Do You Want to Learn How to Start a Garden and Buy Less Groceries? Simple Tips for Beginner Gardeners by Starting Seeds to Grow Your Own Food to Save Money and Reduce Food Expenses this year.

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I get so many questions about growing seeds and I am not an expert at all, but I will give you the information I know!  Remember, if you don’t have time to grow your own seeds, you can buy them before you plant your garden from greenhouses that has done that part for you and that is what I did for many many years, but it is a little more expensive.  

I just planted seeds and I know I had so many questions when I first started doing a garden.  Depending on where you live, this may not even apply to you because you may have already planted yours, but if not-this info is for you and if you have, you can always use this info for next year!!!  I don’t start all of my seeds, but tomatoes, peppers, and a few others is what I like to get started before we can bring outside to plant because our season in so short in MN..  It probably wont be ready to plant outside until late may, early June here!

First I want to talk about the different seed types.  There are Heirloom seeds which means they have been around at least 50 years.  If you save the heirloom seeds - they are going to be the exact same vegetable you had originally planted.  Next is the hybrid and that just means that the plants have been cross pollinated to have qualities of 2 different plants that have created a better plant.  It is a natural process and they are safe to use, but if you save the seeds from a hybrid, you are not going to get the same plant-you might get qualities from one of the parent plants the following year. 

All the seeds are organic, so you don’t have to worry about if it says organic on the package and don’t want to pay more money for that.

Also, another myth is you have to look for GMO on package-you do not have to worry about that either.

This is only my second year starting seeds, so I am going to teach you what I have done! Look on the seed packet to see when you should plant-it will depend on your zone.  

I use seed starting cells and a tray underneath & dome.  It comes all together.

Never bring in outdoor soil to start seeds.  If you bring that inside, you will bring in fungus, disease and insects.  As soon as you bring it in, mold and disease will grow and kill your seedlings, so buy seed starting mix.

So once you are ready, you will put the dirt in the cells or cups with holes in the bottom, plant the seeds-you can use popsicle sticks to mark plants, and then you will put a small amount of water in the bottom tray (about ¼ full)so the water goes up into the plant-dump what is left of water after about 30 minutes. Once you see the plants are a lighter brown and dry water them, let them be dry for a day or so and then water from the bottom again.  After 10-14 days of plant growing, you will want to fertilize with any water soluble fertilizer (but only use about ¼ of what it calls for)  Do that about once a month (but be careful because you can do more harm if you use too much)  I didn’t even use fertilizer last year and we had a very abundant garden, so im thinking it was because of our chicken and turkey poop fertilizer we had outside.  It probably depends how long you have seeds indoors too.

Honestly, it is a trial every year.  Last year our peppers didn’t grow as well and many people in our area said they had the same problem, so each year ends up a little different, so it you are just starting out growing your own food, don’t give up!  Enjoy this replay and I will be back next week!

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Happy Planting!

Monica