You will find great joy in growing plants that you have started from seeds yourself. These seed-starting tips are perfect for beginners to implement to achieve the best results. Equipment What you need: Seed starting tray, cell packs, seed starting mix, and water. Seed Trays Typical seed trays will have holes for drainage and or individual cells that sit in a tray and should include a humidity dome. You can purchase trays with no holes to place cell packs in. You can use many different things to start seeds. I’ve used take-out containers with clear tops, a hanging basket, and…

What is Winter Sowing Winter sowing is a low cost method of seed starting, traditionally in milk jugs, that mimics nature, and provides the conditions necessary for seeds to germinate. The main advantage to winter sowing over starting seeds inside, is minimal care of seedlings. It is the best way to start seeds in the winter. Other important advantages are: Winter sowing differs from snow sowing in that you are providing a little mini greenhouse for the seeds instead of just tossing them on top of the snow (which is a great way to sow grass seed). You can watch…