When to Transplant SEEDLINGS to Garden

Congratulations! If you're reading this blog you have most likely had success starting your pepper seeds and growing seedlings. The next question...when is the best time to transplant my seedling to your outdoor garden?

Warm weather crops such as our hot hot hot peppers are very susceptible to frost damage. As such, its important that you do not transplant your burgeoning seedlings until there is no danger of the air or soil temperature dropping below freezing. Pepper plants that are transplanted too early can not withstand a single frost.

So how do you figure out when you are in the clear to transplant your seedlings? Growers use something called the Last Frost Date which indicates the point in the season when the temperature isn't likely to drop to freezing. It is hard to pinpoint an exact date so it is wise to assume that freezing temperatures are possible two weeks before the first frost date and two weeks after the last.

​To find the frost dates for your region check out this great planting calendar by Almanac. 

Again, congratulations on reaching the next milestone in your grow journey! Leave a message and let us know how its going.