Start your Seedlings indoors this Winter
Starting seedlings indoors take a lot of care and you must have everything right in order for them to sprout. The right potting mix, the right pots, the right light, and also the right temperature. If any of these things is off you may get stunted sprouting or even none at all. Here are few things to keep in mind when you want to start you herb seeds or any other garden seeds indoors.
1. Always read the back of the package the seeds come in. It can tell you exactly what you need to know. Whether to start the seeds indoors or whether you can plant them right into the dirt in your garden or flowerbed.
2. Never use all-purpose potting soil. I actually learned this the hard way and lost a very delicate, sentimental tree my husband gave to me on our first anniversary. This type of potting soil gets too hard for delicate plants and seed starts especially. It is a great mix to use with other types of potting mix or in your compost to help with breakdown.
3. One of the biggest mistakes many people make when starting seeds, it over watering. One watering a day in the morning is a great way to start and as the seedlings sprout and begin to grow taller, more watering can be given. Be sure to do some research and find out just how much water that particular plant needs. You don’t want to have a rotting root system on your little sprout.
4. To learn more about what plants are the best to start indoors and how to keep them strong and healthy before they are planting in the ground visit Ed Hume Seeds.
December 10th, 2008 at 9:56 am
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