Care Guide:
Grow a colorful and delicious vegetable garden. The Rainbow Carrot Blend contains several different varieties of carrot seeds.
- Plant 4-8” apart
- 65-75 days to maturity
Grow a colorful and delicious vegetable garden. The Rainbow Carrot Blend contains several different varieties of carrot seeds.
(Allium schoenoprasum) The slender, onion-flavored, green foliage of chives can be eaten fresh or cooked, and can even be frozen for use later. The cheery, lavender-pink flowers of this perennial herb are also edible and make this species a welcome addition to ornamental borders. Plants will self-sow.
One of the very best for attracting butterflies and birds, this showy and easy-to-grow plant adds a flashy touch to the late summer landscape. Blooms heavily from July through September. Will tolerate clay soils. Plants reach 3-4′ tall. Sow seeds outdoors just before last frost. Can also be started indoors and set out as small plants. Seeds can be soaked in warm water for 24 hours before planting. Prefers full sun to partial shade and well-drained rich soil. 90-120 days.
Iceberg is a timeless classic heirloom lettuce that has been a salad staple for more than 100 years. Crisp and delicious, Iceberg is the standard. Plant Iceberg Lettuce most anywhere, but expect it to thrive in cooler climates.
Parsley is slow but reliably germinates, so have patience. Germination can be sped up a bit by soaking seeds for 24 hours before planting. Choose a sunny spot for your parsley plants and space 3-6 inches apart. Harvest in the morning for optimal flavor. Biennial. 60-75 days.
A hardy, cool-season vegetable that is known for its rapid growth, Radish seeds are a wonderful choice to plant with children. In 20-55 days from planting from seed, these crunchy, peppery roots will be ready to eat. Because they germinate and grow so quickly, radishes are the perfect companion plant with other slow growing crops such as carrots and parsnips. Let the radish seedlings break the soil crust for the slower-growing root crops, and you will be harvesting the radishes right when the carrots or parsnips need more room to grow.
Robust, scented flowers in an abundance of colors harken back to old-fashioned annual cutting gardens. The undeniable vintage charm of this semi-dwarf snapdragon, which grows from 18”-24” high, enlivens garden beds and borders, as well as bouquets.
Deep green leaves produce abundant yields of delicious and nutritious spinach. This is the spinach preferred by most home and market vegetable growers.
One of the most versatile herbs for cooking, thyme has complex aromatics that allow it to pair well with other spices to season meat or vegetables or to stand on its own when roasting chicken. It can be used fresh or dried. Perennial in zones 5-8, thyme grows 6-12” tall with a sprawling habit.