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Sowing seeds: How to improve quality of transplants
27.06.2023 - 10:45 / theprovince.com
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Q. The seeds I sowed earlier this month have begun to germinate, and I am looking for ways to grow the seedlings into strong, stocky transplants. In the past I’ve had issues with seedlings stretching out and becoming spindly and weak. How can I improve the quality of my transplants?
A. Though most seeds sown indoors germinate best in warmth, once those seeds have sprouted the containers need to be moved to cool room temperatures, which will help to promote sturdy growth. Significant warmth weakens seedlings.
The other common issues that cause seedlings to grow weak and lanky are inadequate light, too much water, and overcrowding.
On the road to becoming transplants, seedlings require bright light short of direct, hot sun. It is best to keep the growing medium just a little on the dry side. I water the medium well at seeding time, but I water after than only when the medium surface begins to dry.
Once seedlings are substantial enough to handle, they need to be either transplanted or thinned. To save labour in the production of the numerous indoor seedings I make, I sow into pots or flats deep enough (around nine cm) to accommodate the seedlings through to transplant size.
Because the seedlings will be staying in the same flat, the one in which they germinated, I use a sterilized, all-purpose planting mix, such as Pro-Mix, and add about a third as much of a heavier, all-purpose potting soil to add staying power to the blend.
I sow sparingly, and when the seedlings are substantial enough to handle easily, I thin them out, to give each one adequate room
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