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.
California Orange - Poppy Seeds
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California Orange - Poppy Seeds
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White Cherry - Tomato Seeds
White Cherry - Tomato Seeds
White Cherry - Tomato Seeds
$5.35
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Brad's Atomic Grape - Tomato Seeds
Brad's Atomic Grape - Tomato Seeds
Brad's Atomic Grape - Tomato Seeds
$4.76 $5.95
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Kellogg's Breakfast - Organic Tomato Seeds
Kellogg's Breakfast - Organic Tomato Seeds
Kellogg's Breakfast - Organic Tomato Seeds
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Fordhook Giant - Organic Swiss Chard Seeds
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Fordhook Giant - Organic Swiss Chard Seeds
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Showy Evening - Primrose Seeds
Showy Evening - Primrose Seeds
Showy Evening - Primrose Seeds
$3.95
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Bhut Jolokia Ghost - Hot Pepper Seeds
Bhut Jolokia Ghost - Hot Pepper Seeds
Bhut Jolokia Ghost - Hot Pepper Seeds
$6.95
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Peach Melba - Nasturtium Seeds
Peach Melba - Nasturtium Seeds
Peach Melba - Nasturtium Seeds
$4.35
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Flamingo Feather - Celosia Seeds - Certified Naturally Grown (CNG)
Flamingo Feather - Celosia Seeds - Certified Naturally Grown (CNG)
Flamingo Feather - Celosia Seeds - Certified Naturally Grown (CNG)
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Whipple - Bush Bean Seeds
Whipple - Bush Bean Seeds
Whipple - Bush Bean Seeds
$4.20 $4.95
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Philadelphia White Box - Radish Seeds
Philadelphia White Box - Radish Seeds
Philadelphia White Box - Radish Seeds
$3.96 $4.95
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Oriole Orange - Organic Swiss Chard Seeds
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Oriole Orange - Organic Swiss Chard Seeds
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Red Peony - Poppy Seeds
Red Peony - Poppy Seeds
Red Peony - Poppy Seeds
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Lauren's Grape - Poppy Seeds
Lauren's Grape - Poppy Seeds
Lauren's Grape - Poppy Seeds
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Starfire Mix - Signet Marigold Seeds
Starfire Mix - Signet Marigold Seeds
Starfire Mix - Signet Marigold Seeds
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Marmalade - Rudbeckia Seeds
Marmalade - Rudbeckia Seeds
Marmalade - Rudbeckia Seeds
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Hot Portugal - Organic Hot Pepper Seeds
Hot Portugal - Organic Hot Pepper Seeds
Hot Portugal - Organic Hot Pepper Seeds
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Santo - Cilantro Seeds - Certified Naturally Grown (CNG)
Santo - Cilantro Seeds - Certified Naturally Grown (CNG)
Santo - Cilantro Seeds - Certified Naturally Grown (CNG)
$5.95
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Tatsoi - Organic Mustard Greens Seeds
Tatsoi - Organic Mustard Greens Seeds
Tatsoi - Organic Mustard Greens Seeds
$4.17 $5.95
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Flashback Mix - Calendula Seeds - Certified Naturally Grown (CNG)
Flashback Mix - Calendula Seeds - Certified Naturally Grown (CNG)
Flashback Mix - Calendula Seeds - Certified Naturally Grown (CNG)
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Royal Carpet - Organic Alyssum Seeds
Royal Carpet - Organic Alyssum Seeds
Royal Carpet - Organic Alyssum Seeds
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Summer Savory - Herb Seeds
Summer Savory - Herb Seeds
Summer Savory - Herb Seeds
$3.95
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Ping Tung - Eggplant Seeds
Ping Tung - Eggplant Seeds
Ping Tung - Eggplant Seeds
$3.45 $4.95
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Golden Globe - Organic Turnip Seeds
Golden Globe - Organic Turnip Seeds
Golden Globe - Organic Turnip 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.