IT starts with a Seed
Seeds can be started directly in the
pots that they will be grown in, but care
must be taken to ensure proper moisture
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hole in your medium for a seed or cutting. With care it can even be used to seat
sprouts in starter plugs.
If consistency isn’t that important to you, seeds from hybrid plants can be used, with
potentially surprising results that will demonstrate much greater variation.
levels are maintained. One drawback to
using final pots to start seeds in is that
each seedling will take up a fair amount
of space, which can be a pretty dramatic
limiting factor when you’re starting seeds
indoors in the early spring for spring
plantings. One solution to this dilemma
is to first start your plants in smaller pots
and then transplant them into larger
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containers once the plants have grown
to fill the small