Once your seedlings begin to emerge, you should remove the plastic and move your container to an area that receives indirect light. Make sure your potting mix remains moist, however, but do not allow it to become wet.
When your seedlings first start to poke through your potting mix, they will look curled. As they grow, [...]
After your seeds have been planted, you need to cover them with more of the potting mix that you have dampened. Gently firm the potting mix on the top of the seeds. Read the instructions on your seed packet to determine just how much potting mix your should place over your seeds.
This will usually be [...]
There are a few essential items you will need if you wish to start your seeds indoors. First, you will need containers for your seeds. You can purchase pots from a home improvement or gardening store. Or, you can save the flats and containers from plants that you have already purchased and use them to [...]
Once you really start getting involved in gardening, you might decide that you would like to start new plants from seed. Or, you may harvest seeds from your perennial plants and decide to grow new plants from your seeds. In either case, there are a few things you should know about starting seeds indoors.
First [...]