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Re: Novice Question
Dear Ted:
A sterile seed starting medium, Reddi Earth works beautifully for me.
Then for some perennials and rock garden plants whose seeds need
better drainage, perlite is added to the Reddi Earth for indoor
germination. If the same seeds will germinate outside in pots then I top
dress with a fine gravel sold as chick grit so the seeds won't blow
away.
Some tropical seeds need warm moist conditions that the soil around
the freshly germinated seed sometimes molds. Extra fans for air
circulation helps. To hedge my bets I also use a fine textured
vermiculite to topdress of the Reddi earth.
After germination and the second set of true leaves appear then the
plants are transplanted into larger containers that contains not
necessarily a sterile potting soil.
Best, Vicki
H Bingham wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> This is the first year (of four) that I'll be attempting a large scale
>
> indoor seed starting. What's my best bet on soil?
>
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