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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60 days to maturity. Raphanus sativus. Bora King Hybrid Korean Radish Seeds. Cool season annual. Bora King radishes live up to their royal name by being a gorgeous purple all...
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2nd year maturity. Gomphrena globosa. Gomphrena Gnome Series Seeds. Non-GMO, Annual. Gnome Series seeds grow one of the summer's most unique, vigorous, and exclusive blooms, boasting exotic globe-shaped gomphrena heads....
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98-105 Days to maturity. Petunia x hybrida. Picobella Series Petunia Seeds. Non-GMO, hybrid, Premium Quality Seeds, annual. Picobella seeds promise one of summer's most exclusive, vibrant, yet smallest petunias grown...
Pepper Seeds - Hot - Cayenne Purple
75-85 Days to maturity (from transplant). Capsicum annuum. Cayenne Purple Hot Pepper Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, high-yielding, deer-resistant, drought-tolerant, heat-tolerant, hot pepper with hot heat levels. 30,000-50,000 Scoville Heat Units....
Beet Seeds - Bulls Blood - Organic
55 days. Certified Organic Bull's Blood Beet Garden Seed. Bull's Blood Beet Seeds have been known to grow well in containers, flowerbed borders, and cottage gardens. Plants grow to be...
Pepper Seeds - Hot - Caribbean Blend
60-69 Days to maturity (from transplant). Capsicum chinense. Caribbean Blend Pepper Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, high yielding, deer resistant, heat tolerant, drought tolerant, hot pepper with extra hot heat levels....
Kohlrabi - Early White Vienna - Microgreens Seeds
Up to 12 days. Non-GMO Early White Vienna Kohlrabi, (Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes). A lovely microgreen that is a favorite when making microgreens mixes. This high-germination seeds will soon fill...
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Flower Seeds - Beneficial Bug Mix
Bring helpful bugs into your garden with this beautiful mixture of garden flowers, wildflowers and herbs. The Beneficial Bug Mix is designed to attract lacewings, lady beetles, hover flies, syrphid...
Mustard Seeds - Japanese Red Giant
60-80 days. Brassica juncea var. rugosa. Japanese Red Giant Mustard Seeds. Non-GMO. Annual. Exceptionally broad-leafed and textured, Red Giant (Aka taka-na) is a Japanese mustard green specifically grown for its...
Cauliflower Seeds - Graffiti Hybrid
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Kale Seeds - Dazzling Blue
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Beet Seeds - Red Ace Hybrid
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Rocky Mountain Bee Plant (Flower) Seeds
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