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Thursday, March 28, 2013
Get a jumpstart on your garden
Start some seedlings
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Get a head start on your outdoor planting by starting vegetable and
flower seedlings in a bright windowsill. Broccoli, cabbage, Brussels
sprouts and collards all grow quickly and easily. Onions and leeks also
enjoy a jump start before heading outdoors.
For seedlings destined for the outdoors, use
"plug trays," which have 50-100 small cells designed to make
transplanting easy. Place 1-3 seeds in each "plug" at a depth equal to 3
times the diameter of the seed. Cover with a light layer of soil mix or
use vermiculite (a mineral that helps soil conserve moisture).
Once seedlings have 6-8 leaves (which takes
about 6-8 weeks), they're ready for planting outdoors. But wait to
transplant seedlings until nighttime temperatures are consistently above
50 degrees. Your local nursery can help you figure out when that'll be
for your area, then work backward to decide when to start growing
seedlings.
Information in this post taken from Jackman, Lilian. "FILL YOUR WINDOWS WITH Spring." Vegetarian Times 329 (2005): 56-60. Academic Search Complete. Web. 4 Apr. 2013.
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