How to Time Seed Starting for Your Garden: Start Dates That Make Sense - Ep. 290
MAR 3, 202627 MIN
How to Time Seed Starting for Your Garden: Start Dates That Make Sense - Ep. 290
MAR 3, 202627 MIN
Description
<p>Timing your seed starting shouldn't be hard. There are plenty of calendars to follow, right? Until following a calendar means you start too early, run out of space, and end up babysitting leggy, root-bound seedlings for weeks. Or you start too late and miss the planting window you planned for.</p><p>So, today on Just Grow Something, we're connecting the dots between frost dates, planting calendars, and harvest windows to build a seed-starting schedule that fits your garden and your climate.</p><p>You’ll learn which crops are best started indoors vs direct sown, which plant families need a long “grow-on” period, how to avoid common timing traps, and a step-by-step way to pick seed-starting dates based on your planned transplant date or your desired harvest window.</p><p>Let's dig in!</p><p><em>If you need some additional help with starting your seeds indoors, it’s not too late in the season to take my </em><em><strong>Seed to Sprout</strong></em><em> course</em>. In about 90 minutes you’ll know everything you need to know about getting your seeds started in the proper containers, with the right balance of lighting, water, and air flow, and how to get them transitioned to the garden with very little shock or damage. https://www.justgrowsomething.com/indoor-seed-starting</p><p><br></p><p>University of Missouri Extension — Starting Plants Indoors From Seeds: https://extension.missouri.edu/publications/g6570 </p><p>Illinois Extension (Good Growing) — When should I start my seeds?: https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing/2023-02-10-when-should-i-start-my-seeds</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Just Grow Something</strong>: https://justgrowsomething.com</p><p><strong>Gardening Courses</strong>: https://justgrowsomething.com/courses</p><p><strong>Just Grow Something Merch and Downloads</strong>: https://justgrowsomething.com/shop</p><p><strong>Just Grow Something Gardening Friends Facebook Group</strong>: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18YgHveF5P/ </p><p><strong>Check out how you can become a patron on Patreon</strong>: https://www.patreon.com/JustGrowSomething</p><p><strong>Bonus content for supporters of the Podcast</strong>: https://buymeacoffee.com/justgrowsomething</p><p><strong>Amazon storefront</strong>: https://www.amazon.com/shop/justgrowsomething</p><p><br></p>