Fall Seedlings or Direct Sow?

18 years ago

Hi Everyone!

As some of you know, I am planning my very first fall garden and am needing help translating my local growing schedule. The fall schedules I have found all follow the basic suggestions of planting dates without much variation, but they don't indicate whether or not these are dates for planting seeds or seedlings. Can anyone shed some light on this for me please? These are the vegetables I have planned for the fall:

Miniature Pumpkins - July 15th

Potatoes - July 15th

Cucumbers - August 1st

Cauliflower - August 15th

Cabbage - September 1st

Carrotts - September 1st

Kale - September 1st

Lettuce - September 1st

Parsley - September 1st

Sugar Snap Peas - September 1st

Spinach - September 1st

Beets - September 15th

Additionally, how big does a seedling need to be before it is considered a seedling? It is rated in terms of weeks planted, height of the plant, roots established, etc?

Thank you everyone for your help! Happy Gardening - Kara

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farmerdilla
18 years ago
Of the ones on your list, only cauliflower and cabbage benefit from transplanting and those given are transplant dates. Transplants should about 6 weeks old/ 4 inches approx in height.
jimster
18 years ago
I've found it beneficial to start lettuce in a flat. I scatter seed in a small container and transplant into a flat with small cells when they are large enough to handle. I set them out in the garden when they are about 2 inches tall.

This method allows me to have nice even rows with no skips and it is economical of the very small lettuce seed.

The Nevada lettuce in my garden now is large and beautiful. It shows no signs of bolting with temps around 80Â°F daily. It was started in flats in April. I ate the first heads three weeks ago.

Jim
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