What To Plant Now – a regional sowing and planting guide
Mother Earth News has the best tool for knowing when to sow seeds indoors, sow outdoors, and when to transplant. Sorry mates, for now, the guide is only for the contiguous United States.
Wondering how to know the estimated date of the last frost (if you have it)? The National Climatic Data Center has the info you need! In true scientific form, there are three levels of probability provided: 10%, 50% and 90%. Mother advises you plant in the 10% window.
Johnny’s has a helpful seed starting guide in a downloadable Excel spreadsheet. Simply enter your last frost date and starting and sowing dates are populated into the guide. Useful for most common vegetable types.
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January 14th, 2010 at 12:19 pm
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February 7th, 2010 at 9:13 pm
Territorial Seeds also has a good planting chart.
February 8th, 2010 at 12:19 am
I am thinking of growing lots of dry beans. How far apart do I need to plant the varieties so they do not cross pollinate?
February 8th, 2010 at 6:54 pm
Hi Jo – it’s a great question, probably best posed in the HOMEGROWN.org discussion forum: http://www.homegrown.org/forum Be sure to let us know what varieties of bean you’re growing.