Seed Starting 101

Seed starting is the perfect educational project for your kiddos, or an easy way to get your gardening-fix as an adult!  Starting from seed is a simple way to bring fresh veggies, herbs, or flowers to your garden! Follow our easy step-by-step startup guide to seed starting. 

Supplies Needed:

1. Seeding soil

2. Seedling tray or peat pots

3. Your chosen seeds

4. Optional supplies: grow light, heat mat, + clear plastic dome that fits seedling tray

6 Steps to Success:

1. Fill seedling trays or pots with seeding soil.

2. Level off soil.

3. Lightly moisten the soil.

4. Create indents in soil according to the specific seed package.

5. Place seed into indent + lightly cover with soil.

6. Set seedling trays or pots into a tray of water. (This ‘bottom watering’ method helps prevent the seeds from moving. Allow to sit for 30-40 min then dump extra water.)

Optional Steps, to optimize seed growth:

1. Place seed trays or pots on heat mats to create a consistent soil temperature  - this will help seeds germinate faster. 

2. Place dome on seedling tray. 

3. Once the first few sightings of your little seedlings appear, use grow lights to enhance plant growth and decrease plant stretching. 

4. Once 50-60% of the germination is complete, you can remove the dome.

Come chat with our gardening experts in store to learn more about specific varieties + requirements, and to get all of your seed-starting questions answered! We’ll see you soon!