If a gardener has plenty of time and space available, vegetables may be started indoors from seed and then transplanted to the garden. Growing transplants from seed gives the gardener a greater access to many cultivars and produces a large number of transplants inexpensively.
Some vegetables transplant to the field more easily than others.
Refer to the table to determine which vegetables should be transplanted or directly seeded into the garden. Buy seed only from dealers who have a reputation for handling good seed, and always look for well-adapted varieties that have insect and disease resistance. There are two basic methods of growing transplants from seed. In the one-step method, seed directly into a container and then plant the container or transplant into the garden. The container could be a peat pot, peat pellet or a container with a hole punched in the bottom for drainage.