Seed Starting-Indoors
| Vegetable | Seeding date | Germination time | Growing temperature | Crop time-weeks | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broccoli | Late Feb | 5 to 11 days | 50 to 60 degrees F | 6 to 7 | Tolerates light frost after hardening. |
| Brussels sprouts | Late Feb | 5 to 11 days | 50 to 60 degrees F | 6 to 7 | Tolerates light frost after hardening. |
| Cabbage | Late Feb | 5 to 11 days | 50 to 60 degrees F | 6 to 7 | Tolerates light frost after hardening. |
| Cauliflower | Late Feb | 5 to 11 days | 50 to 60 degrees F | 6 to 7 | Tolerates light frost after hardening. |
| Cucumber | Late April | 6 days | 60 to 62 degrees F | 3 to 4 | Sow in pots. Keep warm at all times. |
| Eggplant | Late March | 7 to 15 days | 62 to 65 degrees F | 6 to 7 | Keep Warm |
| Head lettuce | Late Feb | 5 to 11 days | 50 to 60 degrees F | 6 to 7 | Tolerates light frost after hardening. |
| Kale/Collards | Late Feb | 12 days | 50 to 60 degrees F | 6 to 7 | Tolerates light frost after hardening. |
| Muskmelon | Late April | 8 days | 60 to 62 degrees F | 3 to 4 | Sow in pots. Keep warm |
| Okra | Late April | 8 to 14 days | 60 to 62 degrees F | 4 to 5 | Sow in pots. Keep warm |
| Pepper | Late March | 8 to 14 days | 62 to 65 degrees F | 6 to 7 - packs 8 to 10 -pots | Keep warm. |
| Pumpkin | Late April | 8 days | 60 degrees F | 4 to 5 | Sow in pots. Keep warm |
| Squash | Late April | 8 days | 60 to 62 degrees F | 3 to 4 | Sow in pots. Keep warm |
| Tomato | Late March | 8 to 14 days | 62 to 65 degrees F | 6 to 7 - packs 8 to 10 - pots | Keep warm. |
| Watermelon | Late April | 8 days | 60 to 62 degrees F | 3 to 4 - pots | Sow in pots. Keep warm |
| Flower | Seeding date | Germination time | Growing temperature | Crop time- weeks | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ageratum | Early March | 5 to 9 days | 60 to 65 degrees F | 10 to 11 | Needs light to germinate. |
| Alyssum, sweet | Late March | 4 to 9 days | 50 to 55 degrees F | 8 to 9 | Needs light to germinate. |
| Aster | Early April | 8 to 9 days | 60 to 62 degrees F | 7 to 8 | |
| Celosia | Early April | 6 to 11 days | 65 to 68 degrees F | 10 to 12 | Don’t grow cool. |
| Cleome | Early to mid-April | 10 to 13 days | 70 to 75 degrees F | 7 to 9 | Transplant before flowering. |
| Coleus | Early March | 8 to 11 days | 65 to 75 degrees F | 9 to 10 | Needs light to germinate. |
| Cosmos | Mid-April | 6 days | 65 degrees F | 4 to 6 | |
| Dianthus | Early March | 5 to 8 days | 50 to 55 degrees F | 12 to 14 | Cover seeds lightly. Grow cool. |
| Dusty Miller | Early March | 11 to 16 days | 60 to 65 degrees F | 11 to 12 | Needs light to germinate. |
| Geranium, seed | Early Feb | 7 to 12 days | 60 to 65 degrees F | 13 to 15 | Best if grown in small pot. |
| Gomphrena | Late March | 10 to 15 days | 68 degrees F | 9 to 10 | Crop time for dwarf types. |
| Impatiens | Mid-Feb | 15 to 19 days | 58 to 60 degrees F | 10 to 11 | Cover seeds lightly. |
| Lobelia | Early Feb | 15 to 21 days | 60 degrees F | 11 to 12 | Needs light to germinate. |
| Marigold | Early April | 5 to 8 days | 65 to 68 degrees F | 8 to 12 | Tall types require more time. |
| Melampodium | Early April | 7 to 11 days | 60 to 62 degrees F | 7 to 8 | |
| Nicotiana | Late March | 10 to 13 days | 60 to 62 degrees F | 9 to 10 | Needs light to germinate. |
| Pansy/Viola | Early to mid-Jan | 6 to 13 days | 50 to 55 degrees F | 14 to 15 | Grow at cool temperatures. |
| Orn. Pepper | Early to mid-April | 8 to 13 days | 60 degrees F | 11 to 14 | |
| Petunia | Late Feb | 6 to 13 days | 55 to 60 degrees F | 12 to 13 | Needs light to germinate. |
| Phlox, annual | Late March | 6 to 13 days | 50 to 55 degrees F | 10 to 11 | Direct seed into containers. |
| Portulaca | Early April | 6 to 13 days | 65 degrees F | 12 to 13 | Needs light to germinate. |
| Salvia | Mid-March | 12 to 14 days | 60 degrees F | 9 to 11 | Needs light to germinate. |
| Snapdragon | Early March | 7 to 13 days | 45 to 50 degrees F | 15 to 16 | Needs light. Grow cool. |
| Torenia | Mid-Feb | 10 to 19 days | 55 to 60 degrees F | 12 to 13 | Needs light to germinate. |
| Verbena | Early March | 12 to 22 days | 55 to 60 degrees F | 12 to 13 | Chill seeds before sowing. |
| Vinca | Mid-March | 10 to 17 days | 65 to 68 degrees F | 14 to 15 | Grow in warm temperatures. |
| Zinnia | Mid-April | 5 to 9 days | 60 degrees F | 8 to 9 | Direct seed into final container. |
