Seed Starting Made Easy!

Connect Your Garden to Agriculture

Once you’ve decided what to grow, it’s time to plant! 

We love starting seeds in the classroom (and at home) using pellets – either made of compressed peat or coir. Though this method is not necessary, we find that it creates full-proof germination for student or children gardeners. 

Download our 6-step seed starting process (to the right), with directions for a seed viability test and germination tips, as well as the most common reasons for germination failure.  

Having trouble? The most common reasons for lack of seed germination are

  • Damping off disease (seedlings suddenly all-over
  • Seeds planted too deeply
  • Soil temperature too low

  • Poor seed to soil contact

  • Soil dried out

  • Seed is no longer viable

  • Soil too wet and seeds rotted

Looking for more resources for seed starting? Check out our past Learning Blog post where we share a seed starting log, directions for making newspaper seed starting pots and a salad-bration planning chart, which will help you calculate when you should plant your veggies so that you can harvest them all at once for a celebration!

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