Start Now, Harvest Later

These fall crops need to be started on the early side in order to enjoy them in the fall! How early that is depends on your growing zone - so compare your frost dates to the days to harvest information found on your seed packets and start your seeds at the perfect time!

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Kale Seeds - Lacinato, ORGANIC

Brassica oleracea ORGANIC. HEIRLOOM. The Italian darling of gourmands the world over! Also popular with kids for its nickname: Dinosaur Kale. Dark green, deeply savoyed leaves conjure images of prehistoric...

Broccoli Seeds - Di Ciccio, ORGANIC

Brassica oleracea HEIRLOOM. You won’t find this beloved old Italian variety in the produce section of your supermarket, which makes it even more exciting to grow at home! Compact, 2...

Brussels Sprouts Seeds - Long Island Improved

Brassica oleracea HEIRLOOM. This reliable, heavy-yielding variety has been a favorite since its introduction in the late 1800s. Compact, 20-inch-tall plants produce 50 to 100 large, tightly headed, dark green...

Kale Seeds - Vates, Dwarf Blue Curled Scotch

Brassica oleracea Vates, Dwarf Blue Curled Scotch kale is a low-growing dwarf type with finely curled blue-green leaves. It's suitable for large containers or raised beds. It grows to 12-16...

Cauliflower Seeds - Snowball Self-Blanching, ORGANIC

Brassica oleracea Self-wrapping leaves protect the delicious 6-8" white heads from heat and sunlight. Best when grown as a fall crop, since the leaves curl inward and wrap the heads...

Broccoli Seeds - Waltham 29

Brassica oleracea This cold-hardy broccoli was released by the University of Massachusetts in 1950, and named for the town of Waltham, MA. It remains a favorite today for its large...

Cabbage Seeds - Charleston Wakefield

Brassica oleracea HEIRLOOM. Charleston Wakefield cabbage was introduced in 1892 as the Southern grower’s answer to Early Jersey Wakefield. It produces similar conical heads, but handles warm weather better than...

Kale Seeds - Red Russian

Brassica napus 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....

Brussels Sprouts Seeds - Catskill

Brassica oleracea HEIRLOOM. This highly productive dwarf variety was introduced in 1941 by Arthur White of Arkport, NY. It has become a prized favorite for its large, 2" diameter, super-flavorful...

Cabbage Seeds - Early Jersey Wakefield

Brassica oleracea HEIRLOOM. This long-time reliable favorite, introduced in the 1840s, is a speedy producer of beautiful, tightly packed, conical heads weighing 2 to 4 pounds each. Its sweet and...

Kohlrabi Seeds - Purple Vienna

Brassica oleracea HEIRLOOM. Slightly larger than Early White Vienna, this standard home and market variety features purple skinned bulbs with greenish-white flesh and small tops.

Broccoli Seeds - Green Sprouting Calabrese

Brassica oleracea HEIRLOOM. This variety came to the United States in the late 1800s with Italian immigrants, and has been a favorite among gardeners ever since! Uniform plants produce a...

Kale Seeds - Red Ursa, ORGANIC

Brassica napus ORGANIC. The award-winning child of Red Russian and Siberian kales, masterminded by the eminent Frank Morton. Thick, slightly frilled leaves like Siberian with the reddish purple veins of...

Kale Seeds - Ethiopian Blue, ORGANIC

Brassica carinata ORGANIC. HEIRLOOM. Also known as  Amara, Gomenzer, Abyssinian mustard, Texsel greens and Habesha Gomen. Whatever you call it, this kale has a smooth, full flavor, which is also sweet...

Cabbage Seeds - Red Acre

Brassica oleracea This early-maturing red cabbage produces beautiful deep purple-red, 2 to 4 pound heads with great flavor and storage quality. The plants are compact and resistant to cabbage yellows...

Broccoli Seeds - Romanesco, ORGANIC

Brassica oleracea This geometric marvel has to be grown to be believed! A no-longer-secret Italian variety with lime green heads composed of well-defined spiraled points in an amazing fractal pattern....

Kale Seeds - Dwarf Siberian

Brassica napus Easy-to-grow by direct seed or transplant. Frost-tolerant and winter hardy. Wants evenly moist soil and will grow in full sun or with partial shade. Can be planted in...

Kale Seeds - Scarlet

Brassica oleracea Large leaves are a shocking, deep red-purple color, and plants grow to almost 3 feet in height. Leaves become even more vibrant when the frosts start coming! Because...

Rutabaga Seeds - American Purple Top

Brassica napus HEIRLOOM. Sweet yellow roots with a fine grain flesh and purple blushing on top help make this variety the most recognized rutabaga. High yields, great taste, excellent winter...

Cabbage Seeds - Perfection Savoy

Brassica oleracea Savoy cabbages are named for the Savoy region of France and prized for their distinctive frilly and crinkled leaves. They are also known for particularly strong frost tolerance...

Chinese Cabbage Seeds - Michihili

Brassica rapa The most popular open-pollinated Chinese cabbage (aka Napa cabbage) available! Sweet and crunchy, this all-purpose cabbage is excellent for fermenting, stir-frying, steaming, roasting, wrapping, oh the list goes...

Brussels Sprouts Seeds - Red Rubine, ORGANIC

Brassica oleracea HEIRLOOM. ORGANIC. Red Rubine Brussels Sprouts produces bright reddish purple sprouts that only get sweeter with cooler weather. Add this splash of color to your garden for a...

Kale Seeds - Willem’s Blue Groninger, ORGANIC

Brassica napus HEIRLOOM. ORGANIC. This seedstock came to us from Experimental Farm Network, who received it from seedsaver Willem van Leeuwen of Pennsylvania. Willem's Blue Groninger kale originated in Groningen,...