Starting Seed Indoors: Seed Starting Equipment

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These basic seed starting equipment items are important to starting seed indoors.

Learn about the basic seed starting equipment you’ll need when starting seed indoors for early blooms and cropping.

Planting Seed Indoors: Seed Starting Equipment

Seed-starting mix — Because young seedlings are prone to damping off diseases (see below), you’ll get better results if you start your seeds in a commercial seed-starting mix. (Regular potting mix or garden soil usually won’t work as well.)

Cell packs — These are small plastic containers that have “cells” about 3 inches deep with drainage holes in the bottom. Some may have six cells, while others have only three or four. You can buy new cell packs, recycle used ones, or use yogurt cups or other containers (add plenty of drainage holes).

Labels — Recycled, lead-free miniblinds or cut-up yogurt cups make great labels.

  • Published on Dec 1, 2001
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