Planters Seed & Spice Co

Really cool place that we came across unexpectedly!!! Great atmosphere, huge seed selection and really unique gardening stuff. I’ve never seen a place quite like this before. I wish there was one of these back home!

Best selection in the city for seeds. Plants purchased performed solidly once put in garden given bad weather. Helpful staff. Some items fair to high priced, core and bulk items are very competitive, and some are even lower than big boxes!

This is a kansas city gem. With the city market right next door with their open air spice markets, it has its competition, but I would pick it hands down every time. True to their origins as a seed store, they sell many garden and home products as well as a diverse line of seeds for both the garden and the lawn, but what they’re known for now is their spice market. They have many rare spices, all sold at rock bottom prices in bags that hold up better than those at the river market shops (though I still recommend finding an airtight container for them quickly). This is where I get most of my bulk spices. They also have a variety of teas available, as well as many spice mixes they make themselves for those who prefer pre-​made mixes.

I love this place! Planters is my go to place for spices. They have an amazing rosemary garlic blend. I use it on everything. I’m in here about once a month stocking up my kitchen.

I’m surprised I haven’t reviewed Planters yet, as I’m definitely a fan. Any trip to the City Market also results in a trip to Planters, either to pick up some necessary spices to restock our supplies, or to find some new spice to put into a recipe or a rub for meat.
I like that the spices are sold in nice little prepackaged bundles of various sizes here, unlike the potential disease/​insect filled cesspits in the Market! Prices for the spices are very reasonable (better than the grocery store), there’s a huge selection, and it’s also a great place to pick up either a pre-​made gift pack, or put together your own, for an interesting and unique present for someone. In fact, when my brother and sister-​in-​law moved in to their new home, we got them an array of spices, prettily wrapped, as a small housewarming gift.
Planters also sells live plants, seeds, and pretty much anything you’d need for your garden (including décor)…AND my favorite lip balms (and body balms) of all time, Badger Balm!
It’s a great store, and I love that I’m able to shop somewhere local that also feels like a little piece of history — I imagine that this is what shops would’ve been like in the days of covered wagons and waving prairie grasses.
If you’re in the River Market area, stop in to Planters! Even if you don’t think you need anything, you’ll probably end up finding something new to try, and it’s definitely worth a visit.

This place smells incredible. Spicy and warm and earthy — walking in, you’re hit with a wall of all of these glorious scents. Soak it in!
The building is old and slightly labyrinthine. On a busy day, you have to be very patient as you wend your way through the throng. It’s well worth it.
Seeds, garden tools, plants, garden décor, rubs, spices. It’s like a carnival for the senses. Every where you look, there’s something new to take in.
The prices are reasonable and they have a great selection of… well, everything, it seems!

I just love this store! They have the best selection of spices, coffees, teas, and seeds that you can find anywhere! They also happen to be the only ones, (so far), that I have found that carry Fox Farm brand potting soils! And the prices on these items are very moderate!
My only complaint is that their prices on their pottery and planters is a bit out of my budget.

If you are a foodie like me, this place is a little slice of heaven located in the Kansas City River Market area. I visited here a few weeks ago as part of my Foodie Tour of KC, and discovered the most amazing variety of fresh spices, teas, coffees and other goodies… AND a great selection of seeds for you gardening fans!
The staff is very helpful and made some great suggestions about using some of the spices – and the selection is incredible. I actually found a few things I’d never tried before! Since I was from out of town, they agreed to ship everything home for me (hey, I wasn’t giving up my ground jalapeño powder to any nosy TSA!) and it arrived literally the day after I got home. This was a great find for anyone who loves to cook, eat and garden. Check them out today!

I love the smell of this place when you walk in. (from all the spices)
They have a good selection of all types of spices at a fairly reasonable price. And they have plants/​herbs to buy to get your garden started.
Bought some thyme and basil there this year and the thyme is getting so big I can’t even keep up with it.
Very friendly staff also!

This is one of my favorite businesses for supplying my little farm and my farmers market business. They have a huge selection of seeds, bulbs, potato seeds, onion sets, seed starting supplies, fertilizers, organic fertilizers not to mention all kinds of gardening paraphernalia, spices, etc. They also sell seeds in bulk. Planter’s is conveniently located in the River Market area with a large free parking lot across the street. Be prepaerd for lots of suburbanites and tourists. It’s a landmark business and an interesting place to people watch and browse the many fascinating items. LIve plants in the spring and summer and fall plants too. Lots and lots of cool stuff. Good, friendly people always willing to help.

What a cool place. Fun if you cook, fun if you garden, fun if you farm. Fun just to poke around in and see what you find. We got several of our Christmas list people taken care of here this year.

Ladies and gentlemen — this is the MAC DADDY of spicelandia — spice kingdom — celestial house of spices — this is the mecca you’ve been looking for ever since you got killed on the spice highway somewhere outside of Samarkland some 2,000 years ago. Reincarnate no further young wizard — for in the heart of the midwest in the heart of it’s city on the river split politically by an invisible state line — Kansas City has the spice store for you. Rubs, teas, hard to fine ungents and potions from near and far. Lotions for the ladies (and metrosexual gents!). Ooodles of farm goods and bulbs and planting suggestions and Farmer’s almanacs — but make no mistake — this warehouse is the home of the Spice Kingdoms and any cook worth his or her weight in salt — needs to stock their cupboard with the fresh aromas and allures and jewels that are the ground glorious spices of Planter’s Seed. Taking back to Miami: whole nutmegs, lemon pepper, ground black pepper, pepper corns, apple spice bar-​b-​que rub, cherrywood spice rub and a lemon-​chicken soup base that is gonna make the Jewish grandmamma come back from the dead and beg for a sup, matza ball included!

I like this place a lot. It’s got an amazing selection of just about everything plant, seed, and spice related. The store seems to go on forever, each room leading into the next sloping old wooden floor, the shelves lined with gardening goodies. There is something about this store that makes me feel as though I’m shopping in an old general store. The owners are always friendly and helpful with your questions.
I go here to browse and dream of a day when I have a yard… or a balcony for that matter. For now I purchase my window bird feeders and teas from this wonderfully nostalgic store.

Let me preface this by saying that I do not have a green thumb. So I’m a bit amazed that not only have I not killed the little jade plant my mom gave me but it actually needs to be re-​potted.
I remembered this today as I was driving by this store. «Great, I can buy a new pot» I thought.
I was feeling a bit intimidated walking in and the staff did NOT help. I stumbled over my words asking where the pots were and the employee stared at me before he pointed to the right. I guess I was hoping for a super friendly staff who I would feel comfortable asking for tips on how to re-​pot my plant. Nope, didn’t happen.
Then when I was ready to purchase my pot and soil I had to pull an employee away from the conversation she was having with another employee so she could go to the register. During the transaction she didn’t say anything to me until the end. «You need a bag for that?»
They seem to have a nice selection of spices and random gifts. Other than that, I will never go back to this store.

My friend introduced me to this place and I have fallen in love! When you first walk into the store you’re instantly hit with the aroma of spices which, to me, is such a pleasant smell.
Anyone that knows me knows that I am a spice fanatic so naturally this has become one of my favorite places. Went in today to stock up on spices and spent $ 15 on 9 different spices which to me is extremely reasonable.
A word of warning, it does get crowded and can be kinda of difficult to get to certain spices because of the crowd but it is so worth it! Oh and try some of the dip mixes, they are delicious!

I *love* Planters. From the huge outside sign that you can see from the hill coming into the river market to the creaky floors declaring its old timey spicy ways, and lastly the heavenly smell or real, fresh spices. I always feel like Planters would be nestled into a western village. Add some saloon doors and it’s there.
This Christmas I made wassail and mull wine spice kits for a Christmas present for some friends. Due to my poverty level income (Oh, the life of a teacher) I needed somewhere to get harder-​to-​find spices in large quantities. Planters was perfect, Whole cinnamon sticks, star anise, cardamon… I found everything here including the cheesecloth to tie it all together. They also have loose leaf teas which make for a great mix and match bag.
My mom needed several pounds of Spanish peanuts this Christmas and Planters came through. We called ahead and they bagged, tagged and had them ready for pickup when I came in. Bonus: Go in around winter and they have complimentary cider and coffee house made with their spices.
This is a fantastic place for gardening accessories as well. I would recommend this for someone looking for gifts for a gardener. They have some unique stuff for green thumbs. They have some interesting soaps/​lotions as well.
A very cool place. I give props to any shop that has floors that talk back when you walk in.

I like to go in this place and just inhale… I think if I could come up with a dish that tastes like this place smells, I’d win the James Beard Award.
Well, as long as it didn’t taste like the lawn-​care products…
This place reminds me of the old dry-​goods store in my parents’ home town-​tin ceiling, creaky wood floors, no A/C…but with cooler stuff. I don’t buy spices anywhere else, and if I were an urban farmer I’d sure get my seeds here. They have a better selection of fresh potted herbs than most places, and a decent selection of bedding plants and other garden stuff.
The staff are helpful and friendly, and they’ll carry the heavy stuff to your car for you-​Home Depot won’t do that!
And speaking of heavenly smells, did I mention the caramel corn at Christmas? Don’t miss it!

In many ways, I’m just and old fashioned kind of girl. I still use paper maps, I stubbornly shun canned biscuits, and the thought of using those newfangled flameless candles makes me cringe. So Planters appeals to my belief that modern doesn’t necessarily equal better.
Planters has the feel of a general store. The creaky wooden floors sport a nice patina. You can buy every type of seed imaginable here. What’s more, they keep many of them in bulk in the large wooden drawers in the massive wall cabinet behind the counter. Order what you want and they scoop it out into one of those old cast iron scales and weigh it out for you.
My favorite part of the store though was the spice area. Lots of spices, bagged and tagged and begging you to take them home. Prices were unreasonably reasonable. 2oz of white peppercorns less than $ 3. Additionally I got a quarter pound of each of the following:
The most delicious smelling bbq rub.
Black Sesame seeds
White Sesame Seeds
Whole Nutmegs
Beau Monde
Orange Pepper
Curry Powder
Wasabi powder
Black Mustard Seeds
French Fry Seasoning
Lavender
Chives
All told my final bill was $ 25. What a deal.
You can also buy bulk tea leaves out of those aforementioned drawers.
This place is truly a gem. A throwback to simpler times. I fell head over heels for Planters.

You could blind-​fold me and take me to Planters Seed & Spice Co and from the smell alone I could tell you where I was. My aunt worked here when I was a kid and it smells exactly the same as it did over 30 years ago. It’s the mixture of spices, coffee, tea, grass seed and old building smell. (How’s that for a fragrance… Demeter???) It smells so good to me.
Planters is old, big and full of many things for the kitchen, the patio, the yard and beyond. The original wood floors creak, the employees are nice and it takes your mind to another time.
A trip to the River Market isn’t complete unless I step into Planters. If you never have, take some time, take a deep inhale and plant that aroma into your memory and I bet you will never be able to forget it. It’s a great local store, go and support them.

How do I REALLY know it’s spring in Kansas City? I finally decide to take my first trip of the season to Planters to pick up some fresh herbs.
Great selection, really friendly people. I would assume that this place has all the average person could need for a full outdoor garden, though I don’t know as i’ve never planted a full outdoor garden. Apartment life seems to require canisters.
There’s just something wonderful, however, about driving down Walnut street, that first time you notice that Planters has brought all of their herbs and flowers out into the streets. You know then that it is safe to pack away your winter clothes.
Hooray Spring. Hooray Planters!