Organic
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Brassica Classic Trio Cover Crop Seed Mix (Organic)
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Rapeseed - Canola - Dwarf Essex
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Amaryllis Bulbs - 24/26 - Fantastica
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Amaryllis Bulbs - 24/26 - Laforest Morton
1 Bulb Bag This is a pre-order item that is expected to ship in Late October to November for fall planting. Other seeds, supplies, or kits ordered with this product...
Amaryllis Bulbs - 24/26 - Maria Goretti
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Amaryllis Bulbs - 24/26 - Red Lion
1 Bulb Bag This is a pre-order item that is expected to ship in Late October to November for fall planting. Other seeds, supplies, or kits ordered with this product...
Italian Dandelion Seeds
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Lettuce Seeds - Heatwave Mix - Organic
The Heatwave Lettuce Mix lettuces that thrive in the heat and remain productive. Our choice" slow-bolt" varieties such as Great Lakes, Iya Sol, and Oakleaf Royal. These lettuce types texture...
Orach Seeds - Purple
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44-62 Days to maturity. Cucurbita pepo. Organic Black Zucchini Summer Squash Seeds. Non-GMO, warm weather annual, open-pollinated, summer squash. While this variety is named ‘black’, this zucchini actually has a...
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