Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Spring Seed Starting 2013 #2, 1 by Ric_of_MAF

Ric_of_MAF wrote:
I like loose seeded plants a little wet to work, best in the A.M. with turgor at it's max. I then just start teasing the soil apart from one end until the seedlings are loose enough to pick up individually and transplant to prepared cells, 6 packs, pots, or flats using a dibble, pencil, or my case my pointy finger. Be sure your new medium is damp enough to press your shape and hold. Do not pack your container. Damp medium will prevent the new arrivals from wilting also. Insert the seedling to the desired depth, anything to the cotyledons is acceptable, with tomatoes up to the 1st true leaves is OK, and use your chosen tool to press enough soil from the side/corner to hold it in place. Water generously to allow the seedling to silt into place and place in a bright not sunny spot. By the next morning the seedlings should look like little soldiers in formation. Any seedling left in the loose seeded clump can be saved by returning it to its container and filling the void with any medium.
Oh I did find a spot for those hard to germinate seeds. The solar floor in the living room, natural bottom heat, the reseeded flats just popped.

This message was edited Apr 17, 2013 9:56 PM