Planting some garden seeds indoors

in #homesteading7 years ago

Its time to start planting some seeds!



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I am planting some spring seeds today! I am 'sow' excited. I always make sheets of what I plant, and also where I plan on planting them in my gardens. This way I have a hard copy at home, a picture on my phone, and on my pc. This way, I am sure not to loose, or forget what is where.

Today I will be planting in a flat, and only using 60% of the tray. I will save the other 4 sections for another post, possibly tomorrow. I start by adding coconut husk, peat moss, and vermiculite. I moisten the soil a little for now, but not too much. I then take a pencil and make a little hole for the seed/s to go into. After I plant the seeds in their designated areas, I take some additional soil mixture and sprinkle over the top.

After I am all done, I water them up real good, and place them on my shelves with full spectrum lighting. They will germinate fairly quickly with the light from the shelf underneath keeping them warm also. I will plant these in about 3-4 weeks right outside when we are expecting a few shady days in a row.






Here is a few follow ups from posts I did in the past week or two.


Morning glorys from seeds are popping up!


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https://steemit.com/flowers/@amos811/morning-glory-convolvulaceae-from-seeds





venus fly traps, still nothing yet


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https://steemit.com/garden/@amos811/venus-flytrap-my-friend-bought-for-me-to-grow



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I am currently researching my seed planting now. I have never done it before, so I am looking for as much info as I can. My hubby @erodedthoughts sent me to you :) Thank you for the post and all the good info :)

I have tons of info, and I rarely keep my own advise. Half the fun is just having fun and trying new things out and experimenting. It is super easy, cheap, and fun too! I will be glad to help and share my knowledge with you anytime! The easiest way would be the SPL Discord, but I am sure @erodedthoughts already told you I spend as much of my free time there as I can :)

Cool, I will be in touch. Yeah I grew up gardening and I haven't done it for awhile, until last year. I really over planted my garden and it grew so big it was hard to get to everything. I learned a valuable lesson. I love that anyone can do it, as well. I can have my preschoolers and my teenagers out there helping and there is something for both of them.

Yes, he did tell me about the chat, but I haven't ventured there yet. I have a hard enough time with the baby and this :)

Nice, I should get on this!