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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Sunflower Seeds - ProCut®
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Squash Seeds - Winter - Delicata Bush AAS
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Sunflower Seeds - Lemon Queen
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Tomatillo Seeds - Cape Gooseberry Large Fruit
90-120 days. Physalis peruviana. Cape Gooseberry Large Fruit Tomatillo Seeds. Non-GMO, warm-season annual, heirloom, open-pollinated. This crop is suitable for garden plots, raised beds, and larger containers. This strain will...
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60 Days to maturity. Cucumis sativus. Organic Suyo Long Cucumber Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, organic, open-pollinated, heirloom, parthenocarpic, slicing, burpless, Asian cucumber. Suitable for growing in fields, containers (with support), garden...
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74-84 Days to maturity. Hypoestes phyllostachya. Splash Select Series Hypoestes Seeds. Non-GMO, open-pollinated, Premium Quality Seeds, annual. Open Pollinated. Splash Select Series Hypoestes seeds grow adorable, colorful foliage for shaded...
Cosmos Seeds - Cosmic Mix
56-63 Days to maturity. Cosmos sulphureus. Cosmic Mix Cosmos Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, Heirloom, Open Pollinated. Cosmic Mix seeds grow an elegant and award-winning cosmos that promises to invigorate any stale...
Bean Seeds - Bush - Harvester
55 Days to maturity. Phaseolus vulgaris. Harvester Bush Bean Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, high-yielding, bush, snap green bean. Suitable for growing in containers, garden plots, raised beds, and greenhouses....
Melon Seeds - Cantaloupe - Athena Hybrid
75 Days to maturity. Cucumis melo. Athena Hybrid Cantaloupe Melon Seeds. A non-GMO, annual, hybrid, heat-tolerant Cantaloupe Melon. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds, and greenhouses. Resistant to...
French Marigold Seeds - Dainty Marietta
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Cucumber Seeds - Soarer - Hybrid
55-60 Days to maturity. Cucumis sativus ‘Soarer’. Soarer Cucumber Seeds. Warm-season annual hybrid. Non-GMO. Soarer is valued particularly for its flavor. This Japanese burpless cucumber hybrid is easy to grow...
Tomato Seeds - Cherry - Sweetie (Organic)
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Gourds Seeds - Large & Small Mix
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Okra Seeds - Cows Horn
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Zinnia Seeds - Pollinator Flower Mix
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Corn Seeds - Dent - Pencil Cob
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Bean Seeds - Bush - Royalty Purple Pod (Organic)
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Tomato Seeds - Paste - San Marzano Indeterminate (Organic)
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Agastache Seeds - Korean Mint
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77-91 Days to maturity. Ageratum houstonianum. Blue Horizon Ageratum Seeds. Non-GMO, Ornamental, Annual. Open-pollinated flower seeds. Blue Horizon flower seeds grow one of the season’s most exclusive blooms of exotic...
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