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Selecting Dates to Start Vegetable Seeds
Different vegetables thrive in different weather conditions. Some vegetables such as tomatoes, peppers, melons, corn, and cucumbers like the warmer weather and will not tolerate frost, or even do not grow well in cool weather at all. If these varieties are planted before the average frost date for your area, make sure you watch the weather and protect your plants when frost is forecasted.
Depending on the temperature, a pillow case, or sheet, newspaper, or plastic bag should be adequate protection. For colder, "hard" frosts, plan on using a bucket or similar for improved protection. In general, it would be wise to wait to plant these more sensitive varieties until the danger of frost is gone. Even though there is no frost, the cooler temperatures will often stunt growth with some of these sensitive varieties. There are many vegetables that do well, and actually prefer cooler weather. Beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, onions, peas, and spinach can survive a light frost, and some actually prefer the cooler weather. Many cooler weather vegetables will bolt, or go to flower much quicker in warmer weather, making it more difficult to time your harvest. Combining this information with information specific to your growing area, and the information specific to the plants will give you the best dates to start planting your seeds. |
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This intel was contributed by Chuck
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February, 2012
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