Going from Seed to Plant Seeding and Planting
From garden to table, that is the dream and purpose here. Going from seed to plant, yielding fruits or crops, the process you are enabling through your activities, energies and efforts what stands in the center of focus. Sometimes knowing and seeing your goal clearly also helps you with what needs to get done in order to succeed.
Most of the activities up to this point can easily be put into the categories of planning and preparation. Now the actually ACTION will follow, dealing with seeds, plants and crops galore in your OWN BACKYARD VEGETABLE GARDEN!
Starting with and from seeds are the best way to learn about the plants and veggies themselves, their needs and requirements and how you can best addressing it.
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Seeds have to be of good quality to give plants a fighting chance
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Good stock and brand name seed are highly recommended
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Strong and gathered from healthy specimens
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Freshly collected
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Mail-order is best
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Do not sacrifice quality to save a couple of bucks for cheap seeds.
Grow and test them, until you find the most reliable ones, or ask around. Trust results and word of mouth, tested and proven seed always provide you with the better options and higher crop yields
Plants started indoors in flat trays can do really well if properly cared for from the starts.
All can be started covered under glass and do some great growing even before they make their way into the garden and eventually onto your table!
Transplanting these young plants require quite the art and taking extra care to ensure the roots take well and the setting is firm and secure will be paramount.
You can also buy vegetable plants fro retailers and gardening centers to give you a head start. Growing them yourself however is much more rewarding. Depending on how practical and hands-on you want to be in this endeavor.
For early starts to the garden head indoors. Gardeners typically opt for either hotbeds or cold frames. Daily attention is more important than the precise/exact medium they are being planted and housed in!
Heating, watering and ventilation all matter in giving these plants a good start.
Flat-trays are the most commonly used method for starting the germination process.
Build a frame and prepare the soil like you would for any other gardening activity. Planning and preparation does matter. Soil has to be rich, light, managed and easily workable.
Growing plants with certainty and confidence requires all these preparatory steps in order to guarantee successful results and outcome.
Seed can be sown directly into the soil or plants can be started in flats. For planting of seeds in flat trays, do not use manure, giving your plants a robust start.
Seeding has to be done evenly and thick to ensure best chance for optimal growth.
Some care tips for seeding and planting:
VENTILATION: Airing it ever so often, lifting corners is a great way to get oxygen to the plants and enable growth
WATERING: Soil have to be moistened but only when fairly dry-Thorough watering is essential at this point, as much as it will take comfortably, without leaving standing water. Mornings are better.
TRANSPLANTING: When ready, big enough, they have to be moved to bigger containers or into the soil (weather permitting of course).
Keep roots intact and avoid them breaking or damaging in any way. This is the lifeline of your plant. Wet soil is easier to work with during this process, so water it prior (1 day before) attempting to move the seedlings and young plants-in-the-making!
Be careful in handling stems and leaves and do not bend. Temperature and water are the two biggest determining factors, as are the soil and nutrients the plants can draw upon to grow and thrive. Misting also works. Taking them out for a couple of hours a day prior to planting them outside permanently will help them transition and adjust better.
Outside seedbeds require the same preparations and care, ,a s well as even seeding, with ample space left between plants, especially the leafy greens. April/May (depending on where you live and weather conditions) is great planting and transplanting months!
Whether seeding indoors or outdoors, you want to have full rows with optimal growth and quality crop yield. Getting off to a good start, using quality seed and process, practice and technique, some special care watering and planting, can make all the difference.
Moisture and warmth is extremely important for these phases of germination and early growth. Attention to watering and temperature, soil conditions are essential for success. Covering and protecting are just some ways of dealing with these challenges. | 
