All written material on this page is copyright by Shane Smith 2000 reproduction of any kind is prohibited without the author's permission . Spring Transplant Scheduling Scheduling is one of the biggest problems people have when growing seedlings for transplanting outside. It is easy to start a plant too early or too late.
Most people opt for starting too early in their lust for spring.
If a plant is started too early, it suffers more from transplant shock when set outside and may also be root-bound and stunted. If a plant is started too late in spring, your transplant may not have developed enough roots to handle the stress of transplanting and may be late in producing food or flowers outside. When you schedule your plants, don t worry if your ornamental transplants are not blooming in the pots before transplanting to the outside, unless you re trying to sell them. When it comes to vegetables it may spell disaster if they are blooming before transplanting. This messes up their internal clock and damages the total yield.