Indoor Seed-Starting for Everyone: A Tutorial (#4)
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- Garden expert Susan Mulvihill wants everyone to know how to grow vegetables and flowers from seed. It's easy and so economical. She takes you through an overview of how it all works, from start to finish. #gardening #seedstarting #vegetablegarden
You'll find out why it's worth your while, the supplies you'll need, what seed packets tell you, an easy way to test your seeds for viability, the timing of planting seeds, how to plant them, what to do after they sprout, and learn why hardening-off the seedlings is so important. Susan gardens in Spokane, Wash. where the hardiness zone is 5b-6a.
In the video, Susan mentioned "SucSeed Seed-Starter" (formerly known as "No Damp-Off") for preventing the dreadful fungal disease called damping-off. You'll find the product in her Amazon store (www.amazon.com...) under the "Seed-Starting Supplies" category. As an Amazon Associate, Susan earns a commission from qualifying purchases. However, that will not impact the price you pay.
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It is so comforting to have local information from a reputable and experienced gardener. Thank you.
Thanks so much, Maxie!
Loved the video format. One tip I have discovered for covering a small seed starting tray for germination is using disposable, plastic shower caps. The elastic is helpful to keep cover in place till the seeds germinate.
Side note: these caps also work great for covering bowls of bread dough for proofing. Thanks for the video!
I'm so glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for the great tip!
Great job! Always enjoy your video!
Thanks, David!
Great tips! I like the one about the boot trays being used as the drip trays for your seedling pots. One other thing is that people often buy 'top soil' because it is cheaper but the caution I heard in a master gardener class is it is not often checked and regulated so you might get some poor quality soil that contains weed seeds, construction debris and possibly some toxic materials too.
I agree, Joyce. Seed-starting mix is the preferred method, although I realize some folks might not have easy access to it.
Awesome! Thank you! Did a great job of getting a lot of info in short time.
Thanks, Betty! That was my goal.
Hi Susan! Thanks for this😊
My pleasure! I hope the video is helpful.
@ Very helpful and I’m going to start a garden for the first time, soon.
@ That is awesome. I have a lot of helpful information on my website, www.susansinthegarden.com/. That includes my new "Grow Vegetables" section. You'll definitely want to check it out.
@ thank you and I will!
Love your videos. Very well edited.
Hi, Teri. I'm so glad you have been enjoying my videos. Thank you.
Well-organized and timely information. The seeds that I ordered are all here so I can't wait to get started!
I'm glad you found the video helpful. Have fun sowing your seeds!
I am going to give it a try. Can I use shop lights or do I need grow lights. Thanks for all your great videos.
Hi, Carole. Shop lights will work just fine! I'm so glad you are enjoying my videos. If you have any questions along the way, just drop me a note at Susan@SusansintheGarden.com.
great video. in a still picture of your raised beds before planting time I noticed you had your beds covered. was it covered with leaves? grass clippings? do you remove this in the spring or mix it into the soil? making raised beds this year and I was curious. thank you
Hi, Rose. The bed in the foreground was planted with garlic and shallots, so it was covered with a thick layer of grass clippings and shredded leaves to prevent frost-heaving during the winter months. The other beds just have a bit of garden debris on them, from the previous growing season. With regards to the grass clippings on the garlic bed, we do push it aside a bit in the spring so the emerging garlic and shallot plants can easily grow (grass clippings tend to form a mat over the winter). But for the rest of the beds, as long as the garden debris isn't too "chunky," we'll just incorporate into the soil while preparing the beds in spring. We always add compost to the beds as well. When I chose the photo for this video, I was looking for something "frosty" in the garden, since I was talking about last frosts at that point. I'm so glad you enjoyed the video!
@SusansInTheGarden thank you
Clear and concise….i have used vermiculite to deter damping off on seedlings. Is this about the same as what you use?
No, that is something completely different. The product I was referring to is finely milled sphagnum moss. Vermiculite will help keep the seedling stems dry, which is helpful. It can contain asbestos (not always, though), so I haven't used it for years.
@ thank you. Did not know about asbestos. Will research the asbestos issue since I purchased at NW Pet and Seed.