Gardening & Landscaping
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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Seed Starting...?
I've been a long time lurker....and I've been doing a lot of research and am excited to start my own garden this year. I want to do it right so I need some recommendations on seed starting. Any good places to order a seed starting kit/supplies...? Any advice/suggestions is greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!
Re: Seed Starting...?
You need to make sure you get a window that gets TONS of direct sunlight. If not, get a grow light (not incandescnet light bulb style though--gets too hot. Or flourscent light with a cool & warm bulb). The light will need to be just a few inches above the seedlings (so, you'll need to move as it grows) for 12-16 hrs/day.
Otherwise, I've used plain potting soil & "special" seed starting mix & haven't noticed a big difference. I've also used proper "pots" and re-purposed yogurt cups. Both work.
Good luck! My blog has a step-by-step seed starting post if you're interested.
I use a basic Jiffy seed starting greenhouse. It's 3 sets of lids, cells, and a plastic pan to set the cells in. I make my own mixture of soil depending on what I'm growing. I didn't particularly care for the buzzy pellets of compacted soil.
I have a 4' double fluorescent fixture that I use on my succulents. I'm looking at building an LED array.If you do a little more research on the web, LED christmas lights can be used to start your seeds indoors:
http://www.cheapvegetablegardener.com/2009/01/cheap-led-light-and-grow-box.html