Organic Gardening Seeds For Sale In Chula Vista

When you buy organic seed, you have the assurance that the seed was grown without synthetic chemicals and you are supporting farms and companies that are committed to organic agriculture.

Use immediately for best flavor. Bulbs are ready to harvest when they are 3-inches in diameter — roughly 3-4 months after planting. Every part of this gift from Italy is useful! Florence Fennel ( Foeniculum vulgare ) has bulbs that can be roasted or...

Sow successive crops all season long, starting 2-4 weeks before last frost in spring and continuing until a month before first frost in fall. Begin harvest when roots reach 1 inch across (typically 55 to 70 days).

Hand scatter this mixture onto bare ground. Its flowers provide perfect landing platforms for butterflies. Its nearly ever-green leaves have red undersides and its flowers change from cream to pink to a deep red throughout the season.

It's a perfect show-stopping variety to plant with children. Tall — though some gardeners have reported plants up to 7 ft. Remove spent blossoms to extend the flowering season and mulch to prevent weeds, conserve moisture and improve aesthetics.

Here are our best tips on How to Grow Peppers , too! Each packet contains approximately 25 seeds. Start indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost or, depending on your climate zone, sow directly in the garden after the soil has warmed.

Ivory-colored seeds with an occasional striped seed. Each packet contains approximately 100 seeds. Hang upside down in a cool room with good ventilation and check often — seeds fall freely from the head when dry.

Start indoors 6 to 10 weeks before the last expected frost and transplant into the garden when two sets of true leaves develop. Harvest when heads are firm, full and compact. Spring plantings will bolt quickly in warm weather.

The fruits will be ready to harvest in 105 days. Averaging 4-6 lbs. Each, these pumpkins also have a long storage life. When you buy organic seed, you have the assurance that the seed was grown without synthetic chemicals and you are supporting farms...

Each packet contains approximately 50 seeds. Start indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost or, depending on your climate zone, sow directly in the garden after the soil has warmed.

Thin seedlings to 6 inches apart when they are 4-5 inches tall. To harvest, pinch or cut young leaves just above the soil surface and allow to grow back. Plants will quickly bolt (flower) in hot weather.

(Annual) Learn How to Grow Zinnias here. Start indoors under lights 3- to 4-weeks before the last frost date of spring. Very attractive to pollinators. Each packet contains approximately 100 seeds.

Each packet contains approximately 50 seeds. Most varieties can be eaten when green or under-ripe, however, the flavor improves as plants mature. Allow 1-1/2 feet between plants in all directions; provide support for varieties that grow over one foot...

May also be planted in hills, two per hill, with the hills spaced 2-3 feet apart. Fruits are ready to pick when stems turn from green to brown and begin to dry. Cut from vines with at least one inch of stem attached.

(50-55 days) Learn How to Grow Beans here. Sow 1 inch deep and 2-4 inches apart in rows 18-24 inches apart. First introduced by Peter Henderson and Company in 1897. Each packet contains approximately 50 seeds.

Continue harvest until plants bolt in late summer. (50-60 days) CERTIFIED ORGANIC. Sow 1/2 inch deep and 1-3 inches apart. Plant directly into the garden 2-4 weeks before the last expected frost.

The Orange Prince Daisy is tolerant of heat, sun, and drought. Tall) Learn How to Grow Daisies here. Remove the spent flowers to extend the flowering season into the fall. Beautiful sunny orange blooms until frost.

Planting and Harvesting Tips: Crops may be sown throughout spring and summer months at 2 to 3 week intervals, until about 1 month before first frost in fall. Deep orange colored roots grow up to 4-inches long and are very productive in pots.

Choose a sunny location and provide plants plenty of room by spacing two feet apart in rows separated by five feet. Fruit that is fully ripened on the vine has a much fuller flavor than fruits that are picked early and then allowed to ripen.

Planting and Harvesting Tips: Direct sow after all danger of frost has passed, about 4- to 12-inches apart, with 1/2 inch of soil covering them. Plants will attract butterflies all summer long.

Allow approximately 15 inches between plants and 24 inches between rows. Cut the stalk at the base of the head and compost the outer leaves. Wash carefully and refrigerate for up to two weeks, if necessary.

Look for firm, sizable pods and pinch off with your thumbnail and fingers. Great in soups, salads and many side dishes! Half-runner; 75 days. Soaking 1-2 hours prior to planting will speed germination.

Planting and Harvesting Tips: This cool season annual requires full sun and regular water. Seedlings may be set out two weeks before the last frost. (58-90 days) Each packet contains approximately 300 seeds.

Pick a sunny site with rocky or sandy soil that is as weed free as possible. This biennial is deer resistant and produces a beautiful rosette of dissected foliage during its first year.

Each packet contains approximately 250 seeds. Annual in zones 5 and lower; biennial in zones 6-9. Store dried leaves in air tight jars and crush or grind just before use. Harvest when plants produce leaves with at least three branches.

(55 days) Each packet contains approximately 100 seeds. A perfect choice for fresh eating, roasting or pickling. Harvest greens before they reach 6 inches for best flavor — perfect for salads!

Smells and tastes like cinnamon! The leaves add a little zip to salads, jellies, vinegars and teas. Lightly cover and keep planting trays warm. Plants are ready to harvest when they reach 6 in.