Starting Seeds Indoors (5299)

In late winter the garden seed catalogs begin arriving by the dozens, and we can start thinking about starting seeds for flower and vegetable plants. Growing your own transplants can be rewarding as long as you follow a few guidelines.

Seeds can be started in a wide variety of containers. Many types of plastic flats and packs are available in local garden and department stores. You grow each plant in a cell and don’t have to remove the plant until you transplant it into your garden. Other popular containers are peat pots which are made from peat or from waste paper fibers. The plant and pot are both transplanted into the soil. Other types of pots that work well are wood flats, fiber trays, plastic trays, and clay or plastic pots.

For more information, please see this Penn State Bedford Extension page

Penn State Horticulture Deparment

For more information on this subject, Please visit the College of Agricultural Sciences Publications Web site.

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