Update on the Vegetable Seed Starting
Our extended winter-like weather and delayed spring has changed the timing for planting some things in the garden that I’ve started indoors. My trays of heirloom lettuces were not looking…
Category Archives: Seed starting
It’s a Good Day to Start Tomatoes
Yes, the thermometer out my window reads 10 degrees F and those winds from our sort-of blizzard of earlier this week are still dying down, but today is a good…
Early Seed Starting — Waiting for a Warm Up
I started lettuce early this year—on February 22—so that we would be able to display the new seedlings in our exhibit at the Minneapolis Home & Garden Show. Using the…
Day 6: Favorite Seed Sources for Your Vegetable Garden
If you’ve decided to try starting your own vegetable seeds this year, you’ll find a lot of choices at hand—both for varieties available as well as places to buy them….
Day 5: Seeds vs. Starter Plants
For me, half the fun of starting a vegetable garden comes at this time of year, when I sit down with a stack of seed catalogs to look at all…
