Hardy Vegetable Seed Start

Here in frigid Northern New England, March is the time of year when we are tempted with spring weather during the day, but the night is an unbearable nod to winter weather and often dips below 25 degrees. As such, it is a great time to start my hardier vegetables that cold tolerant. This year the hardier vegetables that I started are: broccoli, cauliflower, kale, and three types of cabbage.

Seed starting hardy vegetables is pretty easy as I use seed starter pellets. See the steps below.

• First, I soak the seed starter pellets in water so they expand.

• Then I drain of the excess water and put the pellets in their respective trays.

• Next, I gather the seeds that I need.

• After, I pull the fabric back and press a little hole into the pellet for the seeds to go into.

• I make the rows with tape to identify what seeds are growing in respective row.

• Then, I put the seeds in the corresponding soil pellets and I cover up the seeds.

• Lastly, I place the tray cover on and then patiently wait for the seeds to start growing.