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It's possible to have a fine vegetable garden by buying young plants. But you will have a much wider range of possibilities if you start your own plants from seeds indoors.
All of the seeds offered in our are of the highest quality, stored in climate-controlled conditions that are optimum for preserving seeds for maximum germination.
We offer a selection of certified organic vegetable, herb, and flower seeds as well as accessory products.
Organic
Heirloom
Annuals
Perennials
Flowers
Vegetables
Herbs
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Sun-Loving
Part-Shade
Shade-Loving
Indoor Seed
Long Bloomers
Attracts Butterflies
For Containers
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Easy Care Seeds
Direct Sow
Ground Covers
Vines & Climbers
Fragrant
Heat Tolerant
Tolerates Dry Soil
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| January |
| Celery, Cabbage, Carrots, Radish, Swish Chard, English Peas, Kale, Mustard, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Beets, Brussel Sprouts, Collards, Turnips, Lettuce, Onions, Garlic, Leeks, Parsnips, Irish Potatoes, Swiss Chard, Tomatoes, Peppers, Cold-Hardy Herbs. |
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| February |
| Celery, Irish Potatoes, Corn Snap & Lima Beans, Parsley, Dill, Cilantro, Chives, Marjoram, Thyme, Radish, Rutabaga, Endive, Mustard, Collards, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Turnips, Lettuce, Cabbage, Carrots, Beets, Spinach, Chard, Tomatoes, Peppers. |
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| March |
| Snap & Lima Beans, Pinto Beans, Corn, Rosemary, Sage, Basil, Mint, Field Peas, Herbs, Radish, Endive, Mustard Collards, lettuce, Beets, Spinach, Swiss Chard, Tomatoes, Peppers, Eggplant, Melons, Squash. |
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| April |
| Corn, Field Peas, Peppers, More Summer Herbs, Cucumber, Squash, Cantelope, Watermelon, Pumpkin, Climbing Spinach, Eggplant, Okra, Sweet Potatoes (Ask us how to grow your own starts). |
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| May |
| Corn, Field Peas, Melon, Pumpkin, Eggplant, Okra, Sweet Potatoes. |
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| June |
| Corn, Field Peas, Melon, Sweet Potatoes, Pumpkin, Eggplant, Okra |
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| July |
| Field Peas, Corn, Cucumber, Squash, Sweet Potatoes, Melon, Pumpkin, Eggplant, Okra. |
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| August |
| Corn, Field Peas, Cucumber, Squash, Tomatoes, Pumpkin. |
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| September |
| Snap & Lima Beans, Pinto Beans, Radish, Endive, Mustard, Collards, Turnips, Cabbage, Brussel Sprouts, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Kale, Parsley, Chives, Cilantro, Lettuce, Beets, Other Winter Herbs, Irish Potatoes, Spinach, Swiss Chard. |
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| October |
Celery, Irish Potatoes, Parsley, Chives, Thyme, Other Winter Herbs, Cilantro, Radish, Rutabaga, Endive, Mustard, Collards, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Kale, Turnips, Lettuce, Cabbage, Carrots, Beets, Spinach, Swiss Chard, Onion, Garlic, Leeks, Parsnips, English Peas. |
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| November |
| Onions, Garlic, Irish Potatoes, Leeks, Parsnips, English Peas, Kale, Radish, Spinach, Mustard, Collards, Turnips, Beets, Carrot. |
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| December |
| Radish, Collards, Mustard, Turnips, Onions, Carrots, Beets, Plus many of the january crops. |
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| Ask about when to plant other selections not seen here on our list. Remember to garden year round in Houston. |
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Did You Know? |
• The largest seed in the world is the double coconut. It can measure up to 50cm (1.6ft) around the middle! Coconuts have a fiberous coating and an air space inside them, because they need to be able to float to a new home. Some coconuts have floated 2000km over the sea before they find dry land!
• Seeds provide the worlds daily food. Your breakfast cereal and toast, your pasta or pizza lunch and your rice dish for tea all started life as seeds from different grasses. .
• Some orchid seed-pods hold three million seeds.
• Kapok is soft, fluffy stuff that comes from a seed-case. Years ago it was used to fill life jackets, because it was light, strong and water proof.
• Some seeds found in frozen soil in Canada were grown and produced flowers. The seeds were thought to be more than ten thousand years old.
• There are some very dangerous seeds, such as the deadly night shade; two berries could kill you. Even more dangerous are the seeds from the castor oil plant. One bean will kill an adult. |
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| Seeds can be sold by weight and mix at Quality Feed & Garden, Houston, Texas |
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| Creating Healthy Soil |
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In Houston we typically are faced with “gumbo”, a clay soil that feels sticky when rubbed between your fingers. Gumbo tends to be full of nutrients but heavy, holding excessive water, and having poor aeration. Improving Gumbo soil requires the addition of organic matter like our peat moss, compost, and manure. Organic matter needs to be most of your finished soil tilled in atleast 8 inches. Many gardens simply add organic matter on top of our gumbo soil in “raised” beds to 12 inches rather than spen time cultivating the gumbo. Continually adding organic matter builds healthy soil.
The term pH of 7.0 is important for vegetables and many shrubs and trees. Citrus, azaleas, camelia and many tropicals thrive in more acidic soils with a pH of 5.5 to 6.0. Our dolomite limestone raises pH, and our powdered sulfur can help create lower levels. We offer free pH soil testing and recommend that you have your soil tested regularly to ensure the proper pH for what you are growing. Ask about our free pH testing today!
The conservation of moisture is vital in Houston's hot humid climate. We offer cypress mulch (won't float away in a heavy rain) alfalfa, and coastal hay to protect your plants' roots year round and enrich your soil with organic matter as they break down. Add SIX inches of mulch at least twice a year to ensure your plants insulation against Houston's heat and to prevent weeds. Alfalfa and hay break down readily and serve the added function of building organic matter that improves your soil. |
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