Starting Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower Seedlings Indoors

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This article was published originally on 3/8/2013

Starting vegetable transplants at home can be fun and rewarding. Many gardeners prefer to grow their own seedlings so they can select specific cultivars (varieties) and control seedling growth. See the article on growing transplants indoors elsewhere in this newsletter and see the Iowa State University Extension & Outreach news release for March 6, 2013 for details on growing broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower seedlings.

By Richard Jauron, Department of Horticulture