The Ultimate Beginner's Guide To STARTING SEEDS Indoors

Good Morning MG! You seem to leave your seedlings in their original cells for quite a while but there is not much dirt in there - do you feed them at all as they grow?

Thanks for helpful tricks tips!!

Do you have a video describing soil temperatures required for tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants?

What are your thoughts grow lights, do you use proper lights or as some people say use LED garage lights? We just purchased some and will be putting them up this weekend.

I like your chopstick trick. I also learned something new regarding the reason for not direct sowing onions into the garden. I start them inside anyway because of my short growing season but I did try succession planting onion seeds by direct sowing last year and nothing came up! I reseeded like 4x. Makes sense now 🧅

So glad I happened upon your channel. Local South Carolinian so not far down the road. I can't wait to get my seeds started. I love the chopstick trick. Genius!

When do we remove them from the heat mats and the lights?

Super helpful!! Thank you!

A question regarding condensation in the seed trays in the first 2-3 days: should we remove the covers all together to let the excess water evaporate, or just open the valves?

I live in Virginia. When should I start my seedlings?

Just did the same here in Southern California.

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Ive got chopsticks and i didnt think of that Thank You i will try this as i tend to only put 1 seed and then get heartbroken when they dont come up. Also i put my seedlings out too early last year and they gor stunted so not taking aby chances this year. Love you channel and i appreciate all your wisdom😊

Thank you.

Sorry but it’s my big disappointment about gardening in N.C. Summer 100 degrees and winter 20. Not really a good place to garden. And by the way, I see now why the state is limited to corn, tobacco, and cotton only.

When they start to sprout are we suppose to move them off the heating pads to lights? Or put lights on top of them on the heating mats? Thank you so much!

Well..
That answered a few issues that I had.
Thanks

👍👍 Oregon

Great video

If you check with your local gardening community mine hosts seed exchanges where you can exchange seeds and take free seeds home

I’m doing this today - planting 26 varieties 😅

Great information.

New subscriber here. I appreciate the knowledge. I’m extremely new to Gardening. Where can I find the right temperatures to plant vegetables

Hello there, great video. I found you a month ago right when I am trying to start a garden. My question is instead of the mustard can I place collards instead to pair or grow next to the others in your video. Thanks in advance.

Yo man! Local Wilmington native starting my first garden. Your videos are super helpful and relevant given your location. I just got my first seeds started thanks to this video. Keep up the great work!

I love as you explain simply and clearly things. Being not fluent English speaker, it's great to understand everything. And your gesture is precise and inspiring.

Do the seedlings need to be transplanted into a larger pot to grow big enough to put in containers or in the ground? Thank you for your tips, I just started 100 starters in the hope that 30% will make it, from your videos 😊

So can I use bamboo stick if I don't have chop sticks

Really great informative video. Thanks!

I use a chopstick too but wooden shish kabob skewers work great as well. China marker oil pens work great to write on tags and wipe off with a magic eraser. I think a fine mist sprayer works much better for watering in after placing seeds but I also generally dampen my mix just slightly to negate the hydrophobic properties (not even quite damp sponge consistency). I think my seed tends to move around a lot of the mix is dry then I add water, especially in stream form at all.

Silly question. Do you not like hot, ,, Scorpion/ higher peppers.
That fine Thai pepper.
😊 When will you get into this hot hobby. Do you not like this hobby or are these plants so area prone that your garden cannot hold them

I usually not trouble germinate the seeds but failure to grow it to a good starter plant😢

Wow, that Dale's food looks good enough for dinner, for sure 😂 What a lucky dog!

Only problem I see, you did the seed starting soil dry. For years I couldn't figure out why I had such a hard time getting seeds to start. Now that I make sure my soil is moist first, before adding to my trays it makes a huge difference.
Thank you for the tip on the oil marker, that makes a lot of sense.

Beginner seed starter here ...once they germinate and its time to move them into direct sun- do you still keep them on the heat mats too? THANK U SOO MUCH !!! :)😀

I've been following your channel for so long now I can't remember when I started, lol. I still enjoy everyone and always get great tips or reminders. I always wait to see Dale as well. 😊 he is such a love

@TheMillennialGardener - Every single time I've started seed indoors with a dome, despite using sterilized mix and a clean tray with the vent open... I get mould on the surface of the mix. Generally I need to remove the dome to let it breath. Do you ever have similar issues?

Nice 😁button training👍🏼

I have found the best way to water after planting the seeds in the cells and up to transplanting in the garden is to use a turkey baster. You can easily limit how much force you use in adding the water to the cells.

Thank you!

Awesome video

Perfect seed starting video for beginners! ❤ You are a clear and concise teacher….well done! I like your “prep” shots on what is needed, but oops, didn’t mention the drip-proof tray under the seed tray. Last year was my first time starting veg seed and I did very well indeed. The humidity dome did what was needed. My BIG mistake was not being aware of various germination rates, ugh. Slow-to-start next to 1” tall. You showed that issue very well in your video. I pre-dampened my starter mix before filling the tray and found that worked a bit easier for me. Well, didn’t have that nifty watering can so I had to “make do”! 🤣

Really enjoy your content, and it keeps getting better. Your angles and editing are noteworthy. Question: Why did you use watering can that can move seeds instead of sprayer? I haven't had luck with large streams as much as the spray. I don't start enough to know which is better. Thank you brother

Where do you find the ideal germination temp for a seed?

Next to my greenhouse and grwoing lettuces insdoors Seed starting is some of the best therapy I can have in the middle of this winter depression.

Just bought that seed Matt and thermostat.. 👍🏻🤑🤑

❤🚨 onions, leaks and lemon grass make great companion pants to keep pest off fruit trees and other plans. Direct sew seeds around all new plantings it looks cute and keeps bugs away🎉 happy gardening

I use tweezers instead of a chopstick 😉