sweet local

This is the tentative plan as to when seeds will start, be hardened off, and eventually planted in the fresh beds. Since I haven’t experienced a Western MA spring, I’ll have to play it by ear and be ready to pull seedlings back inside if the temperature drops. There are several small rooms in the barn with counters or work stations. Hopefully I can set up shop in there and have a seedling nursery.

January 3: Ordered seeds.
January/February to do: find/buy grow lights, seed trays, and potting soil.
March 5-10: Sow kale, broccoli and lettuce, onion, celery seeds indoors.
March 15: Sow pepper seed indoors.
March 28: Sow half of tomato seed indoors.
April 4: Sow seed for peas.
April 10-15: Sow spinach, arugula, and radish seeds. Set out Jerusalem artichoke tubers. Harden off kale, broccoli and lettuce transplants.
April 15: Sow cucumber seed indoors.
April 20-30: Transplant pepper, eggplant and tomato seedlings to larger pots indoors. Sow beets, pumpkins/winter squash and summer squash seeds indoors. Plant potatoes, sow seed for carrots. Plant kale and broccoli
April 27: Last frost date for Worcester / Springfield
April 28: Sow second half of tomato seed indoors.
May 15-20: Sow beans and sunflowers. Set out tomatoes and cucumbers. Sow more lettuce seeds.
May 30: Set out peppers, pumpkin, and summer squash.
June 9: Sow summer lettuce seed.
June 30: Sow more summer lettuce.
July 21: Sow more summer lettuce.

Fall planting schedule to be determined. I created this list based on Kathy's list over at Skippy's Vegetable Garden. She always has interesting garden information and I hope you check out her blog!