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Spring Outdoor Seed-Sowing Schedule

Here’s a quick outdoor seed sowing schedule for spring. These suggestions are on the conservative side. Hardy vegetables can withstand frost and will grow best in cool weather, coming to maturity before the weather turns hot. Tender crops can not withstand frost. If you plant tender crops and frost threatens, use a cloche or row [...]

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Average Date of the Last Frost and Days in the Growing Season

The time to plant seed in the garden or start seed indoors depends on the variety of plant and the average date of the last frost in your region. Cool-season crops grow best in the cool weather of spring and autumn. Warm-weather crops grow best in summer months. Seed starting should be matched to the [...]

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