Starting indoor tips?

desertgirl

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Going to start seeds indoors, but I have minimal space. Any tips? Also, how do I get them enough light? Will I be having to move them close to the windows every day?
 

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What zone are you in??
Wouldn't it be better to use cold frames? It cuts down on the problem of hardening off, etc.
 

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DG, I think it may help for you to read thru Ariel's, "starting peppers from seed." And, Ariel should come back and tell us how well her incubator worked for peppers ;).

Also, click on Hattie's 2 links. One has information on indoor lighting, including cfl's. The other is really quite comprehensive, altho' I don't know what to think of the advice on Epsom salt spraying. Chlorophyll makes use of magnesium but . . .

Information on peppers, which are a little hard to get goin', should be fairly useful for other warm-season plants. They are also the very 1st of the veggies for you to start for the season, probably.

Turn the temps down for the cool-season starts . . . that's about all I can think of at the moment - for a difference between warm & cool season plants.

Steve
 

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I got me one of those rolling kitchen carts with the wire racks at different levels. Its like 18" on its longest side, but it has 4 shelves total that slide out. I got one for $25 last year, and the second one was given to me. I started 100's of seedlings with lamps clipped on each level using the smallest amount of space. Roll it in a corner and try not to trip over it! LOL :lol:
 
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