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Our gifts for gardeners — that they will actually use — is back for the 2023 holiday season!
Welcome to our 2023 Holiday Gift Guide, where we’ve handpicked a delightful selection of gifts that will make any gardener’s heart bloom with joy, and yes, that includes you! Our Holiday Gift Guide presents meaningful, impactful, and fun options, providing unique and valuable gifts for the gardeners in your life.
Here’s what’s flourishing in our garden of gift ideas this year:
Rad SDSC Gear
Express your love for the San Diego Seed Company with our rad gear! Explore our Straight Outta Compost tees, hoodies, and tanks, or shield yourself from the sun with our one-of-a-kind large-brimmed hat, locally crafted by a women-owned business near the farm. Check out our stylish ball caps for a touch of garden style around town.
Straight Outta Compost t-shirts and hoodies are on sale through December 31st while supplies last.
2024 Gardening Calendar
Simplify the art of seasonal gardening with our meticulously crafted 2024 Gardening Calendar, created for gardeners in Zones 9 and 10. This beautiful and informative calendar provides month-by-month planting guidance and resources, making it a gift that keeps on giving throughout the year.
Seeds for Garden Trend Setters
Stay ahead of the gardening curve with new varieties added to our catalog this year, ensuring your favorite gardener is always on-trend.
Pelleted Sugar Snax Carrot Seeds
Mini Napa Chinese Cabbage Seeds
Good Luck Japanese Cucumber Seeds
Italian Pepperoncini Pepper Seeds
Rare Seeds
Explore our rare seeds collection, offering unique varieties of vegetables and flowers produced on SDSC’s organic seed farm.
Organic Chupon de Malinalco Tomatillo Seeds
Organic Dezi Sungold Tomato Seeds
Organic Crimson Red Flowered Fava Bean Seeds
Dwarf Tomato Seeds: During the summer of 2023, we expanded our farm production to include many more incredible dwarf varieties. Some seeds are still being processed; sign up on the product page to be notified when they are available!
Flowers: Add joy to the garden with our wide range of flower varieties. Whether for pollinators or people, there’s something for everyone in our flower seed collection. Shop flower seeds here.
Gardener’s Tool Kit
For DIY enthusiasts, a splendid gift idea is repurposing a mailbox into customized storage for frequently used tools. Include essential items like pruners, hand tools, gloves, plant labels, and a reliable pencil or marker. We use our Corona Bypass Pruners so often that we keep multiple pairs stashed around the farm for easy access! Find more tools to make your gardener’s life easier in our website’s Tools & Merchandise selections. Not into DIY? No problem! Tools are valuable gardener gifts regardless of how they come wrapped!
Seed of the Month VIP Club
Excite your gardening friends with a Seed of the Month VIP Club membership. Membership includes a monthly surprise of three hand-selected seed varieties, ideal for those who relish trying unique and fun flowers, veggies, herbs, and ornamentals.
SDSC Gift Card
Whether it’s a last-minute present or your favorite gardener loves choosing their own treasures, our digital Gift Cards are the perfect choice. Easily printable or email-friendly, pair them with a packet of seeds and other goodies for a thoughtful gift.
The Gift of Education
Boost confidence in the garden with our Growing Together Membership. This 12-month seed + education program includes monthly shipments of seasonally selected seeds and an online course teaching the foundations of growing in Zones 9 and 10. Consider keeping this gift for yourself!
Or take one of our online, on-demand classes: Grow Your Own Food and Seed Starting Academy.
Edible Gifts for the Urban Homesteader
Delight the urban homesteader with culinary goodies like our Urban Farmer Pickling Kit and pickling spice blends. Include seed packets for their favorite pickled crops and gift a selection of gourmet sea salts—Fleur de Salt, Smoked Bacon, and Chardonnay Oak—to elevate flavors from the garden.
Unleash your gift-giving prowess with these awesome and creative gifts for gardeners, and let the joy of gardening flourish!
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