You can direct seed these veggies for Fall harvest.
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Beet - Cylindra
HEIRLOOM -The best beet for pickles! Also known as “Butter Slicer”. Flesh is very tender and sweet with wonderful texture. Smooth, long, roots make for very easy peeling and slicing. Grows up to 6″ long and can be used for pickles at this size, but is best harvested at 3-4″ for fresh eating. An heirloom that comes from Denmark.
| Average seeds / packet | Packet weight |
Average seeds per 1/2 oz |
Average seeds / oz |
| 80 |
2 g |
560 |
1,120 |
| Planting Season | Ideal Soil Temp | Sun | Frost Tolerance |
| All | 45-75°F | Full Sun | Very Tolerant |
| Sowing Method | Seed Depth | Direct Seed Spacing | Days to harvest |
| Direct Seed | 1/2" | 1-2" | 55 |
| Mature Spacing | Days to Sprout | Production Cycle | Seed Viability |
| 3-5" | 5-17 | Biennial | 2-3 years |
Oh the humble beet! As sweet as candy, literally since a lot of U.S. sugar comes from beets, this vegetable will find its way to the table in so many ways roasted, boiled, raw, pickled, sautéed, pureed in soups, juiced, and dehydrated. Roots will store for 1-4 months without the tops, bringing the dinner table bright nutritious food in the middle of winter. Of course, the greens are delicious too and can be cooked just like spinach or chard.
Nutrients: dietary fiber, vitamins A, C, B6, thiamine, riboflavin, folate, niacin, iron, potassium, manganese, magnesium, and phosphorus.
Beets grow best in soil that is well-drained and contains little to no rocks. A spot that receives full sun is optimal. Make sure that the spot you pick will allow for roots to penetrate the ground up to 10”. Beets require greater depth in order to grow a long, healthy taproot. Add compost and plenty of organic material to soil to ensure that beets will have plenty of nutrients to uptake once the seeds sprout. Phosphorus fertilizer may also be added along rows to enhance root growth.
Direct sow beet seeds outdoors at a depth of ½”. Space seeds 1-2” apart. Seeds will sprout in 5-17 days. Thin sprouts as they come up to space mature plants 3-5” a part. Give beets deep waterings 2 times a week. This will coax the beet roots to grow longer and larger when reaching for moisture deeper in the soil.
Beet greens mature in about 35 days, where as their roots mature in 50-80 days. Greens can be harvested by pruning leaves with shears. This will allow for a cut-and-come-again harvest.
Beets are a wind Pollinated Biennial, Making them a challenge to grow to seed for beginners. Being wild pollinated, they need a very long isolation distance, at least 1 mile away from other Beta vulgaris to prevent crossing, this includes swiss chard. Beets are similar to carrots and other root vegetables in that they do not flower and set seed until their second year of growth. Fall planting works best, and then mulch heavily to protect the roots through winter. The following spring the plant will set up its flower stalk and set seed. The seed saver should allow the seeds to dry on the plant as much as possible, and then gather for dry harvesting. In the beet’s second season, wait to the greens of the beets have completely gone brown. Cut off the top 4” of the plant and store in a cool, dry place for 4 weeks to allow the seeds to ripen. The seed can then be stripped off the dry foliage or pounded in a bag to release the seed. Store the seed in a paper envelope, bag or jar in a cool, dry place. Seeds may be viable for up to two years.
Orders with all items in stock will ship in 3-4 business days, plus transit time. During peak season (January - April) please allow extra time for your order to be fulfilled. We do NOT process orders on the weekend, if you place an order on Friday it will be processed on Monday.
All orders are shipped by the United States Postal Service or UPS, either USPS First Class, USPS Priority, or UPS Ground. USPS First Class (under 1 pound) transit time 5-6 business days. USPS Priority and UPS Ground (1lb and over) transit time 2-3 business days. If your order is over 1 lb it will be shipped USPS Priority or UPS Ground (depending on what you chose in check out), it can NOT be shipped USPS First Class. All transit times varies by season. If you want to receive tracking information please provide an email when placing your order, tracking information is sent via email. If you require expedited shipping please call us at 828-254-0708.
Pre-Order/ Seasonal Items:
If your order contains a Pre-Order/ Seasonal item(s), example: Garlic, Shallots, Seed Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, etc., they will be shipped during the season those items are available. Seasonal Items will be shipped and available based on South East planting times. If your order has both Pre-Order / Seasonal items and seed packets, cover crops, etc., Pre-Order items will NOT delay the other items in your order from being shipped. Those NON Pre-Order/ Seasonal items (seed packets, cover crops, etc.) will be shipped within 3-4 business days, and the Pre-Order/ Seasonal items will ship out separately as they become available based on South East planting times.
Local Pick-Up:
If you live near Asheville, North Carolina, and would like to pick up your order, instead of paying shipping, you can select local pick up in your cart. Please provide a phone number and (or) email address so we can contact you when your order is ready to pick up. Please allow 2-3 days to process local pick up orders during peak season (Januray-April). If you do NOT live in North Carolina, for example you live in Johnson City, Tennessee and would like to pick up your order instead of paying shipping, please put our address as the shipping address:
Sow True Seed 243 Haywood St, Asheville, NC 28801
If you do not use a North Carolina shipping address it will not allow you to select local pick up.
We rigorously test our seed two times a year through the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to ensure that your seed will germinate and remain viable as long as it is stored correctly. We never sell seed that does not meet the Federal standards of germination. For quality control reasons, we regret that we cannot accept returns of seed, but if for any reason your seed does not germinate within the sell-by date, we will gladly replace the seed. We ask that you keep the LOT# from the seed packet so we can keep track of any complaints.
Your payment and personal information is always safe. Our Secure Sockets Layer software is the industry standard and among the best software available today for secure commerce transactions. It encrypts all of your personal information, including credit card number, name, and address, so that it cannot be read over the internet.
We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. We may collect personally identifiable information when you visit our site. We also automatically receive and record information on our server logs from your browser including your IP address, cookie information and the pages you visited. We will never sell your personally identifiable information to anyone, ever.
TERMS FOR IMAGE RIGHTS - these things always sound scary, but basically we enjoyed your photo and would love to use it so other people can see what our seeds can become! We'd love to do that without getting in trouble, so being that we live in a crazy world, here are a few terms:
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Beet - Detroit Dark Red, ORGANIC
| Packet weight | Approx. seeds/ packet | Bulk packet weight |
Approx. seeds/ bulk packet |
| 2 g | 80 | 1/2 oz | 560 |
| Planting Season | Ideal Soil Temp | Sun | Frost Tolerance |
| All | 45-75°F | Full Sun | Very Tolerant |
| Sowing Method | Seed Depth | Direct Seed Spacing | Days to sprout |
| Direct Seed | 1/2" | 1-2" | 5-17 |
| Mature Spacing | Days to harvest | Production Cycle | Seed Viability |
| 3-5" | 55 | Biennial | 2-3 years |
Oh the humble beet! As sweet as candy, literally since a lot of U.S. sugar comes from beets, this vegetable will find its way to the table in so many ways roasted, boiled, raw, pickled, sautéed, pureed in soups, juiced, and dehydrated. Roots will store for 1-4 months without the tops, bringing the dinner table bright nutritious food in the middle of winter. Of course, the greens are delicious too and can be cooked just like spinach or chard.
Nutrients: dietary fiber, vitamins A, C, B6, thiamine, riboflavin, folate, niacin, iron, potassium, manganese, magnesium, and phosphorus.
Beets grow best in soil that is well-drained and contains little to no rocks. A spot that receives full sun is optimal. Make sure that the spot you pick will allow for roots to penetrate the ground up to 10”. Beets require greater depth in order to grow a long, healthy taproot. Add compost and plenty of organic material to soil to ensure that beets will have plenty of nutrients to uptake once the seeds sprout. Phosphorus fertilizer may also be added along rows to enhance root growth.
Direct sow beet seeds outdoors at a depth of ½”. Space seeds 1-2” apart. Seeds will sprout in 5-17 days. Thin sprouts as they come up to space mature plants 3-5” a part. Give beets deep waterings 2 times a week. This will coax the beet roots to grow longer and larger when reaching for moisture deeper in the soil.
Beet greens mature in about 35 days, where as their roots mature in 50-80 days. Greens can be harvested by pruning leaves with shears. This will allow for a cut-and-come-again harvest.
Beets are a wind Pollinated Biennial, Making them a challenge to grow to seed for beginners. Being wild pollinated, they need a very long isolation distance, at least 1 mile away from other Beta vulgaris to prevent crossing, this includes swiss chard. Beets are similar to carrots and other root vegetables in that they do not flower and set seed until their second year of growth. Fall planting works best, and then mulch heavily to protect the roots through winter. The following spring the plant will set up its flower stalk and set seed. The seed saver should allow the seeds to dry on the plant as much as possible, and then gather for dry harvesting. In the beet’s second season, wait to the greens of the beets have completely gone brown. Cut off the top 4” of the plant and store in a cool, dry place for 4 weeks to allow the seeds to ripen. The seed can then be stripped off the dry foliage or pounded in a bag to release the seed. Store the seed in a paper envelope, bag or jar in a cool, dry place. Seeds may be viable for up to two years.
Orders with all items in stock will ship in 3-4 business days, plus transit time. During peak season (January - April) please allow extra time for your order to be fulfilled. We do NOT process orders on the weekend, if you place an order on Friday it will be processed on Monday.
All orders are shipped by the United States Postal Service or UPS, either USPS First Class, USPS Priority, or UPS Ground. USPS First Class (under 1 pound) transit time 5-6 business days. USPS Priority and UPS Ground (1lb and over) transit time 2-3 business days. If your order is over 1 lb it will be shipped USPS Priority or UPS Ground (depending on what you chose in check out), it can NOT be shipped USPS First Class. All transit times varies by season. If you want to receive tracking information please provide an email when placing your order, tracking information is sent via email. If you require expedited shipping please call us at 828-254-0708.
Pre-Order/ Seasonal Items:
If your order contains a Pre-Order/ Seasonal item(s), example: Garlic, Shallots, Seed Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, etc., they will be shipped during the season those items are available. Seasonal Items will be shipped and available based on South East planting times. If your order has both Pre-Order / Seasonal items and seed packets, cover crops, etc., Pre-Order items will NOT delay the other items in your order from being shipped. Those NON Pre-Order/ Seasonal items (seed packets, cover crops, etc.) will be shipped within 3-4 business days, and the Pre-Order/ Seasonal items will ship out separately as they become available based on South East planting times.
Local Pick-Up:
If you live near Asheville, North Carolina, and would like to pick up your order, instead of paying shipping, you can select local pick up in your cart. Please provide a phone number and (or) email address so we can contact you when your order is ready to pick up. Please allow 2-3 days to process local pick up orders during peak season (Januray-April). If you do NOT live in North Carolina, for example you live in Johnson City, Tennessee and would like to pick up your order instead of paying shipping, please put our address as the shipping address:
Sow True Seed 243 Haywood St, Asheville, NC 28801
If you do not use a North Carolina shipping address it will not allow you to select local pick up.
We rigorously test our seed two times a year through the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to ensure that your seed will germinate and remain viable as long as it is stored correctly. We never sell seed that does not meet the Federal standards of germination. For quality control reasons, we regret that we cannot accept returns of seed, but if for any reason your seed does not germinate within the sell-by date, we will gladly replace the seed. We ask that you keep the LOT# from the seed packet so we can keep track of any complaints.
Your payment and personal information is always safe. Our Secure Sockets Layer software is the industry standard and among the best software available today for secure commerce transactions. It encrypts all of your personal information, including credit card number, name, and address, so that it cannot be read over the internet.
We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. We may collect personally identifiable information when you visit our site. We also automatically receive and record information on our server logs from your browser including your IP address, cookie information and the pages you visited. We will never sell your personally identifiable information to anyone, ever.
TERMS FOR IMAGE RIGHTS - these things always sound scary, but basically we enjoyed your photo and would love to use it so other people can see what our seeds can become! We'd love to do that without getting in trouble, so being that we live in a crazy world, here are a few terms:
If you agree to permit us to use the photograph, we will need you to agree to a few terms. The terms are as follows:
Beet - Lutz Green Leaf
| Packet weight | Approx. seeds/ packet | Bulk packet weight |
Approx. seeds/ bulk packet |
| 2 g | 90 | 1/2 oz | 630 |
| Planting Season | Ideal Soil Temp | Sun | Frost Tolerance |
| All | 45-75°F | Full Sun | Very Tolerant |
| Sowing Method | Seed Depth | Direct Seed Spacing | Days to sprout |
| Direct Seed | 1/2" | 1-2" | 5-17 |
| Mature Spacing | Days to harvest | Production Cycle | Seed Viability |
| 3-5" | 65 |
Biennial | 2-3 years |
Oh the humble beet! As sweet as candy, literally since a lot of U.S. sugar comes from beets, this vegetable will find its way to the table in so many ways roasted, boiled, raw, pickled, sautéed, pureed in soups, juiced, and dehydrated. Roots will store for 1-4 months without the tops, bringing the dinner table bright nutritious food in the middle of winter. Of course, the greens are delicious too and can be cooked just like spinach or chard.
Nutrients: dietary fiber, vitamins A, C, B6, thiamine, riboflavin, folate, niacin, iron, potassium, manganese, magnesium, and phosphorus.
Beets grow best in soil that is well-drained and contains little to no rocks. A spot that receives full sun is optimal. Make sure that the spot you pick will allow for roots to penetrate the ground up to 10”. Beets require greater depth in order to grow a long, healthy taproot. Add compost and plenty of organic material to soil to ensure that beets will have plenty of nutrients to uptake once the seeds sprout. Phosphorus fertilizer may also be added along rows to enhance root growth.
Direct sow beet seeds outdoors at a depth of ½”. Space seeds 1-2” apart. Seeds will sprout in 5-17 days. Thin sprouts as they come up to space mature plants 3-5” a part. Give beets deep waterings 2 times a week. This will coax the beet roots to grow longer and larger when reaching for moisture deeper in the soil.
Beet greens mature in about 35 days, where as their roots mature in 50-80 days. Greens can be harvested by pruning leaves with shears. This will allow for a cut-and-come-again harvest.
Beets are a wind Pollinated Biennial, Making them a challenge to grow to seed for beginners. Being wild pollinated, they need a very long isolation distance, at least 1 mile away from other Beta vulgaris to prevent crossing, this includes swiss chard. Beets are similar to carrots and other root vegetables in that they do not flower and set seed until their second year of growth. Fall planting works best, and then mulch heavily to protect the roots through winter. The following spring the plant will set up its flower stalk and set seed. The seed saver should allow the seeds to dry on the plant as much as possible, and then gather for dry harvesting. In the beet’s second season, wait to the greens of the beets have completely gone brown. Cut off the top 4” of the plant and store in a cool, dry place for 4 weeks to allow the seeds to ripen. The seed can then be stripped off the dry foliage or pounded in a bag to release the seed. Store the seed in a paper envelope, bag or jar in a cool, dry place. Seeds may be viable for up to two years.
Orders with all items in stock will ship in 3-4 business days, plus transit time. During peak season (January - April) please allow extra time for your order to be fulfilled. We do NOT process orders on the weekend, if you place an order on Friday it will be processed on Monday.
All orders are shipped by the United States Postal Service or UPS, either USPS First Class, USPS Priority, or UPS Ground. USPS First Class (under 1 pound) transit time 5-6 business days. USPS Priority and UPS Ground (1lb and over) transit time 2-3 business days. If your order is over 1 lb it will be shipped USPS Priority or UPS Ground (depending on what you chose in check out), it can NOT be shipped USPS First Class. All transit times varies by season. If you want to receive tracking information please provide an email when placing your order, tracking information is sent via email. If you require expedited shipping please call us at 828-254-0708.
Pre-Order/ Seasonal Items:
If your order contains a Pre-Order/ Seasonal item(s), example: Garlic, Shallots, Seed Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, etc., they will be shipped during the season those items are available. Seasonal Items will be shipped and available based on South East planting times. If your order has both Pre-Order / Seasonal items and seed packets, cover crops, etc., Pre-Order items will NOT delay the other items in your order from being shipped. Those NON Pre-Order/ Seasonal items (seed packets, cover crops, etc.) will be shipped within 3-4 business days, and the Pre-Order/ Seasonal items will ship out separately as they become available based on South East planting times.
Local Pick-Up:
If you live near Asheville, North Carolina, and would like to pick up your order, instead of paying shipping, you can select local pick up in your cart. Please provide a phone number and (or) email address so we can contact you when your order is ready to pick up. Please allow 2-3 days to process local pick up orders during peak season (Januray-April). If you do NOT live in North Carolina, for example you live in Johnson City, Tennessee and would like to pick up your order instead of paying shipping, please put our address as the shipping address:
Sow True Seed 243 Haywood St, Asheville, NC 28801
If you do not use a North Carolina shipping address it will not allow you to select local pick up.
We rigorously test our seed two times a year through the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to ensure that your seed will germinate and remain viable as long as it is stored correctly. We never sell seed that does not meet the Federal standards of germination. For quality control reasons, we regret that we cannot accept returns of seed, but if for any reason your seed does not germinate within the sell-by date, we will gladly replace the seed. We ask that you keep the LOT# from the seed packet so we can keep track of any complaints.
Your payment and personal information is always safe. Our Secure Sockets Layer software is the industry standard and among the best software available today for secure commerce transactions. It encrypts all of your personal information, including credit card number, name, and address, so that it cannot be read over the internet.
We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. We may collect personally identifiable information when you visit our site. We also automatically receive and record information on our server logs from your browser including your IP address, cookie information and the pages you visited. We will never sell your personally identifiable information to anyone, ever.
TERMS FOR IMAGE RIGHTS - these things always sound scary, but basically we enjoyed your photo and would love to use it so other people can see what our seeds can become! We'd love to do that without getting in trouble, so being that we live in a crazy world, here are a few terms:
If you agree to permit us to use the photograph, we will need you to agree to a few terms. The terms are as follows:
Carrot - Cosmic Purple
| Packet weight |
Approx. seeds/ packet |
Bulk packet weight |
Approx. seeds/ bulk packet |
| 1 g |
1,130 |
1/4 oz |
7,910 |
| Planting Season | Ideal Soil Temp | Sun | Frost Tolerance |
| All | 45-85°F | Full Sun | Very Tolerant |
| Sowing Method | Seed Depth | Direct Seed Spacing | Days to Sprout |
| Direct Seed | 1/4 -1/2" | 1/2" | 6-21 |
| Mature Spacing | Days to Harvest | Production Cycle | Seed Viability |
| 1-3" | 70 |
Biennial | 3-5 years |
A fistful of carrots brings out the childlike delight in everyone! And now a grower can choose from a resurgence of wonderful colors and flavors to spark that imagination. The most common present day varieties, sweet orange rooted carrots, probably originated in Afghanistan at least 2000 years ago. They were likely purple and yellow with a spiciness that lingers in modern varieties to this day, if you close your eyes and pay attention. Carrots store well in the ground under a thick layer of mulch or, alternatively, in damp sand placed in a cool environment that does not freeze.
Nutrients: vitamins A, C, D, E, K, B1 and B6, potassium, magnesium, calcium, phosphorous.
Carrots are a frost-tolerant biennial that require full sun and loose soil that is moist but well-drained.
Direct seed carrots outdoors up to 3 weeks before the last frost date. For a continuous harvest, sow seeds every 2-3 weeks throughout the growing season. Optimal soil temperature for germination is 45-85°F.
Sow seeds 1/4-1/2″ deep and ½" apart. Seeds will sprout in 6-21 days. Thin seedlings when the tops are 2" high, so that mature plants are 1-3″apart. Cover maturing carrot crowns as they push up through the soil to prevent bitterness.
Carrots can be harvested as soon as they are big enough to eat or in approximately 60 days, depending on the variety. To prevent damage during harvest, loosen soil with a trowel and hand pull carrots. Established fall plantings may be stored in the ground over winter until needed or for an early spring harvest. To overwinter carrots outdoors, mulch with a couple inches of leaves or straw.
As a biennial root crop, carrots store energy the first year that they will need in order to produce seeds in their second year. Depending on climate, root-to-seed method or seed-to-seed method can be used (see Beets). Seed stalks will emerge from the center of the leaves and form into umbel flowers. The best seeds are produced from primary and secondary umbels. Gather the seeds when the umbels dry and turn brown. Cut the heads off and dry indoors. Rub seed-heads together to free seed. Seeds have small spines that can be removed by brisk rubbing between hands. Caging is a good option for carrots.
Orders with all items in stock will ship in 3-4 business days, plus transit time. During peak season (January - April) please allow extra time for your order to be fulfilled. We do NOT process orders on the weekend, if you place an order on Friday it will be processed on Monday.
All orders are shipped by the United States Postal Service or UPS, either USPS First Class, USPS Priority, or UPS Ground. USPS First Class (under 1 pound) transit time 5-6 business days. USPS Priority and UPS Ground (1lb and over) transit time 2-3 business days. If your order is over 1 lb it will be shipped USPS Priority or UPS Ground (depending on what you chose in check out), it can NOT be shipped USPS First Class. All transit times varies by season. If you want to receive tracking information please provide an email when placing your order, tracking information is sent via email. If you require expedited shipping please call us at 828-254-0708.
Pre-Order/ Seasonal Items:
If your order contains a Pre-Order/ Seasonal item(s), example: Garlic, Shallots, Seed Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, etc., they will be shipped during the season those items are available. Seasonal Items will be shipped and available based on South East planting times. If your order has both Pre-Order / Seasonal items and seed packets, cover crops, etc., Pre-Order items will NOT delay the other items in your order from being shipped. Those NON Pre-Order/ Seasonal items (seed packets, cover crops, etc.) will be shipped within 3-4 business days, and the Pre-Order/ Seasonal items will ship out separately as they become available based on South East planting times.
Local Pick-Up:
If you live near Asheville, North Carolina, and would like to pick up your order, instead of paying shipping, you can select local pick up in your cart. Please provide a phone number and (or) email address so we can contact you when your order is ready to pick up. Please allow 2-3 days to process local pick up orders during peak season (Januray-April). If you do NOT live in North Carolina, for example you live in Johnson City, Tennessee and would like to pick up your order instead of paying shipping, please put our address as the shipping address:
Sow True Seed 243 Haywood St, Asheville, NC 28801
If you do not use a North Carolina shipping address it will not allow you to select local pick up.
We rigorously test our seed two times a year through the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to ensure that your seed will germinate and remain viable as long as it is stored correctly. We never sell seed that does not meet the Federal standards of germination. For quality control reasons, we regret that we cannot accept returns of seed, but if for any reason your seed does not germinate within the sell-by date, we will gladly replace the seed. We ask that you keep the LOT# from the seed packet so we can keep track of any complaints.
Your payment and personal information is always safe. Our Secure Sockets Layer software is the industry standard and among the best software available today for secure commerce transactions. It encrypts all of your personal information, including credit card number, name, and address, so that it cannot be read over the internet.
We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. We may collect personally identifiable information when you visit our site. We also automatically receive and record information on our server logs from your browser including your IP address, cookie information and the pages you visited. We will never sell your personally identifiable information to anyone, ever.
TERMS FOR IMAGE RIGHTS - these things always sound scary, but basically we enjoyed your photo and would love to use it so other people can see what our seeds can become! We'd love to do that without getting in trouble, so being that we live in a crazy world, here are a few terms:
If you agree to permit us to use the photograph, we will need you to agree to a few terms. The terms are as follows:
Carrot - Little Finger, ORGANIC
| Packet weight |
Approx. seeds/ packet | Bulk packet weight |
Approx. seeds/ bulk packet |
| 1 g |
910 |
1/4 oz |
6,370 |
| Planting Season | Ideal Soil Temp | Sun | Frost Tolerance |
| All | 45-85°F | Full Sun | Very Tolerant |
| Sowing Method | Seed Depth | Direct Seed Spacing | Days to sprout |
| Direct Seed | 1/4-1/2" | 1/2" | 6-21 |
| Mature Spacing | Days to harvest | Production Cycle | Seed Viability |
| 1-3" | 75 |
Biennial | 3-5 years |
A fistful of carrots brings out the childlike delight in everyone! And now a grower can choose from a resurgence of wonderful colors and flavors to spark that imagination. The most common present day varieties, sweet orange rooted carrots, probably originated in Afghanistan at least 2000 years ago. They were likely purple and yellow with a spiciness that lingers in modern varieties to this day, if you close your eyes and pay attention. Carrots store well in the ground under a thick layer of mulch or, alternatively, in damp sand placed in a cool environment that does not freeze.
Nutrients: vitamins A, C, D, E, K, B1 and B6, potassium, magnesium, calcium, phosphorous.
Carrots are a frost-tolerant biennial that require full sun and loose soil that is moist but well-drained.
Direct seed carrots outdoors up to 3 weeks before the last frost date. For a continuous harvest, sow seeds every 2-3 weeks throughout the growing season. Optimal soil temperature for germination is 45-85°F.
Sow seeds 1/4-1/2″ deep and ½" apart. Seeds will sprout in 6-21 days. Thin seedlings when the tops are 2" high, so that mature plants are 1-3″apart. Cover maturing carrot crowns as they push up through the soil to prevent bitterness.
Carrots can be harvested as soon as they are big enough to eat or in approximately 60 days, depending on the variety. To prevent damage during harvest, loosen soil with a trowel and hand pull carrots. Established fall plantings may be stored in the ground over winter until needed or for an early spring harvest. To overwinter carrots outdoors, mulch with a couple inches of leaves or straw.
As a biennial root crop, carrots store energy the first year that they will need in order to produce seeds in their second year. Depending on climate, root-to-seed method or seed-to-seed method can be used (see Beets). Seed stalks will emerge from the center of the leaves and form into umbel flowers. The best seeds are produced from primary and secondary umbels. Gather the seeds when the umbels dry and turn brown. Cut the heads off and dry indoors. Rub seed-heads together to free seed. Seeds have small spines that can be removed by brisk rubbing between hands. Caging is a good option for carrots.
Orders with all items in stock will ship in 3-4 business days, plus transit time. During peak season (January - April) please allow extra time for your order to be fulfilled. We do NOT process orders on the weekend, if you place an order on Friday it will be processed on Monday.
All orders are shipped by the United States Postal Service or UPS, either USPS First Class, USPS Priority, or UPS Ground. USPS First Class (under 1 pound) transit time 5-6 business days. USPS Priority and UPS Ground (1lb and over) transit time 2-3 business days. If your order is over 1 lb it will be shipped USPS Priority or UPS Ground (depending on what you chose in check out), it can NOT be shipped USPS First Class. All transit times varies by season. If you want to receive tracking information please provide an email when placing your order, tracking information is sent via email. If you require expedited shipping please call us at 828-254-0708.
Pre-Order/ Seasonal Items:
If your order contains a Pre-Order/ Seasonal item(s), example: Garlic, Shallots, Seed Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, etc., they will be shipped during the season those items are available. Seasonal Items will be shipped and available based on South East planting times. If your order has both Pre-Order / Seasonal items and seed packets, cover crops, etc., Pre-Order items will NOT delay the other items in your order from being shipped. Those NON Pre-Order/ Seasonal items (seed packets, cover crops, etc.) will be shipped within 3-4 business days, and the Pre-Order/ Seasonal items will ship out separately as they become available based on South East planting times.
Local Pick-Up:
If you live near Asheville, North Carolina, and would like to pick up your order, instead of paying shipping, you can select local pick up in your cart. Please provide a phone number and (or) email address so we can contact you when your order is ready to pick up. Please allow 2-3 days to process local pick up orders during peak season (Januray-April). If you do NOT live in North Carolina, for example you live in Johnson City, Tennessee and would like to pick up your order instead of paying shipping, please put our address as the shipping address:
Sow True Seed 243 Haywood St, Asheville, NC 28801
If you do not use a North Carolina shipping address it will not allow you to select local pick up.
We rigorously test our seed two times a year through the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to ensure that your seed will germinate and remain viable as long as it is stored correctly. We never sell seed that does not meet the Federal standards of germination. For quality control reasons, we regret that we cannot accept returns of seed, but if for any reason your seed does not germinate within the sell-by date, we will gladly replace the seed. We ask that you keep the LOT# from the seed packet so we can keep track of any complaints.
Your payment and personal information is always safe. Our Secure Sockets Layer software is the industry standard and among the best software available today for secure commerce transactions. It encrypts all of your personal information, including credit card number, name, and address, so that it cannot be read over the internet.
We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. We may collect personally identifiable information when you visit our site. We also automatically receive and record information on our server logs from your browser including your IP address, cookie information and the pages you visited. We will never sell your personally identifiable information to anyone, ever.
TERMS FOR IMAGE RIGHTS - these things always sound scary, but basically we enjoyed your photo and would love to use it so other people can see what our seeds can become! We'd love to do that without getting in trouble, so being that we live in a crazy world, here are a few terms:
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Carrot - Red Core Chantenay
| Packet weight |
Approx. seeds/ packet |
Bulk packet weight |
Approx. seeds/ bulk packet |
| 1 g |
815 |
1/4 oz |
5705 |
| Planting Season | Ideal Soil Temp | Sun | Frost Tolerance |
| All | 45-85°F | Full Sun | Very Tolerant |
| Sowing Method | Seed Depth | Direct Seed Spacing | Days to sprout |
| Direct Seed | 1/4-1/2" | 1/2" | 6-21 |
| Mature Spacing | Days to harvest | Production Cycle | Seed Viability |
| 1-3" | 70 |
Biennial | 3-5 years |
A fistful of carrots brings out the childlike delight in everyone! And now a grower can choose from a resurgence of wonderful colors and flavors to spark that imagination. The most common present day varieties, sweet orange rooted carrots, probably originated in Afghanistan at least 2000 years ago. They were likely purple and yellow with a spiciness that lingers in modern varieties to this day, if you close your eyes and pay attention. Carrots store well in the ground under a thick layer of mulch or, alternatively, in damp sand placed in a cool environment that does not freeze.
Nutrients: vitamins A, C, D, E, K, B1 and B6, potassium, magnesium, calcium, phosphorous.
Carrots are a frost-tolerant biennial that require full sun and loose soil that is moist but well-drained.
Direct seed carrots outdoors up to 3 weeks before the last frost date. For a continuous harvest, sow seeds every 2-3 weeks throughout the growing season. Optimal soil temperature for germination is 45-85°F.
Sow seeds 1/4-1/2″ deep and ½" apart. Seeds will sprout in 6-21 days. Thin seedlings when the tops are 2" high, so that mature plants are 1-3″apart. Cover maturing carrot crowns as they push up through the soil to prevent bitterness.
Carrots can be harvested as soon as they are big enough to eat or in approximately 60 days, depending on the variety. To prevent damage during harvest, loosen soil with a trowel and hand pull carrots. Established fall plantings may be stored in the ground over winter until needed or for an early spring harvest. To overwinter carrots outdoors, mulch with a couple inches of leaves or straw.
As a biennial root crop, carrots store energy the first year that they will need in order to produce seeds in their second year. Depending on climate, root-to-seed method or seed-to-seed method can be used (see Beets). Seed stalks will emerge from the center of the leaves and form into umbel flowers. The best seeds are produced from primary and secondary umbels. Gather the seeds when the umbels dry and turn brown. Cut the heads off and dry indoors. Rub seed-heads together to free seed. Seeds have small spines that can be removed by brisk rubbing between hands. Caging is a good option for carrots.
Orders with all items in stock will ship in 3-4 business days, plus transit time. During peak season (January - April) please allow extra time for your order to be fulfilled. We do NOT process orders on the weekend, if you place an order on Friday it will be processed on Monday.
All orders are shipped by the United States Postal Service or UPS, either USPS First Class, USPS Priority, or UPS Ground. USPS First Class (under 1 pound) transit time 5-6 business days. USPS Priority and UPS Ground (1lb and over) transit time 2-3 business days. If your order is over 1 lb it will be shipped USPS Priority or UPS Ground (depending on what you chose in check out), it can NOT be shipped USPS First Class. All transit times varies by season. If you want to receive tracking information please provide an email when placing your order, tracking information is sent via email. If you require expedited shipping please call us at 828-254-0708.
Pre-Order/ Seasonal Items:
If your order contains a Pre-Order/ Seasonal item(s), example: Garlic, Shallots, Seed Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, etc., they will be shipped during the season those items are available. Seasonal Items will be shipped and available based on South East planting times. If your order has both Pre-Order / Seasonal items and seed packets, cover crops, etc., Pre-Order items will NOT delay the other items in your order from being shipped. Those NON Pre-Order/ Seasonal items (seed packets, cover crops, etc.) will be shipped within 3-4 business days, and the Pre-Order/ Seasonal items will ship out separately as they become available based on South East planting times.
Local Pick-Up:
If you live near Asheville, North Carolina, and would like to pick up your order, instead of paying shipping, you can select local pick up in your cart. Please provide a phone number and (or) email address so we can contact you when your order is ready to pick up. Please allow 2-3 days to process local pick up orders during peak season (Januray-April). If you do NOT live in North Carolina, for example you live in Johnson City, Tennessee and would like to pick up your order instead of paying shipping, please put our address as the shipping address:
Sow True Seed 243 Haywood St, Asheville, NC 28801
If you do not use a North Carolina shipping address it will not allow you to select local pick up.
We rigorously test our seed two times a year through the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to ensure that your seed will germinate and remain viable as long as it is stored correctly. We never sell seed that does not meet the Federal standards of germination. For quality control reasons, we regret that we cannot accept returns of seed, but if for any reason your seed does not germinate within the sell-by date, we will gladly replace the seed. We ask that you keep the LOT# from the seed packet so we can keep track of any complaints.
Your payment and personal information is always safe. Our Secure Sockets Layer software is the industry standard and among the best software available today for secure commerce transactions. It encrypts all of your personal information, including credit card number, name, and address, so that it cannot be read over the internet.
We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. We may collect personally identifiable information when you visit our site. We also automatically receive and record information on our server logs from your browser including your IP address, cookie information and the pages you visited. We will never sell your personally identifiable information to anyone, ever.
TERMS FOR IMAGE RIGHTS - these things always sound scary, but basically we enjoyed your photo and would love to use it so other people can see what our seeds can become! We'd love to do that without getting in trouble, so being that we live in a crazy world, here are a few terms:
If you agree to permit us to use the photograph, we will need you to agree to a few terms. The terms are as follows:
Carrot - Shin Kuroda
Described as "stump-rooted" for their short but thick roots, this carrot is nonetheless a tender, sweet, deeply orange colored delight. Performs well in heavier soils, sizes up early, easy to pull out of the ground with their strong tops, and stores well. Hailing from Japan where Kuroda types are most popular.
| Packet weight |
Approx. seeds/ packet | Bulk packet weight |
Approx. seeds/ bulk packet |
| 1 g |
615 |
1/4 oz |
4305 |
| Planting Season | Ideal Soil Temp | Sun | Frost Tolerance |
| All | 45-85°F | Full Sun | Very Tolerant |
| Sowing Method | Seed Depth | Direct Seed Spacing | Days to sprout |
| Direct Seed | 1/4 -1/2" | 1/2" | 6-21 |
| Mature Spacing | Days to harvest | Production Cycle | Seed Viability |
| 1-3" | 70 |
Biennial | 3-5 years |
A fistful of carrots brings out the childlike delight in everyone! And now a grower can choose from a resurgence of wonderful colors and flavors to spark that imagination. The most common present day varieties, sweet orange rooted carrots, probably originated in Afghanistan at least 2000 years ago. They were likely purple and yellow with a spiciness that lingers in modern varieties to this day, if you close your eyes and pay attention. Carrots store well in the ground under a thick layer of mulch or, alternatively, in damp sand placed in a cool environment that does not freeze.
Nutrients: vitamins A, C, D, E, K, B1 and B6, potassium, magnesium, calcium, phosphorous.
Carrots are a frost-tolerant biennial that require full sun and loose soil that is moist but well-drained.
Direct seed carrots outdoors up to 3 weeks before the last frost date. For a continuous harvest, sow seeds every 2-3 weeks throughout the growing season. Optimal soil temperature for germination is 45-85°F.
Sow seeds 1/4-1/2″ deep and ½" apart. Seeds will sprout in 6-21 days. Thin seedlings when the tops are 2" high, so that mature plants are 1-3″apart. Cover maturing carrot crowns as they push up through the soil to prevent bitterness.
Carrots can be harvested as soon as they are big enough to eat or in approximately 60 days, depending on the variety. To prevent damage during harvest, loosen soil with a trowel and hand pull carrots. Established fall plantings may be stored in the ground over winter until needed or for an early spring harvest. To overwinter carrots outdoors, mulch with a couple inches of leaves or straw.
As a biennial root crop, carrots store energy the first year that they will need in order to produce seeds in their second year. Depending on climate, root-to-seed method or seed-to-seed method can be used (see Beets). Seed stalks will emerge from the center of the leaves and form into umbel flowers. The best seeds are produced from primary and secondary umbels. Gather the seeds when the umbels dry and turn brown. Cut the heads off and dry indoors. Rub seed-heads together to free seed. Seeds have small spines that can be removed by brisk rubbing between hands. Caging is a good option for carrots.
Orders with all items in stock will ship in 3-4 business days, plus transit time. During peak season (January - April) please allow extra time for your order to be fulfilled. We do NOT process orders on the weekend, if you place an order on Friday it will be processed on Monday.
All orders are shipped by the United States Postal Service or UPS, either USPS First Class, USPS Priority, or UPS Ground. USPS First Class (under 1 pound) transit time 5-6 business days. USPS Priority and UPS Ground (1lb and over) transit time 2-3 business days. If your order is over 1 lb it will be shipped USPS Priority or UPS Ground (depending on what you chose in check out), it can NOT be shipped USPS First Class. All transit times varies by season. If you want to receive tracking information please provide an email when placing your order, tracking information is sent via email. If you require expedited shipping please call us at 828-254-0708.
Pre-Order/ Seasonal Items:
If your order contains a Pre-Order/ Seasonal item(s), example: Garlic, Shallots, Seed Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, etc., they will be shipped during the season those items are available. Seasonal Items will be shipped and available based on South East planting times. If your order has both Pre-Order / Seasonal items and seed packets, cover crops, etc., Pre-Order items will NOT delay the other items in your order from being shipped. Those NON Pre-Order/ Seasonal items (seed packets, cover crops, etc.) will be shipped within 3-4 business days, and the Pre-Order/ Seasonal items will ship out separately as they become available based on South East planting times.
Local Pick-Up:
If you live near Asheville, North Carolina, and would like to pick up your order, instead of paying shipping, you can select local pick up in your cart. Please provide a phone number and (or) email address so we can contact you when your order is ready to pick up. Please allow 2-3 days to process local pick up orders during peak season (Januray-April). If you do NOT live in North Carolina, for example you live in Johnson City, Tennessee and would like to pick up your order instead of paying shipping, please put our address as the shipping address:
Sow True Seed 243 Haywood St, Asheville, NC 28801
If you do not use a North Carolina shipping address it will not allow you to select local pick up.
We rigorously test our seed two times a year through the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to ensure that your seed will germinate and remain viable as long as it is stored correctly. We never sell seed that does not meet the Federal standards of germination. For quality control reasons, we regret that we cannot accept returns of seed, but if for any reason your seed does not germinate within the sell-by date, we will gladly replace the seed. We ask that you keep the LOT# from the seed packet so we can keep track of any complaints.
Your payment and personal information is always safe. Our Secure Sockets Layer software is the industry standard and among the best software available today for secure commerce transactions. It encrypts all of your personal information, including credit card number, name, and address, so that it cannot be read over the internet.
We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. We may collect personally identifiable information when you visit our site. We also automatically receive and record information on our server logs from your browser including your IP address, cookie information and the pages you visited. We will never sell your personally identifiable information to anyone, ever.
TERMS FOR IMAGE RIGHTS - these things always sound scary, but basically we enjoyed your photo and would love to use it so other people can see what our seeds can become! We'd love to do that without getting in trouble, so being that we live in a crazy world, here are a few terms:
If you agree to permit us to use the photograph, we will need you to agree to a few terms. The terms are as follows:
Kale - Lacinato, ORGANIC
| Average Seed / oz | Seed / 100' Row | Average Yield / 100' Row | Days to Harvest |
| 7000 | 5 gr | 75 lbs | 60 |
| Planting Season | Ideal Soil Temp | Sun | Frost Tolerance |
| Spring/Fall | 50-85°F | Full Sun | Very Tolerant |
| Sowing Method | Seed Depth | Direct Seed Spacing | Seeds Per Packet |
| Direct Seed | 1/2" | 1" | 700 |
| Mature Spacing | Days to Sprout | Production Cycle | Seed Viability |
| 12" | 3-12 | Annual | 4-5 years |
Very cold hardy. It seems a garden without kale is incomplete. With so many varieties, colors, textures and flavors there is surely one to suit any taste. Some of them are so colorful and beautiful that they can even be used as an ornamental. Extremely nutritious, kale can be eaten fresh in salads or cooked in any number of ways, limited only by one's imagination.
Nutrients: dietary fiber, vitamins A, C (very high) and E, calcium, potassium, iron, folate, beta-carotene and the phytochemical quercitinbeta-carotene.
The Brassica family grows best in well-drained soils with compost and available nutrients like Nitrogen. Add compost to ensure that the seedlings will have food immediately available to them once planted in the ground. Kale grows best in partial shade/part sun.
Seed indoors Plant seeds in trays for spring and fall planting. Use Seedling soil or potting soil that acts as a simple substrate. Plant seeds in holes at a depth of ½” planting 3-4 seeds in each hole about 1” apart. Cover the seeds with soil and lightly pat soil to cover each hole. Place tray under grow lights or near a south-facing window. Give seedling tray one good “soak” of water after planting and every day to ensure that the soil stays moist.
Once you have located the best spot for planting, plant each seedling 12” apart. When removing the seedlings from your seedling tray, lightly pull each one out of wet soil and loosen the roots from the soil as much as possible without damaging the roots. Use your finger to punch a hole in the soil deep enough to fit all of the seedling’s roots into the hole. Until harvest, continue watering once a day in the evening. Apply an organic fertilizer every two weeks to push the plants along in production and keep them healthy.
For direct sow, seeds will take approximately 3-12 days to sprout. As the seedlings appear and grow, weed out the smallest sprouts leaving only the largest and strongest in the tray. You will need to “harden off” the seedlings started indoors before planting them outside in a container or garden bed.
Kale is typically ready to harvest after 50 days. Some varieties, such as Portuguese Kale, may take as long as 85 days to mature for harvest. Just keep an eye on your plants, mentally noting their progress. Once the leaves reach desired size, or about the size of kale leaves you see in the grocery store, clip them off the plant using a pair pruning shears or scissors. Do not cut all the leaves to have a “cut and come again harvest”. This way you can reap the bounty of a healthy Kale harvest all summer long! Happy planting.
Kale needs to undergo exposure to winter cold in order to flower and set seed, so in milder climates, fall planting for seed harvest the following summer works great. In very cold climates it might be necessary to dig the plant up, trim the leaves and store in sawdust or sad for planting out in spring after frosts have passed. Mediterranean kales of the Brassica oleracea species will cross with each other as will the Siberian kales, Brassica napus, but the Mediterranean and Siberian varieties will not cross with each other. For good seed genetics, allow several plants of the same variety to flower at the same time. Harvest seed pods when brown and dry.
Orders with all items in stock will ship in 3-4 business days, plus transit time. During peak season (January - April) please allow extra time for your order to be fulfilled. We do NOT process orders on the weekend, if you place an order on Friday it will be processed on Monday.
All orders are shipped by the United States Postal Service or UPS, either USPS First Class, USPS Priority, or UPS Ground. USPS First Class (under 1 pound) transit time 5-6 business days. USPS Priority and UPS Ground (1lb and over) transit time 2-3 business days. If your order is over 1 lb it will be shipped USPS Priority or UPS Ground (depending on what you chose in check out), it can NOT be shipped USPS First Class. All transit times varies by season. If you want to receive tracking information please provide an email when placing your order, tracking information is sent via email. If you require expedited shipping please call us at 828-254-0708.
Pre-Order/ Seasonal Items:
If your order contains a Pre-Order/ Seasonal item(s), example: Garlic, Shallots, Seed Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, etc., they will be shipped during the season those items are available. Seasonal Items will be shipped and available based on South East planting times. If your order has both Pre-Order / Seasonal items and seed packets, cover crops, etc., Pre-Order items will NOT delay the other items in your order from being shipped. Those NON Pre-Order/ Seasonal items (seed packets, cover crops, etc.) will be shipped within 3-4 business days, and the Pre-Order/ Seasonal items will ship out separately as they become available based on South East planting times.
Local Pick-Up:
If you live near Asheville, North Carolina, and would like to pick up your order, instead of paying shipping, you can select local pick up in your cart. Please provide a phone number and (or) email address so we can contact you when your order is ready to pick up. Please allow 2-3 days to process local pick up orders during peak season (Januray-April). If you do NOT live in North Carolina, for example you live in Johnson City, Tennessee and would like to pick up your order instead of paying shipping, please put our address as the shipping address:
Sow True Seed 243 Haywood St, Asheville, NC 28801
If you do not use a North Carolina shipping address it will not allow you to select local pick up.
We rigorously test our seed two times a year through the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to ensure that your seed will germinate and remain viable as long as it is stored correctly. We never sell seed that does not meet the Federal standards of germination. For quality control reasons, we regret that we cannot accept returns of seed, but if for any reason your seed does not germinate within the sell-by date, we will gladly replace the seed. We ask that you keep the LOT# from the seed packet so we can keep track of any complaints.
Your payment and personal information is always safe. Our Secure Sockets Layer software is the industry standard and among the best software available today for secure commerce transactions. It encrypts all of your personal information, including credit card number, name, and address, so that it cannot be read over the internet.
We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. We may collect personally identifiable information when you visit our site. We also automatically receive and record information on our server logs from your browser including your IP address, cookie information and the pages you visited. We will never sell your personally identifiable information to anyone, ever.
TERMS FOR IMAGE RIGHTS - these things always sound scary, but basically we enjoyed your photo and would love to use it so other people can see what our seeds can become! We'd love to do that without getting in trouble, so being that we live in a crazy world, here are a few terms:
If you agree to permit us to use the photograph, we will need you to agree to a few terms. The terms are as follows:
Kale - Portuguese
Also called Couve Tonchuda and sea-kale, Portuguese kale shows better heat tolerance than other kales, allowing you to extend the season by quite a long time on either side of winter. Leaves are large and flat, one of our favorite uses for them is as gluten-free sandwich wraps. This is the traditional kale for the famous Portuguese Kale Soup.
| Average Seed / oz | Seed / 100' Row | Average Yield / 100' Row | Days to Harvest |
| 7000 | 5 gr | 75 lbs | 60 |
| Planting Season | Ideal Soil Temp | Sun | Frost Tolerance |
| All | 50-85°F | Full/Part | Very Tolerant |
| Sowing Method | Seed Depth | Direct Seed Spacing | Seeds Per Packet |
| Transplant or Direct Seed | 1/2" | 1" | 655 |
| Mature Spacing | Days to Sprout | Production Cycle | Seed Viability |
| 12" | 3-12 | Biennial | 4-5 years |
Very cold hardy. It seems a garden without kale is incomplete. With so many varieties, colors, textures and flavors there is surely one to suit any taste. Some of them are so colorful and beautiful that they can even be used as an ornamental. Extremely nutritious, kale can be eaten fresh in salads or cooked in any number of ways, limited only by one's imagination.
Nutrients: dietary fiber, vitamins A, C (very high) and E, calcium, potassium, iron, folate, beta-carotene and the phytochemical quercitinbeta-carotene.
The Brassica family grows best in well-drained soils with compost and available nutrients like Nitrogen. Add compost to ensure that the seedlings will have food immediately available to them once planted in the ground. Kale grows best in partial shade/part sun.
Seed indoors Plant seeds in trays for spring and fall planting. Use Seedling soil or potting soil that acts as a simple substrate. Plant seeds in holes at a depth of ½” planting 3-4 seeds in each hole about 1” apart. Cover the seeds with soil and lightly pat soil to cover each hole. Place tray under grow lights or near a south-facing window. Give seedling tray one good “soak” of water after planting and every day to ensure that the soil stays moist.
Once you have located the best spot for planting, plant each seedling 12” apart. When removing the seedlings from your seedling tray, lightly pull each one out of wet soil and loosen the roots from the soil as much as possible without damaging the roots. Use your finger to punch a hole in the soil deep enough to fit all of the seedling’s roots into the hole. Until harvest, continue watering once a day in the evening. Apply an organic fertilizer every two weeks to push the plants along in production and keep them healthy.
For direct sow, seeds will take approximately 3-12 days to sprout. As the seedlings appear and grow, weed out the smallest sprouts leaving only the largest and strongest in the tray. You will need to “harden off” the seedlings started indoors before planting them outside in a container or garden bed.
Kale is typically ready to harvest after 50 days. Some varieties, such as Portuguese Kale, may take as long as 85 days to mature for harvest. Just keep an eye on your plants, mentally noting their progress. Once the leaves reach desired size, or about the size of kale leaves you see in the grocery store, clip them off the plant using a pair pruning shears or scissors. Do not cut all the leaves to have a “cut and come again harvest”. This way you can reap the bounty of a healthy Kale harvest all summer long! Happy planting.
Kale needs to undergo exposure to winter cold in order to flower and set seed, so in milder climates, fall planting for seed harvest the following summer works great. In very cold climates it might be necessary to dig the plant up, trim the leaves and store in sawdust or sad for planting out in spring after frosts have passed. Mediterranean kales of the Brassica oleracea species will cross with each other as will the Siberian kales, Brassica napus, but the Mediterranean and Siberian varieties will not cross with each other. For good seed genetics, allow several plants of the same variety to flower at the same time. Harvest seed pods when brown and dry.
Orders with all items in stock will ship in 3-4 business days, plus transit time. During peak season (January - April) please allow extra time for your order to be fulfilled. We do NOT process orders on the weekend, if you place an order on Friday it will be processed on Monday.
All orders are shipped by the United States Postal Service or UPS, either USPS First Class, USPS Priority, or UPS Ground. USPS First Class (under 1 pound) transit time 5-6 business days. USPS Priority and UPS Ground (1lb and over) transit time 2-3 business days. If your order is over 1 lb it will be shipped USPS Priority or UPS Ground (depending on what you chose in check out), it can NOT be shipped USPS First Class. All transit times varies by season. If you want to receive tracking information please provide an email when placing your order, tracking information is sent via email. If you require expedited shipping please call us at 828-254-0708.
Pre-Order/ Seasonal Items:
If your order contains a Pre-Order/ Seasonal item(s), example: Garlic, Shallots, Seed Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, etc., they will be shipped during the season those items are available. Seasonal Items will be shipped and available based on South East planting times. If your order has both Pre-Order / Seasonal items and seed packets, cover crops, etc., Pre-Order items will NOT delay the other items in your order from being shipped. Those NON Pre-Order/ Seasonal items (seed packets, cover crops, etc.) will be shipped within 3-4 business days, and the Pre-Order/ Seasonal items will ship out separately as they become available based on South East planting times.
Local Pick-Up:
If you live near Asheville, North Carolina, and would like to pick up your order, instead of paying shipping, you can select local pick up in your cart. Please provide a phone number and (or) email address so we can contact you when your order is ready to pick up. Please allow 2-3 days to process local pick up orders during peak season (Januray-April). If you do NOT live in North Carolina, for example you live in Johnson City, Tennessee and would like to pick up your order instead of paying shipping, please put our address as the shipping address:
Sow True Seed 243 Haywood St, Asheville, NC 28801
If you do not use a North Carolina shipping address it will not allow you to select local pick up.
We rigorously test our seed two times a year through the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to ensure that your seed will germinate and remain viable as long as it is stored correctly. We never sell seed that does not meet the Federal standards of germination. For quality control reasons, we regret that we cannot accept returns of seed, but if for any reason your seed does not germinate within the sell-by date, we will gladly replace the seed. We ask that you keep the LOT# from the seed packet so we can keep track of any complaints.
Your payment and personal information is always safe. Our Secure Sockets Layer software is the industry standard and among the best software available today for secure commerce transactions. It encrypts all of your personal information, including credit card number, name, and address, so that it cannot be read over the internet.
We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. We may collect personally identifiable information when you visit our site. We also automatically receive and record information on our server logs from your browser including your IP address, cookie information and the pages you visited. We will never sell your personally identifiable information to anyone, ever.
TERMS FOR IMAGE RIGHTS - these things always sound scary, but basically we enjoyed your photo and would love to use it so other people can see what our seeds can become! We'd love to do that without getting in trouble, so being that we live in a crazy world, here are a few terms:
If you agree to permit us to use the photograph, we will need you to agree to a few terms. The terms are as follows:
Kale - Red Russian
HEIRLOOM -From Russia, by way of Canada, with love. With reddish purple petioles and veins, these delicately lobed leaves change from grey to purple as the weather cools. Very tender raw or cooked as baby or mature greens. Slightly heat tolerant and less frost hardy than other kales. It seems a garden without kale is incomplete. With so many varieties, colors, textures and flavors there is surely one to suit any taste. Some of them are so colorful and beautiful that they can even be used as an ornamental.
| Average Seed / oz | Seed / 100' Row | Average Yield / 100' Row | Days to Harvest |
| 7000 | 5 gr | 75 lbs | 50 |
| Planting Season | Ideal Soil Temp | Sun | Frost Tolerance |
| All | 50-85°F | Full/Part | Very Tolerant |
| Sowing Method | Seed Depth | Direct Seed Spacing | Seeds Per Packet |
| Transplant or Direct Seed | 1/2" | 1" | 635 |
| Mature Spacing | Days to Sprout | Production Cycle | Seed Viability |
| 12" | 3-12 | Biennial | 4-5 years |
Very cold hardy. It seems a garden without kale is incomplete. With so many varieties, colors, textures and flavors there is surely one to suit any taste. Some of them are so colorful and beautiful that they can even be used as an ornamental. Extremely nutritious, kale can be eaten fresh in salads or cooked in any number of ways, limited only by one's imagination.
Nutrients: dietary fiber, vitamins A, C (very high) and E, calcium, potassium, iron, folate, beta-carotene and the phytochemical quercitinbeta-carotene.
The Brassica family grows best in well-drained soils with compost and available nutrients like Nitrogen. Add compost to ensure that the seedlings will have food immediately available to them once planted in the ground. Kale grows best in partial shade/part sun.
Seed indoors Plant seeds in trays for spring and fall planting. Use Seedling soil or potting soil that acts as a simple substrate. Plant seeds in holes at a depth of ½” planting 3-4 seeds in each hole about 1” apart. Cover the seeds with soil and lightly pat soil to cover each hole. Place tray under grow lights or near a south-facing window. Give seedling tray one good “soak” of water after planting and every day to ensure that the soil stays moist.
Once you have located the best spot for planting, plant each seedling 12” apart. When removing the seedlings from your seedling tray, lightly pull each one out of wet soil and loosen the roots from the soil as much as possible without damaging the roots. Use your finger to punch a hole in the soil deep enough to fit all of the seedling’s roots into the hole. Until harvest, continue watering once a day in the evening. Apply an organic fertilizer every two weeks to push the plants along in production and keep them healthy.
For direct sow, seeds will take approximately 3-12 days to sprout. As the seedlings appear and grow, weed out the smallest sprouts leaving only the largest and strongest in the tray. You will need to “harden off” the seedlings started indoors before planting them outside in a container or garden bed.
Kale is typically ready to harvest after 50 days. Some varieties, such as Portuguese Kale, may take as long as 85 days to mature for harvest. Just keep an eye on your plants, mentally noting their progress. Once the leaves reach desired size, or about the size of kale leaves you see in the grocery store, clip them off the plant using a pair pruning shears or scissors. Do not cut all the leaves to have a “cut and come again harvest”. This way you can reap the bounty of a healthy Kale harvest all summer long! Happy planting.
Kale needs to undergo exposure to winter cold in order to flower and set seed, so in milder climates, fall planting for seed harvest the following summer works great. In very cold climates it might be necessary to dig the plant up, trim the leaves and store in sawdust or sad for planting out in spring after frosts have passed. Mediterranean kales of the Brassica oleracea species will cross with each other as will the Siberian kales, Brassica napus, but the Mediterranean and Siberian varieties will not cross with each other. For good seed genetics, allow several plants of the same variety to flower at the same time. Harvest seed pods when brown and dry.
Orders with all items in stock will ship in 3-4 business days, plus transit time. During peak season (January - April) please allow extra time for your order to be fulfilled. We do NOT process orders on the weekend, if you place an order on Friday it will be processed on Monday.
All orders are shipped by the United States Postal Service or UPS, either USPS First Class, USPS Priority, or UPS Ground. USPS First Class (under 1 pound) transit time 5-6 business days. USPS Priority and UPS Ground (1lb and over) transit time 2-3 business days. If your order is over 1 lb it will be shipped USPS Priority or UPS Ground (depending on what you chose in check out), it can NOT be shipped USPS First Class. All transit times varies by season. If you want to receive tracking information please provide an email when placing your order, tracking information is sent via email. If you require expedited shipping please call us at 828-254-0708.
Pre-Order/ Seasonal Items:
If your order contains a Pre-Order/ Seasonal item(s), example: Garlic, Shallots, Seed Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, etc., they will be shipped during the season those items are available. Seasonal Items will be shipped and available based on South East planting times. If your order has both Pre-Order / Seasonal items and seed packets, cover crops, etc., Pre-Order items will NOT delay the other items in your order from being shipped. Those NON Pre-Order/ Seasonal items (seed packets, cover crops, etc.) will be shipped within 3-4 business days, and the Pre-Order/ Seasonal items will ship out separately as they become available based on South East planting times.
Local Pick-Up:
If you live near Asheville, North Carolina, and would like to pick up your order, instead of paying shipping, you can select local pick up in your cart. Please provide a phone number and (or) email address so we can contact you when your order is ready to pick up. Please allow 2-3 days to process local pick up orders during peak season (Januray-April). If you do NOT live in North Carolina, for example you live in Johnson City, Tennessee and would like to pick up your order instead of paying shipping, please put our address as the shipping address:
Sow True Seed 243 Haywood St, Asheville, NC 28801
If you do not use a North Carolina shipping address it will not allow you to select local pick up.
We rigorously test our seed two times a year through the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to ensure that your seed will germinate and remain viable as long as it is stored correctly. We never sell seed that does not meet the Federal standards of germination. For quality control reasons, we regret that we cannot accept returns of seed, but if for any reason your seed does not germinate within the sell-by date, we will gladly replace the seed. We ask that you keep the LOT# from the seed packet so we can keep track of any complaints.
Your payment and personal information is always safe. Our Secure Sockets Layer software is the industry standard and among the best software available today for secure commerce transactions. It encrypts all of your personal information, including credit card number, name, and address, so that it cannot be read over the internet.
We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. We may collect personally identifiable information when you visit our site. We also automatically receive and record information on our server logs from your browser including your IP address, cookie information and the pages you visited. We will never sell your personally identifiable information to anyone, ever.
TERMS FOR IMAGE RIGHTS - these things always sound scary, but basically we enjoyed your photo and would love to use it so other people can see what our seeds can become! We'd love to do that without getting in trouble, so being that we live in a crazy world, here are a few terms:
If you agree to permit us to use the photograph, we will need you to agree to a few terms. The terms are as follows:
Radish - Daikon, Japanese Minowase
| Packet weight |
Approx. seeds/ packet |
Bulk packet weight |
Approx. seeds/ bulk packet |
| 2 g |
110 |
1/2 oz |
770 |
| Planting Season | Ideal Soil Temp | Sun | Frost Tolerance |
| All | 45-80°F | Full/Part | Moderately Tolerant |
| Sowing Method | Seed Depth | Direct Seed Spacing | Days to sprout |
| Direct Seed | 1/2" | 1/2" | 4-11 |
| Mature Spacing | Days to harvest | Production Cycle | Seed Viability |
| 2-3" | 60 |
Biennial | 2-5 years |
Technically belonging to the Chicory family, Radicchio is a quick growing bitter red leafy vegetable.
Radishes are a moderately frost-tolerant vegetable that prefer full sun, but will tolerate partial shade. Plant in fertile, evenly moist soil that is free of rocks.
Spring radish varieties are small, fast growing (24-32 days), and become pungent and woody in the heat of summer. Direct seed spring radishes outdoors up to 6 weeks before the last frost date. For a continual harvest, sow in 1-2 week succession plantings until temperatures become hot. These radish varieties can be planted again in the fall when temperatures cool.
Winter radish varieties have larger roots and are slower to mature (60 days). Direct seed winter radishes outdoors so that they mature around the first fall frost.
Plant seed 1/2" deep and1/2-1" apart in rows 12" apart. Optimal soil temperature for germination is 55-85°F. Seeds will sprout in 4-11 days. Thin so that mature plants are 2" apart for spring radishes and 6" apart for winter radishes.
Spring radishes should be picked before they become large and woody (24-32 days). Winter radishes will be ready for harvest in approximately 60 days, depending on the variety.
Orders with all items in stock will ship in 3-4 business days, plus transit time. During peak season (January - April) please allow extra time for your order to be fulfilled. We do NOT process orders on the weekend, if you place an order on Friday it will be processed on Monday.
All orders are shipped by the United States Postal Service or UPS, either USPS First Class, USPS Priority, or UPS Ground. USPS First Class (under 1 pound) transit time 5-6 business days. USPS Priority and UPS Ground (1lb and over) transit time 2-3 business days. If your order is over 1 lb it will be shipped USPS Priority or UPS Ground (depending on what you chose in check out), it can NOT be shipped USPS First Class. All transit times varies by season. If you want to receive tracking information please provide an email when placing your order, tracking information is sent via email. If you require expedited shipping please call us at 828-254-0708.
Pre-Order/ Seasonal Items:
If your order contains a Pre-Order/ Seasonal item(s), example: Garlic, Shallots, Seed Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, etc., they will be shipped during the season those items are available. Seasonal Items will be shipped and available based on South East planting times. If your order has both Pre-Order / Seasonal items and seed packets, cover crops, etc., Pre-Order items will NOT delay the other items in your order from being shipped. Those NON Pre-Order/ Seasonal items (seed packets, cover crops, etc.) will be shipped within 3-4 business days, and the Pre-Order/ Seasonal items will ship out separately as they become available based on South East planting times.
Local Pick-Up:
If you live near Asheville, North Carolina, and would like to pick up your order, instead of paying shipping, you can select local pick up in your cart. Please provide a phone number and (or) email address so we can contact you when your order is ready to pick up. Please allow 2-3 days to process local pick up orders during peak season (Januray-April). If you do NOT live in North Carolina, for example you live in Johnson City, Tennessee and would like to pick up your order instead of paying shipping, please put our address as the shipping address:
Sow True Seed 243 Haywood St, Asheville, NC 28801
If you do not use a North Carolina shipping address it will not allow you to select local pick up.
We rigorously test our seed two times a year through the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to ensure that your seed will germinate and remain viable as long as it is stored correctly. We never sell seed that does not meet the Federal standards of germination. For quality control reasons, we regret that we cannot accept returns of seed, but if for any reason your seed does not germinate within the sell-by date, we will gladly replace the seed. We ask that you keep the LOT# from the seed packet so we can keep track of any complaints.
Your payment and personal information is always safe. Our Secure Sockets Layer software is the industry standard and among the best software available today for secure commerce transactions. It encrypts all of your personal information, including credit card number, name, and address, so that it cannot be read over the internet.
We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. We may collect personally identifiable information when you visit our site. We also automatically receive and record information on our server logs from your browser including your IP address, cookie information and the pages you visited. We will never sell your personally identifiable information to anyone, ever.
TERMS FOR IMAGE RIGHTS - these things always sound scary, but basically we enjoyed your photo and would love to use it so other people can see what our seeds can become! We'd love to do that without getting in trouble, so being that we live in a crazy world, here are a few terms:
If you agree to permit us to use the photograph, we will need you to agree to a few terms. The terms are as follows:
Radish - Easter Egg Mix, ORGANIC
| Packet weight |
Approx. seeds/ packet |
Bulk packet weight |
Approx. seeds/ bulk packet |
| 2 g |
235 |
1/2 oz |
1,645 |
| Planting Season | Ideal Soil Temp | Sun | Frost Tolerance |
| All | 45-80°F | Full/Part | Moderately Tolerant |
| Sowing Method | Seed Depth | Direct Seed Spacing | Days to sprout |
| Direct Seed | 1/2" | 1/2" | 4-11 |
| Mature Spacing | Days to harvest | Production Cycle | Seed Viability |
| 2-3" | 30 |
Biennial | 2-5 years |
Technically belonging to the Chicory family, Radicchio is a quick growing bitter red leafy vegetable.
Radishes are a moderately frost-tolerant vegetable that prefer full sun, but will tolerate partial shade. Plant in fertile, evenly moist soil that is free of rocks.
Spring radish varieties are small, fast growing (24-32 days), and become pungent and woody in the heat of summer. Direct seed spring radishes outdoors up to 6 weeks before the last frost date. For a continual harvest, sow in 1-2 week succession plantings until temperatures become hot. These radish varieties can be planted again in the fall when temperatures cool.
Winter radish varieties have larger roots and are slower to mature (60 days). Direct seed winter radishes outdoors so that they mature around the first fall frost.
Plant seed 1/2" deep and1/2-1" apart in rows 12" apart. Optimal soil temperature for germination is 55-85°F. Seeds will sprout in 4-11 days. Thin so that mature plants are 2" apart for spring radishes and 6" apart for winter radishes.
Spring radishes should be picked before they become large and woody (24-32 days). Winter radishes will be ready for harvest in approximately 60 days, depending on the variety.
Orders with all items in stock will ship in 3-4 business days, plus transit time. During peak season (January - April) please allow extra time for your order to be fulfilled. We do NOT process orders on the weekend, if you place an order on Friday it will be processed on Monday.
All orders are shipped by the United States Postal Service or UPS, either USPS First Class, USPS Priority, or UPS Ground. USPS First Class (under 1 pound) transit time 5-6 business days. USPS Priority and UPS Ground (1lb and over) transit time 2-3 business days. If your order is over 1 lb it will be shipped USPS Priority or UPS Ground (depending on what you chose in check out), it can NOT be shipped USPS First Class. All transit times varies by season. If you want to receive tracking information please provide an email when placing your order, tracking information is sent via email. If you require expedited shipping please call us at 828-254-0708.
Pre-Order/ Seasonal Items:
If your order contains a Pre-Order/ Seasonal item(s), example: Garlic, Shallots, Seed Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, etc., they will be shipped during the season those items are available. Seasonal Items will be shipped and available based on South East planting times. If your order has both Pre-Order / Seasonal items and seed packets, cover crops, etc., Pre-Order items will NOT delay the other items in your order from being shipped. Those NON Pre-Order/ Seasonal items (seed packets, cover crops, etc.) will be shipped within 3-4 business days, and the Pre-Order/ Seasonal items will ship out separately as they become available based on South East planting times.
Local Pick-Up:
If you live near Asheville, North Carolina, and would like to pick up your order, instead of paying shipping, you can select local pick up in your cart. Please provide a phone number and (or) email address so we can contact you when your order is ready to pick up. Please allow 2-3 days to process local pick up orders during peak season (Januray-April). If you do NOT live in North Carolina, for example you live in Johnson City, Tennessee and would like to pick up your order instead of paying shipping, please put our address as the shipping address:
Sow True Seed 243 Haywood St, Asheville, NC 28801
If you do not use a North Carolina shipping address it will not allow you to select local pick up.
We rigorously test our seed two times a year through the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to ensure that your seed will germinate and remain viable as long as it is stored correctly. We never sell seed that does not meet the Federal standards of germination. For quality control reasons, we regret that we cannot accept returns of seed, but if for any reason your seed does not germinate within the sell-by date, we will gladly replace the seed. We ask that you keep the LOT# from the seed packet so we can keep track of any complaints.
Your payment and personal information is always safe. Our Secure Sockets Layer software is the industry standard and among the best software available today for secure commerce transactions. It encrypts all of your personal information, including credit card number, name, and address, so that it cannot be read over the internet.
We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. We may collect personally identifiable information when you visit our site. We also automatically receive and record information on our server logs from your browser including your IP address, cookie information and the pages you visited. We will never sell your personally identifiable information to anyone, ever.
TERMS FOR IMAGE RIGHTS - these things always sound scary, but basically we enjoyed your photo and would love to use it so other people can see what our seeds can become! We'd love to do that without getting in trouble, so being that we live in a crazy world, here are a few terms:
If you agree to permit us to use the photograph, we will need you to agree to a few terms. The terms are as follows:
Radish - French Breakfast, ORGANIC
| Packet weight |
Approx. seeds/ packet |
Bulk packet weight |
Approx. seeds/ bulk packet |
| 2 g |
250 |
1/2 oz |
1750 |
| Planting Season | Ideal Soil Temp | Sun | Frost Tolerance |
| All | 45-80°F | Full/Part | Moderately Tolerant |
| Sowing Method | Seed Depth | Direct Seed Spacing | Days to sprout |
| Direct Seed | 1/2" | 1/2" | 4-11 |
| Mature Spacing | Days to harvest | Production Cycle | Seed Viability |
| 2-3" | 24 |
Biennial | 2-5 years |
Technically belonging to the Chicory family, Radicchio is a quick growing bitter red leafy vegetable.
Radishes are a moderately frost-tolerant vegetable that prefer full sun, but will tolerate partial shade. Plant in fertile, evenly moist soil that is free of rocks.
Spring radish varieties are small, fast growing (24-32 days), and become pungent and woody in the heat of summer. Direct seed spring radishes outdoors up to 6 weeks before the last frost date. For a continual harvest, sow in 1-2 week succession plantings until temperatures become hot. These radish varieties can be planted again in the fall when temperatures cool.
Winter radish varieties have larger roots and are slower to mature (60 days). Direct seed winter radishes outdoors so that they mature around the first fall frost.
Plant seed 1/2" deep and1/2-1" apart in rows 12" apart. Optimal soil temperature for germination is 55-85°F. Seeds will sprout in 4-11 days. Thin so that mature plants are 2" apart for spring radishes and 6" apart for winter radishes.
Spring radishes should be picked before they become large and woody (24-32 days). Winter radishes will be ready for harvest in approximately 60 days, depending on the variety.
Orders with all items in stock will ship in 3-4 business days, plus transit time. During peak season (January - April) please allow extra time for your order to be fulfilled. We do NOT process orders on the weekend, if you place an order on Friday it will be processed on Monday.
All orders are shipped by the United States Postal Service or UPS, either USPS First Class, USPS Priority, or UPS Ground. USPS First Class (under 1 pound) transit time 5-6 business days. USPS Priority and UPS Ground (1lb and over) transit time 2-3 business days. If your order is over 1 lb it will be shipped USPS Priority or UPS Ground (depending on what you chose in check out), it can NOT be shipped USPS First Class. All transit times varies by season. If you want to receive tracking information please provide an email when placing your order, tracking information is sent via email. If you require expedited shipping please call us at 828-254-0708.
Pre-Order/ Seasonal Items:
If your order contains a Pre-Order/ Seasonal item(s), example: Garlic, Shallots, Seed Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, etc., they will be shipped during the season those items are available. Seasonal Items will be shipped and available based on South East planting times. If your order has both Pre-Order / Seasonal items and seed packets, cover crops, etc., Pre-Order items will NOT delay the other items in your order from being shipped. Those NON Pre-Order/ Seasonal items (seed packets, cover crops, etc.) will be shipped within 3-4 business days, and the Pre-Order/ Seasonal items will ship out separately as they become available based on South East planting times.
Local Pick-Up:
If you live near Asheville, North Carolina, and would like to pick up your order, instead of paying shipping, you can select local pick up in your cart. Please provide a phone number and (or) email address so we can contact you when your order is ready to pick up. Please allow 2-3 days to process local pick up orders during peak season (Januray-April). If you do NOT live in North Carolina, for example you live in Johnson City, Tennessee and would like to pick up your order instead of paying shipping, please put our address as the shipping address:
Sow True Seed 243 Haywood St, Asheville, NC 28801
If you do not use a North Carolina shipping address it will not allow you to select local pick up.
We rigorously test our seed two times a year through the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to ensure that your seed will germinate and remain viable as long as it is stored correctly. We never sell seed that does not meet the Federal standards of germination. For quality control reasons, we regret that we cannot accept returns of seed, but if for any reason your seed does not germinate within the sell-by date, we will gladly replace the seed. We ask that you keep the LOT# from the seed packet so we can keep track of any complaints.
Your payment and personal information is always safe. Our Secure Sockets Layer software is the industry standard and among the best software available today for secure commerce transactions. It encrypts all of your personal information, including credit card number, name, and address, so that it cannot be read over the internet.
We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. We may collect personally identifiable information when you visit our site. We also automatically receive and record information on our server logs from your browser including your IP address, cookie information and the pages you visited. We will never sell your personally identifiable information to anyone, ever.
TERMS FOR IMAGE RIGHTS - these things always sound scary, but basically we enjoyed your photo and would love to use it so other people can see what our seeds can become! We'd love to do that without getting in trouble, so being that we live in a crazy world, here are a few terms:
If you agree to permit us to use the photograph, we will need you to agree to a few terms. The terms are as follows:
Radish - Watermelon
| Packet weight |
Approx. seeds/ packet |
Bulk packet weight |
Approx. seeds/ bulk packet |
| 2 g |
170 |
1/2 oz | 1,190 |
| Planting Season | Ideal Soil Temp | Sun | Frost Tolerance |
| All | 45-80°F | Full/Part | Moderately Tolerant |
| Sowing Method | Seed Depth | Direct Seed Spacing | Days to sprout |
| Direct Seed | 1/2" | 1/2" | 4-11 |
| Mature Spacing | Days to harvest | Production Cycle | Seed Viability |
| 2-3" | 60 |
Biennial | 2-5 years |
Technically belonging to the Chicory family, Radicchio is a quick growing bitter red leafy vegetable.
Radishes are a moderately frost-tolerant vegetable that prefer full sun, but will tolerate partial shade. Plant in fertile, evenly moist soil that is free of rocks.
Spring radish varieties are small, fast growing (24-32 days), and become pungent and woody in the heat of summer. Direct seed spring radishes outdoors up to 6 weeks before the last frost date. For a continual harvest, sow in 1-2 week succession plantings until temperatures become hot. These radish varieties can be planted again in the fall when temperatures cool.
Winter radish varieties have larger roots and are slower to mature (60 days). Direct seed winter radishes outdoors so that they mature around the first fall frost.
Plant seed 1/2" deep and1/2-1" apart in rows 12" apart. Optimal soil temperature for germination is 55-85°F. Seeds will sprout in 4-11 days. Thin so that mature plants are 2" apart for spring radishes and 6" apart for winter radishes.
Spring radishes should be picked before they become large and woody (24-32 days). Winter radishes will be ready for harvest in approximately 60 days, depending on the variety.
Orders with all items in stock will ship in 3-4 business days, plus transit time. During peak season (January - April) please allow extra time for your order to be fulfilled. We do NOT process orders on the weekend, if you place an order on Friday it will be processed on Monday.
All orders are shipped by the United States Postal Service or UPS, either USPS First Class, USPS Priority, or UPS Ground. USPS First Class (under 1 pound) transit time 5-6 business days. USPS Priority and UPS Ground (1lb and over) transit time 2-3 business days. If your order is over 1 lb it will be shipped USPS Priority or UPS Ground (depending on what you chose in check out), it can NOT be shipped USPS First Class. All transit times varies by season. If you want to receive tracking information please provide an email when placing your order, tracking information is sent via email. If you require expedited shipping please call us at 828-254-0708.
Pre-Order/ Seasonal Items:
If your order contains a Pre-Order/ Seasonal item(s), example: Garlic, Shallots, Seed Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, etc., they will be shipped during the season those items are available. Seasonal Items will be shipped and available based on South East planting times. If your order has both Pre-Order / Seasonal items and seed packets, cover crops, etc., Pre-Order items will NOT delay the other items in your order from being shipped. Those NON Pre-Order/ Seasonal items (seed packets, cover crops, etc.) will be shipped within 3-4 business days, and the Pre-Order/ Seasonal items will ship out separately as they become available based on South East planting times.
Local Pick-Up:
If you live near Asheville, North Carolina, and would like to pick up your order, instead of paying shipping, you can select local pick up in your cart. Please provide a phone number and (or) email address so we can contact you when your order is ready to pick up. Please allow 2-3 days to process local pick up orders during peak season (Januray-April). If you do NOT live in North Carolina, for example you live in Johnson City, Tennessee and would like to pick up your order instead of paying shipping, please put our address as the shipping address:
Sow True Seed 243 Haywood St, Asheville, NC 28801
If you do not use a North Carolina shipping address it will not allow you to select local pick up.
We rigorously test our seed two times a year through the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to ensure that your seed will germinate and remain viable as long as it is stored correctly. We never sell seed that does not meet the Federal standards of germination. For quality control reasons, we regret that we cannot accept returns of seed, but if for any reason your seed does not germinate within the sell-by date, we will gladly replace the seed. We ask that you keep the LOT# from the seed packet so we can keep track of any complaints.
Your payment and personal information is always safe. Our Secure Sockets Layer software is the industry standard and among the best software available today for secure commerce transactions. It encrypts all of your personal information, including credit card number, name, and address, so that it cannot be read over the internet.
We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. We may collect personally identifiable information when you visit our site. We also automatically receive and record information on our server logs from your browser including your IP address, cookie information and the pages you visited. We will never sell your personally identifiable information to anyone, ever.
TERMS FOR IMAGE RIGHTS - these things always sound scary, but basically we enjoyed your photo and would love to use it so other people can see what our seeds can become! We'd love to do that without getting in trouble, so being that we live in a crazy world, here are a few terms:
If you agree to permit us to use the photograph, we will need you to agree to a few terms. The terms are as follows: