Get Your Seedlings Off to a Great Start By Kathy LaLiberte, The Innovative Gardener Starting your own plants from seed is lots of fun and very rewarding. Here are a few tips to help make sure your experience is a good one.
Some seeds are easier to start than others.
But what the catalogs don't tell you is that some plants are much harder to start from seed than others. No matter how much seed-starting experience you have, starting tomatoes is easier than starting primroses. This is because some seeds will germinate almost anywhere, while others have strict requirements for moisture, temperature, and light. So if you're new to seed-starting, I recommend that you stick with some easy varieties such as tomatoes, zinnias, marigolds, peppers, and coleus. These seeds don't have any special requirements in terms of light, moisture or pre-treatment.