Tips for Successfully Starting Your Seeds
Some seeds can be planted directly in your garden (aka: direct sow). Other plants, however, are more often started inside, either because they cannot handle the cold conditions of the early growing season or because they need a longer season to grow that they need to start growing while there is still snow on the ground (or both). If you start plants inside, you raise them to a certain size and then transplant them out into your garden (see transplanting). Starting plants inside can be very fun and rewarding, but most beginning gardeners will want to buy seed starting soil pods. All you need to do is add water, add your seeds, and watch them grow. Common Seed Starting Mistakes and How to Avoid Them Over or Under Watering: You want your seeds to get enough water, but not too much. Soggy, water-logged conditions will promote mold, especially in a "greenhouse" type growing environment. To avoid disrupting the soil when watering, use a spray bottle with a "mi