Spring Gardening: Start Seeds Indoors
Start seeds indoors for both ornamental and pollinator-friendly plants, like colas, lufesca, lupines, and rudekia Spring Garden Prep & A Huge Kitchen Surprise (Almost Caught Fire!).
Starting seeds indoors gives you a head start on the growing season, especially for plants that need a long time to mature. This is particularly useful if you live in an area with a short growing season. Colas, likely referring to Colasanto tomatoes, benefit from early indoor starts because they are a larger, heirloom variety that needs more time to ripen. Similarly, luffa (lufesca) sponges need a long growing season to fully develop their fibrous interior. Lupines and rudbeckia (also known as black-eyed Susans) are great choices for attracting pollinators to your garden later in the season. Starting them indoors allows you to control their environment and ensure healthy seedlings before transplanting them outside.
