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A pale, leafy Chinese cabbage type with frilly, lime-green leaves and crisp, mild, sweet flavor — one of the most tender and mild of the Asian gree...
View full detailsBlack Swan Poppy is an ethereally beautiful ornamental variety with lush, double-petaled flowers in a deep, velvety purple that blooms in the cool ...
View full detailsGolden Sweet Pea is a delightful and unusual snap pea variety with striking, bright golden-yellow pods that keep their vivid color when cooked — a ...
View full detailsRouge de Verona Radicchio is a sophisticated Italian bitter green with beautifully mottled red and white leaves and a pleasantly bitter, slightly s...
View full detailsA Japanese salad green with feathery, deeply lobed leaves and a mild, peppery-mustard flavor that adds a light bite to salad mixes without overwhel...
View full detailsCylindra Beet is a Danish heirloom with a distinctive, elongated cylindrical shape that solves one of the most frustrating challenges in cooking wi...
View full detailsFive Color Silverbeet Chard grows like a living painting — producing large, glossy leaves in a spectacular mix of red, gold, orange, pink, and whit...
View full detailsRed Russian Kale is a beloved heirloom with deeply lobed, grey-green leaves edged in beautiful red-purple, giving the plant the appearance of a gia...
View full detailsRed Beard Bunching Onion is an unusual and beautiful Chinese heirloom cultivated from a wild bunching variety, with striking red stalks, tender lea...
View full detailsUpland Wildflower Mix is a premium blend selected for drier, upland conditions where standard wildflower mixes fail to establish — these varieties ...
View full detailsAn OSSI variety developed from a stable cross of King Richard and Siegfried leeks by grower Beth Rasgorshek, King Sieg produces short, thick shanks...
View full detailsSparkler White Tip Radish is one of the most classic and beautiful heirloom radishes — the perfectly round globes are split exactly in half between...
View full detailsOriginating in Scotland, Ailsa Craig is a legendary exhibition onion renowned for producing some of the largest, sweetest bulbs in the garden — oft...
View full detailsButterfly Milkweed is a stunning native North American perennial with brilliant clusters of vivid orange flowers that are irresistible to monarchs,...
View full detailsEarly Jersey Wakefield Cabbage is an 1840s American heirloom with a distinguished history and a distinctive conical, pointed head that's as practic...
View full detailsA favorite fall radish (Raphanus sativus), Misato Rose features green and white skin with beautiful rose and white flesh that is stunning when slic...
View full detailsBlizzard Pea lives up to its dramatic name with a truly prolific harvest of slender, neon-green, 3-inch pods that arrive in pairs for efficient pic...
View full detailsCipollini Onion is the beloved flat, disc-shaped Italian onion with a spicy, nutty aroma and a natural sweetness that caramelizes magnificently in ...
View full detailsAn AAS award-winning dwarf snap pea with compact, self-supporting vines and exceptional early production — perfect for small gardens and containers...
View full detailsMarshmallow Plant is the original source of the ancient Egyptian confection that inspired marshmallows — long before gelatin and sugar, the roots a...
View full detailsA stunning romaine-type lettuce with bright green leaves splashed in vivid red spots and freckles — as beautiful as it is delicious. Crisp, upright...
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Blue Shelling Pea is a charming dual-purpose variety with striking dark, royal purple pods that can be harvested young as a crisp snow pea or left ...
View full detailsHollow Crown Parsnip is a lesser-known but deeply rewarding root vegetable with a flavor reminiscent of both potato and carrot — sweet, earthy, and...
View full detailsCimmaron Lettuce is a stunning romaine variety with upright heads of rich ruby-red and deep purple leaves that are as beautiful on the plate as the...
View full detailsRuby Red Swiss Chard is a stunning blood-red plant with dark green leaves that's as beautiful in the garden as it is versatile in the kitchen — the...
View full detailsBull's Blood Beet is a dual-purpose heirloom grown as much for its spectacular, deep burgundy foliage as for its roots — the dark, dramatic leaves ...
View full detailsGiant Noble Spinach is a 1926 heirloom that has been a favorite in home gardens for nearly a century, and for good reason — the large, tender, dark...
View full detailsSugar Beet is a remarkable specialty crop with exceptionally high sugar content — these creamy-white roots are the primary commercial source of tab...
View full detailsWhite Egg Turnip is a uniquely and charmingly shaped heirloom with smooth, white, egg-shaped roots that are visually delightful and genuinely mild ...
View full detailsA brilliantly colorful chard blend featuring an exceptional selection of vivid stem colors — deep crimson, golden yellow, bright orange, hot pink, ...
View full detailsRed Wethersfield Onion put Wethersfield, Connecticut on the map in 1834 as the main export of the entire region — a historical distinction earned e...
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Crisphead Great Lakes 118 Lettuce is a reliable heading variety with large, tightly wrapped heads combining the best qualities of romaine and icebe...
View full detailsBells of Ireland is a beloved and distinctive flower unlike anything else in the cutting garden — the long, elegant stems are adorned with tiers of...
View full detailsWhite Dutch Clover is an exceptional cover crop for soil health and garden restoration — the nitrogen-fixing root nodules dramatically improve soil...
View full detailsThis Dutch variety was judged the best Boston-type lettuce in the 1983 Rodale Research Center trials, with excellent heat and cold tolerance plus r...
View full detailsA classic, looseleaf lettuce with deeply lobed, oak-leaf-shaped leaves in rich red-bronze tones and a tender, mild, sweet flavor. Excellent bolt re...
View full detailsRhubarb Swiss Chard is a visually spectacular variety with vivid red and white stems, glossy green leaves, and a mild, earthy flavor that's excelle...
View full detailsDanish Ball Head Cabbage is a reliable cold-climate heirloom that produces impressive 5–7 pound, perfectly round heads with dense, crisp leaves and...
View full detailsThis Italian heirloom, cultivated since before 1840, features beautiful scarlet-red skin with interior rings of reddish-pink and white, creating a ...
View full detailsFrisée Endive is one of the most criminally underappreciated salad greens — its delicate, finely curled, pale yellow-green leaves have a pleasant, ...
View full detailsRed Russian Kale is one of the most beautiful plants in the vegetable garden, with flat, deeply lobed blue-green leaves edged in striking purple, h...
View full detailsRed California Poppy is a bold, vivid reimagining of California's iconic state flower — the large, silky blooms in brilliant crimson-red with strik...
View full detailsOxheart Carrot is a stout, heart-shaped French heirloom specifically bred for heavy clay soils where long, tapered carrots are impossible to grow —...
View full detailsPerfectly uniform, intensely blue fringed bachelor button blooms that are equally stunning in fresh bouquets, dried arrangements, and edible garnis...
View full detailsHungarian Blue Poppy produces beautiful bluish-purple flowers that give way to attractive pods filled with poppyseed for baking, and the pods can a...
View full detailsLittle Gem is the mini-romaine that fine dining restaurants love — a compact, dense head about the size of a large fist with thick, crisp, deeply g...
View full detailsA compact, nicely rounded Batavian-type lettuce with excellent heat tolerance and a satisfying crunch between romaine and iceberg. Slow to bolt in ...
View full detailsEarly Wonder Tall Top Beet is a true dual-purpose variety — it delivers both sweet, smooth roots and an abundance of tall, glossy greens from a sin...
View full detailsSeeds for Planting: Vegetables, Herbs, and Flowers
Our full seed collection covers seeds for planting across nearly every crop a home gardener, homesteader, or small market farmer might want to grow. With over a thousand varieties in stock, you can shop by crop, brand, price, or growing traits like organic status, days to maturity, and heat or cold tolerance, so it's easy to find exactly what fits your garden.
What's In Our Seed Collection
You'll find garden seeds across vegetables, herbs, and flowers from trusted organic growers like High Mowing, Peaceful Valley, and Southern Exposure, plus budget-friendly options from MIgardener. Popular picks include heirloom and hybrid tomatoes, peppers, beans, lettuce, and carrots, along with kitchen herbs like basil, cilantro, and dill, and flowers such as zinnias, calendula, and sunflowers. Beyond individual seed packets, you can also shop microgreens, sprouting seeds, cover crop seed, and seed bundles if you're looking to grow beyond the basics.
From Seed Packets to a Full Garden Plan
Buying seeds is only the first step. Knowing when to start, transplant, and harvest each variety is what actually determines your results. Add any variety from this collection to your Seedtime calendar, and the garden planning software will calculate seeding, transplanting, and harvest windows based on your specific location and frost dates. You can start planning for free, and if you want unlimited calendars and planning tools as your garden grows, compare Seedtime's plans to find the right fit. Seedtime members also get up to 20% off every order, so buying seeds for sale here goes further season after season.
Frequently Asked Questions
With this many options, how do I actually pick the right seeds for my garden?
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Use the filters for organic status, heirloom or open-pollinated type, days to maturity, and container-friendliness to narrow things down by what matters most to you. From there, the more important factor is timing. A variety that thrives in one climate can struggle in another if it's started or transplanted at the wrong time, so pairing your picks with a garden calendar based on your actual location and frost dates will do more for your results than the seed choice alone.
What's the difference between heirloom, hybrid, and open-pollinated seeds?
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Heirloom varieties are open-pollinated types passed down over generations that stay true to type when you save seed from them. Hybrids are bred by crossing two parent varieties for specific traits like disease resistance or yield, but won't grow true if you save and replant their seed. Open-pollinated varieties, heirloom or not, will produce plants similar to the parent when seed is saved. Which one is right for you depends on whether you want to save seed year to year and what traits matter most for your growing conditions.
Do all these seeds need to be started indoors, or can most be sown directly in the garden?
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It varies by crop. Fast-germinating, cold-hardy plants like lettuce, peas, and beans are usually direct sown, while longer-season crops like tomatoes and peppers typically need a head start indoors before your last frost date. Each listing includes days-to-germination and days-to-maturity details to help you judge which approach fits, and a garden calendar built around your frost dates will give you an exact starting window instead of a guess.
Are these seeds fresh, and will they actually germinate well?
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Yes, seed is sourced from reputable growers and stored properly before it ships, which supports strong germination. That said, even good seed can underperform if it's planted too early, too deep, or in soil that's too cold, so germination issues usually come down to timing and conditions rather than seed quality. Following the recommended depth and timing for each variety gives you the best shot at a strong stand.
Is it worth buying seeds here instead of a regular garden center?
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Pricing is competitive with other organic seed retailers, and Seedtime members get an additional 20% off every order, which adds up if you're buying seed for several crops each season. The bigger difference is that your seed purchases connect directly to a planning system, so you're less likely to end up with packets that go unused because you lost track of when to start them.