Garden seed starting
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I bought some Jiffy peat pots and some miracle gro seed starting mix at Fleet Farm. I was going to start some Jung seeds today, was reading directions on seed packets and they say to start in sterile soil with no fertilizer. Miracle gro seed starting soil has 0.03% nitrogen, 0.03% phosphate and 0.03% potash Specially formulated for fast root development. Ready to use lightweight premium mix excellent for germinating vegetables flower and herb seeds. My question is should I use this soil or dig some dirt from garden?
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Re: Garden seed starting
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Thank you Hornady. I'm planning on starting peppers today as well. Tomatoes brussel sprouts, squash, cabbage and others. Here is a picture of my greenhouse I put together for free. I won't be putting seedlings in there for another week or two.
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When they say "sterile" they mean devoid of virus/bacteria/fungus, not nutrients. Earlier comments about not requiring nutrients early on are spot on though. I do think you're a bit late to be starting peppers, you may want to plan to buy a couple starts locally
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I use Miracle Grow Potting Mix to start all my seeds in.
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I have a small cattle panel greenhouse and I had to be out of town for a couple of days this past week. Came back and all my starts had froze. I knew there was a frost warning but I guess it got colder than I thought it would. Still have some stuff inside under lights so not completely wiped out but garden will be a couple weeks later.
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Thanks all for you comments. I might be a little late, but last frost here is around mid may, so we'll see. My wife usually goes a little crazy once see goes in a green house, so I'm sure she will buy more.
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Started mine on the 19 th of March and just started the Pepper, last Wednesday Cantaloupe ,watermelon, zucchini, squash ,cucumbers and three different types of tomatoes
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Thanks all for you comments. I might be a little late, but last frost here is around mid may, so we'll see. My wife usually goes a little crazy once see goes in a green house, so I'm sure she will buy more. Peppers do alright indoors if your season is short. Tomatoes and peppers are actually short lived perennials in their native tropical and subtropical regions.
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Re: Garden seed starting
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Don't need fertilizer to start seeds so it's wasted till you need to up pot or transfer to the garden Yes. What Sniper said. If the sprouts are over fertilized the roots will burn.
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I use Miracle Grow Potting Mix to start all my seeds in. Iv done this for years^^ no problems yet.
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