Annual Vegetable, Herb, Flower Seedling Plants

Grow your own organic veggies

 

Organic vegetable, herb, and flower plants that will help you get your garden off to a good start!

100% Certified Organic Plants
Grown with care
On our small farm

Do you have plans to grow your own garden this year? 

But, don't want to start all your seedlings yourself?

Looking for plants that are healthier and more interesting than from box stores?

Fill your garden with our organic veggie seedlings, grown just the way you would, and watch as your garden's abundance grows before your eyes.

Ripley Farm's Seedling Preordering System

How it works

Get availability email
1

Get plant availability and order form emailed to you when it's ready.

Place your order
2

Place your order by the deadline.

Pickup your plants
3

Come pickup your plants on the scheduled pickup date.

Interested in preordering seedling plants?

We will hold our annual seedling sale in 2024 through preorders for pickup on Wednesday, May 22, 2024 from 10am-6pm at the farm.

Sign up for our email list to get a link to the order form for 2024.

Frequently Asked Questions about preordering seedlings

  • Do I have to sign up for the seedling list if I'm already on your email list?  Answer: NO!

    If you are already on our email list as a CSA customer or vegetable customer or simply as a community member, you do NOT need to sign up again for the email list.  If you are new to our farm, please sign up to receive info about our plants.
     

  • How do I place an order for seedlings in 2024?

    Get onto our email list and then you'll get a link to the seedling order form for the 2024 season, as soon as it is available (starting late January/early February 2024).  Open that link and follow these instructions:
     

    1.  Fill out your contact info and the amounts you want of each variety listed by the deadline (May 12, 2024).

    2.  Click to submit your order and you will receive a confirmation at your email address with an expected total due.

    3.  Bring cash or check with you to pay when you come to the farm on the assigned pickup day/time (May 22, 2024 10am-6pm). (Sorry we do not accept credit cards for seedling orders.)

     

  • Can I order multiple times?

    Yes!  You can place as many orders as you want to!
     

  • When is the deadline to order by?

    The deadline for ordering veggie seedlings in 2024 is Sunday, May 12, 2024.
     

  • When do I pickup my seedling order?  Can I just come by anytime and get it?

    Pickup your order during the specified order pickup window for 2024: Wednesday, May 22, 2024 10am-6pm.  If you are unable to come during those hours, please ask a friend or family member to come get your order for you.  We are not able to have you pickup at another date.
     

  • What will picking up my seedlings look like?

    You will come to the farm to get your plants. We will have your plants picked out for you and ready to go. You will need to bring a container (cardboard box, cooler, etc.) to put your plant pots into inside your car. We will not have crates or flats to take the plants home in.

    In case a variety is sold out unexpectedly, we will issue you credit based on your payment method.
     

  • Do I have to plant my seedlings the day I pick them up? Answer: NO!

    Your plants will come in pots with soil in them so they are okay to sit outside your house for a few days before you get a chance to plant. Actually it is a best practice to acclimate your new plants to the great outdoors before planting them into your garden. That's called “hardening them off”. Make sure to keep them well watered before planting.

     

  • What if I have questions about how and when to plant a garden?

    Check out our blog post on How to grow a great organic garden.  
    Container growing?  Here's a great blog post on How to grow veggies and flowers without garden space.

    We are also available to answer any questions you have via email. Email us at gene@ripleyorganicfarm.com.

  • Other great resources for planning and planting a garden are found at the University of Maine's Extension site and at Johnny's Selected Seeds Grower's library.
     

  • Are your seedlings organic?

    Yes, all of our seedlings are MOFGA/USDA Certified Organic and grown without the use of pesticides or fungicides. We use a certified organic approved potting soil from the Maine company Living Acres. It is a soilless mix made of peat, compost, and perlite.
     

  • Where do you get your seeds?

    We source our seeds from a variety of seed companies, including Johnny's Selected Seeds, High Mowing Seeds, Fedco Seeds, Osborne Seeds, Harris Seeds, and several others.  As per standards for Certified Organic production, we do not use GMO aka GE aka BE (all terms for "genetically modified") seeds for our seedlings or anywhere else on our farm.  Here is a link to a blog post about our seed sources.
     

  • Do you ship seedlings?

    No, we do not.
     

  • What containers will my seedlings be growing in when I receive them?

    Our seedlings will be planted into plastic pots. When you come to the farm to get your order, your plants will be held aside for you in one of our plastic crates. You will need to bring your own container to transfer your plants into for transportation to your home in your vehicle.

    If you have questions that are not answered here, please feel free to get in touch with Gene and Mary Margaret by emailing gene@ripleyorganicfarm.com or calling 207-564-0563.