Buyer Beware—9 Plants You Should Never Buy as Seedlings, Gardeners Warn
With spring on the horizon, it’s time to wake up the garden. Annuals, perennials, veggies, and fruits are just some of the plants you might be ready to put into the soil, but you might not be aware of this lesser-known fact: not all varieties should go into the garden as transplanted seedlings.
Some plants do better when added to the garden as seeds instead. To confirm which plants to never buy as seedlings, we chatted with gardening experts.
Meet the Expert
- Ellie Longfellow Bilodeau is a third-generation gardener at Longfellow’s Greenhouses in Maine.
- Elizabeth Jones is the seed librarian at the Jefferson Public Library in Jefferson, Georgia.
- Nicole Johnsey Burke is a gardener and CEO of Gardenary Inc., a garden education and lifestyle brand teaching how to garden.
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