{"id":19559,"date":"2019-05-17T10:22:13","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T14:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/?p=19559"},"modified":"2019-05-17T10:36:46","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T14:36:46","slug":"sow-seeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/en\/sow-seeds\/","title":{"rendered":"When to sow seeds in Montreal<\/thrive_headline>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you wondering when to sow seeds in Montreal?<\/p>\n

Here’s my guide to when you should sow seeds indoors before the season begins and outdoors when you see common plants blooming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date<\/td>\nBloom<\/td>\nSow inside<\/td>\nSow outside<\/td>\nOther info<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 18, 2019<\/td>\n<\/td>\npeppers, zinnias<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 25, 2019<\/td>\n<\/td>\ndatura, delphiniums, nicotiana<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 4, 2019<\/td>\n<\/td>\ncabbage, tomatoes<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 11, 2019<\/td>\n<\/td>\nbrussel sprouts, celeriac<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 18, 2019<\/td>\n<\/td>\nmarigolds, green cauliflower<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 15, 2019<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Spring<\/a>
April in the garden<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
daffodil, forsythia<\/td>\n<\/td>\nCold hardy seeds such as: allysum, baby’s breath, chard, calendula, carrots, cornflower, hollyhock, impatiens, lovage, peas, poppies, radishes, rudbeckia, spinach, sweet pea flowers<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nlilac, dogwood<\/td>\n<\/td>\nCold hardy seedlings such as: cabbage, broccoli, dusty miller, feathertop grass, larkspur, leek, onion, pansy, penstemon, salvia and snapdragon<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 20, 2019<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nsummer savory<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 27, 2019<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nnicotiana<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 31, 2019<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\naverage last frost<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 3, 2019<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\ndatura, delphinium, brussel sprouts<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nspirea (all the pink types)<\/td>\n<\/td>\nCold tender seeds such as: basil, beans, beets, borage, catnip, cilantro, corn, chervil, cucumber, dandelion, delphinium, green manures, lavatera, lettuce, okra, melon, marigold, mint, morning glory, nasturtiums, nicotiana, parsley, petunia, savory, sunflower, thyme, zinnia<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nblack locust trees, Vanhoutte spirea (the white one)<\/td>\n<\/td>\nCold tender plants, such as anise, datura, dahlia, dematis, grapes, ladies mantle, lavender, peppers, tomatoes<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nMock orange, catalpa<\/td>\n<\/td>\nFall seeds, such as broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, celeriac, cauliflower, fennel<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Are you wondering when to sow seeds in Montreal? Here’s my guide to when you should sow seeds indoors before the season begins and outdoors when you see common plants blooming. Date Bloom Sow inside Sow outside Other info February 18, 2019 peppers, zinnias February 25, 2019 datura, delphiniums, nicotiana March 4, 2019 cabbage, tomatoes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19560,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_wp_convertkit_post_meta":{"form":"-1","landing_page":"0","tag":"0","restrict_content":"0"},"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[840,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gardening","category-island-report","post-wrapper","thrv_wrapper"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2buQs-55t","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16399,"url":"https:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/en\/verdun-youth-council\/","url_meta":{"origin":19559,"position":0},"title":"Verdun first borough to establish youth council","author":"Tracey Arial","date":"March 23, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Verdun will be the first borough to create a youth council similar to the one that has been operating at the city-wide level for more than a decade. 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