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Hello! Today we are doing some soil blocking and winter sowing in plastic jugs to show you two ways to get sowing early!
Early spring planting means transplanting 3-4 week old seedlings into the garden, under cover, 6-8 weeks before your last spring frost. Look for varieties that will finish within 8 weeks of transplant, or be well enough established to handle heat like cabbages.
Here's a list of veggies and flowers that like to grow in the early spring, or need to be started early in zones 5-7a
Start Early February: Onions, Leeks, Hot Peppers, cabbage, broccoli
Mid February: Perennial herbs (oregano, thyme, lavender, rosemary) Gooseberry, Celery (succession plant all growing season)
Mid to Late (repeat in 2 weeks):
These will be the 1st wave to go out under cover, giving an extra 4 week shoulder to season. Wait for soil to warm to 50F to transplant and 45F to direct seed.
kale, kohlrabi, bok choy, raab, radicchio, lettuce (leaf), spinach, arugula
0:56 How to know when to start cool season crops
3:04 Soil Blocking, why?
6:53 What can you plant in February? (zone 5-6)
7:56 How wet should your soil mixture be?
13:02 Why you shouldn't always go by the pack instructions.
14:45 How I use vermiculite to keep seeds moist
16:16 Winter Sowing in Milk Jugs
23:54 Sowing super early cherry tomatoes
25:00 Seedling tour
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