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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Collards - Vates - Microgreens Seeds
10 to 12 days. A tasty brassica microgreen! Resealable pouch of Vates Collard Greens seed for growing microgreens. A brassica that grows well hydroponically. Select a Different Use for This...
Pepper Seeds - Hot - Jalapeno Gigantia F1
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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...
Basil Seeds - Red Rubin - Microgreens Seeds
68 Days. Annual. A dark-purple variety in both leaf and stem. Perfect for microgreens, this strain will also produce nice Italian large leaf type leaves with not only great color...
Lettuce Seeds - Leaf - Green Ice
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Pepper Seeds - Hot - Korean - Gochujang King -...
90-100 Days to maturity (from transplant). Capsicum annuum. Gochujang King Pepper Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, hybrid, hot-type pepper with mild heat levels. 500 to 1,500 Scoville Heat Units. Suitable for growing...
Basil Seeds - Cinnamon
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Fenugreek (Organic) - Herb Seeds
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Lettuce Seeds - Summer Bibb - Organic
(43 days) Lt. John B. Bibb served in the War of 1812, represented Logan County in the Kentucky House of Representatives and the state Senate from 1827 to 1834. Lt....
Radish - Champion - Microgreens Seeds
6 to 11 days. A tasty microgreens with vibrant pink stems and deep earthy-green leafy tops. Champion is an unexpected radish microgreen gem. Select a Different Use for This Seed:...
Pepper Seeds - Hot - Santa Fe Grande
80-89 Days to maturity (from transplant). Capsicum annuum. Santa Fe Grande Pepper Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, high yielding, deer resistant, heat tolerant, drought tolerant, hot-type pepper with mild heat...
Cucumber Seeds - Spacemaster (Organic)
65 Days to maturity. Cucumis sativus. Organic Spacemaster Cucumber Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, organic, open-pollinated, heirloom, monoecious, pickling, or slicing cucumber. Suitable for growing in fields, containers (with support), garden plots,...
Fenugreek Seeds - Microgreens
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Radicchio Seeds - Rouge de Verona
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Spinach Seeds - Winter Giant
50 days. Spinacia oleracea. Winter Giant Spinach Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, heirloom, open-pollinated. This crop is suitable for garden plots, raised beds, and containers. Winter Giant is a very cold-hardy spinach...
Kale - Dwarf Siberian - Microgreens Seeds
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Cress Seeds - Curled (Organic)
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Spinach Seeds - Lakeside - Hybrid
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Okra Seeds - Jambalaya 2.0
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Garbanzo Bean - Organic - Cover Crop Seeds
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Lettuce Seeds - Crisphead - Great Lakes Mesa 659
Great Lakes Mesa 659 crisphead lettuce is often found at grocery stores. Round iceberg heads are strong and firm with uniform leaves. Download Free Vegetable Growing Guide PDF Lettuce Seeds...
Arugula Microgreens Seeds
6-8 Days to maturity. Eruca sativa. Arugula Microgreen Seeds. Arugula microgreens are nutrient-packed and perfect for easy greens grown indoors and year-round. Arugula has a unique and peppery flavor that...
Amaranth (Organic) - Microgreens Seeds
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Cucumber Seeds - Beit Alpha CMR/MMR
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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...
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Gourd Seeds - Tai Hoo - Hybrid - Kitazawa Spring...
79 days maturity after transplant. Lagenaria siceraria var. clavata ’Tai Hoo’. Tai Hoo Gourd Seeds. Non-GMO, warm-season, annual, hybrid. This plant produces a uniform and vigorous harvest. It is disease...
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