Your Seed Planting Schedule
(Continued)
April 23 or 4 weeks after starting your tomato and
pepper seeds. All seedlings will be ready to harden
by May 7. An example of a completed
Planting
Schedule
(shown below) includes all this information.
Planting Schedule
Last Frost Date:
May 7
Weeks to
Earliest Seed
Ready to Transplant
Plants
Grow
Starting Date Harden Off
Date
Notes
Tomatoes
6 weeks
March 26
May 7
May 17
For cucumbers -
Peppers
6 weeks
March 26
May 7
May 17
Seed 4 weeks after
Cucumbers
2 weeks
April 23
May 7
May 17
tomatoes & peppers.
Sample
Planting Schedule
for seeding non-frost tolerant plants. See page 19-20 for blank
Planting Schedules
.
Example 2: Planting schedule for both frost
tolerant and non-frost tolerant plants.
Continuing with the example from Lansing,
Michigan, U.S.A. (where the last frost date is May
7), suppose you want to also start seedlings for
frost tolerant plants such as lettuce, beets, chard
and scallions, as well as for non-frost tolerant
plants such as tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers.
Scallions, beets, and chard seeds need about
2
weeks
to grow until the seedlings are ready for
hardening off. The lettuce seeds grow quicker and
can be planted a week after the scallions, beets
and chard seeds. In addition, these plants can all
tolerate a frost and can usually be planted in the
ground
6 weeks before
the last frost date.
You’ll need another
1½ weeks
to harden off the
lettuce, scallions, beets and chard plants before
transplanting outside (more on this on page 14 of
this Guide). Using a calendar to count backwards
9½ weeks
(2 weeks + 6 weeks + 1½ weeks)
gives you a seed starting date of February 28. An
example of a completed
Planting Schedule
(shown
below) includes all this information.
Planting Schedule
Last Frost Date:
May 7
Frost Tolerant Weeks to
Earliest Seed
Ready to Transplant
Plants
Grow
Starting Date Harden Off
Date
Notes
Scallions
2 weeks
February 28
March 14
March 24
Beets
2 weeks
February 28
March 14
March 24 For lettuce - Seed 1 week
Chard
2 weeks
February 28
March 14
March 24 after scallions, beets & chard.
Lettuce
1 week
March 7
March 14
March 24
Non-Frost Tolerant Plants
Tomatoes
6 weeks
March 26
May 7
May 17
Start seedlings after trans-
planting spring crops outside.
Peppers
6 weeks
March 26
May 7
May 17
For cucumbers - Seed 4 weeks
Cucumbers
2 weeks
April 23
May 7
May 17
after tomatoes & peppers.
Sample
Planting Schedule
for seeding frost tolerant and non-frost tolerant plants. See pages 19-20 for blank
Planting Schedules
.
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