Episode-2147- Seed Starting Primer for 2018
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Last week we talked about a lot of great new plants to grow for 2018 so today is a good time to talk about starting all those seeds you’ve ordered or will be ordering this month. Today’s show was prompted by a question about leggy seedlings of tomatoes grown for market sales, but I think it will help everyone.
Today’s show includes a segment from a show back in 2012. I am doing this to help save my voice during my cold (dubbed snot slinger flu). More so however, because I think this information is imperative to understanding how to get best results with seed starting, and frankly the way I teach it hasn’t changed in all these years.
Join Me Today To Discuss…
- Understanding how seeds germinate in the wild (this answers so many questions)
- Setting up your seed starting systems
- How much do you want/need to start
- Indoors, garage, outdoors. green house
- Lights (LED, T5, T8, Natural)
- Heating (mats, space heating, etc)
- Determining your starting dates
- Determine last frost date
- Plan at least one week later
- Count backwards based on time to “set out”
- Trouble shooting
- Slow / Low germination
- Leggy
- Poor color
- Mold, slime, etc.
- Final thoughts
Resources for today’s show…
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- The Year 91
- Walking To Freedom
- TspAz.com
- The Granddaddy’s Gun Club
- Bullhead Fishing Forum – A new little site I started
- Get Your Liberty Forum Tickets – Use Code tsp10 for 10% off all tickets.
- Grow Tent I am Using for Seed Starting
- 600 Watt Grow Light I am Also Using
- 45 Watt Kingbow Lights
- Dealing with Leggy Seedlings Video
- Live or Die – Meat Loaf
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I recommend everyone get Clyde’s Garden Planner. It is only $5 and is great for knowing when to start or plant seeds and also tells the last time you can plant as well. I took a red marker and drew a line for me last frost date so I don’t have to look it up every time I want to use the thing. It only tells plant families and doesn’t cover everything – But it’s only $5,