Starting your 2015 tomato seeds“When is the right time to plant my tomato seeds?” The basic rule is 6-8 weeks before you want to plant them out in your garden. So when is this? In Calgary our average last frost date (ALFD) is May 23rd, but don’t consider this our planting date since on average, there is a 50% chance of a frost after that. I like to set my tomatoes out a week or two after the ALFD, most typically the first week in June. So, if we want to plant our tomatoes this year on June 6th, our seed starting date should fall somewhere between April 11th and 25th. Can you start them sooner? Sure, but there is limited benefit in setting out plants just a bit older than the recommended age. Hang in there, there are still a few weeks to go for tomatoes! If you just have to plant something right now then consider pepper, gazania, impatiens or snapdragons. These all take 8 to 10+ weeks so now is the right time to get them started.
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