Transplanting to Garden Soil
Grow a vegetable garden with transplants of nursery-grown vegetable starts:
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- When to plant seedlings?
- What is “Hardening,” why is it done, and how is it performed?
- When and how to plant vegetables through weed-barrier fabric.
- How to apply row covers, frost protection, and mulch cloth.
Transplanting Demonstrations
In this section, you’ll find step-by-step demonstrations of the methods experienced gardeners use to transplant vegetable plant starts they grow from seed or obtain from nurseries or garden centers.
Some—but not all—outdoor vegetable gardens are planted in spring once air and soil temperatures reach the minimums required for cool-season and warm season vegetables [See: Choosing and Planting Vegetables]. For these, minimum soil temperatures are important to success.
Others are planted several times a year during the growing season, as early crops are harvested and space opens up for planting a second or third crop. These sequential or repeat plantings take place after soils are already warm enough to grow most vegetables.
Still other gardeners grow vegetables in containers and structural planters, allowing them to plant and harvest vegetables indoors or outdoors.
Demonstrations In This Section
Within this section you’ll find:
Related Demonstrations In Nearby Sections
Not quite what you’re seeking? Try these related demonstrations of other methods used when planting vegetables outdoors:
The Transplanting Process
Nothing could be simpler than the steps needed to place vegetable starts you’ve grown to transplantable size—or found at your local garden center—into the soil of your garden’s beds or a garden pot or container.
It’s as simple as a–b–c–d:
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- Dig a planting hole the same depth as the plant’s container with a hand trowel.
- Set the plant—in its pot if it’s grown in a organic, decomposable container, or removed carefully if not—into the hole after preparing it with a bit of granular starter fertilizer.
- Firm the soil around the plant’s roots to remove any air spaces.
- Water the planting and keep it evenly moist for the first week.
That’s the entire process, from start to finish. In this section, we demonstrate the process in words and pictures, knowing you’ll master it in minutes.