Sometimes, the smallest things can be the reason for the death of your beloved indoor plants. If you want to keep them green and thriving, follow these Important Tips for Indoor Plant Killers.
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For many home growers, gardeners, and farmers, spring is a busy time in the gardening year. In the period running up to and immediately after the last frost date in your area, you might be sowing a wide range of seeds for your food-producing gardens.
Typically, in temperate climates, seed sowing begins indoors in early spring and transfers outdoors once the weather begins to warm a little later in the season.
Here are a few tips to help you make sure that this busy time goes smoothly and without a hitch.
More than anything else you might do, planning and preparing before you actually start sowing is the thing that can make the most difference to your rates of success. The better prepared and organized you are when it comes to sowing seeds in spring, the more smoothly your efforts are likely to go.
Personally, I like to have a sowing plan in place, which reminds me what I want to sow, and when I should be doing so each year. This makes it a lot easier to keep track of everything and to make sure that one does not make any mistakes.
Another important thing to prepare for, that really will make your life a lot easier and help ensure good results, is making sure that you have a good-quality growing medium in which to start your seeds.
I usually make my own using a simple one-to-one mix of homemade compost (sieved to ensure a fine consistency) and leaf mold (which I also make in my garden). This mix works well for me in sowing a wide range of crops for my vegetable garden.
Whether you choose to make or buy a seed starting mix, make sure that this is good for seed germination with a good structure. It should be moist yet free-draining and well-aerated.
There are various different pots, modules, or trays that you might use to
Sometimes, the smallest things can be the reason for the death of your beloved indoor plants. If you want to keep them green and thriving, follow these Important Tips for Indoor Plant Killers.
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