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 planting seeds in January. Happy gardening!
Zones 1-7a: These zones experience cold winters with extended periods of freezing temperatures. In January, it is best to limit direct sowing to wildflower seeds that will sprout in spring. Indoor sowing of microgreens, sprouts, and herbs is an effective way to continue harvesting fresh produce!
Zones 7b-9a: These zones experience mild winter weather, allowing some crops to be sown directly outdoors, including leafy greens, herbs, bunching onions, radishes, cover crops, poppies, sweet peas, and calendula. Don't forget to grow some sprouts and microgreens indoors!
Zones 9b-12: The warm-winter, frost-free zones of 9-12 thrive in mid-winter. January is a great time to plant many vegetables, cover crops, flowers, and herbs outdoors. Enjoy a break from the hot summer temperatures while your plants are less stressed by the heat.
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Pepper Seeds - Hot - Large Red Cherry Hot
Non-GMO Large Hot Cherry Pepper ready in 80 days. Hot Cherry Peppers are great for container gardens. These hot peppers are rated between 3,000- 5,000 on the Scoville scale. As...
Carrot Seeds - Chantenay Red Core
65-70 days. Red Core Chantenay carrot Seeds. Daucus carota subsp. sativus. Non-GMO. Heirloom. The Chantenay Red Core carrot seeds produce blunt roots that can grow up to six inches long....
Pea Seeds - Snap - Sugar Daddy
70-80 Days to maturity. Pisum sativum. Sugar Daddy Snap Pea Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated. Suitable for growing in fields, containers, garden plots, raised beds, and greenhouses. Resistant to powdery mildew...
Cabbage Seeds - All Seasons Cabbage
Brassica oleracea var. capitata (87days) (Also known as "The Vandergaw" and "Novelty") A good mid-season cabbage for those regions with a moderate to warm summer. All seasons cabbage is heat...
Shiso Seeds (Perilla) - Green Ohba
60 to 70 days to maturity. Perilla frutescens var crispa. Shiso Herb Seeds (Perilla) - Green Ohba Shiso Seeds. Warm season annual. Shiso, also known as perilla or beefsteak leaf,...
Beet Seeds - Chioggia (Organic)
55 Days. Beta vulgaris. Organic. Open-pollinated. Pronounced "key-oh-jah" after the small Venetian villa town, non-GMO Chioggia beet seeds are a classic Italian garden heirloom grown and sold throughout the Mediterranean...
Pepper - Hot - Cayenne Thick
65-85 Days to maturity (from transplant). Capsicum annuum. Cayenne Thick Pepper Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, heat-tolerant, hot pepper with hot heat levels. 30,000-50,000 Scoville Heat Units. Suitable for growing...
Cucumber Seeds - Long Green Imp. Slicing
65 Days to maturity. Cucumis sativus. Long Green Improved Slicing Cucumber Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, monoecious, slicing cucumber. Suitable for growing in fields, containers (with support), garden plots, raised...
Watermelon Seeds - Giant - Black Diamond
90 Days to maturity. Citrullus lanatus. Black Diamond Watermelon Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, heat tolerant, seeded, Giant watermelon. Developed in Arkansas in the 1950s. Called black diamond because of...
Swiss Chard Seeds - Fordhook Giant
60 days. The Swiss Chard Fordhook Giant is a variety that can grow to be over two feet tall. This plant produced broad, dark green leaves with bright white stems...
Clover Seeds - Medium Red
Medium Red Clover Seeds. 60-69 days to maturity. trifolium pratense. Open Pollinated, Non-GMO, Annual. Medium red clover is a short-lived perennial used to supply nitrogen. Unlike other legumes, it fixes...
Rye - Winter (Organic) - Sprouting Seeds
1-2 Days to Harvest. Secale cereale. Organic Winter Rye Sprouting Seeds. Organic. Non-GMO. Sprouting. High Germination. Rye is a delicious grain that is related to wheat and barley. This hulled...
Cumin Seeds
100-120 Days. Cuminum cyminum. Annual. Heirloom. Open-pollinated. Similar to coriander, mustard, caraway, and anise, Non-GMO heirloom cumin seeds are just as popularly cultivated for its seeds as it is a...
Basil - Thai - Microgreens Seeds
18-30+ days. Thai Basil Microgreens Seeds are just as easy to grow as other varieties of basil microgreens seeds. Thai Basil, when grown as a microgreen, tastes like basil but...
Broccoli Raab Seeds - Spring Rapini
Brassica rapa (36 days) Broccoli Raab is also known as broccoli Asparago in Italy where it is prized for being a culinary delight. Broccoli Raab Seeds - Spring Rapini Spring...
Melon Seeds - Crenshaw - Crenshaw
110 Days to maturity. Cucumis melo. Crenshaw Melon Seeds. A non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, heat-tolerant Crenshaw Melon. Suitable for growing in containers, garden plots, raised beds, and greenhouses. The Crenshaw...
Pea Seeds - Shelling - Green Arrow
65-70 days. Green Arrow Pea Seeds. Pisum sativum. Non-GMO. Hails from England and has been a gourmet variety in the EU for years. It is a heavy yielding shelling pea...
Nasturtium Seeds - Alaska Gold Dwarf
(Tropaeolum majus nanum) Nasturtium is very colorful and easy to grow, making it a great annual ground cover. Deep yellow blooms play across the variegated foliage like gold in a...
Pea - Thomas Laxton - Microgreens Seeds
8-14 days. These tasty Organic peas can be sprouted or grown into pea shoots (pea microgreens) - which are a staff favorite! They are great in salads and can be...
Swiss Chard Seeds - Ruby Red - Organic
55 days. Ruby Red Swiss Chard is a beautiful addition to the garden, and a delicious addition to the kitchen. These plants grow stems up to two feet tall with...
Pea Seeds - Snow - Oregon Giant
In 67 days you could be eating Oregon Giant Snow Peas straight from the garden. These snow peas are considered one of the largest, crispiest, and sweetest. Vines stay below...
Lettuce Seeds - Romaine - Cimmaron
65 days. This charming heirloom romaine produces a 10 to 12 inch, deep-red head with good flavor and a crisp tender texture. Virtually impervious to bolting. These non-GMO Cimarron seeds...
Tomato Seeds - Slicing - German Johnson
76 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycopersicum. German Johnson Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, warm season annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, heat tolerant, humidity tolerant, indeterminate, slicing tomato. Suitable for growing in garden...
Beet Seed - Bulls Blood
40-52 days. The Bull's Blood beet is a variety of beet that has a higher nutritional value than others. In addition to this, Bull's Blood is often grown as an...
Okra Seeds - Perkins Long Pod
Abelmoscgus esculentus (55 days) An old favorite in the South this heirloom okra is vigorous growing 5' tall. Perkins Long pod produces a bright green pod, that is 8" long....
Squash Seeds - Summer - Zucchini Grey
45-50 days. Zucchini Grey Summer Squash Seeds. Cucurbita pepo. Non-GMO. Open Pollinated. An Old World heirloom native to Italy, the Zucchini Grey summer squash has been a Mediterranean favorite since...
Colorful Radish Microgreens Mix
8 to 12 days. A stunning colorful radish microgreen mixture sure to delight in any application. This non-GMO radish seed mix is super easy to grow, offering an incredible yield...
Arugula Seeds - Rocket (Roquette)
40-50 Days to maturity. Eruca vesicaria ssp. sativa ’Rocket’. Rocket (Roquette) Arugula Seeds. Non-GMO, warm weather heirloom annual. Arugula is a nutrient-dense Mediterranean leafy green that has been cultivated in...
Cauliflower Seeds - Snowball Y Improved - Organic
Brassica oleracea (70-80 days) Snowball Y improved was Introduced by Ferry-Morse Seed Company in 1947. It was developed from "Snowball" cauliflower which was around in 1884. Tasty snow white 6",...
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70-79 Days to maturity (from transplant). Capsicum annuum. Poblano Ancho Pepper Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, deer resistant, heat tolerant, drought tolerant, hot-type pepper with mild heat levels. 1,000 to...
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