Friday, September 18, 2026
53.0°F
These tomatoes were sown out of season in October. By early March, they were leggy, weak, and rootbound.

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For indoor seed starting, timing matters
February 1, 2025 1:05 a.m.

For indoor seed starting, timing matters

Spring arrives March 20 — 58 days from today, and as you see, I’m eagerly counting the days! My seed catalogs, dog-eared and worn, have been perused intensely since the first of the year; seed orders are arriving, and my fingers itch to dig into the soil.