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Re: Starting Seedlings

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, she
> suggests you sprout the seeds to just before or just after the first set of
> true leaves, then transplant them to some sort of larger container with
> soil, and then at some later point to the garden. I would vastly prefer
> transplanting just once -- to the garden.
> 
> Am I off base? MUST I transplant twice? Seems like a recipe for disaster for
> a new, all-thumbs gardener like me. I also checked in with Mel (via his
> book, of course), and he pretty much suggests the same thing. No real help
> there.
> 
> So, what about this, you experienced seed starters aren't doing the
> two-step, are you?

It depends on what you are starting ...  many plants benefit from
repotting, even several times before setting out. Tomatoes, i.e..

On the other hand I often start seeds in individual pots .. several
seeds to a pot ... and thin each pot down to only one plant later.

You didn't say what you did wrong that Nancy Bubel's book neglected to
mention, so I am unable to comment on that.

Good luck    Ed  Flynn   Md  zone 6/7 
Don't give up .. it's not rocket science .. and the penalty for failure
is not starvation.

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