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Seed Starting

Learn the fundamentals of growing from seed in these helpful tutorials. Browse our favorite seed starting supplies here.

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    How to Make DIY Seed Starting Mix: The Best Recipe

  • A planting calendar for US zone 10 which includes what time of year to start and plant a variety of vegetables outside.

    When to Start Seeds Indoors: Planting Calendars for Every Zone

  • Trays full of young homegrown veggie seedling sprouts in a greenhouse

    How to Start Seeds Indoors: The Ultimate Guide + Seedling Care Tips

  • Many seed packets and seed catalogues are laid out on a table. A seed storage box is nearby as well.

    13 Best Places to Buy Vegetable Seeds: Organic, Heirloom, Non-GMO

  • A map of the United States which is covered in a variety of colors from red, orange, yellow, green to various shades of blue and purple. The color signifies the average cold temperature in the certain area of the country.

    Garden Zones 101: New Hardiness Zone Map, Planting Charts, Limitations

  • A small tray with a number of cell packs that contain a number of small seedlings is sitting on a wood table, a few fresh tomatoes are surrounding the seedlings.

    7 Useful Seed Starting Supplies for Success Indoors

  • A round table contains a huge harvest of fresh vegetable varieties, from melons, eggplant, basil, tomatoes, carrots, turnips, hard squash, cabbage, grapes and summer squash.

    Best Summer Garden Vegetables and Flower Varieties to Grow

  • Damp paper towels are covered in vegetable seeds which are in various stages of sprouting or germinating.

    How to Test Seed Germination: Easy Paper Towel Method

  • Seeds of various types from different vegetable plants are on a plate, ceramic bowls, a wooden bowl, along with a few paper packets off to the side.

    How Long Do Seeds Last? (Seed Viability Chart)

  • A small pepper plant seedling is in a four inch pot, the top of the seedling soil has some green algae growing on it.

    How to Prevent Green Algae or White Mold on Seedling Soil

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  • Five young seedlings are laying on top of garden soil with their root balls exposed, ready to be transplanted outdoors.

    Transplanting Seedlings Outside: Tips for Success

  • Many young vegetable sprouts have grown tall and leggy after sprouting from seedling cell packs.

    How to Prevent and Fix Leggy Seedlings

  • A bean seedling just emerging from the soil of a small pot.

    Start Seeds Indoors or Direct Sow (Plant) Seeds Outdoors?

  • Two small grow lights hang over young seedlings inside of a greenhouse.

    Using Grow Lights for Seedlings or Indoor Plants

  • A small bowl of thinned seedlings is being held over a number of seedling trays with a small seedling growing in each of the cells.

    9 Common Seed Starting Mistakes To Avoid

  • A woman holding a large plastic case like a suitcase which contains packs of garden seeds.

    Seed Storage: The Best Way to Store and Organize Garden Seeds

  • Two trays of large tomato seedlings in two different sized plastic pots.

    Potting Up Seedlings: What, Why, When & How

  • A hand is holding a six cell seedling pack with young seedlings growing in it. Beyond is a large garden space with a variety of plants growing.

    Hardening Off Seedlings to Prevent Transplant Shock

  • A small 6x8 foot household greenhouse is full of clean seed starting containers like small pots, trays, lids, and 6 packs. They're all lined up on the wood slatted shelves inside the greenhouse

    How to Clean and Sanitize Garden & Seedling Supplies

  • A hand holding a beaker of seaweed extract to feed to seedlings, shown in the background in trays in a greenhouse

    How to Feed Seedlings with Seaweed Extract Fertilizer

  • A hand is holding two seedlings that have been separated from the same shared root ball.

    How to Thin Seedlings (& Get Microgreens!)

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