Re-check your seed packet for information on how much potting mix should go on top of the seeds. Generally, the smaller the seeds, the less you need to cover them. There are a few seeds, such as lettuce, whichrequire light to germinateand should barely be covered with potting mix. The...
[03:17.00]Here is how to collect and save seeds from some common homegrown crops. [03:24.24]At the end of the growing season, [03:27.33]lettuce plants will grow a flower that will develop seed heads. [03:33.16]...
You can start your lettuce seeds with the seed trays available in stores or create your own using an egg carton, box, or newspaper. Fill the seed trays the limit of 11 two inches (1.3 centimeters) to the edge using a soil-free growing medium. Moisten the medium before preparing for sowi...
Avoid starting the seeds to early, as broccoli left in seedling pots too long tends to go to seed too soon. Generally, start the seeds about three weeks before you plan to transplant them outdoors. Growing lettuce and spinach under lights allows you to grow fresh greens inside in winter whe...
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Garden veggies can be planted in two forms: seeds or seedlings. A seed pack can be purchased for a couple bucks and will yield dozens of plants. Seeds are the best way to start vegetables that are planted in mass quantities, such as spinach, lettuce, carrots and beans. They are also id...
Some regions have a short growing season and are not as suited to growing via seed. In this case the gardener has three choices: purchase plants, start seeds early indoors, orplant in a cold frame. Cold frames allow the gardener to start plants as much as 6 weeks prior to direct sowing...
I wasn’t exactly good about eating my lettuce last year, after a few weeks of neglect the plants began to flower and eventually created some seeds. At
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Step 5 - START FROM SEEDS, STARTS, BULBS, OR TUBERS?Onions can be grown from seed, but are easiest from bulbs. Photo by: Janet Loughrey.Grow from seed: Varieties such as lettuce, spinach, radish, beets, carrots, beans, and peas are easy to grow from seed and can be directly sown ...