5. Planting your
vegetable garden
5.2 Sowing indirectly into seedbeds
This method uses a
seedbed
or propagator.
The baby plants are protected from heavy
rain, frost and strong sun. Once they are
ready to be transplanted, the plants can be
moved outdoors.
Plants best started into seedbeds
• Lettuce, onion, cauliflower, broccoli,
celery, chili peppers, tomatoes, oregano,
strawberries, cucumber, gooseberries.
• You can use a sheet of plastic or glass
and sheets of newspaper to protect baby
plants from the cold at night, depending
on the temperature in your country.
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