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GARDENING TIPS HOME
MILLINGTON SEED COMPANY
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Seed
Starting
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Having success
with indoor seed starting is like most
things, you need a good foundation. In
the case of indoor seed starting quality
seeds and soil are a must. Many people
think the cheapest mix is the best way
to go, after all it’s just dirt right?
Wrong, the
nutrients in the “dirt” and soil
ph play a major factor in your
indoor seed starting success. If your
soil is too hot or nutrient rich
seedlings can burn right up. If your
soil ph is incorrect it can create
“nutrient lockup” which stunts and
eventually kills seedlings.
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They say some
people have a green thumb but it’s often
the ones who research, learn and use
quality soil correctly balanced for the
particular plants they are growing that
have success.
You also want
to use fresh seeds. Old seeds have a
poor germination ratio and produce
weaker seedlings. You don’t want to
waste your time, money and effort
producing inferior seedlings which in
turn produce inferior garden plants.
Purchase your
seeds from a reliable source.
www.MillingtonSeed.com is a great
choice. We understand how important
fresh quality seeds are. We know you put
a lot of time and effort in your garden
and take pride in your work. We also put
a lot of time and effort into making
sure you get only fresh high quality
seeds when you purchase from
Millington Seed Company.
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We currently
don’t carry organic seeds but if you are
interested in organic seeds we recommend
purchasing your organic seeds through
Gardens Alive. They carry a huge line of
high quality organic products for the
home gardener.
Soil is
extremely important when it comes to
indoor seed starting because seedlings
are so tender. If you get them off to a
good start using the right soil you will
have much healthier plants in the end.
We recommend using a product called
Natural BeginningsTM Seed-Starting Mix
manufactured by Gardens Alive. |
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You will get a very high germination ratio
and your sprouts will be extremely healthy
and vigorous. Healthy sprouts will grow into
stronger healthier plants that produce
beautifully.
Natural Beginnings is formulated to allow
air to circulate while remaining damp
reducing the chance of root disease. This is
a soil-less seed starting medium that
contains coir, worm castings and mealworm
guano as a natural organic nutrient source.
The coir provides more oxygen to the root
zone which means healthier plants that can
take in nutrients more readily. This
produces fast growing healthy seedlings that
are ready to be placed into your garden
sooner.
Choice of container isn’t the most important
issue but I do recommend that you don’t use
those organic “biodegradable” peat pots. You
know the ones that are supposed to
bio-degrade? I’ve never had any luck with
those things and there are two big reasons
why. They don’t decompose fast enough and
your plants will get root bound. They are
made of peat which has a low ph which means
they are quite acidic. Once the roots begin
to feed from the organic pot they begin to
yellow and can get “nutrient lock”. This
leads to problems and that’s just what you
don’t want.
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Florescent
lighting is usually adequate to start
seedlings indoors there are many
florescent tubes manufactured
specifically for indoor growing. I
recommend those type of florescent
tubes. Using a small fan or a larger
fan pointed indirectly on the seedlings
will help strengthen them. This helps
prevent them from growing too tall and
“leggy”. Just don’t blast your seedlings
with the fan because it can cause them
to burn. You also want to keep the
florescent light very close to the tops
of seedlings, no further than an inch.
If the plants touch the light they will
burn, otherwise normal florescent lights
aren’t very hot.
With the cost of planted flats now days
it can pay to star your own tomatoes,
peppers and any other garden plants or
flowers you |
normally buy. We would spend hundreds if
we didn’t start our own garden plants and
flowers.
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About The Author:
Written By Steve Snyder
Visit my garden seed website. We offer high
quality fresh flower, vegetable and herb seed
for the home gardener.
Millington Seed Co
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