Back! Let’s talk timing.
This year we’re doing the normal veg plus some of my favorites. When should I start those seeds, and when do they get planted?
All the online sources say the same thing:
Artichokes & Cardoon:
START: takes 2-3 weeks to germinate. Harden off at 8″ tall.
TRANSPLANT: after danger of frost.
GROW: Needs 2 weeks of below-50 degree weather, but absolutely no frost.
BUT WHEN?? When do I need to start those seeds?? Back to the Tried and True Golden Gate Gardening. I love this book. “Start indoors in Dec or Jan, outdoors in a seedbed Feb or March.”
So, yeah. It’s time for me to get crackin!
January 14, 2013
В· 
admin В· 
2 Comments
Posted in: News
2 Responses
That is a fascinating question. How to figure out how _long_ your plant takes to grow!
Apparently quite a while. Where _are_ you that as early as Feb or March is not going to have frost?
We’re in the Bay Area. When I was in the heat island of a very large city very close to the water we didn’t have any hard frosts, ever. Now that we’re in the hills, we have frosts as late as March, but starting these seeds early (and yeah I should get on it) means they’ll be ready to transplant right after the frosts.
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.