Container Garden Seeds

Container gardening makes it possible to grow fresh vegetables, herbs, and flowers wherever sunlight finds a little room. This collection brings together compact, adaptable, and productive seeds suited to pots, patio planters, window boxes, grow bags, and small raised beds.

Plant leafy greens, radishes, herbs, compact vegetables, trailing flowers, and other favorites without a traditional garden plot. Choose containers with good drainage and enough depth for each crop, then combine quick harvests with varieties that continue producing throughout the season.

Lemon Balm Seeds - Organic
Lemon Balm Seeds - Organic
Lemon Balm Seeds - Organic
Price:$5.35
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Pacific Beauty Mix - Organic Calendula Seeds
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Pacific Beauty Mix - Organic Calendula Seeds
Price:$5.35
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American Flag - Organic Leek Seeds
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American Flag - Organic Leek Seeds
Price:$4.95
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Sugar Ann - Dwarf Snap Pea Seeds
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Sugar Ann - Dwarf Snap Pea Seeds
Sale price:$4.28 Regular price: $5.35
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Greek - Oregano Seeds
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Greek - Oregano Seeds
Price:$4.95
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Roquette - Organic Arugula Seeds
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Roquette - Organic Arugula Seeds
Price:$4.95
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Yellow Pear - Organic Tomato Seeds
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Yellow Pear - Organic Tomato Seeds
Price:$5.85
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Easter Egg - Radish Seeds
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Easter Egg - Radish Seeds
Price:$4.95
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Purple Top White Globe - Organic Turnip Seeds
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Purple Top White Globe - Organic Turnip Seeds
Price:$4.95
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Lollo Rossa - Organic Lettuce Seeds
Lollo Rossa - Organic Lettuce Seeds
Lollo Rossa - Organic Lettuce Seeds
Price:$4.95
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French Breakfast - Organic Radish Seeds
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French Breakfast - Organic Radish Seeds
Price:$5.95
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Borage Seeds
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Borage Seeds
Price:$4.65
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Teddy Bear - Sunflower Seeds
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Teddy Bear - Sunflower Seeds
Price:From $3.95
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Rainbow Mix - Organic Swiss Chard Seeds
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Rainbow Mix - Organic Swiss Chard Seeds
Price:$5.35
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Bushy - Organic Cucumber Seeds
Bushy - Organic Cucumber Seeds
Bushy - Organic Cucumber Seeds
Price:$4.95
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Garlic Chives Seeds - Organic
Garlic Chives Seeds - Organic
Garlic Chives Seeds - Organic
Price:$5.35
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Poblano, Ancho - Hot Pepper Seeds
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Poblano, Ancho - Hot Pepper Seeds
Price:$5.95
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Ace 55 - Organic Tomato Seeds
Ace 55 - Organic Tomato Seeds
Ace 55 - Organic Tomato Seeds
Price:$5.95
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Pak Choi White Stem - Organic Cabbage Seeds
Pak Choi White Stem - Organic Cabbage Seeds
Pak Choi White Stem - Organic Cabbage Seeds
Price:$4.95
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Wild Bergamot - Bee Balm Seeds
Wild Bergamot - Bee Balm Seeds
Wild Bergamot - Bee Balm Seeds
Price:$3.95
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Blue Curled Scotch - Organic Kale Seeds
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Blue Curled Scotch - Organic Kale Seeds
Price:$4.95
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Moskvich - Tomato Seeds
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Moskvich - Tomato Seeds
Price:$5.35
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Italian - Organic Oregano Seeds
Italian - Organic Oregano Seeds
Italian - Organic Oregano Seeds
Price:$4.95
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Jade - Bush Bean Seeds
Jade - Bush Bean Seeds
Jade - Bush Bean Seeds
Sale price:$3.16 Regular price: $3.95
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Choosing Seeds for Container Gardens

Container gardening works best when the size of the plant is matched to the size of the pot. Leafy greens, herbs, radishes, compact flowers, and bunching onions can grow in modest planters, while tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, carrots, bush beans, summer squash, and other larger vegetables need deeper containers and more soil.

Good drainage matters as much as container size. Choose pots with open drainage holes, use a dependable growing mix, and avoid allowing roots to sit in standing water. Containers dry more quickly than garden soil, so check moisture regularly during hot, sunny, or windy weather.

Build the garden around the containers you have and the space each crop will need at maturity. Combine quick crops such as lettuce, radishes, and herbs with longer-producing vegetables and flowers, leaving enough room for roots, airflow, and regular watering. As one crop finishes, another can take its place, keeping a small garden productive through more of the season.

More Ways to Grow in Small Spaces

Culinary Herb Garden Seeds

Culinary Herb Garden Seeds

Fresh herbs for pots, planters, window boxes, and harvesting close to the kitchen.
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Salad Garden Seeds

Greens, roots, herbs, and compact vegetables for fresh harvests from small spaces.
Kid-Friendly Seeds

Kid-Friendly Seeds

Colorful, unusual, and rewarding varieties that are easy to grow in pots and small garden spaces.

Container Garden Questions

Herbs, lettuce, radishes, compact carrots, bush beans, peppers, smaller tomatoes, nasturtiums, calendula, and many annual flowers grow well in containers when given enough sunlight, soil, drainage, and root space.

The needed depth depends on the crop. Leafy greens and many herbs can grow in shallower planters, while tomatoes, peppers, carrots, cucumbers, and larger vegetables need deeper containers with more soil.

Yes, when their sunlight, watering, and root-space needs are compatible. Avoid crowding vigorous plants, and leave enough room for airflow and mature growth.

Containers often dry faster than in-ground beds, especially during hot or windy weather. Check the soil regularly and water according to the crop, pot size, and weather rather than following a fixed schedule.

Useful Supplies for Container Gardens

Supplies for Small-Space Growing

Supplies for Small-Space Growing

Find fertilizers, plant markers, hand tools, and other practical supplies for planting, feeding, labeling, and caring for a productive container garden.