How Do You Start Garden Plants Inside?
Whether you are dreaming of starting a colorful flower garden or an edible vegetable garden, consider starting your gardens plants indoors. This allows you to ready your garden up to eight weeks before the last frost of the season. Provide the seedlings with plenty of light and moisture, and transplant them outdoors as soon as the weather allows. Choose a sunny location for your plants. A sunny windowsill that receives at least partial southern exposure is ideal. If this is not an option, you can mimic this light with a soft, white fluorescent bulb. Fill rows of peat pots with your chosen potting soil, leaving about ΒΌ inch of space from the top of the rim. The soil you choose should be rich in nutrients. Check the ingredients for vermiculite and perlite, which are the small white balls mixed with your soil. Mix your soil with organic composting materials and fertilizer to stimulate growth. Sprinkle several seeds into each portion of your peat pot. Use the eraser end of a pencil to push
