Start your own plants from seed is a very satisfying project if you are itching for spring. Flowers and vegetables from seed is not too difficult if you follow these simple guidelines:
Have fun browsing and orders from seed catalogs and Web sites, but not too early to start planting now. It is tempting to begin as soon as the seeds arrive, but not to sow too early or the plants are covered and leggy, long before 'safe transplantationthey are outside. If the seed packet recommends planting 56 weeks five days before the last frost, it is better to go with the four weeks instead of six weeks of date. Another stumbling block is the seed more than necessary. By all means, spread a little 'more to do, you have enough plants, but thin your plants to a manageable number. Many seeds will inventory remained for several years if stored in a cool, dry, dark place. Always use a sterile seed starting mix, available from gardenCenters. Do not use garden soil, fungi and bacteria that kill the fragile seedlings and not reuse old potting soil for seed starting, it may contain. Follow the instructions on the package of seeds than light and soil temperature. Some seeds germinate in the light, others dark. Some seeds are best in hot conditions, to invest as a mat for seeds, or place your starting seed in a warm place, such as the flat top of the refrigerator. Most of the young plants grow better dayTemperatures between 70 and 75 degrees F (21 to 24 º C) and night temperatures between 55 and 65 degrees F (13 to 18 º C). No more new water plants. Watering addition to fungal diseases that are killing small new plants. Water sparingly, but often. Enter the new seedlings plenty of light. To make a bright window, but grow lights are best. When the plants two sets of true leaves (the first leaves are called cotyledons or seed leaves) have to start fertilizingonce a week with half strength fertilizer plant start-up or liquid fish emulsion. Harden made up of young plants before you plant in the garden. Cool-season annuals, like pansies and snapdragons, you should be cured for several weeks before the race, the heat-lovers such as impatiens and tomatoes. Put the plants outdoors in a shady, protected place for at least one or two weeks before transplanting in the garden. Give them half a day out at first, and gradually abandonedhave done more, slow movements are used in a windy and sunny areas in order to make life in the real world.
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