Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener: Best seed starting/growing medium, 2 by tapla

tapla wrote:
I use the soils I grow in to start seeds in. The only difference is, I'll cover seeds in a bark-based mix with 1/8-1/4" of peat. Seeds of plants I grow in a more mineral based soil, I'll cover with a thin layer of Turface fines. I use a hand spritzer bottle or Foggit nozzle to keep the soil damp - never wet. Seedlings thrive with LOTS of air in the root zone, and open soils (soils with large macro pores that can be counted on to always be full of air) almost never have inherent damping off issues.

Al