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 days to maturity after transplant. Solanum melongena ’Ao Daimaru’. Ao Daimaru Eggplant Seeds. Non-GMO, warm-season, annual, hybrid. Ao Daimaru is a highly prized traditional kyo yasai or Kyoto vegetable...
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70-78 Days to maturity. Brassica rapa var. Pekinensis 'Pagoda 70'. Pagoda 70 Chinese Cabbage Hybrid Seeds. Annual Hybrid. Pagoda 70 is a Michihili-type napa Chinese Cabbage that grows 4-5 lb...
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70-79 Days to maturity (from transplant). Capsicum annuum. Sapporo Pepper Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, hot-type pepper with mild heat levels. 500 to 1,500 Scoville Heat Units. Suitable for growing...
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80-90 days to maturity. Luffa acutangula ’Buab Liam’. Buab Liam Gourd Seeds. Non-GMO, warm-season, annual, hybrid. This highly productive and vigorous hybrid has fruit that matures 40 days after the...
Tomato Seeds - Cherry - Indian Curry
70-80 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycopersicum. Indian Curry Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, determinate, cherry tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds, and greenhouses. Indian Curry is...
Mustard Seeds - Horned
45 days to maturity. Brassica juncea var. linearfolia. Kobu Horned Mustard Seeds. Non-GMO, cool-season, annual, heirloom. This Chinese mustard is a vigorous grower with bright green, frilled leaves and classic...
Turnip Seeds - Sugukina
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Gourd Seeds - Snake - Hybrid
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Tobacco Seeds - Bamboo Shoot
80-100 Days from transplant to maturity. Nicotiana tabacum. Bamboo Shoot Tobacco Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom. Suitable for growing in fields, containers, garden plots, raised beds, and greenhouses. Resistant to...
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Melon Seeds - Crenshaw - White Crenshaw
100 Days to maturity. Cucumis melo. White Crenshaw Melon Seeds. A non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, heat-tolerant White Crenshaw Melon. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds, and greenhouses. The...
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Pak Choi Seeds - Purple Shanghai - Hybrid
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