Seeds to start indoors this week

Starting seeds in peat pods and Aerogarden

Sunday, January 26, 2025

There are several varieties of herbs, veggies and flowers that can be started this week indoors.  For our zone 7 garden, here are the ones to get started.  

Herbs 

*Parsley

*Leeks

*Celery & celeriac

*Sage

Veggies

*Corn salad (mache)

*Peas

*Spinach

*Cabbage

*Collards

*Kale

*Kohlrabi

*Mustard

Flowers and Ornamentals

*Lisianthus

*Milkweed

*Chinese lantern

*Foxglove

*Verbena

*Drumstick flower

*Datura

*Blanket flower

*Helianthus maximillianii

*Hollyhock

*Lupine

*Petunia

*Prince's feather

*Black-eyed Susan

*Salvia

*Snapdragon

*Stock

*Yarrow

For indoor seed starting how-to and tips:  Indoor seed starting how to and tips

If you are transplanting seedlings from indoors to outdoors, be sure to harden them to the conditions they will be transplanted to.  If in a greenhouse, cold frame or hot bed, you can take outdoors when temperatures are warm or maybe an unheated garage if the temps are close to the covered location you will be placing them.  "Hardening off" seedlings 

Most of the veggies and herbs listed are cool season producers.  For more on cool season gardening, see A spring edible garden.