The Ultimate When to Plant Guide Pay attention. This may be the most valuable tidbit of gardening wisdom anyone ever hands you. Of course it also might not be. When to plant – every seed packet you pick up has a little map on the back with 4 or 5 colored zones and planting dates for each zone. As a general rule seeds that can germinate at a lower temperature are also more resistant to rot. If you study this table you will begin to understand why those melons never came up – too cool/wet and they rot, too warm – they just never germinate. If you are starting seeds indoors you can see why it’s so hard to get tomatoes to come up in that sunny (but cold at night) window – those little plugs of soil do cool off quickly unlike the soil in your garden. On the other end of the chart – when it is too hot for the seeds to germinate, most plants start to stress or die from heat, especially if they aren’t kept watered. BTW, one of those digital kitchen thermometers works great for checking soil temp.
Thy Hand Hath Provided: Spring Vegetable Planting Dates Something happened to our link to this document (Thank you for letting us know!), so I'm re-posting it here. This is a chart that Jamey created and it's what we use to know when to plant. You might not be able to see the entire chart here (depending on your screen size), so please right-click on the image and save it to your computer, then print it out because you'll want to write dates on it. In the instructions, it says to write the dates "above" the 00, etc. That's a typo.
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When To Plant Vegetable Seeds (2 EXCELLENT Printable Charts) | Knowing when to plant seeds is crucial to successful germination and healthy plants. I don’t know about you, but I am always eager to get sowing seeds indoors this time of year. Trouble is I always sow too many and too soon. These two charts have been created by the lovely folks at Roots Nursery and I don’t need to tell you how useful the charts will be. Heavy Petal: Gardening: from a West Coast, urban, organic perspective. Lacinato kale, leeks, and cabbage: the makings of a great winter garden! One of the best ways to reap the most from a small-space food garden is to have something growing in your garden all year round. Don’t let plots or containers sit vacant after you harvest your tomatoes and squash! Planting hardy and fast-maturing crops in summer or early fall for fall-through-spring harvesting is often known as winter gardening. For both, you’ll want to start now. ‘Sorrento’ broccoli raab In general, you’ll want to plant quick-maturing, cool-season crops that are tolerant of frosts. Surprisingly, there are quite a few edibles you can start from seed now. Great winter-garden edibles to start from seed: Arugula. Asian and mustard greens. Broad beans. Broccoli raab. Carrots. Cilantro. Green onions (scallions). Corn salad (mache or lamb’s lettuce). Endive. Kohlrabi. Lettuces. Spinach. Turnips. ‘Tyee’ spinach Broccoli Brussels sprouts Cabbage Cauliflower Chard Collard greens Leeks Kale Finally, there’s garlic.
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