Seed Planting Instructions
Indian Blanket
Poppy, California (Sunset Mixed Colors)
Planting & Care
Sunflower, Giant Grey Stripe
Turk's Cap
- Growing Turk's CapTurk's Cap (Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii) is a native shrub with beautiful red blooms that attract birds, butterflies, and hummingbirds. This shrub can grow in partial shade to full sun and can be propagated via seeds collected from the ripe fruits produced in the fall or through stem cuttings.
Salvia Farinacea (Mealy Blue Sage)
- Growing Salvia FarinaceaMealy blue sage or mealycup sage is a drought-tolerant perennial native to west Texas. The blue flowers attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees.
Seed planting times:
- April - August
Tips for growing basil and other herbs
Basil - Sweet
Basil - Sweet Genovese
Borage
Chamomile, German
Chives
Planting & Care
Cilantro - Slow Bolting
Coriander - Cilantro
Dill
Lavender - English
Marjoram
Mint
Planting & Care
Oregano
Planting & Care
Parsley - Dark Green Italian Plain Leaf
Rosemary
Sage
Thyme
Planting & Care
Seed planting times:
- Spring: April/May
Cantaloupe, Hale's Best Jumbo
Charentais
Sugar Baby
Seed planting times:
- Spring: March/April
- Fall: August/September
Burpee Stringless Green Pod (Bush)
Cowpeas
Tenderette Bush Beans
Tendergreen, Improved (Bush)
Topnotch Golden Wax (Bush)
Seed planting times:
- Spring: February/early March
- Fall: late September/early October
Detroit Dark Red
Planting times: Start seeds indoors. Transplant outside in spring, fall, or winter.
Seed planting times:
- Spring: January/February
- Fall: September/October
Calabrese Green Sprouting
Chinese Yod Fah Broccoli
Seed planting times:
- Spring: January/February
- Fall: Octtober/November
Nantes Coreless
Seed planting times:
- Spring: January/February
- Fall: September/October
Golden Acre
Seed planting times:
- Spring: March
Country Gentleman
Golden Bantam
Stowell's Evergreen
Seed planting times:
- Spring: March
- Fall: August
Chicago Pickling
Marketmore 76
Straight 8
White Spine
Seed planting times:
- Spring: March/April
- Fall: July
Black Beauty
Seed planting times:
- Spring: January/February
- Fall: September/October/November
Arugula
Kale-Vates Dwaf Blue Curled
Lettuce, Buttercrunch
Spinach, Galilee
Luffa can be grown to eat as a vegetable (when picked very young) or can be a useful sponge. Learn more about growing luffa.
Seed planting times:
- March-April
Seed planting times:
- Spring: January/February
- Fall: September/October
Green Scallion
Seed planting times:
- Spring: January
- Fall: August
Little Marvel
Seed planting times:
- Spring: March/April (transplant seedlings)
- Fall: late July/early August (transplant seedlings)
Ancho
Bell Pepper, California Wonder
Habanero
Seed planting times:
- Spring: March/April
- Fall: August
Early Prolific Straightneck
Pumpkin, Jack O'Lantern
Yellow Crookneck
Zucchini, Black Beauty
Seed planting times:
- Spring: January (start indoors)
- Fall: June/July (start indoors)
Tips for growing fall tomatoes
Ace 55
Barry's Crazy Cherry
Beefsteak
Big Rainbow
Cherokee Purple
Cherry
Cherry, Sun Gold
Planting & Care
Roma VF
Tomatillo
Seed planting times:
- Spring: February
- Fall: September/October
Purple Top White Globe
Seven Top
Black Eyed Susan
Cowpen Daisy
Indian Blanket Flower
MIXES
Butterfly Retreat Wildflower
Coastal Pocket Prairie
