{"id":1391,"date":"2011-11-17T10:56:21","date_gmt":"2011-11-17T15:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/?page_id=1391"},"modified":"2026-04-17T09:29:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T13:29:52","slug":"propagation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/propagation\/","title":{"rendered":"Propagation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1447 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/11\/MGM2.jpg\" alt=\"woman planting seeds; photo by Edwin Remsberg\" width=\"510\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/11\/MGM2.jpg 510w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/11\/MGM2-300x74.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/11\/MGM2-105x26.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/11\/MGM2-317x78.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/11\/MGM2-423x104.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,510px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Selected Readings and Content<\/h3>\n<p><strong>UMaine Extension Bulletins<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2410e\/\">Plant Propagation in Maine<\/a>, Bulletin #2410<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"An Introduction to Seed Saving for the Home Gardener\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2750e\/\">An Introduction to Seed Saving for the Home Gardener<\/a>, Bulletin #2750<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Starting Seeds at Home\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2751e\/\">Starting Seeds at Home<\/a>, Bulletin #2751<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>UMaine Extension Videos<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/propagation\/plant-from-spring-to-fall\/\">Video: M<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/propagation\/plant-from-spring-to-fall\/\">aine<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/propagation\/plant-from-spring-to-fall\/\"> Vegetable<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/propagation\/plant-from-spring-to-fall\/\">Gardening: Keep Y<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/propagation\/plant-from-spring-to-fall\/\">our Garde<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/propagation\/plant-from-spring-to-fall\/\">n Growing &#8212; Pla<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/propagation\/plant-from-spring-to-fall\/\">nt from Spring to<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/propagation\/plant-from-spring-to-fall\/\"> Fall<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Da1gOgjaqaM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Video: Starting Seeds at Home (YouTube)<\/a> &#8211; You can get a big jump on Maine\u2019s short gardening season when you grow your own seedlings. Instead of waiting for the ground to warm up enough to sow seeds outside, start enjoying flowers and harvesting vegetables four to six weeks earlier by starting seeds at home.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WmqDBgcLihA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Video: How to Build a Seedling Light Stand (YouTube)<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0video and plans for building a seed stand; includes <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/Seed-Stand-Plans-compliant.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">diagram and materials list (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Additional Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/vegetables\/planting-chart\/\">Planting Chart for the Home Vegetable Garden<\/a> &#8211; When to plant in Maine: earliest and latest safe dates.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/our-community\/publications\/fact-sheets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MOFGA fact sheets<\/a> \u2014 Look for\n<ul>\n<li>Soil-less Mixes for Vegetable Seedling Production<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mofga.org\/Publications\/ArticlesforReprinting\/OrderSeeds\/tabid\/1056\/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Huge Growth Potential, Pounds of Dividends: It\u2019s Time to Order Seeds<\/a>, MOFGA<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/davesgarden.com\/guides\/freeze-frost-dates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dave&#8217;s Garden Frost Freeze Calculator by Zip Code<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnnyseeds.com\/growers-library\/online-tools-calculators.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Johnny&#8217;s Online Tools and Calculators<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selected Readings and Content UMaine Extension Bulletins Plant Propagation in Maine, Bulletin #2410 An Introduction to Seed Saving for the Home Gardener, Bulletin #2750 Starting Seeds at Home, Bulletin #2751 UMaine Extension Videos Video: Maine Vegetable Gardening: Keep Your Garden Growing &#8212; 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