There are many ways to start seeds inside this is the way that has worked best for me.

Supplies Needed for Seed Starting:

*Soil Mix made for Seed Starting
*Pots for Seeds or Seed Potting Tray
*Seeds of your choice (I chose: Basil, Parsley, Long Purple Eggplant, Beef Master Tomato, Best Boy Tomato, Home Sweet Tomato, Anaheim Pepper, California Wonder Pepper, Jalapeño Pepper)

In the above spray bottles are Chamomile Tea, Water Soluble Fertilizer and Fresh Water. For the fertilizer bottle I put a teaspoon fertilizer in this size of spray bottle. Follow the directions on your Fertilizer. Start to spray seedlings after they have gotten their True Leaves. (Which basically means waiting until the seedling has Three leaves).

Chamomile Tea

*1-2 Cups Water
*1 Camomile Tea Bag

In Sauce Pan bring Water to a boil and then pour into a Mug with Chamomile Tea Bag and Steep Five minutes. Then pour into a Spray Bottle and fill up the rest of the bottle with fresh water.

Chamomile Tea is a good way to water your Seeds. This helps with Damping Off which is a common problem when Starting Seeds.

These are the Seeds that I sow inside all others will be sown directly outside. Tomatoes and Peppers have a longer growing Season and need to be started inside.

Tip: (Depending on when you have started your seeds inside and your frost date start Hardening Off plants so they can be safely planted outside. So, for me that will be in about a month.) (Hardening off is taking the plants outside during the day for a couple of hours at first and a little longer each day for a week.) Bring Plants back in the garage or house at night. Make sure they are kept moist and are in a more shady location during the day. This will get the plants use to being outside and hopefully they won’t get sunburned leaves. Now you can plant them out side.)

I put the Seed Starting Soil into Trays. I put the trays in the sink on the disposal side and water them there. It takes a bit of stirring with your finger or Popsicle stick when trying to water this soil. The Starting Soil is very fluffy so you might want to use use a bucket and put soil in bucket and make the soil moist with fresh water. Make sure to not water with Soft Water. Then put the soil from the bucket into the Seeds Trays.

Add three Seeds to each cell in Seed Tray. Cover with a thin layer of soil over Seeds and spay with Water until moist.

You can keep extra Seeds in zip close plastic bags in case you need them next year for sowing or for re-sowing if sowed seeds don’t sprout.

I had to cut the tips off the markers so the lid would fit snug to keep Seeds moist.

Put planted Seeds in a dark warm place until germination and Check on them a couple of times a day and make sure they are kept moist.

When your Seeds sprout you are going to get them to a light source a sunny window or a Grow Light. They need at least 12 hours of light a day.

Water as needed.

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Happy Planting.

Lindy