Make A Seed Starting Schedule

When you purchase seeds, the packaging typically includes information about when to start planting indoors. It will specify the number of weeks before the last frost date to sow your seeds. To determine the exact planting time, simply count backwards on your calendar from your local last frost date.

For instance, if your local last frost date is May 15th and your tomato seeds need to be planted 6 weeks before that, you should start sowing them on April 3rd.

If you have numerous plants to manage, we recommend using a spreadsheet to plan your planting schedule. This method will help you organize and track your progress, and you can easily refer to it in the future to see what worked and what didn't.

Here’s an example of how our spreadsheet looks: