For people who want to grow more food with less work. 🌱 This is my weekly newsletter loved by 38,000+ subscribers—here's what one of them had to say: "These are not the regular run-of-the-mill garden-based emails. You actually touch on more unusual tidbits that encourage me to keep growing and learning."
are you making these seed-starting mistakes? (most of us do)
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Before I get into today's email, I want to share that Peaceful Valley—one of my favorite online sources for all things gardening, including seeds, plants, trees, and tools—is running an early-season sale right now! Through March 19, you can save 20% off select items with code WINTERSAVE20.​ I'm personally picking up more cover crop seeds (you can read my post here on my favorite soil-building edible cover crops) and a new roll of floating row cover (I also wrote about row covers here—they're not just for winter). Definitely spend a little time browsing the Peaceful Valley site. They have so many good seed mixes for lawns, pastures, meadows, water-wise gardens, and more. For years, I had a bay window seat on the south side of my house in California (a beloved feature that I miss about that house), and I would start every seed indoors in that window. Thousands of seeds! I had a good amount of light come through that window (especially considering it was single-pane glass) but even so, my seedlings were always a touch leggy. That's the struggle with starting seeds on a window sill, and it's something most people still do even though our windows typically don't get the 16 hours of sun each day that seedlings prefer. Are you surprised by how much sun they want? That's the key to growing stout, healthy seedlings. I've made other mistakes too, even when I know better. 😬 Have you? P.S. Don't make these 12 common seed-starting mistakes—here's what you should do instead. P.P.S. Keep track of your seeds, seed starting dates, germination rates, and other important details with my Ultimate Garden Diary. This printable PDF is a year-round garden planner, journal, logbook, and recordkeeper that can help you get organized and become a better gardener. |
Garden Betty
For people who want to grow more food with less work. 🌱 This is my weekly newsletter loved by 38,000+ subscribers—here's what one of them had to say: "These are not the regular run-of-the-mill garden-based emails. You actually touch on more unusual tidbits that encourage me to keep growing and learning."