AeroGarden 507140-0000 AD manual Your Seed Planting Schedule

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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