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.
Marconi Red - Organic Sweet Pepper Seeds
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Marconi Red - Organic Sweet Pepper Seeds
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True Hyssop - Herb Seeds
True Hyssop - Herb Seeds
True Hyssop - Herb Seeds
$3.95
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Black Cherry - Tomato Seeds
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Black Cherry - Tomato Seeds
$5.35
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Golden Detroit - Beet Seeds
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Golden Detroit - Beet Seeds
$4.95
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Spring Raab - Broccoli Seeds
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Spring Raab - Broccoli Seeds
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Lemon Mint - Bee Balm Seeds
Lemon Mint - Bee Balm Seeds
Lemon Mint - Bee Balm Seeds
$4.65
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Cherry Belle - Organic Radish Seeds
Cherry Belle - Organic Radish Seeds
Cherry Belle - Organic Radish Seeds
$5.65
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Bull's Blood - Beet Seeds
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Bull's Blood - Beet Seeds
$3.95
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Verde - Organic Tomatillo Seeds
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Verde - Organic Tomatillo Seeds
$5.45
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Chioggia - Organic Beet Seeds
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Chioggia - Organic Beet Seeds
$4.95
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Thai - Organic Basil Seeds
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Thai - Organic Basil Seeds
$4.95
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Lemon - Organic Basil Seeds
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Lemon - Organic Basil Seeds
$4.95
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Black Krim - Tomato Seeds
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Black Krim - Tomato Seeds
$4.95
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Crego Mix - China Aster Seeds
Crego Mix - China Aster Seeds
Crego Mix - China Aster Seeds
$3.95
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Texas Plume - Organic Celosia Seeds
Texas Plume - Organic Celosia Seeds
Texas Plume - Organic Celosia Seeds
$4.95
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Tom Thumb - Dwarf Organic Shelling Pea Seeds
Tom Thumb - Dwarf Organic Shelling Pea Seeds
Tom Thumb - Dwarf Organic Shelling Pea Seeds
$5.95
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German - Organic Chamomile Seeds
German - Organic Chamomile Seeds
German - Organic Chamomile Seeds
$4.95
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Orange Sun - Organic Sweet Pepper Seeds
Orange Sun - Organic Sweet Pepper Seeds
Orange Sun - Organic Sweet Pepper Seeds
$5.35
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Broadleaf Sage Seeds - Organic
Broadleaf Sage Seeds - Organic
Broadleaf Sage Seeds - Organic
$5.35
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Marvel of Four Seasons - Organic Lettuce Seeds
Marvel of Four Seasons - Organic Lettuce Seeds
Marvel of Four Seasons - Organic Lettuce Seeds
$4.95
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Italian Pepperoncini - Organic Sweet Pepper Seeds
Italian Pepperoncini - Organic Sweet Pepper Seeds
Italian Pepperoncini - Organic Sweet Pepper Seeds
$5.95
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Lilliput Mix - Zinnia Seeds
Lilliput Mix - Zinnia Seeds
Lilliput Mix - Zinnia Seeds
$3.95
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Walla Walla - Organic Onion Seeds
Walla Walla - Organic Onion Seeds
Walla Walla - Organic Onion Seeds
$5.95
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Florence - Organic Fennel Seeds
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Florence - Organic Fennel Seeds
$4.95
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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.