Starting Seedlings Indoors
Requirements for starting seeds
Soil
Large seeds usually do a good when germinating them in garden soil, but seeds sown in flats or containers need light as well as loose soil that does not host fungi that will cause the seedlings to rot.To prevent these sort of problems, use a sterile,soilless potting mixture.Peat-based mixes designed specifically for starting seeds or a mixture of vermiculite,perlite and milled sphanum moss works well.Any container that drains easily and holds 2-3 inches of growing medium will work well for growing seedlings.Styrofoam cups with drainage holes punched in the bottem,pots,reusable plastic flats and peat pots all work great.
Moisture
Moisten the medium throughly before sowing your seed.The depth of the seedling should be three.After seed has been planted it should be kept in a warm place and kept watered on a regular basis until second set of leaves form.If outside simply keep watered on a regular basis to make sure that seed is damp enough to sprout.
My trick for starting seeds, preferably bigger seeds or middle size, never small because they are much to hard to work with is to dry 2 tea bags out,once dried dampen the tea bags and place seeds on one of the teabags and cover with the second.Set in a high humidity area and do not over water. Within a few days your seeds should begin to spilt and/or sprout.I do not recommend this for everyone,however; it does work well for me.
Well that is about all for now.
Happy gardening everyone.Tomorrow I shall be doing miniature roses,gotta love them in the garden!