Plant chart - Google Drive


1	Vegetable Plant Starting Chart
2	Plant	Direct Seed	Seeds indoors	Transplants	Bulbs or sets	Comments
3	Arugula	X				Greens can be started indoors, but are fragile during transplanting, so direct seed is best.
4	Asparagus				X	Best started from plant root balls bought at the store.
5	Basil	X	X			Start seeds in a small pot and cover with plastic wrap to hold in moisture until seeds sprout or direct seed.
6	Beans (all varieties)	X				Just stick that seed in the dirt, they will grow every time!
7	Beets	X				Transplanting breaks the tap root, so direct seed is best.
8	Broccoli	X	X			Easy to start indoors or direct seed.
9	Brussel Sprouts		X	X		Sometimes these can be tricky to start, so transplants bought from the store are easiest unless you are planting a lot of them.
10	Cabbage		X	X		I haven't had much luck with seeds, but it can be done or bought at the store.
11	Carrots	X				Transplanting will break the tap root, so always direct sow.
12	Cauliflower	X	X			Easy to start indoors or direct seeded.
13	Chinese Cabbage	X	X			Start indoors for spring or direct seed for fall.
14	Collards	X				Easy to direct sow and sprouts in days.
15	Corn	X				Direct seed is best to have healthy plants.
16	Cucumbers	X				Healthiest plants are direct seeded.
17	Dill	X	X			Easy to start direct sow or indoors.
18	Eggplant		X	X		Take a long time to mature from seed and must be started indoors. Those with little patience should buy transplants.
19	Garlic				X	Easiest to start with cloves from last year's harvest or from the grocery store.
20	Green Onions				X	Start with leftovers from the kitchen!
21	Kale	X				Direct seed is best for most greens.
22	Lettuce	X				Very fragile when transplanting, so direct seed is best.
23	Melons	X				Seeds started indoors tend to get spindly, so direct seed produces the healthiest plants.
24	Mustard	X				Direct seed is best for most greens.
25	Okra	X				They thrive in the heat, so start them outdoors after the soil warms up.
26	Onions	X			X	Starting from seeds is tough but creates better bulbs, while using starts is more reliable and easy.
27	Parsley	X	X			Most herbs are easy to start in the ground or indoors.
28	Peas	X				Put the seed in the dirt, and it will grow every time!
29	Peppers		X	X		Peppers take a long time to mature. I always start some indoors, but the best ones are those that direct seed later in the season after the soil is warm.
30	Potatoes				X	Seed potatoes are the only way to go.
31	Radishes	X				The tap roots are damaged easily when transplanting, so direct sow these.
32	Rosemary			X		Transplants started from cuttings from another plant are the easiest way to start rosemary.
33	Sage	X	X			Seeds started in the ground or in pots work well.
34	Soybeans	X				Every seed comes up every time, but transplants will get spindly.
35	Squash	X				Don't bother transplanting, they will grow wherever planted.
36	Sweet Potatoes				X	Start from homegrown or store bought sweet potato slips.
37	Swiss Chard	X				Most greens start well outdoors.
38	Tomatoes		X	X		Take a lot of time to mature when started from seed. Buying transplants is best unless you are planning on planting a lot, which can get expensive.
39	Turnips	X				Direct sow to avoid damaging the tap root.
40	Plant	Direct Seed	Seeds indoors	Transplants	Bulbs or sets	Comments