Gardening Seeds to Start Your Vegetable Garden

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January 12th, 2011 by admin

by Sifu Renka

When you decide on gardening seeds to start a vegetable garden, instead of seedlings, you need to read all the fine print on the seed packets.

The gardening seeds packaging may be very decorative but you need to know some important information. You need to know the planting instructions, the freshness, how many seeds in the packet and their ability to survive.

The way to find out about the freshness of the seeds is to look for a ‘packed for’ date on the vegetable gardening seeds packet. Before you open the seed packet make sure to write the ‘packed for’ date on a different part of the package; the ‘packed for’ date is generally right where you open the package.

If the planting instructions are very detailed you will have a tendency to purchase from that seed company again. Is the quantity of seeds written on the packet or do you need tyo feel around the envelope? Some of the seed companies give you a testing date and a germination percentage; this means they tested the seeds before packaging.

The vegetable garden seeds that you purchase are prepared to germinate in moist soil… I f you decide to ‘water them in’ you will need to have the water close at hand and have time to do the watering. These seeds expect to rain on a regular basis, so they will develop roots and leaves and not worry about drought.

Try to plant sparingly; if you plant all the seeds from a packet, be prepared to store what you will not eat. Many of the gardening seeds packets that have the smaller seeds will provide more than needed. For example, the seeds in packets of vegetable garden lettuce are enough to produce around 100 heads of lettuce. You may want to try planting less than 1/4 of the seeds.

You want to space your seeds widely from the very start. If you plant them too close together, you will need to thin them out later. Thinning done too late, can possibly damage the roots of the remaining plants. By planting further apart, your plants will become larger and stronger because they will not be competing with plants that were planted too close.

Here is a tip. Place stakes at the beginning of each row and post on them the date of planting, the kind of vegetable, the seed source, and any other comments you want to make up to the harvesting of the vegetable.

Planting gardening seeds to start your vegetable garden is a way to introduce children to growing vegetables. Sometimes when planting seedlings, which are quite delicate, young children may find them difficult to handle. By planting seeds, you know that the children cannot damage them.

For the very young child, you may want to dig the holes for him and have him drop the seeds in and cover with soil. Older children let them dig their own holes with a little guidance from you. Be sure to let the children know how often the vegetable garden needs to be watered and have them use a watering can. The fun part is going to be when they help you harvest the vegetables that they planted.

Barbara has done quite a bit of research on gardening seeds for a vegetable garden. She is always learning new and interesting things to do in a garden and would like you to visit her website Gardeners Garden Supplies for sharing new ideas. —- Article from articlesbase.com

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