Seed Starting dates and Sources for 2020


  



January-This month is quiet...

  • Enjoy seed catalogs
  • Work on seed schedule and succession planting dates
  • Work on Garden Planning and Crop Rotation
  • Daydream about Spring!

February- Finally Something to plant this month! I hold off on planting Tomatoes because our house is to warm and they get leggy if started now the greenhouse is unheated and is still freezing cold

 Feb. 1st.

Feb. 23rd.
(* Note to self- start Onions 4 weeks early than these dates and Sweet Peas 2 weeks later

  • Onion- "Globo".........................................Baker Creek
  • Onion- "Ailsa Craig".................................Baker Creek
  • Sweet Peas- "Mark Harrod"......................Floret
  • Pepper- "Early Jalapeno"..........................Irish Eyes
March- What a crazy month it has been...The world has been hit hard with the Covid Pandemic. For the first time in many peoples lives they are feeling really scared. It started with no toilet paper in stores and then food stores being emptied. The economy has bottomed out. Many people are unemployed, Hospitals are overwhelmed and now people have been ordered to stay at home unless essentials are needed.If there was ever a time to have a garden the time is now! I have found garden chores to be a source of comfort and a good distraction from the real world Pandemic.
  • Dwarf Grey Sugar Peas-Volunteers from last years garden
  • Sugar Magnolia Peas ................................Baker Creek

March 31st. 
(* Note to self- start tomatoes, peppers, Cabbage and Broccoli  about 2 weeks earlier than these dates next year...Middle of March for 2021)
  • Broccoli-"Green Goliath" .......................Irish Eyes
  • Marigold -"Fireball"................................Pinetree Seeds
  • Tomato- "Damn Goods"..........................unknown
  • Tomato- "San Morzano Lungo No.2.......Baker Creek
  • Tomato- "Roma" .....................................Burpee
  • Cabbage -"Golden Acre".........................Irish Eyes 
  • Leek- "American Flag"............................Livingston
  • Kale- "Siberian".......................................Livingston
  • Onion- "Ruby Red"..................................Everwilde Farm

April 1st.
  • Lettuce-"Merveille Des Quartre Saisons....Baker Creek
  • Lettuce-"Forellenschluss"...........................Burpee
  • Lettuce-"Outrageous".................................Baker Creek
  • Lettuce- "Tom Thumb"...............................Baker Creek
  • Lettuce- "Paris Island" ...............................unknown
  • Lettuce-"Iceburg".......................................
  • Lettuce-"GreenTowers" .............................Harris Seeds
  • Spinach- "Everlasting"................................Irish Eyes
  • Catnip- Ferry Morse....................................Ferry Morse
  • Chinese Cabbage"Pak Choi".......................Livingston
  • Calendula "Bronzed Beauty"......................Pinetree Seeds
  • Radish- "Crimson Crunch".........................Renee's Garden
  • Radish- "German Giant".............................Irish Eyes
  • Radish- "French Breakfast"........................Ferry Morse
  • Radish-"Sparkler".......................................Lake Valley
  • Marigold "Ferry's Mix"...............................Ferry Morse
  • Beets " Chiogga"........................................
April 9th.
*Plantings from Hudson Valley Seeds were started late for my liking due to Corona Virus and shipping delays they were also not planted by the moon cycle

April 13th.

  • Cabbage- "Purple Savoy" ..........................John Scheepers
  • Ground Cherries "Aunt Molly's"................John Scheepers
  • Propagated Creeping Virginia-with rooting hormone


April 16th.
*Seed stock was from 2014

April 18th.

*Direct Sown in the garden
April 19th. *Direct Sown in the garden
April 24th.
  • Squash-"Early Buttercup"..........................Irish Eyes
  • Zinnia- "State Fair"....................................Livingston
  • Globe Amaranth " Sunset Mix...................Floret
  • Sunflower "Ruby Eclipse"..........................Floret
  • Sunflower "Strawberry Blonde".................Pinetree Seeds
  • Cucumber " Boston Pickling".....................Pinetree Seeds
  • Pumpkin "Conneticut" Field.......................Livingston
  • Squash " Black Beauty"..............................Everwilde Farm
  • Squash "Yellow Bush Scallop"...................Everwilde Farm
  • Pumpkin"Small Sugar"...............................Pinetree Seeds
  • Cucumber "Telegraph Improved"...........Botanical Interests
  • Watermelon "Moon & Stars"......................Baker Creek
  • Gherkin "Mexican Sour".............................Hudson Valley
*Note to self ...Start Gherkin 2 weeks sooner
April 27th.
  • Nasturtiums-Empress of India....................Everwilde Farm
  • Nasturtiums-Cherry Rose...........................Floret
  • Nasturtiums-Salmon Mousse......................Floret
  • Basil-Genovese...........................................Baker Creek
  • Basil-Dark Purple Opal...............................Baker Creek
  • Corn- Double Red.......................................Hudson Valley
April 28th.

May 7th.
  • Beets- Chioggia............................................Livingston
  • Radish- "French Breakfast"........................Ferry Morse

May 11th.
  • *Direct Seeded*- Zinnias State Fair Mix....Livingston
  • Nasturtium- Tall trailing single Flower Mix.. Ed Hume Seeds
May 18th.
  • *Direct Seeded  Chinese Forget me not.....Everwilde
May 19th.
  • Tomatoes, Dahlia, Transplanted in the Garden
May 21th.
  • Transplanted Nasturtiums into hanging baskets, porch boxes, and wooden barrels
  • Transplanted Beets, Pumpkin, Buttercup Squash, Red Onions, snapdragons, Globe Amaranth, Marigolds
  • Direct Seeded Hollyhocks, Zinna (State Fair Mix in the Rhubarb Garden) 
  • Radish (Crimson Crunch-Renees Garden)-interplanted in the Scarlet Nantes Carrot bed
  • Direct Seeded -Atomic Red Carrot-Beyond Organic Seeds
May 24th.
  • Transplanted Pepper, Melons, Marigolds, Cucumbers, Celery, Squash, Pumpkins, Calendula, Basil
  • soaked Bean Seeds
May 25th.
  • Transplanted in the Garden- Double red Corn,
  • Planted Beans- Purple Pod Pole Bean .......Renees Garden
  • Scarlet Runner............................................Baker Creek & Hume Seeds
  • Nona Agnus................................................PNW Heirloom Seed
  • Blue Lake #274..........................................Ferry Morse
May 26th.
  • Transplanted Marigolds, Nasturtiums, Zucchini, Patti Pan & Collective Farm Woman Melon into the garden
  • Direct Seeded Borage-................................Hudson Valley Seed
  • Direct Seeded Holy Basil............................Hudson Valley Seed
  • Direct Seeded Cut & Come Again Zinnia
  • Direct Seeded Cilantro................................Everwilde Seeds
Succession Plantings started
May 31st.
  • Direct Seeded Amaranth- Love Lies Bleeding Livingston
  • Transplanted Spearmint & Peppermint 
June 2nd.
  • soaked Early Frosty Pea seeds- for Fall succession
June 6th. 
* used compost and ammended with Bone Meal

June 6th. 
  • Beets- Cylindrical Beets..............................Hume seeds
June 7th.
  • Salanova Green Butter Lettuce................johnny seeds
  • Salanova Sweet Crisp  Lettuce................johnny seeds
  • Pac Choi- Joi Choi...................................johnny seeds
July 5th. 

  • Cylindrical beets....................................Hume seeds
  • transplanted  Joi Choi, Salanova Sweet crisp and Salanova Butter Lettuce into the garden
July 14th.  

  • Rasish.............................................
  • Yellow Cherokee Wax Bean.........Ferry Morse

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