Many of you cannot plant outdoors until May 15 or later. So there s plenty of time to start seeds indoors of peppers , tomatoes and eggplant 6 to 8 weeks before your last frost. Start seeds of impatiens and geraniums now. All these vegetable and flower seedlings are slow-growing and need a good headstart indoors.
Some folks also like to start broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage and cauliflower indoors now.
You may want to start seeds of lavender and rosemary now indoors. A fluorescent shop light 6-8 inches above the tops of the seedlings will provide adequate light for growing plants. Keep the lights on for 12-18 hours per day, off at night. Raise the lights as plants grow. Use a light, clean soil mix to start your plants.