My cousin Katie recently asked my opinion about when she should start her seedlings inside, and I thought my response would make for a perfect blog post.
My preference is NOT to start inside. It's time consuming, messy and you have to keep monitoring the seedlings for water. Plus, once spring hits you can't just stick them in the ground. Seedlings are fragile and will a need time to adjust to the outside elements and a lot end up dying because they can't make the adjustment.
I tried starting my seedlings inside one year and I found those plants didn't grow that much bigger or quicker than the seeds I just stuck in the ground.
So for my money, and sanity, just wait for spring! Hopefully it will be here soon.
