THE LAZY GARDENER'S AUTOMATIC SEED STARTING CHART
by Maggie Wang
Calculate seed sowing and planting dates in seconds with this even handier version of the Handy Seed Starting Chart.
1. Download the seed starting chart file. If you don't have excel, you can download a free open-source office suite with a spreadsheet application at www.openoffice.org.
2. Enter the "Frost Free Date" for your region in the yellow box at the top. [See www.almanac.com]
3. Before you can say, "Presto chango" the spreadsheet will quickly calculate all sowing and planting dates and place them in the appropriate fields.
4. Print your chart and hang near your seed starting set-up or tape it into your garden journal. It is that easy!
Related Links & Resources
Handy Seed Starting Chart The paper version for the mathematically inclined.
A Beginner's Guide to Vegetable Seed Starting
Seed Starting
The whole purpose of starting seeds indoors is to cheat winter a
little. Ironically, even as we cheat nature, we must imitate her.
Part 1: Germination
Part 2: Damping Off
A Quick and Easy Germination Test Just because your seed packets are past their due date doesn't mean they aren't still good. Here's a simple test that might save you some cash.
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