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  • pgoodness Since I'm new to this, how do I know when to start my seeds indoors to transplant outdoors? And how many? And when to move to the outdoors?

    over 2 years ago - Comment

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    • Assertagirl I hope it's okay for me to throw my two cents in here! I know of a great seed starting chart you can download. It's an Excel worksheet and you tell it your area's frost-free date and the sowing dates get filled right in for you! I use it every year for planning my garden. Here's the link: http://www.yougrowgirl.com/grow/seedstartingchart_lazy.php

      over 2 years ago

    • pgoodness Of course! Thanks, I'll check that out!

      over 2 years ago

    • Emily Assertagirl (and anyone else), jump in anywhere and any time!!!!!

      over 2 years ago

    • Grace Romero Most seed catalogs and packets provide this information. In general, time sowing your petunias, tomatoes and similar vegetables around 8 weeks before you can plant these outdoors. This will depend on where you garden. Here near Philadelphia where we are, we are in Zone 6, where the last frost is usually mid to third week of May. This is the earliest time you can plant outside. For tomatoes, you can plant up to 2 weeks earlier, if plants are provided a "shield" to keep them from getting frost-damaged. You will want to "harden" the plants for a week outdoors, so that seedlings will have a chance to adjust to the outside environment, before transplanting in outdoor beds.

      over 2 years ago

    • rjlight That chart is so great -- thanks assertagirl.

      over 2 years ago

    • Grace Romero For direct sow and large-seeded veggies, such as cucumbers, beans, squash, sunflowers and beans, you can wait till after the last frost date in your area before sowing directly in prepared beds outdoors. Some gardeners start these early indoors, but since these grow fast, you need only a week indoors headstart.

      over 2 years ago

    • Dawn Camp Assertagirl, thanks for the worksheet!

      over 2 years ago

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