When it comes time to actually plant your planned garden, you'll need to decide if you want to use seeds or transplants. Both have advantages, and drawbacks. Transplanted plants are grown in a controlled environment, such as a greenhouse, for 4-6 weeks before transferring them into the ground. One great thing about transplanting is that you get a jump on the season, and therefore can harvest earlier! Transplants are more expensive than seeds though. Seeds take a bit longer than transplants to grow, but they are certified disease free, and you can buy them cheaply in bulk! Seeds can also be stored after buying them, and you can use them when convenient, whereas transplants can not be saved.
Some things I transplanted in my own garden this week were Juliette and New Girl tomatoes, red and orange bell pepper, and Orient Express eggplant. I used seeds for my Sunburst yellow squash, Plato zucchini, General Lee cucumber, Nelson orange carrots, multiple varieties of basal, cilantro, marigold, zannia, and sunflowers!
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