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Seed Planting Guide - Vegetables © 2006 |
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Cucumber, Zuchinni, watermelon, cantalope, green bean, sweet corn.These seeds should be sown four weeks or less from the last expected frost in your area. Plant in a three inch pot and set directly in garden when they are ready. All of these may also be direct sown in the garden about a week or so before the last frost date for your area. Mostly these are planted early in pots to provide a small, earlier crop than the larger, later crops sown direct. Guide To Vegetable Seeds Which Should Be Sown For Early Transplant Into The Garden Cabbage, cauliflower, broccolli, lettuce, brussels sprouts, spinach. Plant the seeds about about six weeks before the last expected frost in your area. The plants may be set into the garden about three to four weeks before the last expected frost. The plants will stand light frosts, but should be covered if a very cold spell sets in. Guide To Vegetable Seeds Which Should Be Sown For Late Transplant Into The Garden Green pepper, tomato, celery. These should be planted about eight weeks before the last expected frost in your area. Set the plants in the garden after any threat of frost is past, as these will not take any frost at all. Guide To Growing Vegetable Seeds Except for the vegetable seeds sown directly in their own pots, the seeds will be sown in seed flats and germinated. About two weeks after germination, the seeds are transplanted to bedding packs to grow on to transplantable size. If the plants are grown in a window, they may have to be turned every day to prevent them from leaning to one direction. It is best to have a cold frame or hot bed to place the bedding packs in. Text |
