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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80-90 Days. Vicia villosa. Organic. Annual. Non-GMO. Such a vigorous annual cover crop that it is considered invasive in much of the United States, non-GMO hairy vetch is a European...
Lettuce Seeds - Red Oakleaf - Organic
Lactuca sativa (38 days) A deep merlot colored leaf resembling an oak leaf with deep lobes. Excellent for baby leaf production. Unlike some other reds, oakleaf maintains a mild flavor...
Basil Seeds - Thai (Organic)
60-90 Days to maturity. Ocimum basilicum thyrsiflora. Organic Thai Basil Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, organic, open-pollinated, heirloom. Suitable for growing in fields, containers, garden plots, raised beds, and greenhouses. On the...
Lettuce Seeds - Tom Thumb - Organic
Lactuca sativa (50 days) Introduced some time in the 1850s. Small, round head with delicate leaves. About the size of a baseball. Perfect for one-person salad. Can be planted close...
Carrot Seeds - Solar Yellow - Organic
Daucus Carrota (60 days) Yellow carrots have been around for a long time. As far as researchers can document, they originated in the Middle East sometime in the 900s. Now...
Rosemary Seeds (Organic)
120-180 Days to maturity. Salvia rosmarinus. Organic Rosemary Seeds. Non-GMO, organic, open-pollinated, heirloom, perennial herb. Rosemary is a popular culinary aromatic herb that can be grown in garden plots and...
Shiso Seeds - Red (Organic)
80-85 Days to maturity. Perilla frutescens. Red Shiso Herb Seeds. Non-GMO, organic, annual. Shiso is grown as an annual herb with a distinct flavor often described by people as similar...
Carrot Seeds - Cosmic Purple - Organic
(58 days) Purple on the outside and bright orange on the inside, these carrots are a real show stopper! Have trouble getting the kids to eat carrots? Cosmic Purple to...
Eggplant Seeds - Rosa Bianca - Organic
Solanum melongena (81 days) This beautiful pink-purple fruit also has white shading. Rosa Bianca eggplant is 4-6" in size. Rarely bitter. Heat lover, but produces well even in Coastal areas....
Amaranthus Seeds - Hopi Red Dye (Organic)
A plant with many uses that was historically used by the Hopi Nation. Tender and colorful young leaves are excellent for salads or a micro greens mix. Grind seed with...
Cauliflower Seeds - Self Blanching - Organic
Brassica oleracea (68 days) Developed by Dr. Homna at MSU. This cauliflower has self-wrapping leaves which shield the snow-white curds from sun, thus the name Self Blanching Cauliflower. This allows...
Lettuce Seeds - Black Seeded Simpson - Organic
Lactuca Sativa (45 days) An old reliable lettuce that is heat resistant, slow to bolt and very dependable. Leaves are large, but lightly crispy and ruffled. Excellent for spring, early...
Pepper Seeds - Sweet - Purple Beauty Bell (Organic)
70 Days to maturity (from transplant). Capsicum annuum. Organic Purple Beauty Bell Pepper Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, organic, high-yielding, drought tolerant, sweet pepper with no heat. 0 Scoville Heat...
Onion Seeds - Bunching - White Ishikura (Organic)
60-66 Days to maturity. Allium fistulosum. Organic Bunching White Ishikura Onion Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, perennial, organic, open-pollinated, heirloom, cold hardy, bunching onion. Suitable for growing in greenhouses, garden plots, raised...
Borage Seeds (Organic)
60-70 Days to maturity. Borago officinalis. Organic Borage Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom herb. Borage is commonly referred to as a starflower due to its beautiful, star-shaped blue flowers. This...
Radish Seeds - Easter Egg - Organic
Raphanus sativus (30 days) Oh what fun! Hunt Easter "egg" radishes in your own garden. Amazing array of colors will pop from your garden and straight into your salad bowl....
Tomato Seeds - Slicing - Golden Queen (Organic)
65 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycopersicum. Organic Golden Queen Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, warm season annual, organic, open-pollinated, heirloom, indeterminate, slicing tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised...
Poppy Seeds - Jimis Flag Mix (Organic)
120 Days to maturity. Papaver somniferum. Jimis Flag Mix Poppy Seeds. Non-GMO, organic, annual. Poppies are hands-down the most dramatic flowers in the garden, and this dazzling mix blooms crimson/purple,...
Triticale - Organic - Cover Crop Seeds
90 Days. xTriticosecale. Organic. Non-GMO. Open-Pollinated. A robust and highly productive hybrid between wheat (Triticum) and rye (Secale), Organic triticale seeds are a tenacious garden cover crop popularly sown overwinter...
Radish Seeds - Champion - Organic
Raphanus sativus. (28 days) Smooth, perfectly round cherry red radishes in only 28 days. Champion radishes don't get hot or woody when they reach maturity like other radishes can. Organic...
Beans - Black Turtle (Organic) - Sprouting Seeds
3-5 Days to Harvest. Phaseolus vulgaris. Organic Black Turtle Bean Sprouting Seeds. These organic black beans produce fresh, crunchy sprouts that can easily be substituted for black beans in any...
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63-77 Days to maturity. Tagetes patula. Organic Sparky Marigold Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, Open Pollinated. Sparky Mixture marigold seeds offer one of the most vibrant and inexpensive blooms available to the...
Radish Seeds - China Rose - Organic
55 days. This popular radish for sprouting produces crisp rose colored winter radishes. Radishes are 8" long by 2" wide with rose colored skin and white flesh. Not suitable for...
Cucumber Seeds - Armenian (Organic)
63 Days to maturity. Cucumis Melo. Organic Armenian Cucumber Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, organic, open-pollinated, heirloom, monoecious, slicing cucumber. Suitable for growing in fields, containers (with support), garden plots, raised beds,...
Dog & Cat Pet Grass Kit
This pet / ornamental wheat grass kit is perfect for decorative growing or providing vital nutrients to your pets, and may also prevent them from eating your houseplants. Dogs &...
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