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GOOD GREENS MIX
Premiering at The Seed Kitchen in Kansas City, Missouri
KALE • TURNIP • MARIGOLD • COLLARDS • GREEN ONION • THYME
what's in this seed family
🥬 Kale
Deep-rooted and tall, kale anchors your garden with upright leaves that create soft shade. Harvest leaves from the bottom as it grows.
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🌱 Turnip
Fast-growing and low to the ground, turnips give you both edible roots and greens. Pick young for tender roots or wait for heartier meals.
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🌼 Marigold
These cheerful flowers repel pests and attract good bugs. They also protect roots by shading and softening the soil surface.
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🥬 Collards
Like kale, collards grow tall and steady. They add weight and depth to your cooking—and help shelter smaller herbs nearby.
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🧅 Green Onion
Slender and quick to grow, green onions don’t take up much room but bring a strong scent that confuses common pests.
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🌿 Thyme
This creeping herb lives at ground level, keeping soil moist and deterring pests. You can eat the leaves fresh or dried, and it flowers later in the season.
when to plant
This mix is made for early spring planting in the Kansas City area (USDA Zone 6). Most seeds in this family are cool-season crops that can go directly into the soil 2–4 weeks before your last expected frost, usually between March 15 and April 15.
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Marigolds are the exception—they prefer warm soil. You won't see them poke their heads above the soil until nighttime temps stay above 45°F.
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Pro Tip: If the soil crumbles easily in your hand and your breath makes a little fog but doesn’t feel freezing, it’s likely a good day to plant.
how to plant
Bio-Intensive Companion Beds
You don’t need rows. In this method, you treat your garden bed like a team of helpful neighbors all sharing one space—each plant using the sun, soil, and air a little differently.
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What This Method Does:
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Saves space by combining plants with different heights, root depths, and growth habits
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Reduces watering needs by shading the soil and keeping moisture in
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Protects the soil from erosion by covering it with living leaves
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Naturally deters pests through aromatic diversity and helpful pairings
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Planting Tips:
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Place tall, leafy plants like kale and collards toward the back or center, where they’ll anchor the garden and give some shade.
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Plant root crops like turnip in the in-between spaces—they’ll reach down where others don’t.
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Tuck in green onions between those—they grow upright and slender, not wide.
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Let thyme creep along the edges or between larger plants—it helps lock in moisture.
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Once your marigolds are hardened off (accustomed to outdoor air), plant them on the sunny border to welcome pollinators and keep pests guessing.
You’re aiming for leaf tips to touch when mature, not overlap too early. Nature doesn’t grow in lines—and neither should you.
grow with intention
This isn’t just about growing food—it’s about reclaiming relationship with the land. These seeds can feed your body and ground your spirit. Take your time. Listen and observe. Soon you'll find: as you grow plants, you'll grow too.
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