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Seed Starting in February

It's that time of when those lusciously colorful seed catalogs start arriving in the mailbox, and the earth is starting to warm.   Now's the time to get started thinking about this year's garden.

We've compiled a collection of the best short, instructive videos on the subject so you can walk into the garden with the confidence of an expert.


First the basics.  Here's a quick, cheap and simple method that provides an organic solution to damping off:

Seed Starting Easy

 

We're not sure what a "Podchef" is, or does, but this is a pretty comprehensive guide to getting you started this spring.

 

Seed Starting with The Podchef

 

     

We also liked this video from Homestead Acres

 

Homestead Series Seed Starting

 

   

Here's a little bit on one of our favorite tricks that will definitely improve your germination rate, especially in cold weather,  the heating mat:

Joe Gardener Heating Mat Tips

   

And finally - if you've ever wondered how enormous growers start seedlings, there's this offering from White Flower Farms - not very homestead-y but some of the machinery is amazing.

White Flower Farms - Seed Starting

   
     
 

 

     

 

 

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