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Mushroom Red Pepper is a beautifully unusual heirloom with a distinctively flattened, mushroom-like shape and vibrant red color — thick walls, abun...
View full detailsA whimsical, round, lemon-sized heirloom cucumber with thin, pale yellow skin and crisp, mild, refreshing flesh with virtually no bitterness. Delig...
View full detailsCostata Romanesca is an Italian heirloom zucchini favored for its exceptional flavor, with heavily ribbed fruits striped in alternating light and d...
View full detailsKansas Muskmelon is celebrated for its remarkable combination of sweet flavor, fine texture, prolific production, and robust hardiness. The ridged,...
View full detailsStraight Eight is a highly dependable, high-yielding slicer that won an All-America Selections award in 1935. Fruits are very uniform, deep green, ...
View full detailsAmish Paste is one of the largest sauce tomatoes available, with indeterminate, tall plants producing heavy yields of coreless, top-shaped fruits t...
View full detailsIntroduced in 1928, this widely adapted variety is well-known and preferred by many market growers and gardeners. A smooth, blocky, mostly four-lob...
View full detailsThis indeterminate tomato truly resembles a peach, with a peach-like fuzz on its 2–3 oz fruits that ripen to yellow, often with a hint of pink blus...
View full detailsA dependable, high-yielding rutabaga producing large, globe-shaped roots with golden skin, purple shoulders, and pale yellow flesh that's sweet, mi...
View full detailsWhite Strawflower is a clean, timeless everlasting flower with papery white double blooms that hold their bright, pure color indefinitely after cut...
View full detailsBlack Prince Tomato is a three-time award winner — voted best-tasting tomato in 2014, 2015, and 2017 — and one taste of its uniquely smoky, sweet, ...
View full detailsRed Giant Mustard is a beautiful and bold Asian green with large, deeply colored red-purple leaves and a pleasantly peppery, slightly bitter mustar...
View full detailsA Danish heirloom prized for its distinctive cylindrical shape — long, smooth, uniformly dark red roots up to 8 inches with fine texture and sweet,...
View full detailsA prolific, vigorous pole bean developed for short-season northern climates, producing long, straight, dark green pods with excellent flavor on str...
View full detailsMung Bean is the classic sprouting bean of Asian cuisine — the small, bright green seeds are extraordinarily nutritious and are most famously sprou...
View full detailsA charming, airy bachelor button blend producing cheerful, fully double blooms in a whimsical mix of pinks, blues, whites, and bicolors with a dist...
View full detailsCherokee Purple is a pre-1890 Tennessee heirloom reportedly of Cherokee origin, introduced by SESE in 1993, and included in Slow Food USA's Ark of ...
View full detailsThis Italian heirloom produces fabulous yields of 7-inch horn-shaped fruits that are excellent for frying, drying, or eating fresh in salads. The p...
View full detailsTatsoi Mustard is one of the most elegant vegetables in the garden — the dark green, glossy, spoon-shaped leaves grow in beautiful, symmetrical ros...
View full detailsA summer-crisp romaine cross with excellent bolt tolerance and a deep green color that holds through warm weather when other lettuces fail. Combine...
View full detailsDapple Gray Bean — also known as Appaloosa Bean for its striking mottled pattern — is an eye-catching heirloom with a smooth texture and a mild, nu...
View full detailsGarden Huckleberry is a productive 18-inch plant bearing heavy yields of dull black berries at full maturity that keep very well both on and off th...
View full detailsSensitive Plant is one of nature's most charming and interactive wonders — the delicate, fernlike leaves fold closed instantly when touched, as if ...
View full detailsPurple Strawflower is a richly colored everlasting flower with deeply saturated purple blooms that hold their vivid color indefinitely after cuttin...
View full detailsCopper Red Strawflower is a striking everlasting flower with richly colored, paper-thin double blooms in warm shades of deep copper, rust, and burn...
View full detailsFish Pepper is an African-American heirloom from Maryland with striking white and green mottled leaves and fruits that display variegated colors be...
View full detailsBlack Spanish Round is a very hardy fall and winter radish with firm white flesh and thin, nearly black skin. The flesh is crisp and pungent, and t...
View full detailsGolden Acre produces compact 5 to 7 inch heads weighing 3 to 4 pounds, and its small size allows for closer spacing in the garden. The variety is r...
View full detailsIntroduced in 1957, this bean variety has a natural blanching indicator — its purple pods turn green after 2 minutes of boiling, making it perfect ...
View full detailsAzoychka is a prolific Russian heirloom tomato celebrated for its ability to produce an astonishing 40–50 fruits per plant — the medium-sized yello...
View full detailsJapanese Black Trifle Tomato is a stunning pear-shaped Russian heirloom — small 3–5 oz fruits with dramatic coloring that shifts from deep mahogany...
View full detailsA petite, mounding zinnia reaching just 8–12 inches — perfect for borders, containers, and front-of-bed planting where full-size zinnias would over...
View full detailsBlack Tip Wheat is a fascinating dual-purpose grain crop valued as much for its striking ornamental beauty as its culinary utility — the tall, grac...
View full detailsPurple Dragon Fruit is a stunning vining cactus that's as spectacular in bloom as it is in fruit — the enormous, luminously fragrant night-blooming...
View full detailsSugar Drip is one of the earliest-maturing sorghum varieties for the South and one of the most widely grown in the southern mountains. Growing 6–8 ...
View full detailsEden Gem (Rocky Ford) is a classic muskmelon derived from the old 'Netted Gem' variety, which itself came from a chance seedling of 'Nutmeg.' The 4...
View full detailsBull's Blood is best known for its mild, dark leaves, typically harvested young for vibrant salad mixes even before the roots fully mature. The lea...
View full detailsDating to before 1880, Seven Top is a popular Southern variety grown for winter greens rather than its roots, which are woody. Leaves grow 18 to 22...
View full detailsThis heirloom variety has rich scarlet roots with white tips in a slim, oblong shape. The flavor is mild and tasty in salads or as a snack, with sp...
View full detailsA striking heirloom dry bean with bold maroon-on-white spotted pods and seeds — as beautiful as it is delicious. Rich, full-bodied flavor with a cr...
View full detailsDark Orange Muscat Tomato is a striking heirloom cherry variety with deep, richly pigmented orange-to-amber fruits and a complex, slightly floral f...
View full detailsClemson Spineless is a classic All-America Selections winner producing 4–7 foot plants with few side-branches and ribbed pods up to 8 inches long. ...
View full detailsThis 1934 All-America Selections winner is a classic escarole with large, broad, dark-green outer leaves enclosing round, deep 12–16 inch heads tha...
View full detailsEarly Wonder Tall Top features tall tops ideal for harvesting as nutrient-rich greens, along with small to medium-sized dark red roots excellent in...
View full detailsAn heirloom fava bean well suited to the Mid-Atlantic and further south, Broad Windsor grows on 2 to 3 foot tall plants that yield 6 to 8 inch pods...
View full detailsPrincipe Borghese (Solanum lycopersicum) is an Italian heirloom specifically bred for sun-drying, retaining more flavor when dried than most other ...
View full detailsMizuna Mustard is a light, feathery Japanese green with deeply serrated, delicate leaves and a mild, subtly sweet flavor with just a hint of mustar...
View full detailsCuostralee Tomato is a vigorous French heirloom with impressive, 1–3 pound fruits and a deeply satisfying, full-bodied tomato flavor that balances ...
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.