Setting up a seed starting station

I wrote a blog on February 4 discussing my notes from last year’s garden and how I have been mapping out when to start seeds indoors per Dave’s Garden website (https://davesgarden.com/guides/freeze-frost-dates/) and the seed packets.

The progress I’ve made since then has included washing and sterilizing my seed starting trays, getting my grow station set up, and starting a few of the seeds on my chart.

Seed starting kit with heat mat and grow light

The seed mix at this time does not have to be fancy because seeds don’t need living soil to germinate. I use a sterile coconut coir that needs to be damp and not wet. Don’t use dirt as a seed mix because this causes damping off (a fungal disease).

Moisten the soil before putting it in the cells. Plant the seeds at a depth of 2 to 3 times the width of the seed. Make 2 holes for 2 seeds in 1 cell. Don’t tamp down the soil too much and make sure you label as you go.

I created a seed tray chart to label when, where and what I planted in the cells.

Seed tray chart and garden layout chart

Make sure you water from the bottom, in the tray, and never from the top.

Put the dome/lid on top and turn on the heat mats. You can turn on your grow lights at this time also and make sure they are about 2 inches above the cells.

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