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Here are a few things to think about as cold weather settles in. Most gardeners would agree now is the time to consider buying seeds and supplies, as well as planning the starting of seeds indoors. An example is lettuce. Nice transplants can take 4 to 6 weeks, depending on the warmth and light level. For a six week transplant, you should start the seeds by Feb. 7th for the optimal Mid-Missouri planting date of March 21st. A seed starting pad or some source of bottom heat and supplemented artificial light will reduce the time for producing a nice transplant.
Here are a few things to think about as cold weather settles in. Most gardeners would agree now is the time to consider buying seeds and supplies, as well as planning the starting of seeds indoors. An example is lettuce. Nice transplants can take 4 to 6 weeks, depending on the warmth and light level. For a six week transplant, you should start the seeds by Feb. 7th for the optimal Mid-Missouri planting date of March 21st. A seed starting pad or some source of bottom heat and supplemented artificial light will reduce the time for producing a nice transplant.
This is my favorite time of year, when all the seed catalogs start showing up. One thing I should warn you about: don t expect Santa to take care of your garden wish list. I don t think he knows much about gardening, coming from the North Pole.
Every year about this time I start thinking I would like to buy a poinsettia and try to keep it alive for the whole year until next Christmas. I am not sure why this appeals to me, that is "did" appeal to me until I ran across an article by Dr. Leonard Perry, Extension Professor, University of Vermont. Here are some highlights. Pay close attention to the second paragraph.