Green House Plan

Author: Nancy Maltais
Well, in the greenhouses it is time to be busy starting seeds for the season. That does take a little timing and planning because different flowers and vegetable have different lengths of time to germinate and grow to transplant stage. Most vegetables can go from seed to transplant stage in 8 weeks. Flowers can take from 8 weeks to 24 weeks. I make a chart of what I want to grow, how long it takes to germinate and how long it takes to be transplant size. After determining when I want the plants ready, I count back on the calendar for each one's seeding date. This information is usually on the back of your package of seeds, along with the ideal soil temperature for best results. A little hint, most seeds do not need covering at all if you can keep them moist. Flowers usually will germinate better this way(especially Impatiens). If you can't find an ideal soil temp on the packages, 68 degrees F usually works. If you cannot guarantee that the seed will keep moist, cover with soil to no more than twice the width of the seed. For all, give them a light pat to give good contact with the soil. We cannot possibly do all that by hand, so we water them in lightly with a super-gentle breaker head on the h....[MORE]