Seed Starting Soil Temperature Chart

About this printable

Seeds read the soil, not the calendar. This chart shows the minimum, best and maximum soil temperature for germinating 17 vegetables, so you know exactly when to sow.

Inside

• 17 vegetables, grouped cool-season and warm-season
• Minimum, best range and maximum, in °F and °C
• Color-coded to the real temperature scale
• How to measure: depth, time of day, three-day rule

What you get

• 2 colorways: Forest (deep green, for framing) and Linen (light, easy on printer ink)
• 4 sizes each: 8.5 × 11 in, A4, A3 and 18 × 24 in
• Files: the 8.5 × 11 in PDF in each colorway, plus a zip of all four sizes per colorway

Print at home on Letter or A4, or send the A3 or 18 × 24 file to a print shop or online printer. The files are vector PDFs, so lines and lettering stay sharp at any size. Print at 100% ("Actual size").

This is a digital download. Nothing will be shipped. Download from Purchases and Reviews on etsy.com in a web browser (the Etsy app can't download files). Frame not included.

Good to know

• Personal-use license: print as many copies as your household needs. Please don't resell or share the files.
• Part of the EarthArtEther Field Chart Collection: all eight charts in one download for $19, less than the price of five.
• Germination data from J.F. Harrington, University of California, as reproduced in Extension vegetable guides.