Overwatering seeds is a more common mistake than underwatering, but both will result in poor germination rates and an inhospitable growing environment. Mix all the ingredients together in a large container before filling your trays, and your seeds will be set up for success. Your soil should also have excellent drainage, which you can create by adding coco coir, perlite or pumice to the mix, but make sure they are in small pieces.Īt least 1/3rd of your mix should be compost or a similarly rich source of organic matter that has a good balance of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. Although peat moss is often recommended it is not a sustainable resource and we recommend using other, more environmentally-friendly soil mixes for seeding. You can buy a bag of this type of seed-starting soil at a garden centre. Seed-starting soil should be light and aerated as opposed to dense and heavy, so that the sprouted plant can easily move through it and put roots down without too much resistance. The best way to create excellent soil is to build it yourself, so you can ensure it contains all the essential components for your seeds to germinate and seedlings to thrive. Seeds grown in poor soil may or may not sprout, and the plant will begin its life in an already weakened state. Using bad quality soil or just filling your seed trays with soil from your backyard is a recipe for disaster, as with the former your seed wont have what it needs to succeed and the latter can introduce harmful diseases or pests into your growing medium.
Soil is one of the most important components of starting seeds indoors, and it needs to contain all the essential nutrients and biology for new sprouts to thrive. You can also pluck them out but this can sometimes uproot nearby plants and disrupt root webs, so it’s safer to trim. To avoid crowded seedling trays you should thin as early as possible by snipping away the unwanted sprouts at the soil level. Often on the back of your seed packet it will give the exact spacing that seedlings should be thinned to, because at the planting stage it is tricky to try and space them perfectly. You are likely familiar with the term ‘thinning’, which is when you remove young seedlings to achieve the right spacing between plants. Seeds and seedlings that are kept in cold conditions might fail to sprout, or sprouted plants will become slow-growing and weak. Soil temperatures need to be approximately 60-75℉ for most fruits and veggies to sprout (certain alliums and legumes prefer around 55℉), but you should always consult your seed packet for this info. Part of the point to starting seeds indoors is to extend the growing season and get a head start when the ground is still frozen.
2: Not supplying seeds & seedlings with enough heat
If starting seeds in the summer, a south facing windowsill should provide enough light. Supplementing the light requirements with grow lamps that are around 4 inches from the plants is the best way to avoid starving your plants of adequate light, and you should make sure they are adjustable so you can move them upwards as the seeds grow. The big indoor seeding season is early spring when there are still limited daylight hours, which means your windowsill will probably provide too little light even if it is south facing.
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The best way to ensure your newly sprouted seedlings get enough light is to install grow lamps, which can be purchased online or at garden centers.
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