Would you like to learn how to start a garden from seed?
Growing your own food is one of the most rewarding experiences and it’s a lot easier than you think. I will be sharing the supplies needed to get started, helpful tips and answering some frequently asked questions along the way.
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Supplies
- Seedling Starter Trays or Plastic Plant Nursery Pots
- Plant Growing Trays
- Organic Seed Starter Potting Mix
- Plastic Pail or Bucket
- Seeds
- LED Shop Light
- Organic Fertilizer
Step 1
Bring a pot or kettle of water to a boil. Place your seed starter potting mix inside of your bucket & pour the boiling water in, mixing as you go. You want to make sure you only add enough water to dampen the soil and kill any insect eggs inside of your potting mix. Let it sit, until it’s cool enough to work with.
Step 2
Going through your seed packets, decide what seeds you’d like to start. Be sure to check the back of the package for more in-depth planting information. For example: when to start your seedlings, how deep to plant them and spacing, for when you plant them into your garden.
Step 3
Fill your seedling starter trays or nursery pots with the dampened soil. Do not pack the soil down. This light weight soil gives the seeds an easy time growing roots with its spongey softness. After your trays are all filled to the top, be sure to tap them on your table to allow any air pockets to fill with soil.
Step 4
Begin making indentations in the soil with your finger tips or a pen/pencil to plant your seedlings in. Depending on there germination rate, plant 1-3 seeds in each hole. *Keep in mind, if they all germinate you will have to kill off all but 1 healthy plant. Or you can always thin them out once they are a little more established. What I mean by that is, carefully separating each plant into its own container.
Step 5
Now cover your seeds with the remaining seed starter soil and place them inside your plant growing trays. This is how you will be watering your seeds. Place a quarter inch to 1/2 inch of water into your plant growing tray and allow the soil some time to soak up the water. Dump out any remaining water and place your trays under a LED grow light.
Step 6
As a general rule we water our seedlings once a week. If they look dried out or wilted we will water them more often. Following the directions on the back of your fertilizer, fertilize your plants approximately once every two weeks.
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