When to Start Vegetable Seeds Indoors

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When to Start Vegetable Seeds Indoors

by National Gardening Association

How do I know when to plant my seeds indoors, so they’ll be the

right size for transplanting outdoors?

 

Cool-loving crops like broccoli and cabbage can be started indoors

about 12 weeks before the last frost date, then transplanted outdoors about 5

weeks before the frost date. Lettuce and chard can be started about 7 weeks

before the last frost date, and planted out about 3 weeks before the frost

date.

 

Warm season crops can be started indoors, but you’ll need to wait

until after the last frost date to transplant them outdoors. Tomatoes can be

started about 6 weeks before the last frost date, and transplanted outdoors

right after the frost date. Eggplants, peppers, and members of the squash

family are real heat-lovers. Eggplants and peppers can be started 7 weeks

before the last frost date, and planted out 2 weeks after the frost date.

 

Squash, cucumbers and melons, and pumpkins can be started indoors

about 3 weeks before the last frost date, and planted out 2 weeks after the

frost date or sown directly in the garden about 2 weeks after the last frost.

 

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