Let’s Get Ready for a Revival!

Day #3

how to start seeds indoors plus my favorite seed choices

Let’s Review My Favorite Seeds

&
How to Start Your Own Seeds at Home

Yesterday we went over the importance of a good seed– let’s take a look at my favorite seeds and why. Head back to the Facebook post and comment what your favorite seeds are to plant or did you pick one of my favorites to try this year?

Where I purchase Seeds From:

Baker Creek – www.rareseeds.com

Siskiyou Seeds – www.siskiyouseeds.com

MiGardener – https://migardener.com/

High Mowing Company – https://www.highmowingseeds.com/

Here’s a list of my favorite seeds and why!

Broccoli – Waltham 29
Beets – Chioggia
Brussel Sprouts – Long Island Improved
Beans – Purple Podded Pole Beans (Click HERE to order my Famous Purple Podded Pole Beans!)
Cabbage – Brunswick, Golden Acres & Violaceo di Verona
Carrots – Nantes, Little Finger & Danvers
Cauliflower – Snowball
Snacking Cucumber – Muncher & Marketmore 76
Pickling Cucumber – Boston Pickling
Corn – Who Gets Kissed Sweet Corn
Eggplant – Diamond
Celery – D’elne & Chinese Pink
Lettuce – Landis Winter, Henderson’s Black, Gustav’s Salad, Tennis Ball, Forellenschluss
Radish – Early Scarlet Globe
Peas – Mammoth Melting, Telephone & Sugar Ann
Butternut Squash – Honeybutter Nut
Tomato – Martino’s Roma (Small), Bonny Best, Amish Paste, Tappy’s Heritage (Perfect size), Principe Borghese (cherry)

Let’s Learn How to Start Seeds Indoors

One of the most confusing things I see people get hung up on is what seeds need to be started indoors versus buying the seeds. There are many seeds that can be direct sown – in a future post I will show you a quick document to get started. It will help you save money instead of purchasing seedling plants that cost more than a whole pack of seeds.

Seeds Are Amazing

They start out as this teeny tiny thing; everything to grow is right inside of them. Give them the proper conditions – Light- Nutrition- Warmth and they are on their way to grow into a plant that will produce fruit, which then produces seeds, which self-plants in the ground and when those proper conditions come back –Light – Nutrition – Warmth it starts all over again. It is simply amazing and awe inspiring. Give the proper conditions we act as that seed as well.

Some seeds are best to be “Direct Sown” – which means to directly place into the ground when the conditions are right. Some seeds need to be preplanted in order to give them enough time in our very short growing period.

Direct Sown Seeds

First let’s discuss the “Direct Sown” seeds- these seeds will at this point be tabled until a later date. It is very important to focus your energy, resources, supplies and space on seeds that need to be started prior to the gardening season.

Direct Sown Seeds Examples: (months are for a northern climate)

May: (late) Beets, Lettuce, Peas, Kale, Spinach, Carrots, Potatoes

June: Corn, Onions, Cucumber, Squashes, Zucchini, Pumpkins, Radishes, Brussel Sprouts, Beans

Seed Starts examples:

Tomatoes, Peppers, Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Celery, some herbs