![]() ![]() I separate them out later when I put them in the ground. ![]() I’ll generally poke 9 separate holes in each 3 inch pot and put a seed in each hole. I start them in the 3 inch standard tray inserts. I’ll start them around early to mid February that gives them more that 3 months to geminate and grow before I plant them outside. The first seeds I plant every year are the onions. If you look on the back of the seed packets most will list planting instructions including the ideal temperature for germination. To accurately maintain a specific temperature for your seedlings I suggest getting a seedling heat mat thermostat. Many types of vegetable seeds require heat to insure germination so the heat mat regulates the temperature of the tray 10 to 20 degrees above the ambient temperature. The seedling trays are covered with a plastic dome to keep the moisture and heat in and, in most cases, placed on a seedling heating mat. I use a light well draining soil like Pro Mix or Black Gold Seedling Mix to germinate the seeds in. Having that stronger light allows you to keep the seedlings indoors longer and still have strong, healthy plants to transplant outside. T5’s are higher output fluorescent lights that help prevent the seedlings from getting too tall and “leggy” due to lack of light. Lighting fixture, for everything I start indoors. I use T5 fluorescent grow lights, such as a Sunleaves Pioneer Jr. I jumped the gun one year and it snowed a week before Memorial Day killing everything. The last frost date here is Memorial Day (May 31st) and if you’re from NE you know you NEVER plant anything (cold weather crops excluded) in the ground before then. I am in Massachusetts so the times I specify will only be accurate in the New England area. ![]() All these different types of plants require a specific planting time and method. In my garden I generally grow tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, squash (usually summer but sometimes winter as well), corn, cucumbers, onions, beans, broccoli, lettuce, Swiss chard, beets, & carrots. I like to try different varieties each year but I’ll always make room for my favorites Many of the seed catalogs I like to order from start arriving in December or January which gives me plenty of time to go through them and choose what I want. It’s much cheaper (unless you are a seed-o holic and go mental with the seed catalogs and order everything in sight like I do?) and you get a far greater variety of plants to choose from. I plant a vegetable garden outside every spring and I like to start all my vegetable and herb plants from seed instead of buying plants in the spring.
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