1. Make sure to follow the planting guidelines for how early to start seeds indoors before planting them outside. Some seeds can be started indoors a couple of months early, while other seeds should be started within weeks of transplanting them outdoors. oberon
2. Use the right soil to start your seeds
in. I have found that potting soil is terrible for starting seeds in. Yes,
potting soil is rich in nutrients but the soil is very light and can allow the
seed to be uprooted when watered even lightly. I prefer a mix of good garden
soil and compost soil. You will get a nice medium bodied soil with loads of
nutrients. You can also purchase seed starting soil from garden centers which
works just fine. namdhari
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3. Make sure you have adequate lighting
available for your plants. During the first week or two while the seeds are
just starting to germinate, sunlight is not as important. However, once the
seedlings emerge from the soil sunlight becomes very important. Adequate
lighting can be natural light from a window or artificial lighting from fluorescent
or plant lights. nativo
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4. It is usually best to make sure the
plants (especially during germination) are in a greenhouse type environment.
Store bought mini "bio domes" work great as well as putting them in a
clear sided container with some plastic or even saran wrap over the top. You
can remove the plastic lid on your container once almost all of the seedlings
have emerged. Having an enclosed area will help keep the soil warm and moist. bayer
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5. Make sure to water the plants but not
too much. The soil should be kept just damp and not soaking wet to the touch.
6. I like to start my seeds in peat pots
which can be found in many different sizes. These pots allow you to transplant
the seedlings to the garden without disturbing the root system since the whole
pot gets buried in the ground. If timed correctly I find that the peat pots are
almost falling apart by the time I plant them. bayer
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7. Before transplanting (minimum a week)
your seedlings to your garden, be sure to harden off the seedlings to the
outdoor conditions by setting them out in a sunny location during the day then
bring them inside if the temperatures dip to low in the evenings. This will
reduce further the transplant shock that the plant can go through when they are
planted to the garden. syngenta
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