Starting Vegetable Seeds Indoors and Out

1. Is it better to start seeds indoors or outdoors?
2. Can you start all vegetable seeds indoors?
3. How do you start vegetable seeds indoors?
4. Can you plant seeds indoors anytime?
5. What is the cheapest way to start seeds indoors?
6. What month do you start seeds indoors?
7. Can you start seeds in egg cartons?
8. How do you start seeds indoors with paper towels?
9. Should I soak seeds before planting?
10. What is the easiest seed to grow indoors?
11. Do seeds germinate better in the dark?
12. What do I do after my seeds sprout?

Is it better to start seeds indoors or outdoors?

Direct Sowing Outside. Depending on the particular crop planted, gardeners can go about sowing seeds directly in the ground or starting them inside. Typically, plants that transplant well are the best candidates for vegetable seed starting indoors. ... Sowing seeds indoors allows you to get a jump on the growing season.

Can you start all vegetable seeds indoors?

Almost every seed can be started indoors, but people typically start long season crops, like eggplants, okra, tomatoes, broccoli and kale, indoors. ... Consider how much space you have indoors to house your started seeds and how you will nurture the seeds as they grow indoors. Keep your outdoor space in mind, too.

How do you start vegetable seeds indoors?

How to Start Vegetable Seeds Indoors

1. Purchase your seeds from a trusted source. ...
2. Pot with seed-starting mix. ...
3. Make sure your containers have drainage holes. ...
4. Plant seeds at the proper depth. ...
5. After sowing, set the containers in a warm location. ...
6. Keep seed-starting mix moist. ...
7. As soon as seedlings emerge, place pots in a bright location.

Can you plant seeds indoors anytime?

You could start seed for annuals at any time. The above 6 week rule works and will give you plants in the garden. ... In order to get early flowering, you usually have to keep annuals indoors for quite some time. Make sure you have space and light for this.

What is the cheapest way to start seeds indoors?

Use Yoplait Kids Plastic Cups/ or any other item in your kitchen to start your seeds indoors. Use Plastic wrap over each of your homemade containers until your seed sprouts to keep in the warmth. Use Seed Starting Soil Mix– it's lighter. The other stuff may work or it may not.

What month do you start seeds indoors?

When to Start Seeds Indoors

As a general rule, most annual vegetables should be sown indoors about six weeks before the last frost in your area. See local frost dates.

Can you start seeds in egg cartons?

You can use egg cartons as a seed-starting tray! Depending on the type of carton you have, you can even cut apart the individual sections and plant them, as the carton will biodegrade. Be sure to poke small holes for drainage, and put the cartons on a tray or in a shallow pan to catch any residual water.

How do you start seeds indoors with paper towels?

Paper Towel Germination

1. Tear a paper towel in half and moisten one of the halves.
2. Place four or five seeds on half of the paper and fold the other half over the seeds.
3. Blow open a clear, sandwich size zip-close bag.
4. Place the paper with seeds inside and reseal the bag.

Should I soak seeds before planting?

It is recommended that you only soak most seeds for 12 to 24 hours and no more than 48 hours. ... After soaking your seeds, they can be planted as directed. The benefit of soaking seeds before planting is that your germination time will be reduced, which means you can have happy, growing plants faster.

What is the easiest seed to grow indoors?

Tomatoes – Tomatoes are one of the easiest seeds to start indoors (and probably the most popular too!). Sow them indoors about 6-8 weeks before average last frost. Wait to plant the seedlings into the garden until the soil has warmed and all chance of frost is gone.

Do seeds germinate better in the dark?

Most seeds germinate best under dark conditions and might even be inhibited by light (e.g., Phacelia and Allium spp.). However, some species (e.g., Begonia, Primula, Coleus) need light to germinate (Miles and Brown 2007). Don't confuse seed light requirements with what seedlings need. All seedlings require sunlight.

What do I do after my seeds sprout?

Once the seeds have sprouted, remove the cover. When the seedlings are young, you may want to re-cover them for a few hours a day to keep them from drying out. Over many years of growing my own plants, one thing that really helped me out was using a turkey baster to water the young seedlings.