Indiana Gardening
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There are many variables that come into play when you garden. The
ground temperature is never the same at the same time in the spring.
The weather is never consistent, but it is generally pretty close year to
year. Especially if you throw out the really bizarre years.
There are different types of plants that will fair better in different types
of soils, different times of the year, and there are so many ways to
change your soil. You can have a small little strawberry patch all the
way up to an acre or more. It all depends on what you want.
acre or more.
To help aid you in when to plant your vegetable seeds in your garden,
please review the table listed below. It will show you the best soil
temperatures for which each type of seed will germinate. It shows the
minimum and maximum temperatures, the temperature range at which
the seed will germinate, and the very best temperature at which to
plant your seeds.
ground temperature is never the same at the same time in the spring.
The weather is never consistent, but it is generally pretty close year to
year. Especially if you throw out the really bizarre years.
There are different types of plants that will fair better in different types
of soils, different times of the year, and there are so many ways to
change your soil. You can have a small little strawberry patch all the
way up to an acre or more. It all depends on what you want.
acre or more.
To help aid you in when to plant your vegetable seeds in your garden,
please review the table listed below. It will show you the best soil
temperatures for which each type of seed will germinate. It shows the
minimum and maximum temperatures, the temperature range at which
the seed will germinate, and the very best temperature at which to
plant your seeds.
| Optimum | Optimum | Minimum | Maximum | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegetable | Temp | Range | Temp | Temp |
| Asparagus | 75 | 60-85 | 50 | 95 |
| Bean | 80 | 60-85 | 60 | 95 |
| Bean, Lima | 85 | 65-85 | 60 | 85 |
| Beet | 85 | 50-85 | 40 | 95 |
| Cabbage | 85 | 45-95 | 40 | 100 |
| Carrot | 80 | 45-85 | 40 | 95 |
| Cauliflower | 80 | 45-85 | 40 | 100 |
| Celery | 70 | 60-70 | 40 | 85 |
| Chard, Swiss | 85 | 50-85 | 40 | 95 |
| Corn | 95 | 60-95 | 50 | 105 |
| Cucumber | 95 | 60-95 | 60 | 105 |
| Eggplant | 85 | 75-90 | 60 | 95 |
| Lettuce | 75 | 40-80 | 35 | 85 |
| Muskmelon | 90 | 75-95 | 60 | 100 |
| Okra | 95 | 70-95 | 60 | 105 |
| Onion | 75 | 50-95 | 35 | 95 |
| Parsley | 75 | 50-85 | 40 | 90 |
| Parsnip | 65 | 50-70 | 35 | 85 |
| Pea | 75 | 40-75 | 40 | 85 |
| Pepper | 85 | 65-95 | 60 | 95 |
| Pumpkin | 95 | 70-90 | 60 | 100 |
| Radish | 85 | 45-90 | 40 | 95 |
| Spinach | 70 | 45-75 | 35 | 85 |
| Squash | 95 | 70-95 | 60 | 100 | Tomato | 85 | 60-85 | 50 | 95 |
| Turnip | 85 | 60-105 | 40 | 105 |
| Watermelon | 95 | 70-95 | 60 | 105 |
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