Getting ready for spring! Variety selection and

transplantsNorth Carolina Cooperative Extension

ServiceMarch 4, 2013

Give your plants the best start possible Extend your growing season Select the best plants for your garden Minimize start-up costs for water and

fertilizer Better weed control ?

Why transplant?

Disease Free! Potting mix (purchased) Home made: equal parts of garden loam,

sphagnum peat moss, and perlite.

Suggestions for transplant medium

Here’s Charlie!

Starting your seeds with Charlie

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Cold frame for starting transplants

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Cold Frames

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Cold Frame?

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Season Extension

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Greenhouse germination times

Planting times

http://www.headstartnursery.com/vegetable_transplants/index.php

Consider the energy usage

Careful the plants don’t dry out!

Using a grow light

Suggested veggie varieties Spring planting guide Piedmont variety trial results

Guides for Varieties

2013 Veggie Crop Handbook

Questions?