Hi, I am new to forums as well as gardening! I started my own veggie garden a few years ago and all was going well, until this year. I decided to start with seeds and can't have provided enough attention to them as they have not progressed well at all. I am going to have to scrap most of what I have planted but want to be better prepared next year. I am looking forward to learning lots from these forums and hopefully will be able to contribute some insight for others too.
Hi Happyhelen, welcome from a distant very hot and wet land!!! Starting from seed can be very frustrating sometimes but it is very rewarding. Here in this part of the world we have to start almost everything from seeds. Happy Gardening
Hi HappyHelen and a hearty welcome to GardenStew Sorry to hear about your seed frustrations this year. Hopefully our seed starting forum will be very useful to you: http://www.gardenstew.com/forums/seed-starting-propagation.43/ Great to meet you!
Hi there Helen and a warm welcome to GardenStew from Scotland. I hope we can all help you to make your garden a success this year. I look forward to getting to know you.
Hi HappyHelen, welcome to GardenStew from north central Texas. I have given up on starting most plants from seed, they just don't seem to want to germinate and grow for me. It is very frustrating. We love to see photos of gardens so get your camera out and make us happy. I am down here in very hot temperatures where plants are merely hanging on until the temps cool down this fall so photos of plants growing and looking happy would be nice to see.
Hi HappyHelen - Welcome from BC Canada (I can feel your pain re: seeds. I either have super amazing luck OR nothing!)
thanks for the warm welcome No pictures to post as yet toni and thanks Frank for the link on seed starting propogation! I have decided to scrap the garden plans for this year and take more time in the winter months preparing! Looking forward to learning lots and posting wonderful pictures next spring/summer
Growing seeds is an exercise in patience. It not only teaches us patience but also observational skills. Like the famous saying with hard work and patience what now seems to be an empty dirt plot will be filled with beauty and growth. Next time store seeds properly to maintain viability, use wide flat containers to avoid overcrowding, tamp seeds down to make direct contact with the soil, avoid diseases by providing air flow and drainage, cover trays with plastic wrap to maintain the moisture level, keep the seeds warm to encourage germination, turn the seedlings daily to keep stems strong, feed them well,acclimate seedlings to direct sunlight. Best wishes for your next gardening attempt