Seed Starting - How to Successfully Start Plants from Seed

Seed Starting: Finish Planting

• Cover the seeds with more dampened potting mix and then gently firm again.

• Re-check your seed packet for information on how much potting mix should go on top of the seeds. Generally, the smaller the seed, the less you need to cover them.

• There are a few seeds, like lettuce, that require light to germinate and should barely be covered with potting mix.

• Seed Starting: Supplies - What You'll Need
• Seed Starting: Preparing the Potting Mix
• Seed Starting: Filling the Containers
• Seed Starting: Planting the Seeds
• Seed Starting: Finish Planting
• Seed Starting: Watering Newly Planted Seeds
• Seed Starting: Creating the Right Atmosphere for Your Seeds
• Seed Starting: Emerging Seedlings
• Seed Starting: True Leaves
• Seed Starting: Hardening Off