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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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