Part XV
Give a last frost date and a USDA zone. The folio returns when to start indoors, transplant, or sow outdoors — vegetables, herbs, flowers, and fruit.
Typical last frost for 6b is the date we filled in. A ridge runs colder than a hollow — treat the week as a window, not a promise. Soil temperature still rules a bean.
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2 of 109 crops in the folio
Herb · Seed
Tropaeolum majus
Soak the pea-like seed. Poor soil for more flower. A trap crop at the brassica edge.
Start indoors 3 weeks before last frost. Transplant 1–3 weeks after last frost.
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Herb · Seed
Nasturtium officinale
A wet tray or a clean running edge. Start indoors in a saucer, then a damp bed.
Start indoors 4–6 weeks before last frost. Transplant 2 weeks before frost through 2 weeks after.
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