Starting Garden Plants Early

An alternative to using the kits is to purchase biodegradable pots that break down in the soil.

Starting garden plants early.

Week 13 onions shallots and slow germinating perennials. Every location is different but here s an example of the way we plant. You can plant them right in the garden and so avoid disturbing the young plant s roots. Plant seeds inch deep every 2 inches in rows 12 to 18 inches apart.

Week 12 petunias profusion zinnias. Spinach prefers an area with morning sun and afternoon shade and is best planted in early spring while temperatures are still cool about 1 week after the last frost has passed. Starting your garden early helps you make the most of the growing season and to extend it. Week 11 impatiens more perennials.

Starting early is a gamble and you must remain vigilant and prepared in case of cold weather frosts and overnight temps below freezing are a distinct possibility in april. Another reason to start your garden early is to have something fun to do in the winter months. Once you get your bed established you can look forward to a rhubarb harvest every spring for decades. When more than one crop is planted after another it s called succession planting.

We want these plants to be blossoming by the end of may. Harvesting can begin in the second year after the plant is established. Thin the sprouts when they are 1 to 2 inches tall to every 4 inches. As a general rule your plants will survive those late frosts without a hitch if you cover them with anything sheets buckets plastic mulch anything so be prepared with sufficient materials to do so and watch the weather reports.

Plant dormant crowns in early spring. It is effortless to grow.