Early Vegetable Garden Planting: Start Seeds Indoors for a Head Start

Start seeds indoors weeks before the last frost to extend your harvest season. Warm-season crops (tomatoes, peppers) and cool-season crops (broccoli, lettuce) both benefit. You need: a sunny window (or grow lights), containers (peat pellets, pots with 2:1:1 loam:sand:organic mix), and consistent moisture. Rotate trays daily for straight growth. Transplant after hardening off. Early starts mean earlier, longer harvests.