Vegetable Gardening for Beginners: The Basics of Planting: Starting A Vegetable Garden From Seed

Tuesday, 5 May 2020

Starting A Vegetable Garden From Seed

Note that transplants will mature sooner and give you an earlier harvest than starting plants from seed. A seed starting schedule provides a guideline of when to sow seeds and when to transplant seedlings to your vegetable garden.

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Starting a vegetable garden from seed. Vegetable seeds can be either direct sown to the garden or sown and raised indoors in a controlled environment for later transplanting as seedlings to the open garden. I cover planting watering and feeding. Usually it will say something like plant inside six to eight weeks before last frost.

The goal with seed starting is to have your seedlings ready to go outside when the weather is favorable. This method works best for slow growing plants such as broccoli celery and kale. It can be searched with a digital table of contents.

Start by looking at the seed packet which should tell you when to start seeds inside. A careful gardener can extend production by starting seeds and planting seedlings after the danger of frost has passed. Starting transplants from seeds indoors can be very enjoyable for a gardener especially after a long winter.

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Get the timing right. If you dont use a pre made seed starting mix you can make your own by combining peat and equal parts vermiculite and perlite see the video on creating your own seed starting mix further down on this page. Fill clean containers with a moistened potting mix made for seedlings.

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While winter wails outside vegetable gardeners can get a jump on the growing season by starting seeds indoors. Because theyre stronger when put in the garden transplants also do a better job of resisting pests during the growing season. Different plants have different needs so always refer to the directions on the seed packet to tell you when and how to sow your seeds.

How to start seeds. Note that not all plants should be started indoors some are best sown directly in the garden see this article on direct sowing seeds. Here is a simple way to start your tomatoes and peppers indoors.

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