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Hales Best is a classic muskmelon producing sweet, juicy, 3–5 lb oval fruits that were a favorite at the Twin Oaks 2012 Melon Trials. Skins are net...
View full detailsIntroduced in 1902, Black Beauty is a dependable variety well adapted to the Mid-Atlantic and the South, producing dark purple fruits of high quali...
View full detailsDetroit Dark Red is a widely adaptable beet with a rich, dark red color that extends even to its dark green foliage. It has excellent flavor, is su...
View full detailsAn All-America Selections winner from 1949, Cherry Belle produces round roots with bright red skin and firm white flesh. It is somewhat less suscep...
View full detailsSelected from Dwarf Blue Curled Scotch kale by the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, Vates is well suited for spring or fall planting and o...
View full detailsAn All-America Selections winner in 1984, Sugar Ann is an extra-early snap pea bearing crisp, flavorful 3-inch pods on compact 2-foot vines that re...
View full detailsAn English heirloom and longtime favorite for home gardeners, Green Arrow produces loads of 4 to 5 inch pods filled with plump, sweet, dark green p...
View full detailsA cherished heirloom that has maintained enduring popularity since its introduction, Kentucky Wonder pole beans produce 8-inch pods that are string...
View full detailsCelosia Tall Menagerie Mix was selected for an exceptional diversity of bloom color and shape, offering pastel pink, burgundy, peach, hot pink, cor...
View full detailsTender kale sprouts with a mild, slightly sweet flavor and impressive nutritional profile. Far more accessible than mature kale. Rinse twice daily ...
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 detailsEvergreen Hardy White is a highly freeze-resistant bunching onion that can be left in the ground year-round, with resistance to thrips, smut, and p...
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 detailsDark Green Zucchini is a vigorous, productive bush variety bearing mottled dark green fruits with pale green flesh, offering early concentrated yie...
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 detailsAshley was developed at Clemson in 1956 and is recommended for hot, humid areas where disease resistance is important, with notably good downy mild...
View full detailsMartian Giant is a semi-determinate juicy red beefsteak tomato developed for organic market gardeners by Seeds of Change and further selected by Bi...
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 detailsFor the first few hundred years of managed cultivation, carrots were predominantly purple, and Cosmic Purple celebrates that heritage with purple-s...
View full detailsDating to 1947, Danvers 126 is a widely adapted, productive, and heat-tolerant variety with dark-orange roots 6 to 7 inches long and about 2 inches...
View full detailsFrench Marigold Red Metamorph is a color-changing variety whose flowers shift from a deep ruby in cool weather to splashes of orange as temperature...
View full detailsLarkspur Galilee Mix offers a beautiful blend of blue, pink, lilac, white, and rose flowers on tall 3-foot plants that make graceful cut flowers an...
View full detailsFrench Marigold Naughty Marietta is an old-fashioned favorite bearing golden-yellow single flowers with bold splashes of mahogany on compact 10-inc...
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 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 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 detailsAbundant Bloomsdale is an OSSI variety bred for sweetness, tenderness, and bolt resistance specifically for organic farmers, with savoyed dark gree...
View full detailsArkansas Little Leaf is a popular and reliable white-spined pickler developed at the University of Arkansas, featuring compact vines with multiple ...
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 detailsWidely adapted and similar to California Wonder, Golden Calwonder produces thick-walled golden fruits averaging 3 by 3 inches at maturity. Plants g...
View full detailsZinnia California Giants is an excellent cut flower variety prized by growers for its long stems, which make it well suited for bouquets and floral...
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 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 detailsAn abundantly productive variety, Blue Lake Bush features compact 15 to 18 inch plants with mostly stringless 6 to 8 inch pods and strong resistanc...
View full detailsMrs. Burns' Lemon Basil (Ocimum citriodora) is a New Mexico heirloom with larger leaves — reaching 2½ inches — and a stronger lemon flavor than mos...
View full detailsBeaujolais is a beautiful and unique red-veined spinach developed by Uprising Seeds and released as an OSSI variety. Its smooth, tender leaves are ...
View full detailsTable Queen Bush is a space-saving 1948 bush-type version of the classic Table Queen acorn squash, averaging five fruits per plant in a more compac...
View full detailsSpacemaster is a bush-type cucumber developed by Dr. Munger at Cornell, with compact 2–3 foot vines producing 7½-inch fruits suitable for salads or...
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 detailsOn their way to deep red, Purple Beauty peppers stop and linger at a dark purple color with lime green flesh inside — a lovely combination for sala...
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 detailsFrench Marigold Sparky is an early-blooming mix featuring classic orange and yellow blossoms with perfectly pretty double flowers that bring quick,...
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.