Seed Crop Information

Germination
Temperature (Soil)

Sow To
Transplant 2

Finishing Night
Temperature

Transplant To Flower
(Crop Time from 512 Plugs to
606 Finish Trays, 36 Cells per Flat)

No

72-75F (22-24C)

25-35 days

62-65F (17-18C)

8-9 weeks

No

65-70F (18-21C)

35-40 days

60-65F (15-18C)

5-6 weeks***

Germination Cover
Lighting
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Crop Name

Type

Seeds/Ounce

Seeds/Gram

Abutilon

Annual

8,500

300

Achillea (288 plug)

Perennial

140,000

4,900

Agastache

Perennial

68,000

2,400

Yes

60-70F (15-21C)

25-35 days

65-70F (18-21C)

10-12 weeks*

Ageratum

Annual

200,000

7,000

No

75-78F (24-25C)

28-38 days

60-65F (15-18C)

Spring, 8 weeks

Alcea (Hollyhock)
(128 plug)

Perennial

3,000-6,000

105-210

Yes

70-75F (21-24C)

28 days

55-60F (13-15C)

8-10 weeks **/ ***

Alchemilla (128 plug)

Perennial

95,000

3,325

Yes

70-75F (21-24C)

70 days

55-58F (13-14C)

12-14 weeks***

Alstroemeria F1 (pots)

Annual

1,400

50

Yes

72F (22C) 1 week

55-65 days

50-60F (10-15C)

16-18 weeks

Alternanthera (A. dentata) Annual

17,400

614

Yes

72-76F (22-24C)

28-35 days

62-65F (16-18C)

4-5 weeks**

Alyssum (can direct sow)

Annual

90,000

3,150

No

68-72F (20-22C)

28-38 days

50-55F (10-13C)

Spring, 3-4 weeks

Anemone coronaria
(128 plug)

Perennial/Cut

56,000

1,960

Yes

65-70F (18-21C)

40-58 days

46-55F (8-13C)

18-20 weeks

Anemanthele

Grass

84,000-98,000

3,000-3,500

Best with
light

No

68-77F (20-25C)

35-42 days

59-64F (15-18C)

6-8 weeks

Angelonia

Annual

28,500 (Pelleted)

1,000 (Pelleted)

Best with
light

No

72-76F (22-24C)

35-42 days

64-66F (18-19C)

8-10 weeks

Aquilegia

Perennial

15,000-22,000

525-770

Yes

70-75F (21-24C)

54-70 days

55-60F (13-15C)

15-20 weeks

Arabis (128 plug)

Perennial

70,000

2,450

No

65-70F (18-21C)

56 days

50-55F (10-13C)

12-15 weeks***

Armeria (128 plug)

Perennial

15,000-20,000

480-714

Optional 68-70F (20-21C)

70 days

50-55F (10-13C)

14-17 weeks***

Asclepias, Annual

Annual

11,000

385

Yes

35-55 days

60-65F (15-18C)

7-11 weeks***

Asclepias, Perennial
(128 plug)

Perennial

3,500

123

Optional 65-75F (18-24C)

63 days

60-65F (15-18C)

11-13 weeks***

Asparagus, Ornamental

Annual

500-875

17-30

Yes

78-80F (25-26C)

42-49 days

60-65F (15-18C)

Spring, 24 weeks

Aster, Annual (Callistephus) Annual

12,000

420

Yes

65-70F (18-21C)

15-20 days

55-65F (13-18C)

4-5 weeks***

Aster, Perennial

Perennial

62,300

2,200

Yes

65-70F (18-21C)

21-30 days

55-60F (13-15C)

14-16 weeks***

Astilbe arendsii (128 plug)

Perennial

384,000

13,400

No

70-75F (21-24C)

70-77 days

55-58F (13-14C)

14-16 weeks***

Bacopa

Annual

34,020 (Pelleted)

1,200 (Pelleted)

No

68-74F (20-23C)

21-28 days

55-60F (13-15C)

4-6 weeks

Best with
light

Best with
light

Best in
darkness
Best with
light
Best with
light

70-75F (21-24C)

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Germination
Temperature (Soil)

Sow To
Transplant 2

Finishing Night
Temperature

Transplant To Flower
(Crop Time from 512 Plugs to
606 Finish Trays, 36 Cells per Flat)

Yes

65-70F (18-21C)

23-28 days

62-65F (17-18C)

Spring, 4-5 weeks

Germination Cover
Lighting
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Crop Name

Type

Seeds/Ounce

Seeds/Gram

Basil (can direct sow)

Annual
Vegetable

16,000

560

Begonia, Dragon Wing

Annual

28,550 (Pelleted)

1,000 (Pelleted)

Best with
light

No

74-78F (24-25C)

49-56 days

60-65F (15-18C)

Spring, 7-11 weeks

Begonia, BabyWing

Annual

28,550 (Pelleted)

1,000 (Pelleted)

Best with
light

No

74-80F (24-27C)

49-56 days

60-65F (15-18C)

5-7 weeks

Begonia, Fibrous

Annual

2,000,000
28,510 (Pelleted)

70,000
1,000 (Pelleted)

Best with
light

No

74-78F (24-25C)

41-56 days

60-65F (15-18C)

Spring, 6-8 weeks

Begonia, Tuberous

Annual

1,000,000

35,000

Best with
light

No

75-78F (24-25C)

49-73 days

65-68F (18-20C)

Spring, 10-12 weeks; Summer, 8-10

Bellis (128 plug)

Perennial

140,000

4,900

Yes

65-75F (18-24C)

49 days

45-55F (7-13C)

6-14 weeks

Broccoli

Vegetable

6,000-9,000

210-315

Yes

70F (21C)

10-14 days

50-60F (10-16C)

4-6 weeks***

Browallia

Annual

125,000

4,375

No

75-78F (24-25C)

49-52 days

60-65F (15-18C)

Spring, 8-9 weeks

Brussels Sprouts

Vegetable

7,000

245

Yes

70F (21C)

14-21 days

50-60F (10-15C)

4-6 weeks***

Cabbage

Vegetable

7,000

245

Yes

70F (21C)

10-14 days

50-60F (10-15C)

4-6 weeks***

Calendula

Annual

3,000-4,000

105-140

No

68-70F (20-21C)

32-36 days

55-58F (13-14C)

Spring, 9-10 weeks

Campanula

Perennial

1,500,000-1,700,000 52,500-59,500

No

60-65F (15-18C)

49-70 days

58-60F (14-15C)

Spring, 10-15 weeks***

Carex

Grass

51,000-68,000

1,800-2,400

No

68-72 (20-22C)

28 days

50-60F (10-15C)

10-12 weeks**

Carnation

Annual
Perennial

25,000

875

Yes

65-70F (18-21C)

35-42 days

50-55F (10-13C)

10-14 weeks (flowering 6-in./15-cm

Cauliflower

Vegetable

7,000

245

Yes

70F (21C)

10-14 days

50-60F (10-15C)

4-6 weeks***

Celery

Vegetable

71,000

2,485

Yes

70-75F (21-24C)

15-28 days

58-60F (14-15C)

8-10 weeks***

Celosia

Annual

34,000-50,000

1,190-1,750

No

75-78F (24-25C)

32-35 days

55-65F (13-18C)

Spring, 7-10 weeks

Centaurea (128 plug)

Perennial

2,200

79

Yes

70-75F (21-24C)

56 days

50-55F (10-13C)

10-12 weeks***

Cerastium (128 plug)

Perennial

80,000

2,800

No

65-72F (18-22C)

56 days

55-58F (13-14C)

11-12 weeks***

Chives (direct sow)

Perennial
Vegetable

33,000

1,155

Yes

70F (21C)

Direct sow

55-60F (13-15C)

9-12 weeks***

Cilantro/Coriander
(can direct sow)

Vegetable

3,000

105

Yes

65-70F (18-21C)

14-18 days

55-58F (13-14C)

7-10 weeks***

Cineraria (288 plug)

Annual

150,000

5,250

Best with
light

No

70-75F (21-24C)

40-52 days

60-62F (15-17C)

Winter, 12-14 weeks

Cleome

Annual

14,000

490

Best with
light

No

70-72F (21-22C)

20-25 days

70-75F (21-24C)

7-8 weeks; germination can be erratic

Coleus

Annual

100,000-125,000

3,500-4,375

Yes

72-75F (22-24C)

35-43 days

62-65F (17-18C)

Spring, 4-6 weeks

Collards

Vegetable

7,000

245

Yes

70F (21C)

14-21 days

50-60F (10-15C)

4-6 weeks***

Coreopsis (C. grandiflora)

Perennial

10,000

350

No

65-75F (18-21C)

26-37 days

50-55F (10-13C)

6-10 weeks***

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Best with
light

Best with
light

Best with
light

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Germination
Temperature (Soil)

Sow To
Transplant 2

Finishing Night
Temperature

Transplant To Flower
(Crop Time from 512 Plugs to
606 Finish Trays, 36 Cells per Flat)

Crop Name

Type

Seeds/Ounce

Seeds/Gram

Corynephorus

Grass

226,800-255,300

8,000-9,000

No

68-72 (20-22C)

30 days

50-60F (10-15C)

10-12 weeks**

Cosmos

Annual

3,500-5,000

125-175

Yes

65-70F (18-21C)

25-33 days

60-65F (15-18C)

Spring, 4-6 weeks

Crossandra

Annual

4,000

140

Yes

77-80F (25-27C)

34-49 days

68-75F (20-24C)

Summer, 16-24 weeks (4-in./10-cm

Cyclamen (288 plug)

Annual

2,500-4,000

87-140

Yes

65-68F (18-20C)

56-77 days

58-65F (14-18C)

Fall, 20-22 weeks; Winter, 24-26

Dahlia

Annual

2,800

98

Yes

68-70F (20-21C)

27-32 days

55-65F (11-18C)

Spring, 5-7 weeks

Delphinium

Perennial

8,000-18,000

280-630

Yes

Day 75-80F (24-26C) 20-28 days

55-63F (13-17C)

9-12 weeks***; alternate day/night

Dianthus

Annual
Perennial

22,000-45,000

770-1,575

Optional 64-68F (18-20C)

31-40 days

50-55F (10-14C)

Spring, 8-10 weeks

Diascia

Annual

4,900

175

Yes

65-70F (18-21C)

28 days

50-60F (10-15C)

6-8 weeks

Dichondra

Annual

6,070

214

Yes

72-76F (22-24C)

35 days

62-65F (16-18C)

7-8 weeks**

Digitalis (128 plug)

Perennial

126,000

4,410

No

70-75F (21-24C)

56 days

48-55F (9-13C)

16-18 weeks**

Dill (can direct sow)

Annual
Vegetable

27,000

945

No

65-70F (18-21C)

30-43 days

55-60F (13-15C)

Spring, 4-5 weeks***

Dracaena indivisa

Annual

10,000

350

Yes

Day 86F (30C)

30-40 days

65-68F (18-20C)

10-12 months**

Dusty Miller (Silver Dust)

Annual

50,000-100,000

1,750-3,500

No

72-75F (22-24C)

31-48 days

60-65F (15-18C)

Spring, 7-9 weeks

Echinacea

Perennial

8,000

280

Yes

70F (21C)

14-21 days

50-55F (10-13C)

8-10 weeks***

Eggplant

Vegetable

6,000

210

Yes

70-75F (21-24C)

12-20 days

60-65F (15-18C)

4-6 weeks***

Eragrostis

Grass

107,800 (Pelleted)

3,800 (Pelleted)

No

64-68F (18-20C)

20-28 days

62-74F (16-23C)

6-8 weeks; cover seed lightly

Erysimum

Annual

14,000

500

Yes

68-72 (20-22C)

28 days

55-60F (13-15C)

7-9 weeks

Festuca

Grass

22,600-28,500

800-1,000

No

68-72 (20-22C)

21-28 days

58-60F (14-15C)

10-12 weeks**

Flowering Kale/Cabbage

Annual

7,000

245

Yes

65-70F (18-21C)

14-24 days

50-55F (10-13C)

Spring, 7-8 weeks**

Fuchsia

Annual

70,000

2,450

Yes

70-75F (21-24C)

29-49 days

65-68F (18-20C)

Spring, 8-10 weeks

Gaillardia (G. grandiflora)

Perennial

7,000

245

No

70-75F (21-24C)

56 days

52-55F (11-15C)

10-12 weeks

Gazania

Annual

12,000

420

Yes

68-70F (20-21C)

25-28 days

55-60F (13-15C)

Spring, 7 weeks

Geranium

Annual

6,000

210

Yes

70-75F (21-24C)

17-25 days

65-70F (18-21C)

Spring, 8-11 weeks; Summer, 7-8 weeks

Geranium, Ivy

Annual

6,000

210

Yes

70-75F (21-24C)

12-20 days

60-65F (15-18C)

14-15 weeks (4-in./10-cm pots), 16-17

Gerbera

Annual

7,000

245

Yes

68-72F (20-22C)

25-30 days

60-65F (15-18C)

14-20 weeks (4-5-in./10-13-cm pots)*

Geum (128 plug)

Perennial

10,000

350

Best with
light

No

65-70F (18-21C)

70 days

50-55F (10-13C)

10-11 weeks***

Gloxinia

Annual

800,000

28,000

Best with
light

No

65-70F (18-21C)

35-42 days

65-68F (18-20C)

11-14 weeks (4.5-6-in./11-15-cm pots)*

Best in
darkness

Best with
light

Best in
darkness

Best with
light

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Germination Cover
Lighting
Seed1

Germination
Temperature (Soil)

Sow To
Transplant 2

Finishing Night
Temperature

Transplant To Flower
(Crop Time from 512 Plugs to
606 Finish Trays, 36 Cells per Flat)

Crop Name

Type

Seeds/Ounce

Seeds/Gram

Gomphrena

Annual

11,000

385

Yes

68-75F (20-24C)

30-43 days

62-65F (17-18C)

Spring, 4-5 weeks

Helenium (288 plug)

Annual

5,000
206
(Multi-seed pellet) (Multi-seed pellet)

Yes

65-75F (18-24C)

21-28 days

64-66F (18-19C)

5-7 weeks

Helichrysum bracteatum
(Strawflower)

Annual

45,000

1,575

Yes

70-75F (21-24C)

27-34 days

62-65F (17-18C)

Spring, 6-6.5 weeks

Helichrysum microphyllum Annual

645,000

22,750

No

72-76F (22-24C)

42-49 days

62-65F (16-18C)

8-9 weeks**

Heliopsis (128 plug)

Perennial

8,000

280

Optional 68-77F (20-25C)

63 days

60-62F (15-18C)

8-10 weeks

Heuchera

Perennial

500,000

17,500

No

65-75F (18-22C)

35-55 days

55-60F (13-15C)

6-9 weeks***

Hibiscus (200 plug)

Annual
Perennial

2,835

100

Yes

68-72F (20-24C)

21-28 days

68-70F (20-21C)

9-13 weeks (quarts to gallons)

Hypoestes

Annual

18,000

630

No

70-75F (21-24C)

31-39 days

60-68F (15-20C)

Spring, 8-10 weeks

Iberis (128 plug)

Perennial

10,000

350

Best with
light

No

60-65F (15-18C)

56 days

50-54F (10-12C)

10-14 weeks***

Impatiens auricoma

Annual

20,000-23,000

700-800

Best with
light

No

72-76F (22-24C)

28-35 days

62-68F (17-20C)

Spring, 8-9 weeks**

Impatiens walleriana

Annual

40,000-60,000

1,400-2,100

Best with
light

No

72-76F (22-24C)

34-43 days

62-68F (17-20C)

Spring, 5-6 weeks

Impatiens, New Guinea

Annual

11,000-17,000

385-595

Best with
light

No

72-78F (22-25C)

39-48 days

60-68F (15-20C)

Spring, 8-9 weeks**

Iresine

Annual

44,800

1,580

Best with
light

Yes

72-76F (22-24C)

28 days

62-65F (16-18C)

5-7 weeks**

Isolepis

Grass

13,500

475

Best with
light

No

64-68F (18-20C)

28-35 days

62-74F (16-23C)

4-6 weeks

Juncus

Grass

29,000
1,000
Best with
(Multi-seed pellet) (Multi-seed pellet) light

No

64-68F (18-20C)

35-42 days

62-74F (16-23C)

5-7 weeks

Kale

Vegetable

6,000

210

Yes

65-70F (18-21C)

14-21 days

50-55F (10-13C)

4-6 weeks***

Kniphofia (Tritoma)

Perennial

9,000

315

No

65-75F (18-24C)

30-45 days

60F (15C)

10-12 weeks ***; transplant into larger

Koeleria

Grass

79,000

2,800

No

64-68 (18-20C)

21-28 days

64-68F (18-20C)

7-9 weeks**

Larkspur

Annual

10,000

350

Yes

70F (21C)

56 days

50-55F (10-13C)

4-6 weeks to transplant for cuts

Lavender angustifolia

Perennial

27,000-30,800

950-1,085

Yes

65-75F (18-24C)

21-35 days

65-70F (18-21C)

Spring, 15-18 weeks

Leek (direct sow)

Vegetable

8,000

282

Yes

70-75F (21-24C)

Direct sow

60-65F (15-18C)

14-16 weeks***

Lettuce

Vegetable

15,000

525

No

65-70F (18-21C)

22-28 days

55-60F (13-15C)

6-9 weeks

Leucanthemum (128 plug)

Perennial

15,000-35,000

525-1,225

Yes

68-77F (20-25C)

56 days

50-55F (10-13C)

10-12 weeks***

Linaria

Annual

18,900
660
(Multi-seed pellet) (Multi-seed pellet)

Yes

65-68F (18-20C)

28-35 days

50-60F (10-15C)

5-7 weeks

Lisianthus (Eustoma)

Annual

28,550 (Pelleted)

No

68-72F (20-22C)

63-70 days

60-65F (15-18C)

Spring and Summer, 10-12 weeks

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1,000 (Pelleted)

Best with
light

Best with
light

Best with
light

Best with
light

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Seed1

Germination
Temperature (Soil)

Sow To
Transplant 2

Finishing Night
Temperature

Transplant To Flower
(Crop Time from 512 Plugs to
606 Finish Trays, 36 Cells per Flat)

Best with
light

No

70-76F (21-24C)

32-41 days

50-55F (10-13C)

Spring, 8-9 weeks

Crop Name

Type

Seeds/Ounce

Seeds/Gram

Lobelia erinus

Annual

700,000-1,000,000

24,500-35,000

Lupinus (128 plug)

Perennial

1,000

35

Yes

65-70F (18-21C)

35 days

50-55F (10-13C)

10-12 weeks***

Luzula

Grass

57,000-68,000

2,000-2,400

No

68-70F (20-21C)

21-28 days

55-58F (13-14C)

9-10 weeks**

Lychnis (128 plug)

Perennial

57,000

2,010

Optional 65-68F (18-20C)

56 days

50-55F (10-13C)

10-12 weeks***

Marigold

Annual

9,000

315

Yes

70-72F (21-22C)

30-33 days

60-62F (15-17C)

Spring, 6-8 weeks

Matricaria

Perennial

200,000

7,000

No

70-72F (21-22C)

21-28 days

60-62F (15-17C)

Spring, 9-10 weeks

Melampodium

Annual

5,500

190

Yes

65-68F (18-20C)

20-24 days

60-62F (15-17C)

7-9 weeks

Millet, Ornamental
(128 plug) (can direct sow)

Annual

3,290

116

Yes

72-78F (22-25C)

14-21 days

64-66F (18-19C)

Spring, 4-5 weeks

Mimulus

Annual

624,000

21,840

No

60-70F (15-21C)

20-25 days

55-60F(13-15C)

8-9 weeks; long-day plants light if

Mint

Perennial
Vegetable

472,000

16,520

Yes

70-75F (21-24C)

17-22 days

55-60F (13-15C)

Spring, 3-4 weeks***

Monarda (128 plug)

Perennial

56,000

1,975

Yes

70-75F (21-24C)

56 days

55-58F (13-14C)

8-10 weeks***

Myosotis (128 plug)

Perennial

45,000

1,590

No

68-74F (20-23C)

49 days

50-55F (10-13C)

10-12 weeks***

Nasturtium

Annual

220

Yes

65-70F (18-21C)

24-31 days

62-65F (17-18C)

Spring, 8-9 weeks

Nemesia

Annual

90,000

3,150

Yes

68-74F (20-23C)

14-21 days

55-60F (13-15C)

13-15 weeks**

Nicotiana

Annual

250,000

8,750

No

70-75F (21-24C)

31-43 days

60-65F (15-18C)

Spring, 9 weeks

Oenothera (128 plug)

Perennial

6,500

227

Yes

65-72F (18-22C)

63 days

55-58F (13-14C)

10-12 weeks***

Onion (direct sow)

Vegetable

9,000

315

Yes

70F (21C)

Direct sow

55-60F (13-15C)

8-10 weeks***

Oregano

Perennial
Vegetable

245,000

8,575

Yes

70F (21C)

18-28 days

50-55F (10-13C)

10-11 weeks***

Osteospermum

Annual

3,680

130

Yes

70-75F (21-24C)

28-35 days

60-62F (15-17C)

7-10 weeks**; hold plugs 2 weeks at

Pansy

Annual

20,000-30,000

700-1,050

Yes

68-70F (20-21C)

31-42 days

50-55F (10-13C)

Spring, 8-9 weeks; Summer, 7-8 weeks

Parsley (can direct sow)

Vegetable

18,000

630

Yes

70 (21C)

21-28 days

60-65F (15-18C)

7-10 weeks***

Pentas

Annual

31,900 (Pelleted)

1,125 (Pelleted)

No

74-78F (23-25C)

45-57 days

62-65F (17-18C)

Spring, 9 weeks

Pepper

Vegetable

4,000

140

Yes

75-78F (24-25C)

29-38 days

62-65F (17-18C)

Spring, 4-7 weeks

Pepper, Ornamental

Annual

6,000-8,000

210-280

Yes

75-78F (24-25C)

15-21 days

62-65F (17-18C)

12-16 weeks**

Petunia

Annual

245,000-285,000
33,000 (Pelleted)

8,575-9,975
1,200 (Pelleted)

Best with
light

No

75-78F (24-25C)

31-43 days

60-62F (15-17C)

Spring, 6-8 weeks

Petunia, Easy Wave,

Annual

33,000 (Pelleted)

1,200 (Pelleted)

Best with
light

No

75-78F (24-25C)

31-43 days

60-65F (15-18C)

Spring, 7-10 weeks**

Phlox

Annual

14,000

490

Best in
darkness

Yes

65-68F (18-20C)

33-42 days

50-55F (10-13C)

Spring, 8-9 weeks

Best with
light

Best with
light

Best with
light

Best with
light

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Lighting
Seed1

Germination
Temperature (Soil)

Sow To
Transplant 2

Finishing Night
Temperature

Transplant To Flower
(Crop Time from 512 Plugs to
606 Finish Trays, 36 Cells per Flat)

Crop Name

Type

Seeds/Ounce

Seeds/Gram

Platycodon

Perennial

32,000

1,120

Best with
light

No

68-70F (20-21C)

18-28 days

55-60F (13-16C)

6-9 weeks***

Plectranthus

Annual

21,200 (Pelleted)

1,100 (Pelleted)

Best with
light

No

64-72F (18-22C)

35-42 days

64-68F (18-20C)

9-10 weeks**

Poppy (Orientale)

Perennial

95,000

3,325

Best with
light

No

65-75F (18-24C)

23-35 days

50-55F (10-13C)

Spring, 15-16 weeks***

Poppy, Iceland
(P. nudicaule) (128 plug)

Perennial

100,000

3,500

Best with
light

No

60-65F (15-18C)

70 days

50-55F (10-13C)

13-14 weeks

Portulaca

Annual

280,000

9,800

No

78-80F (25-26C)

30-38 days

65-68F (18-20C)

Spring, 8 weeks

Primula acaulis (288 plug)

Annual

28,000-37,000

980-1,295

Best with
light

No

65-68F (18-20C)

63-66 days

56-58F (13-14C)

Spring, 8-12 weeks

Primula obconica
(288 plug)

Annual

190,000

6,650

Best with
light

No

65-68F (18-20C)

40-45 days

60-65F (15-18C);
finish at 50-55F
(10-13C)

18 weeks**

Ptilotus

Annual

24,400

860

Yes

78-80F (25-26C)

35-42 days

60-65F (15-18C)

8-10 weeks; do not overwater

Purslane

Annual

280,000

9,800

No

78-80F (25-26C)

30-38 days

65-68F (18-20C)

8-9 weeks

Ranunculus (288 plug)

Annual

42,000

1,470

Yes

60-68F (15-20C)

49-70 days

40-50F (4-10C)

Fall, 14-16 weeks

Rudbeckia

Annual
Perennial

25,000-80,000

875-2,800

Yes

70-72F (21-22C)

20-35 days

50-55F (10-13C)

8-10 weeks***; R. fulgida is much more

Ruellia

Annual

13,850

488

Yes

72-76F (22-24C)

35-40 days

65-68F (18-20C)

15-16 weeks

Sage

Perennial
Vegetable

3,000

105

Yes

70F (21C)

20-27 days

55-60F (13-15C)

Spring, 9-12 weeks**

Salpiglossis

Annual

125,000

4,375

No

70-72F (21-22C)

26-36 days

50-55F (10-13C)

Spring, 13-14 weeks

Salvia (splendens &

Annual

7,500

262

Yes

76-78F (21-25C)

33-42 days

65-68F (18-20C)

Spring, 8 weeks

Scabiosa (128 plug)

Perennial

2,400

84

Best with
light

No

70-75F (21-24C)

42 days

50-55F (10-13C)

10-12 weeks***

Schizanthus (288 plug)

Annual

45,000

1,575

Best in
darkness

No

60-72F (15-22C)

21-35 days

45-55F (7-13C)

Spring, 6-8 weeks***

Scutellaria

Annual

39,000

1,370

Best with
light

No

70-75F (21-24C)

42-49 days

66-68F (19-20C)

8-11 weeks**

Sedum acre/spurium
(128 plug)

Perennial

400,000

1,400

Best with
light

No

60-70F (15-21C)

63 days

60-65F (15-18C)

11-14 weeks***

Snapdragon, Bedding

Annual

180,000-230,000

6,300-8,050

No

65-68F (18-20C)

32-43 days

45-55F (7-13C)

Spring, 10-12 weeks

Spilanthes

Annual

116,200

4,100

Yes

72-76F (22-24C)

28-35 days

62-65F (16-18C)

6-7 weeks**

Stachys

Perennial

15,875 (Pelleted)

560 (Pelleted)

No

65-74F (18-24C)

28-35 days

64-68F (18-19C)

7-9 weeks***

Stipa

Grass

4,000-4,800
140-170
Best with
(Multi-seed pellet) (Multi-seed pellet) light

No

64-75F (18-24C)

35-42 days

59-64F (15-18C)

6-7 weeks

Stock (Matthiola)

Annual

19,000

Yes

62-68F (17-20C)

22-26 days

50-55F (10-13C)

Fall, 12-13 weeks; Spring, 10-11 weeks

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Best in
darkness

Best with
light

Germination Cover
Lighting
Seed1

Germination
Temperature (Soil)

Sow To
Transplant 2

Finishing Night
Temperature

Transplant To Flower
(Crop Time from 512 Plugs to
606 Finish Trays, 36 Cells per Flat)

Crop Name

Type

Seeds/Ounce

Seeds/Gram

Strawberry F1

Annual

60,000

2,100

Yes

65-70F (18-21C)

21-28 days

60-62F (15-17C)

10-12 weeks (baskets in bud and

Sunflower (Helianthus)
(200 plug) (can direct sow)

Annual

2,700

95

Yes

68-72F (18-25C)

21 days

61-68F (17-20C)

9-11 weeks (5.5-6-in./14-15-cm pots)

Sweet Pea (can direct sow)

Vining

350

12

Yes

55-68F (13-20C)

Direct sow to 41-50F (5-10C);

16-20 weeks

Talinum

Annual

26,500 (Pelleted)

935 (Pelleted)

Yes

68-74F (20-24C)

35 days

62-66F (17-19C)

4-5 weeks***

Tecoma

Annual

1,050

37

Yes

68-74F (20-23C)

35-40 days

65-68F (18-20C)

10-11 weeks

Thunbergia

Vining

1,100

38

Yes

70-75F (21-24C)

17-24 days

60-62F (15-17C)

Spring, 8-9 weeks

Thyme

Perennial
Vegetable

124,000

4,340

Yes

70F (21C)

18-28 days

55-60F (13-15C)

11-12 weeks***

Tithonia (288 plug)

Annual

3,600

127

Yes

68-70F (20-21C)

28-35 days

60-62F (15-17C)

Spring, 6-10 weeks (6-in./15-cm pots

Tomato

Vegetable

9,000-11,000

315-385

Yes

70-75F (21-24C)

23-24 days

62-65F (17-18C)

Spring, 3-5 weeks***

Torenia

Annual

28,500-35,700
(Pelleted)

1,000-1,250
(Pelleted)

Best with
light

No

72-75F (22-24C)

29-41 days

62-64F (17-18C)

Spring, 6-7 weeks

Trachelium

Annual

18,500-28,500
(Pelleted)

650-1,000
(Pelleted)

Best with
light

No

70-72F (21-22C)

25-30 days

52-68F (11-20C)

10-14 weeks

Verbascum

Perennial

28,350

1,000

Best with
light

No

70-72F (21-22C)

14-21 days

50F (10C)

9-11 weeks***; blooms first year from

Verbena

Annual

10,000

350

Yes

75-80F (24-26C)

35-42 days

62-65F (17-18C)

Spring, 7-8 weeks; Summer, 6-7 weeks

Veronica (128 plug)

Perennial

221,000

7,735

Best with
light

No

70-75F (21-24C)

49 days

55-58F (13-14C)

11-14 weeks***

Vinca (Catharanthus)

Annual

21,000

735

Best in
darkness

Yes

78-80F (25-26C)

32-44 days

65-68F (18-20C)

Spring, 9 weeks

Viola

Annual

30,000-40,000

1,050-1,400

Yes

65-75F (18-24C)

40-45 days

50-55F (10-13C)

Fall, 8-9 weeks; Spring, 5-6 weeks

Zinnia angustifolia

Annual

60,000

2,116

Yes

68-72F (20-22C)

25-28 days

60-65F (15-18C)

Spring, 4-6 weeks

Zinnia elegans

Annual

2,000-6,000

70-210

Yes

68-72F (20-22C)

25-28 days

60-65F (15-18C)

Spring, 4-6 weeks

Zinnia hybrida

Annual

7,000-11,500

245-400

Yes

68-72F (20-22C)

25-28 days

60-65F (15-18C)

Spring, 4-6 weeks

1 Although light may be beneficial for germination, some species may benefit from a light covering to maintain moisture.
2 288 Tray Add 7 to 10 days to the Sow-To-Transplant time.
384 Tray Add 5 days to the Sow-To-Transplant time.
French marigolds will finish 1.5 to 2 weeks earlier than African marigolds. African marigolds require short days to flower. If sown after February 15, give short days for 14 days in the plug tray.
*Finish as flowering plant
**4 to 4.5-in. (10 to 11-cm) pots
***Finish as green packs
Note: All seed counts are approximate due to variation based on a lot-by-lot comparison.
Seed counts may also vary widely between color and series.
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