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Basic seedling care

1/18/2023

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When starting seeds indoors or in greenhouse for transplanting later to your garden, these are basic tips that can help ensure success!
  • Leave the humidity dome covering seeds until you have germination in the majority of your cells. This will ensure consistent moisture. 
  • The seed starting tray will need to be in a warm place. If you have your seed starting tray on a heat source such as a heat mat, move the tray off after germination of seeds. If not seeds will grow leggy (tall, thin, and unable to stand up). 
  • Once you have germination, seeds will need a consistent light source to grow. This can be a grow light, sunny window, or in a space outdoors that is not in direct bright sunlight. 
  • When watering seedlings, it is important not to over/under water. Soil should be damp but not soggy. Watering from the bottom of the tray is best to prevent disease on your seedlings.
  • When the seedlings have 3-4 true leaves, they are ready to be hardened off (slowly transitioned to outdoor conditions) and transplanted outdoors. 

Happy Growing!

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