- Understanding how seeds germinate in the wild (this answers so many questions)
- What are the needs of a seed
- Cubes, pots, paper and peat
- Why starting indoors is a good idea
- Light and not all light is equal
- The role of the greenhouse and getting by without one (sort of)
- Building a simple grow light
- Mist watering and watering from the bottom
- Creating constant temperatures
- Culling and “pricking out”
- Starting seeds in pots that are generally considered “direct sow”
- Seeds that should almost always be direct sowed
- Hardening off seeds
- Potting up the why and how
- Holding back in ground planting until you are sure
- Mulch is your friend
Source: Seed Starting Primer for 2012 | The Survival Podcast
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