Seed Germination Temperatures

Vegetable seed germination is a brilliant deal dependent upon soil temperature. Other with reference to an identical parts include seed energy (the age of the seed), soil moisture, soil air, and soil must haves and workability.

This chart shows the number of soil temperatures sought after for seed germination. The chart moreover shows the selection of days to germination at optimum temperatures. A seed will germinate at temperatures between the minimum soil temperature and the optimum soil temperatures, then again the selection of days to germination it will be upper.

Use this chart to get to the bottom of if the soil temperature throughout the garden is proper for seed starting the crop you need to plant. (Use a soil thermometer to take the soil temperature.) If the outside soil temperature is not correct, you can probably get began seed indoors at with reference to optimum temperature.

Crop Germination
Minimum Soil
Temperature (°F)		   Germination
Optimum Soil
Temperature
Range (°F)		   Germination
Maximum Soil
Temperature (°F)		   Days to
Germination
at Optimal
Temps
Asparagus 50 60-85 95 14-18
Bean, lima 60 75-85 85 4-10
Bean, snap 60 75-85 95 4-10
Beet 40 60-85 95 4-10
Broccoli 40 60-85 95 7-10
Brussels sprouts 40 60-85 95 3-10
Cabbage 40 60-85 95 5-10
Carrot 40 65-85 95 6
Cauliflower 40 65-85 95 4-10
Celery 40 60-70 95 10
Chinese language language cabbage 40 60-85 95 4-10
Collards 40 60-85 95 5-10
Corn 50 65-95 105 4-10
Cucumber 60 65-95 105 5-7
Eggplant 60 75-85 95 10-15
Endive 35 60-75 85 10-14
Garlic 35 65-85 95 7-14
Kale 40 60-85 95 5-7
Kohlrabi 40 60-95 105 5-10
Leeks 35 65-85 95 8-16
Lettuce 35 60-75 85 2-10
Muskmelon 60 75-95 105 4-10
Mustard 35 60-75 85 4-6
Okra 60 85-95 105 7-12
Onion 35 65-85 95 4-12
Parsley 40 65-85 95 5-6 weeks
Parsnip 35 65-75 85 5-28
Pea 40 65-75 85 5-7
Pepper 60 65-75 95 7-10
Pumpkin 60 85-95 105 4-10
Radicchio 35 60-75 85 5-7
Radish 40 65-85 95 4-10
Spinach 35 65-75 75 6-14
Squash 60 85-95 105 7-10
Swiss chard 40 65-85 95 7
Tomato 50 65-85 95 5-7
Turnip 40 60-95 105 3-10
Watermelon 60 70-95 105 4-10

For explicit seed starting must haves for the crop, you need to expand, seed-specific crop seed starting directions. Go to the Index to look out your crop or see Seed Starting Specific Plants moreover throughout the Index.

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