Root crops really don't do well transplanting, and I will only start them directly in the garden.Įither way, be sure to get to work on getting your slug and snail population under control before direct seeding, or transplanting new seedlings. If you do choose to start these seeds indoors, when transplanting the seedlings, try not to disturb the root ball as much as possible. Other's are warm season plants that need to wait until May to be planted outside. Some of these are cold hardy plants that can be planted outside as early as February. Some are hardy enough to withstand the elements, and others are susceptible to shock when being transplanted.īut it is super important to know WHEN to start them outdoors. These vegetables do better being directly sown outside in our area for many reasons. You can transplant these starts, but they usually take a week or two to recover and resume growing. Squash seeds being directly sown in the garden. As you go, you will learn new things but hopefully this zone 8b vegetable planting guide will help guide you along.Įven those of us doing this for years and years, learn new things each year! So do your best this year, take notes, and try again next year.
Every year you will have wins you least expected, as well as failures also. Then there is the option of Winter Sowing, which is kind of a middle of the road option! (Read more about cold hardy vegetables for fall and winter growing). Other plants are much more cold tolerant and hardy, and will do fine outdoors in natural conditions. The reason for this, is some plants are much more tender, and need to be sown in a more controlled environment with no freezing temps or extreme temperature swings, in order to thrive. The first thing you must understand, is that in garden zone 8b, some plants need to have their seed sown indoors and some seed can be direct sown right in the garden. Today I am going to go over both what is recommended by the experts as well as what I personally do and have good success with, when planting seeds here in the Pacific Northwest area in my garden zone 8b.Īs always, I highly recommend taking your own notes in a garden journal, and refer back to those notes in the coming years, to see what worked well for you and what didn't! Starting Seed via Indoor Seed Starting vs Direct Sowing Knowing when to start seed in your garden, is a question that many new gardeners have, as the seed packet instructions can be confusing and hard to understand. Sorry this is such a long read, but I wanted to get everything out there.In this article, we will be going over when to start vegetable seeds for gardening zone 8b, including indoor seed starting, seeds directly sown in the garden as well as winter sowing. I also sanded down the seeds outer shell since I read that it helps water permeate.Īnd I’ve tried outdoors, indirect sunlight in moist soil until I gave up after a month only to find two were eaten by fungus nat larvae, one rotted away, and two survived but had not germinated.īut I’ve had more success so far having them indoors at room temperature by a windowsill with bright, indirect sunlight and sandwiched between two warm, damp paper towels inside an open ziploc bag. So, I just kind of guessed and hoped I had transferred the seed to soil at the right time. He didn’t mention how or when he transferred the seed from towel to soil. He said that it took him 1-2 months for the seed to germinate in soil and it took him only a week using a damp paper towel. Well I read about it somewhere on a blog that a guy experimented the two methods of germination by soil or damp paper towel. Mimicry Plants/Mesembs Care by u/xj305ah Other notable plant related reddits
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