Comments on: On seed-starting

By: El

El — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:40:21 +0000

Hi Lindsay G., Yes, peppers are great seeds to start. They’re kind of slow off the starting line so they need some time to get going, and they like it warm. Check your last frost date; you should start them 8-12 weeks prior to that date. I usually fudge and start them late: if they go out too early they become slug food, and then of course they’ll die with a late frost.

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By: Lindsay G.

Lindsay G. — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 05:57:11 +0000

I noticed there was another Lindsay posting so the previous comment is from a different Lindsay You can call me Lindsay G.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 05:55:43 +0000

Any recommendations on what types of veggies to start germinating indoors? I have some pepper seeds I saved from a pepper I bought at a local farm last summer. Is there a certain time of the year that would be better to plant them…like mid summer??? What seedlings do you start out with?

By: El

El — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:35:28 +0000

Pamela, good. I think the rewards of a huge veggie garden are undeniable: we can only eat so many flowers! So good luck!

Great, Christy, so I am not alone with my madness. It’s like kicking the little fledglings out of the nest early…even this weekend I am transferring some mesclun cuties that are just a week old. The greenhouse is warm enough for them now.

Linda, well I could if it was still snowing. It’s finally thawed here so now I start going REALLY crazy! Yay.

CC, hah. Real Gardeners Plant Seed. I can see the t-shirt now. Remind him how much he loves beans (even if DIY means less flirting opportunities with the bean girl).

Oh no Sylvie I am too much of a tightwad. Couldn’t make the numbers work for how much time they’d save me. Everything will sprout, eventually.

Lindsay, how fun for them! Yep it is quite amazing. Our girl gets to mist them and she thinks that’s quite gratifying…

MC, no mystery, seeds WANT to grow! The blanket-box trick I used a few years back with lettuces. I put the flats in there and would vent the lid every day (it would get too hot otherwise) and closed it every night. I made sure it had maybe 1 hour of direct sun only: the rest of the time it was in bright shade. The greenhouse is the same thing but a lot bigger…

By: Mangochild

Mangochild — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:22:15 +0000

Thanks for making me feel better about the whole seed starting thing. I am very excited for it conceptually but the mechanics are still a bit of a mystery. Your post shows there is more than one (or 2 or 5) ways to do this, even with the timing (one of the most worrying parts). I wish I had a greenhouse or similar access. How does the plastic-sweater box work?

By: lindsay

lindsay — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:17:11 +0000

Thanks for stopping by my blog yesterday El! We had our first seedlings pop up today! My little girls think it’s amazing (they planted their own), so that adds fun to process at our house.

By: Sylvie

Sylvie — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:46:34 +0000

do you not use a heat mat to help germination?

By: cookiecrumb

cookiecrumb — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:10:42 +0000

Cranky was chatting with his baker friend at the market this morning. The baker said, “It’s time to plant seeds! Ready?”
Cranky said true farmers plant seeds; the rest of us go to the nursery in April or May for seedlings.
(But you know what? I think Cranky wants to try seeds.)

By: dayphoto

dayphoto — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:53:45 +0000

Then you can sit by and relax with a little glass of wine.

Linda
http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com/

By: ChristyACB

ChristyACB — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:18:18 +0000

I do the double transfer method with high attrition rate items too. Also with older seeds that may have lower germination. Saves valuable light space for sure.

By: Pamela

Pamela — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:41:55 +0000

Excellent. That’s just what I needed- a step-by-step; it’s been a few years since I started seeds indoors, and I don’t want to miss anything. This year I’m jumping back into a giant vegetable garden, something I haven’t had since my gardening child lived here. We had so much fun that it just wasn’t the same without her here. Walking through the garden she and her husband planted (far away) last year inspired me to put a bit more effort into mine this year.