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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65-75 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycopersicum. Husky Gold Salad Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, warm season annual, F1 hybrid, 1993 AAS winner, indeterminate, salad tomato. Suitable for growing in garden...
Wildflower Seeds - Backyard Bird Lover's Mix
60-90 Days to maturity. Backyard Bird Lover’s Wildflower Mix Flower Seeds. Non-GMO, open-pollinated. A mix of annuals, perennials, and biennials for zones 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9....
Pumpkin Seeds - Harvest Bush F1
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75 to 91 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycoperscium. Manyel Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, indeterminate, slicing tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds, and greenhouses....
Carrot Seeds - St. Valery
70-100 Days to maturity. Daucus carota var. sativus. St Valery Carrot Vegetable Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom seeds. A very old, heirloom carrot strain that produces smooth, uniform orange-red roots...
Tomato Seeds - Salad - Red Zebra
75-80 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycopersicum. Red Zebra Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, warm season annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, indeterminate, salad tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds, greenhouses,...
Tomato Seeds - Slicing - Containers Choice Yellow Hybrid
70 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycoperscium. Containers Choice Yellow Hybrid Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, hybrid, determinate, slicing tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds, greenhouses, and...
Pepper Seeds - Sweet - Gold Horn Hybrid
70 Days to maturity (from transplant). Capsicum annuum. Gold Horn Hybrid Pepper Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, F1 hybrid, high-yielding, sweet pepper with no heat levels. 0 Scoville Heat Units. Suitable for...
Melon Seeds - Cantaloupe - Emerald Gem
70-90 Days to maturity. Cucumis melo var. cantalupensiso. Emerald Gem Cantaloupe Melon Seeds. A non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, heat-tolerant Cantaloupe Melon. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds, and...
Amaranthus Seeds - Splendens Perfecta Tricolor
70-80 Days to maturity. Amaranthus tricolor. Splendens Perfecta Tricolor Amaranthus Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, ornamental foliage Amaranth. This crop is suitable for garden plots, raised beds, and containers. Also...
Amaryllis Bulbs - 24/26 - Fantastica
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 - 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...
Tomato Seeds - Slicing - Double Rich
60-80 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycopersicum. Double Rich Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, warm season annual, open-pollinated, indeterminate, slicing tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds, and greenhouses....
Amaryllis Bulbs - 24/26 - Maria Goretti
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 - 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...
Tomato Seeds - Green Cherry
75-85 Days to Maturity. Solanum lycopersicum. Green Cherry Tomato Vegetable Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, indeterminate cherry tomato. Small firm fruit borne in clusters, measure about 0.75 to 1 inch...
Cauliflower Seeds - Snowball Early
70-80 days to maturity. Brassica oleracea var. botrytis. Early Snowball Cauliflower Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom cauliflower seeds. This is suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds, containers, and...
Tomato Seeds - Salad - Pride of the Trials
75-80 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycopersicum. Pride of the Trials Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, warm season annual, open-pollinated, indeterminate, salad tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds,...
Corn Seeds - Sweet - Eden RMN F1 Hybrid
74 days to maturity. Zea mays. Eden RMN Hybrid Corn Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, F1 Hybrid, augmented supersweet (sh2i) corn. This crop is suitable for growing in fields, garden plots, and...
Tomato Seeds - Marmande
70-75 days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycopersicum. Marmande Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, warm-season annual, open-pollinated, heirloom. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds, and greenhouses. Marmande is the original...
Barley Seeds - Belford
70-90 Days to Maturity. Hordeum vulgare. Belford Barley Seeds. Non-GMO, open-pollinated. Annual. Belford is a classic spring-type, six-row, hooded (beardless) barley that has been a trusted choice for home farmers...
Corn Seeds - Sweet - Golden Halo F1 Hybrid
75 days to maturity. Zea mays. Golden Halo Hybrid Sweet Corn Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, F1 hybrid, augmented supersweet (sh2i) corn seed. This crop is suitable for growing in fields, garden...
Tomato Seeds - Slicing - Oxheart Orange
80 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycopersicum. Oxheart Orange Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, warm-season annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, indeterminate, slicing tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds, and greenhouses....
Caraway Seeds (Organic) - Clearance Seeds
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66% Germination - Non-refundable clearance seeds. 70-80 Days to maturity. Garden Blend Kale Seeds. Short description. These clearance Garden Blend Kale seeds are 9% below germination standards. Approx 8,000 seeds/oz.Click...
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72% Germination - Non-refundable clearance seeds. 70 Days to maturity. Oshiro Uri Numane Pickling Melon Seeds. The Numane melon is a delicious traditional Japanese pickling melon. It grows as a...
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Romanesco Improved Basil Seeds. 70 days to maturity. Ocimum basilicum. Open Pollinated, Annual. Can be grown in containers. Can be grown as sprouts. Our new and improved Basil Romanesco is...
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