Starting Seeds is Easy
I get a lot of questions from people who are looking to start plants from seeds vs. buying plants at the nursery. Many people struggle with seed starting for a variety of reasons so I am dedicating most of today’s show to help you master the skill of taking tiny seeds and turning them into food and medicine producing plants.
The reality is starting seeds can be frustrating if you don’t do it correctly but it doesn’t have to be difficult as long as you follow the blueprint Mother Nature has laid out for us. Once you do that starting your own makes producing your own food extremely cost effective.
Join me today as we discuss…
- Understanding how seeds germinate in the wild (this answers so many questions)
- What are the needs of a seed
- Cubes, pots, paper and peat
- Why starting indoors is a good idea
- Light and not all light is equal
- The role of the greenhouse and getting by without one (sort of)
- Building a simple grow light
- Mist watering and watering from the bottom
- Creating constant temperatures
- Culling and “pricking out”
- Starting seeds in pots that are generally considered “direct sow”
- Seeds that should almost always be direct sowed
- Hardening off seeds
- Potting up the why and how
- Holding back in ground planting until you are sure
- Mulch is your friend
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