Best temperature for veg seedlings – cold frame in March?

[stenatParticipant]

Hi! I’m fairly new to growing vegetables and I love the idea of no dig and I plan to use this method as well as indoor sowing to always have plants ready for my small allotment. However, I have very limited window sill space for what I’d like to sow! I know that seeds need to germinate in specific temp range, but once they germinate, can they be moved to cold frames in early to mid March? Or is to early? Any advice would be appreciated!

[charlesModerator]

Yes that is correct, warmth for germination then outside under glass or poly. When you follow the sowing timeline https://forum.charlesdowding.co.uk/learn/sowing-timeline-vegetables/, you will have correct plants for each season, because eg first sowings are frost hardy.

[stenatParticipant]

Thank you so much, I appreciate all your help and I think it’s wonderful how you share your knowledge. Impatiently waiting for your second book to arrive 🙂

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