Showing posts with label The Survival Podcast. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Survival Podcast. Show all posts

Saturday, February 25, 2012

TSP Gardening Advice

Learning from the mistakes of other...

Thinking about getting head of the garden game by starting seeds? Then this podcast might be for you. I would skip the 1st five minutes of advertising and the last 5min of personal rant. But great content about starting seeds and common issues.

TSP EPISODE-831- SEED STARTING PRIMER FOR 2012
  • Understanding how seeds germinate in the wild
  • Starting seeds: Cubes vs. Pots vs. Paper vs. peat
  • Why starting indoors is a good idea
  • Light and not all light is equal
  • Building a simple grow light
  • Mist watering and watering from the bottom
  • Creating constant temperatures
  • Culling and “pricking out”
  • Starting seeds in pots that are generally considered “direct sow”
  • Seeds that should almost always be direct sowed
  • Hardening off seeds
  • Potting up the why and how
  • Holding back in ground planting until you are sure
  • Mulch is your friend