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Let 'Em Sprout: Starting Seeds - Page 2

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As for water, you'll want to keep the soil medium moist. but not wet or soggy. For seedlings, it's usually best to water from below, allowing the medium to soak up the water like a sponge. To promote germination, you can make yourself a mini-greenhouse, of sorts, by covering flats or pots with plastic wrap.

Some four to six weeks after seeding when plants have at least two sets of true leaves, it's usually time to transplant. If you start seeds indoors now, the timing should be perfect for transplanting directly outdoors when danger of frost is over.

---------------------------------------------------------------- Fellow suite101 editor Barbara Martin wrote a story on starting seeds in her Cottage Garden column. See it at: www.i5ive.com/linkcategory.cfm/cottage_gardening/3536

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