Soil temperatures for vegetable seeds (optimal planting range) If you’ve ever wondered why some seeds sprout fast while others just sit there… the answer might be the soil temperature. Each vegetable has its own preferred range for germination. For example: 🥶 Peas: 40–75°F 🔥 Melons: 70–95°F Here is a simple one-page PDF chart 👇 to help you see which veggies like their soil cool and which need warm soil to get going: Soil Temperatures for Vegetable Seed Germination - Home for the Harvest.pdf 🌿...

Are you planting anything this fall? Autumn can be a great time to add long-lived plants like trees, shrubs, and perennials. You can also plant more temporary cover crops or simply pick up some fall mums or flowering annuals. What are you most looking forward to planting this fall? Trees for the Landscape Fruit Trees or Shrubs Perennials and/or Flowering Bulbs Cool-Season Vegetables and/or Cover Crops Fall Mums and/or Fall Planters Garlic Cheers, Mary Jane Duford...

Here are today's gardening reads. Enjoy! Flower garden 🌸 Most popular rose varieties to plant 🌸 How to grow hostas in your landscape 🌸 Munstead lavender (nice culinary variety) 🌸 How to grow clematis plants Herb garden 🍃 Basil growing basics for beginners 🌿 Companion plants for parsley 🌱 How to prune rosemary Fruit plants 🍓 Basic types (categories) of strawberry plants 🍎 Common apple tree diseases 🍑 How to keep a peach tree small Resources 📝 Free vegetable garden planner 💌 Previous email...