The Sowing Calendar: A Handy Tool for Your Garden Planning

Although our vegetable garden boxes allow you to grow all year round, a sowing calendar is a great tool for anyone who likes to have perfect timing when sowing seeds. The calendar helps you determine when to sow your seeds so that they germinate at the right time and are ready to be moved outside.

What is a Sowing Calendar?

A sowing calendar gives you an overview of the best times to sow certain seeds, both indoors and outdoors. This is especially important if you plan to move your plants outside later. The calendar takes into account factors such as the right temperature, hours of sunlight and the seasons, so that your plants can grow optimally.

Why is the Sowing Calendar Useful?

While our vegetable garden boxes can in fact be used to grow all year round, especially in a controlled indoor environment, the sowing calendar is a useful tool for planning the growth of seeds that you will later want to move outside. It tells you exactly when it is time to move your germinated seeds outside, so that they can take full advantage of the outdoor climate without being exposed to the elements too early or too late.

The Right Timing for Moving Outside

The sowing calendar helps you determine when you can move your seeds that have germinated indoors outside. This is important because plants, such as tomatoes or peppers, can only be moved outside when the climate is ideal — not too cold and not too warm. The sowing calendar indicates when the risk of night frost is minimal, so that your seeds can adapt well to their new environment.

Who can benefit from the Sowing Calendar?

  • Beginner Gardeners: If you are just starting out in the garden, a seed calendar can help you plan your gardening year. It makes it easier to know when to start sowing and when to move your plants outdoors.
  • Experienced Gardeners: Even if you have some gardening experience, the sowing calendar can help you refine your planning so you can manage your garden as efficiently as possible.

Start Sowing?

Have you chosen your seeds and are you planning to sow them soon? Then take a look at our vegetable and herb seed packs so you can start your own vegetable garden, perfectly aligned with your sowing calendar.

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