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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98-105 Days to maturity. Petunia x hybrida. Wave Series Petunia Seeds. Non-GMO, hybrid, Premium Quality Seeds, annual. Growing Wave Series seeds this season promises to reinvigorate any stale flower bed,...
Pansy Seeds - Delta Premium Series
91-98 Days to maturity. Viola × wittrockiana. Delta Premium Series Pansy Seeds. Non-GMO, hybrid, Premium Quality Seeds, annual. Delta Premium Series pansy seeds are an easy-to-grow summertime classic to add...
Petunia Seeds - Hulahoop Series (pelleted)
98-105 Days to maturity. Petunia x hybrida. Pelleted Hulahoop Series Petunia Seeds. Non-GMO, hybrid, Premium Quality Seeds, annual. Pelleted seeds. Hulahoop Series seeds grow a dazzling, fun, and unique variation...
Verbena Seeds - Quartz XP Series
84-91 Days to maturity. Verbena x hybrida. Verbena Quartz XP Series Seeds. Non-GMO, Perennial. Verbena Quartz XP Series seeds are a classic and award-winning addition to any home or garden...
Tomato Seeds - Slicing - Pineapple
85-90 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycopersicum. Pineapple Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, warm season annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, indeterminate, slicing tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds, and greenhouses....
Artichoke Seeds - Imperial Star
150-160 days from sowing. Cynara scolymus. Imperial Star Artichoke Seeds. Non-GMO, perennial. This is suitable for garden plots, raised beds, and fields. UC-bred, nearly spineless plants for first-year harvests—uniform, high-yielding...
Bachelors Buttons Seeds - Mixed Colors
77-91 days. Bachelor's Buttons Flower Seeds. AKA: Cornflower. Annual. Mixed Colors Bachelor's Buttons flower seeds are a convenient and easy summertime grow perfect for kids, indoors, or wild unkept spaces....
Viola Seeds - Johnny Jump Up
65-80 Days to maturity. Viola tricolor. Johnny Jump Up Viola Seeds. Non-GMO, open-pollinated, Premium Quality Seeds, perennial. Johnny Jump Up viola seeds are a vibrant and compact addition to your...
Watermelon Seeds - Picnic - Tendersweet Orange
Citrullus lanatus (90 days) Yummalicious orange, crisp, sweet, watermelon that is not only colorful, but also intensely tasty. Watermelon Seeds - Tendersweet Orange This is the standard for orange fleshed...
Tomato Seeds - Slicing - Heirloom Rainbow Blend (Organic)
80-100 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycopersicum. Organic Heirloom Rainbow Blend Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, warm season annual, organic, open-pollinated, heirloom, indeterminate, slicing tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots,...
Watermelon Seeds - Picnic - Moon & Stars (Organic)
95 Days to maturity. Citrullus lanatus. Organic Moon & Stars Watermelon Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, organic, open-pollinated, heirloom, heat tolerant, seeded, picnic watermelon. Suitable for growing in garden plots. These medium-sized...
Pumpkin Seeds - Jack O Lantern - Organic
Cucurbita pepo. (105 days) This is a pumpkin with lots of great uses. Jack O'Lantern makes a fantastic carving pumpkin for Halloween of course. This pumpkin also divine in soups,...
Petunia Seeds - Prism Sunshine (pelleted)
98-105 Days to maturity. Petunia x hybrida. Prism Sunshine Petunia Seeds. Non-GMO, hybrid, Premium Quality Seeds, annual. Prism Sunshine petunia seeds are a gorgeous and award-winning compliment to any home...
Sunflower Seeds - Italian White
90-110 Days to maturity. Helianthus debilis. Italian White Sunflower Seeds: Non-GMO. Open Pollinated. Ornamental. Annual. Heirloom. Italian White sunflower seeds grow some of summer's most elegant, classic, and vigorous blooms....
Calendula Seeds - Bon Bon Series
91-98 Days to maturity. Calendula officinalis. Bon Bon Series Calendula Seeds. Non-GMO, Ornamental, Annual. Bon Bon Series seeds grow one of the most celebrated, lush, and brilliant blooms of any...
Pumpkin Seeds - Small Sugar - Organic
Cucurbita (95 days) Sometimes called New England Pie Pumpkin. The long time favorite and standard for pies. None grows any sweeter. Fruits small, 6-8 lbs; round, flattened at the ends...
Rutabaga Seeds - Laurentian
90-95 days. Non-GMO. Heirloom. Laurentian Rutabaga Seeds from True Leaf Market produce deep purple and creamy yellow rutabagas weighing up to 1 lb. The smooth, uniform roots are typically between...
Petunia Seeds - Tidal Wave Series (pelleted)
98-105 Days to maturity. Petunia x hybrida. Tidal Wave Series Petunia Seeds. Non-GMO, hybrid, Premium Quality Seeds, annual. Open Pollinated. Tidal Wave Series petunia seeds grow one of the season’s...
Tomato Seeds - Paste - Super Italian Paste
73-97 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycoperscium. Super Italian Paste Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, indeterminate, paste tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds, and greenhouses....
Basil Seeds - Red Leaf Holy Basil
65-75 days maturity. Ocimum sanctum. Red Leaf Holy Basil Seeds. Non-GMO, Heirloom. Annual. Holy basil is an essential herb in the Thai kitchen due to its unique flavor. This Holy...
Melon Seeds - Charentais
90 Days to maturity. Cucumis melo var. inodorus. Charentais Melon Seeds. A non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, heat-tolerant specialty melon. Suitable for growing in containers, garden plots, raised beds, and greenhouses....
Tomato Seeds - Paste - Giant Garden Paste Hybrid
95 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycoperscium. Giant Garden Paste Hybrid Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, F1 hybrid, indeterminate, paste tomato. Giant Garden Paste has a wonderfully sweet and acidic...
Bells of Ireland Seeds
98-112 days. Bells of Ireland seeds promise exotic, unmistakable, and low-maintenance blooms native to the cool and dry highlands of Turkey, Syria, and Iraq. Bells of Ireland boast 24-36" tall...
Pansy Seeds - Cool Wave Series
91-98 Days to maturity. Viola x wittrockiana. Cool Wave Series Pansy Seeds. Non-GMO, hybrid, Premium Quality Seeds, annual. Cool Wave Series seeds grow easily into a trailing/spreading version of the...
Vinca Seeds - Mediterranean XP Series
98-105 Days to maturity. Catharanthus roseus ’Mediterranean XP Series’. Mediterranean XP Series Vinca Seeds. Non-GMO, open-pollinated, annual. Premium Quality Seeds. Mediterranean XP vinca seeds grow one of summer's most exciting...
Sunflower Seeds - Ring of Fire
90-110 Days to maturity. Helianthus annuus. Organic Ring of Fire Sunflower Seeds: Non-GMO. Open Pollinated. Ornamental. Annual. Ring of Fire sunflower seeds are an easy and award-winning grow for invigorating...
Pumpkin Seeds - White Queen
90-120 days. Non-GMO. Open-pollinated. White Queen Pumpkin Seeds from True Leaf Market grow ghostly white pumpkins that reach 7" to 10" in diameter. Ornamental white pumpkins like White Queen can...
Thyme Seeds - Winter (Organic)
95 Days to maturity. Thymus vulgaris. Organic Winter Thyme Seeds. Non-GMO, perennial, open-pollinated, heirloom. Suitable for growing in fields, containers, garden plots, raised beds, and greenhouses. Common Thyme, German Thyme,...
Aster Seeds - Crego Giant Mixture
91-105 Days to maturity. Callistephus chinensis. Crego Giant Mixture Aster Seeds. Non-GMO, Ornamental, Annual. Open-pollinated flower seeds. Crego Giant Mix Aster flower seeds grow a playful, robust, and familiar looking...
Onion Sets - Spanish Yellow
100 Sets This is a pre-order item and is expected to ship in March to April for spring planting. Other seeds, supplies, or kits ordered with this product may ship...
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90 Days to maturity. Cucumis melo var. inodorus. Organic Charentais Melon Seeds. A non-GMO, annual, organic, open-pollinated, heirloom, heat-tolerant specialty melon. Suitable for growing in containers, garden plots, raised beds,...
Sunflower Seeds - Red Sun
90-110 Days to maturity. Helianthus annuus. Red Sun Sunflower Seeds: Non-GMO. Open Pollinated. Ornamental. Annual. Heirloom. Red Sun seeds grow one of the summer's rarest and most unique blooms, stunning...
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