The 1s in the “seeds started” column and the plant names in italics are ones I’m experimenting with. And then info on the number of seeds I wind up sowing and the number of plants I ultimately want. Here, again, you’ll see I’ve listed the plant variety, a suggested planting date and a column to record the date I actually plant. You can do something similar for plants you’re direct sowing. You’ll see I’ve also color-coordinated mine so I can see what all I’m planting on the same day. …Now that I look at it in text, that seems like a lot, so how about a demonstration: Room for notes of things you want to remember for next year is also handy. You might also include your safe transplant date and any special instructions like cold stratifying or soaking the seeds ahead of time. Some things you might track: the plant variety, how many weeks ahead it should be started, what that date range is for you, the date you actually start it, how many seeds/cells you plant and how many you want. I’d highly suggest putting together a little schedule for yourself with all the info you’re going to need, so you don’t have to be looking it up over and over. Of course, if you’re planting 10-20-50 varieties of vegetables, it’s not quite so simple. Once you’ve found that recommendation, you just count backwards from your last frost date and presto! If someone in Taos tried to follow my recommendation, their seedlings would get leggy and stressed before it was safe to plant them out because they sowed them too early.) Then, your seed packet should list the number of weeks before your last frost date a seed should be sowed indoors.įor example, most tomatoes say to start 6-8 weeks before your last frost date. Hence why Ohio, parts of New Mexico and parts of Maine are all in Zone 6A. All your hardiness zone tells you is your average lowest temperature. (Note: some sites will suggest sowing dates based on your hardiness zone – don’t follow these recommendations. First, you need to know your last frost date. Figuring out when to start your seeds is really pretty basic. Today I’m sharing two freebies for developing a seed starting plan, one analog, one digital. If you’re growing from seed for the first time and are feeling overwhelmed at managing all your different plants’ timing needs – or if you’re just better at restraining yourself than I am – read on. We’ve also just set up my seed starting station in the basement, complete with grow lights and heat mats, so I plan to share more about that soon! It’s been a great antidote to the winter storm that’s currently hammering us. So tomorrow, I and some rosemary seeds I’ve been cold stratifying for about 2 weeks have a date with some seed starting mix. It’s now just under 11 weeks til my last frost date. I’ve been looking forward to this day since December, when I received my seed orders and made my planting and seed starting plans for 2021. Friends, I plant my first seeds this week.
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