![]() The only cell tray I’ve ever really liked comes with a larger price tag, it can be found HERE. For instructions on how to use soil blocks, check out THIS blog post. There is also plastic trays with cells, I only use those for things like flowers that are not particular about their conditions. I love soil blocks, along with a homemade wooden tray. Your seed tray choice depends on your personal preference of how to start seeds. I don’t recommend the majority of the common brands found at big box stores (Ferry-Morse, Burpee, etc.) Whatever you do, do not undercut yourself before you even get started. It is likely that you can find Promix locally at a garden center or nursery. Other options are Promix or Johnny’s 512. ![]() I make my own, and the recipe can be found HERE, along with where to find all the ingredients. A high quality seed starting soil mix.Anything that makes it easier and faster for you to weed is a good thing! Recommended Supplies for Indoor Seed Starting When weeding can be done without as much effort, it is more likely to get done in the first place. This practice allows you to easily seed where your crops you want to grow are and where the weeds are. You can weed just prior to planting, then transplant large plants into the ground. #3 To get ahead of weed growthĪnother reason to start seeds indoors would be to get ahead of the weeds. When you don’t need to remove excess plants, you save money on the seeds and you save time, because you don’t need to go back and remove extra plants. Larger plants that are transplanted into the ground means the plants can be spaced exactly with little to no thinning involved. So both these factors would lead to a certain amount of lag behind a plant that is directly sown in the ground.īut overall, starting seeds indoors can allow you to mimic optimal soil conditions and temperature, thus getting a head start on growing. Even a small amount of transplant shock, will set back the plant in growth for several days if not more. ![]() When transplanting, the seedlings go through some shock, called “transplant shock”. In addition to hardening off a seedling, you also need to transplant. The reason for this being that seedlings grown indoors need to have time to get used to the amount of light that is outdoors, and the elements like wind. In theory, it will save you time to get to harvest because you’ve done the germination and the sprouting indoors.Īnd yet the time you spend growing the seedlings indoors will not directly save you that exact same amount of time outdoors. However, if you were to plant that same tomato seedling indoors, with a heat mat, creating the optimal soil temperature, it would sprout quickly and get started growing. It could be a few weeks to a few months depending on your climate. If you try to start a tomato seed in the ground in March and the ground is cold, along with the air temperature still getting below freezing occasionally, that tomato seed wouldn’t sprout until the conditions were right. This is due to the fact that seeds germinate best at certain soil temperatures. Indoor seed starting is a way to get to a harvest more quickly than direct sowing outdoors, in most cases. Why Start Seeds Indoors? #1 To get to a harvest faster The basic concept is the same as outdoors, you need seeds, light, soil and water in order for them to grow. Indoor seed starting is the process of germinating and growing seeds indoors in a soil medium. I explain below some of the things that no one tells you about indoor seed starting, like when it is a good idea and when you should look into other options. It took me 14 years of gardening before I purchased one, and before that I started seeds indoors. But it basically comes down to the fact that I start everything in an unheated outdoor tunnel now. I explain this more in detail later in this blog post. I have started just a few seeds indoors and up to hundreds! But to tell you the truth, after many years of starting seeds indoors, I have completely moved away from this practice. This is a complete guide on how to start seeds indoors. Not only that, but you’ll also have healthier plants, and increased options for varieties since you choose the seeds! ![]() When starting your own seedlings as long as it is done correctly, it can save you tens to hundreds of dollars. With the indoor seed starting season right around the corner, and direct planting soon to follow, I figured it was a good time to share how to start seeds indoors.
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