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.

Cinnamon - Organic Basil Seeds
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Cinnamon - Organic Basil Seeds
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Star of David - Organic Okra Seeds
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Star of David - Organic Okra Seeds
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Blue Flax - Perennial Flax Seeds
Blue Flax - Perennial Flax Seeds
Blue Flax - Perennial Flax Seeds
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Spearmint - Mint Seeds
Spearmint - Mint Seeds
Spearmint - Mint Seeds
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Forest Fire - Celosia Seeds
Forest Fire - Celosia Seeds
Forest Fire - Celosia Seeds
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Holy (Tulsi) - Organic Basil Seeds
Holy (Tulsi) - Organic Basil Seeds
Holy (Tulsi) - Organic Basil Seeds
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Contender - Organic Bush Bean Seeds
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Contender - Organic Bush Bean Seeds
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Deer Tongue - Lettuce Seeds
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Deer Tongue - Lettuce Seeds
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Anise - Herb Seeds
Anise - Herb Seeds
Anise - Herb Seeds
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Rosa Bianca - Eggplant Seeds
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Rosa Bianca - Eggplant Seeds
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Scarlet - Kale Seeds
Scarlet - Kale Seeds
Scarlet - Kale Seeds
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Morris Heading - Collard Seeds
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Morris Heading - Collard Seeds
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Jing Orange - Okra Seeds
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Jing Orange - Okra Seeds
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Green Wave - Mustard Greens Seeds
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Green Wave - Mustard Greens Seeds
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Black Nebula - Carrot Seeds
Black Nebula - Carrot Seeds
Black Nebula - Carrot Seeds
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Umpqua - Broccoli Seeds
Umpqua - Broccoli Seeds
Umpqua - Broccoli Seeds
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Iceland - Poppy Seeds
Iceland - Poppy Seeds
Iceland - Poppy Seeds
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Purple Tomatillo Seeds
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Purple Tomatillo Seeds
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White Sweet - Organic Alyssum Seeds
White Sweet - Organic Alyssum Seeds
White Sweet - Organic Alyssum Seeds
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Forest Green - Organic Parsley Seeds
Forest Green - Organic Parsley Seeds
Forest Green - Organic Parsley Seeds
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Mizuna - Organic Mustard Greens Seeds
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Mizuna - Organic Mustard Greens Seeds
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Red Torpedo - Onion Seeds
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Red Torpedo - Onion Seeds
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Pink Bumble Bee - Tomato Seeds - Certified Naturally Grown (CNG)
Pink Bumble Bee - Tomato Seeds - Certified Naturally Grown (CNG)
Pink Bumble Bee - Tomato Seeds - Certified Naturally Grown (CNG)
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Knee High Mix - Sweet Pea Seeds
Knee High Mix - Sweet Pea Seeds
Knee High Mix - Sweet Pea Seeds
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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.