The ideal time to start planting tomato seeds is around late spring or when signs of frost has passed, and your soil temperature has reached 60 degrees. If you plant too early, this could result ...

Starting seeds indoors is optional with many vegetables, but tomato seeds need a constant soil temperature of at least 60 degrees, and preferably 80 degrees, to germinate. In temperate climates, it ...

By Debbie Roland and Emmy Ulmschneider Master Gardeners If you are growing your tomatoes from seed, now is the time to start seeds indoors. Most stores sell transplants beginning about March 1.