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K-State horticulture expert suggests planting calendar to organize seed transplants

Starting vegetable seeds indoors to prepare for a spring garden is common, but to get it right, Kansas State University horticulture expert Ward Upham recommends using a planting calendar.

“To do this, choose your transplant date and count back the number of weeks necessary to grow your own transplants,” Upham said. “For example, cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower are usually transplanted in late March to early April.”

Upham said it takes approximately eight weeks to grow from seed to transplant size.

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