Gardening Tips
Pro Tip: Collecting Seeds
Pro Tip: Collecting Seeds
Pro Tip: Collecting Seeds
If you're looking to keep seeds from your crop, do not pick them when they're green.
Wait until they are brown or starting to split.
Listen to Mother Nature!
Pro Tip: Read the Packets
Pro Tip: Collecting Seeds
Pro Tip: Collecting Seeds
Have you heard the old wives' tale "Sow seeds 3x the thickness"? Packets have specific instructions on the depth to sow seeds. Some tiny seeds require surface sowing to conserve energy.
Pro Tip: Size Matters
Pro Tip: Collecting Seeds
Pro Tip: Use a Lobster Fork
Containers should fit the size of the seed. Small seeds (like snap dragons) can be grown comfortably in a 288 slot container while larger seeds like (watermelon or squash) thrive in bigger 4-6 slot containers.
Pro Tip: Use a Lobster Fork
Pro Tip: Avoid "Soil" for New Seeds
Pro Tip: Use a Lobster Fork
Having difficulty removing the delicate seedlings from a seed tray? Use a lobster or pickle fork to gently remove it. Be sure the root ball is intact.
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Pro Tip: Avoid "Soil" for New Seeds
Pro Tip: Avoid "Soil" for New Seeds
Learn more Pro Tips like these at our next community event. Join us in Fellowship Hall at the Fort White Community Church. We meet on the 1st and 3rd Monday's/month from 2-4pm.
Pro Tip: Avoid "Soil" for New Seeds
Pro Tip: Avoid "Soil" for New Seeds
Pro Tip: Avoid "Soil" for New Seeds
Seeds need the added nutrients found in Seed Starting Mix. After investing in high quality seeds, don't cheap out at pick up "soil."