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When to plant your seeds or seedlings is also very important consideration. Depending on where you live, the spring temperatures can change unexpectedly, and a night-time frost can damage or kill your small plants. Think through the timing of starting your garden and plan accordingly. If you want to start your seeds early (in the springtime especially), have plans to cover or even take certain plants inside to protect your plants from day or nighttime freezing temperatures. Keep an eye on a reliable weather app to know when frost or freezing temperatures are coming and adjust to protect your gardening efforts!
Also, remember that young plants, if you start them in small containers before you transplant them to your garden, are susceptible to a type of ‘sunburn’ if they are exposed too quickly and for too long to direct sunlight. As your seedlings grow, you will want to condition them to the outside environment. If you are container gardening, you can start your plants early in the springtime and take them in or place them in a garage, under a carport or indoors, at night, when there is the threat of frost or freezing temperatures. Plant your transplants only after ‘hardening them’ and be prepared to cover them if frost occurs unexpectedly!
