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Spring is the perfect time to start fresh, especially in the garden. Use late winter/early spring as time to prepare your garden for new blooms, plants and flowers. If you just can’t wait to get to work in the garden this spring, here are a few secrets for getting a successful head start! It’s All About Temperature Air and soil temperature are the critical elements when planting a spring garden. For example: Cool-season vegetables need daytime temps in the 60s F and nights in the 40s F with an occasional light frost. Warm-season vegetables need daytime temps in the 70s-80s F with nights a...

Baby lettuce growing in a cold frame. If you just can’t wait to get to work in the garden this spring, here are a few secrets for getting a successful head start. It’s All About Temperature Air and soil temperature are the critical elements when planting a spring garden. For example: Cool-season vegetables need daytime temps in the 60s F and nights in the 40s F with an occasional light frost. Warm-season vegetables need daytime temps in the 70s-80s F with nights above 50° F, and they don’t tolerate frost. Planting seeds depends more on soil temperature than air temperature. If the soil...