{"id":23646,"date":"2024-04-22T14:51:40","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T18:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/?p=23646"},"modified":"2024-04-22T14:51:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T18:51:40","slug":"is-late-april-a-good-time-to-plant-vegetable-seedlings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/2024\/04\/22\/is-late-april-a-good-time-to-plant-vegetable-seedlings\/","title":{"rendered":"Is late April a good time to plant vegetable seedlings?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Question:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>The warm weather can be deceiving. Is this a good time to plant vegetable seedlings in Maine or should I continue to wait?<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Answer:<\/h3>\n<div><em>Jonathan Foster, Home Horticulture Outreach Professional<\/em><\/div>\n<p>I feel and share your sense of urgency with the sudden influx of nice days. For planting out, I recommend\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MOFGA-Seed-Planting-Calendar.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MOFGA&#8217;s planting calendar<\/a>&#8211;as you can see, head lettuce, fennel, chicory, onions, shallots, and scallions are ready to go. Other seedlings should probably wait a bit longer.<\/p>\n<p>That said, these are estimates based on historical and typical weather and climate data. If you want to try cheating ahead a bit, make sure the seedlings are mulched well and perhaps covered with floating row cover or a cold frame on chilly nights. You can find other tips for extending your gardening season (earlier in the spring, later in the fall) in our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2752e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UMaine Cooperative Extension Bulletin #2752, Extending the Garden Season<\/a>. Also remember that seedlings grown indoors\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.psu.edu\/hardening-transplants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">need to be hardened off<\/a>\u00a0before planting out in the garden, so build that time into your planting out schedule.<\/p>\n<p>Happy gardening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: The warm weather can be deceiving. Is this a good time to plant vegetable seedlings in Maine or should I continue to wait? Answer: Jonathan Foster, Home Horticulture Outreach Professional I feel and share your sense of urgency with the sudden influx of nice days. 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