Seeds for Starting Outside

The seeds listed below can all be sown outside directly into garden soil.

Easy Start Seeds: the following seeds are easy to start outside - amaranth, beets, beans, peas, corn, chard, cilantro, cucumber, dill, squash, and most flowers.

Start These Seeds Outside: the following seeds will actually perform better if started directly outside into their final location instead of sowed into containers - amaranth, arugula, leaf lettuce, beans, cilantro, cucumber, melon, squash, peas, radish, spinach.  

Keep your seeds moist!

Beware of Slugs! Slugs & snails like to eat many emerging seedlings. We recommend using the organic slug bait called Sluggo to protect your babies from slugs!