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Help!!! Information on starting seedlings

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As I am VERY new to gardening, I have a number of questions regarding
starting plants from seed.  We hope to have a big vegetable garden this next
year, and have already ordered my seeds.  I know that I'm going to have to
figure out how long each vegetable takes from seed till its time to plant,
and then try and figure out when to set it outside in the garden to
accommodate possible frost problems.  As we live in Houston, TX, we don't
have too much frost, but I still have a lot of questions.
I have lots of seeds.
* What should I plant them in?  I have heard that one can purchase little
containers for each seedling, but is there another alternative?
* What media should I use?  I have heard that peat moss is suggested.  What
do you folks think?
* Should I purchase some of those purple fluorescent bulbs and place them
above my seedlings?  If so, how far from the containers?
Does anyone who has actually done something like this have a tried and
proven method?
Thanks so much in advance for all your suggestions, please reply to
rfdillon@hal-pc.org


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