Seed Timetable

If I had my lights set up already, this is the time-table I would be following:-

Vegetable/Herb Seed Starting Timetable (Listed in weeks before the last frost)

Twelve Weeks: Cardoons and Brussels Sprouts


Eleven Weeks: Leeks, Artichokes and Cauliflower (transplant out four weeks before the last frost date)


Ten Weeks: Celery, Celeriac, Jicama and Lemongrass


Nine Weeks: Broccoli, Cabbage and Kohlrabi (transplant out four weeks before the last frost date)


Eight Weeks: Eggplant, Tomatoes, Chiles, Sweet Peppers, Chives, Sage, Stevia and Thyme


Six Weeks: Asparagus, Fennel, Onions, Rhubarb, Shallots, Tomatillos and Basil

Four Weeks: Melons, Bitter Melon and Cucuzzi Edible Gourds.


Flower Seed Starting Timetable (Listed in weeks before the last frost)

Twelve Weeks: Datura, Salvia and Viola.

Ten Weeks: Dianthus, Digitalis, Lobelia and Heliotrope


Eight Weeks: Milkweed, Coreopsis, Gaillardia, Globe Amaranth, Helichrysum, Hibiscus, Hollyhock, Heuchera, Nigella, Platycodon and Statice


Six Weeks: Cutting Ageratum, China Asters, Celosia, Cleome, Coleus, Nepeta Catmint, Euphorbia, Forget-Me-Nots, Dahlia, Nicotiana, Scabiosa, Snapdragons and Thunbergia


Next year!

For this year I'm cheating and have ordered Brussels Sprouts, Leeks, Cauliflower, Celery, Broccoli, Cabbage and Kohlrabi from Deep Grass Nursery who produce great certified organic vegetable transplants.  I sat next to Bruce and his wife (the owners) at a PASA conference dinner last year.  They're great people, have been in business for over 25 years with greenhouses in Southern Delaware and they ship all over the country.  Traditionally they have served market gardeners, CSAs and farmers, this year they've added home gardeners to their client base and ship transplants in quantities fewer than trays of 62 which can be daunting to consume for a family of 5.