Starting Vegetable Gardens from Seed

While starting your vegetable garden with seeds may sound daunting, there are several advantages, including a wider choice of varities and less expense. In fact, some vegetables must be grown from seed, such as beans, squash and okra.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Seeds & Propagation

UF/IFAS Publications

• Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide
• Seed Production and Seed Sources of Organic Vegetables
• Seeding the Garden
• Starting Seeds (PDF)
• Vegetables A - Z

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• Fall Vegetable Gardening
• Fertilizing Your Vegetable Garden
• Maintaining the Vegetable Garden
• Renovating Your Flower and Vegetable Gardens
• Spring Vegetable Gardening
• Vegetable Gardening: Introduction
• Vegetable Gardening with Raised Beds

Other Sites

• A Beginner's Guide to Vegetable Seed Gardening--You Grow Girl Gardening Blog
• Seed Starting--U.S. Department of Agriculture Community Gardening Guide (PDF)
• Selecting Good Seeds or Plants--Clemson Extension
• Starting Plants from Seed--University of Missouri Extension
• Storing Vegetable and Flower Seeds--Colorado State University
• Timely Tips on Starting Seedlings from Home--Texas Cooperative Extension
• Vegetable Gardening Calendar--University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences