If you are new to starting seeds indoors, there are a few problems you might encounter. Here’s what they are, and what to do about it:
What’s Wrong With My Seedlings?
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Book Review: Plant Breeding for the Home Gardener
Plant Breeding for the Home Gardener How to Create Unique Vegetables & Flowers by Joseph Tychonievich 216 pages Timber Press, 2013 List price: $19.95 For me, the best kind of non-fiction books are those in which you can “hear” the … Read Article
Seedlings That Keel Over
My indoor seedlings are keeling over, why?
Starting Seeds in Soil Blocks
Learn how to make soil blocks and plant seeds in them, with Tricia from Peaceful Valley Grow Organic.
Starting Seeds That Need Bottom Heat
Some seeds can actually germinate quicker and healthier when supplied with warm soil—obtained usually through a bottom heat source.
How to Scarify Seeds and Other Seed Starting Methods
In this video Tricia from Peaceful Valley Grow Organic demonstrates the ways to prepare hard-coated seeds for planting.
What to Do When You Have Too Many Seeds
Seed packets have more seeds than I really need. Can I save some for next year?
Timing When to Start Seeds
What do I do if I have a seed packet that doesn’t say when I should start the seeds indoors?
Defininitions of Seed Packet Terms
Do the descriptions in seed catalogs have you confused?
Piggyback Plant: a Fun, Easy Houseplant
Virtues: We love piggyback plants for their lush, fuzzy, vibrant green leaves that captivate onlookers with their ability to grow new plantlets where the leaves attach to their stems. These new little plants “piggyback” on top of the foliage.
8 Things to Look for on a Seed Packet
A good seed packet should give you much of the info you need to know to grow that plant. Here’s what to look for, and why: