Even if the snow is still present and the cold still makes you shiver, in March you have to think about preparing the first seedlings. Organize your sowing and planting to enjoy a good harvest in your vegetable garden.
Here are the materials you will need to start your seedlings indoors:
- Containers (boxes/fiber pots/multicells)
- Pencil and labels to identify your pots
- A watering can with a fine spray
- Seeds (of course!)
- Potting soil or homemade mix
- A clear plastic cover
To germinate a seed, you need moist soil, good light (10 to 12 hours per day) and an ambient temperature of 19 to 24 degrees Celsius.
To help you know when and what to grow, refer to the vegetable garden sowing calendar :
| Vegetables | Sowing indoors | Sowing outdoors | Planting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garlic | October or early May | ||
| Eggplant | Late March | Early June | |
| Chard | Mid-April | Mid-May | |
| Beet | Mid-May | ||
| Broccoli | Mid-April May | ||
| Carrot | Mid-May | ||
| Celery | Mid-March | Mid to late May | |
| Kohlrabi | Mid-March | Mid to late May | |
| Ground cherry | Late March | Early June | |
| Chicory | Early July | ||
| Chinese cabbage | Early July | ||
| Brussels sprouts | Mid-April | Mid to late May | |
| Siamese cabbage | Mid-May | ||
| Cauliflower | Mid-April | Late May | |
| Cabbage head | Mid-April May | ||
| Kohlrabi | Mid-May | ||
| Chives | March Mid-May | Early June | |
| Pumpkin | Early May | Mid-May Early June | |
| Cucumber | Early May | Late May Early June | |
| Fall Shallot | Late August | ||
| Spring Shallot | Early May | ||
| Spinach | Mid-May | ||
| Beans (yellow or green) | Late May to late June | ||
| Lettuce, leaf | Mid-April | Early May | Late May |
| Head lettuce | Mid-April | Late May | |
| Corn | Mid-May | ||
| Musk Melon | Mid to late April | Early June | |
| Watermelon | Mid to late April | Early June | |
| Turnip | Mid-May | ||
| Onion | Early March | Early May | |
| Parsnips | Mi-mai | ||
| Parsley | Early March | Early May | Early May |
| Pepper | Late March | Early June | |
| Leek | Early March | Early May | |
| Peas | Mid-May | ||
| Potato | Early May | ||
| Radish | Mid-June | ||
| Tomato | Late March to Mid-April | Mid-May |
