The Ultimate Beginner's Guide To STARTING SEEDS Indoors

This video is the ultimate beginner's guide to starting seeds! I discuss why starting plants from seed is better than buying transplants, the best plants to grow indoors from seed, how to prepare seedling trays, how to sow seeds in seedling trays, and how to maximize germination rates with seedling heat mats!

TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 Why You Should Grow Plants From Seed
1:21 The Best Plants To Start Indoors From Seed
3:16 Seed Starting Supplies For Transplants
4:27 Prepping Seed Starting Trays
7:20 How To Sow Seeds In Seedling Trays
12:22 How To Use Seedling Heat Mats
16:12 Seed Germination Results
17:38 Adventures With Dale

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[TheMillennialGardener]

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0:00 Why You Should Grow Plants From Seed
1:21 The Best Plants To Start Indoors From Seed
3:16 Seed Starting Supplies For Transplants
4:27 Prepping Seed Starting Trays
7:20 How To Sow Seeds In Seedling Trays
12:22 How To Use Seedling Heat Mats
16:12 Seed Germination Results
17:38 Adventures With Dale

[nerotoxen]

Great video! Excellent editing, clear voice, no cheesy music, camera wasn't on you 24/7. Thank you for posting this informative video dude!! Keep up the good work!

[MrSBGames]

Oooh it is that time of year again!
Have a great growing season everybody!

[lovelearn]

Beginner gardener here, very much appreciating your teaching of these skills. Thanks 😊 😊

[didierchapelot]

I love as you explain simply and clearly things. Being not fluent English speaker, it's great to understand everything. And your gesture is precise and inspiring.

[CustomCroshae]

Thank you for the step by step and product showing in this video. Starting try To start a garden with not much of a green thumb so this is much appreciated

[bellaviolet]

Great video, great info! Learned so much! I'd like to add for beginners like me, that when using grow lights, place them a couple inches from the seedling to prevent them from getting leggy. I somehow missed that in my research and learned that last year with my first attempt at growing from seed. lol

[crazibeautiiful]

Best and most helpful gardening video for a beginner like me!! Thank you

[themyersfamily]

I love how you speak at just the right pace! I hate lonnnng videos that you have to keep forwarding.

[joannc]

Perfect seed starting video for beginners! ❤ You are a clear and concise teacher….well done! I like your “prep” shots on what is needed, but oops, didn’t mention the drip-proof tray under the seed tray. Last year was my first time starting veg seed and I did very well indeed. The humidity dome did what was needed. My BIG mistake was not being aware of various germination rates, ugh. Slow-to-start next to 1” tall. You showed that issue very well in your video. I pre-dampened my starter mix before filling the tray and found that worked a bit easier for me. Well, didn’t have that nifty watering can so I had to “make do”! 🤣

[FosterFarmsOk]

Next to my greenhouse and grwoing lettuces insdoors Seed starting is some of the best therapy I can have in the middle of this winter depression.

[justincase]

Juat as I was going to get on YT to scroll bavk to some of your videos on seed starting, this came up on my notifications. Perfect timing!@ thank you for the info. Ordering heat mats to get started

[GabrielleFontaine]

Excellent video! I learned two new tricks (and I've been starting seeds for years) - the Sharpie distinction and the chopstick trick - brilliant! Thank you.

[lucasfaulkenberry]

Yo man! Local Wilmington native starting my first garden. Your videos are super helpful and relevant given your location. I just got my first seeds started thanks to this video. Keep up the great work!

[debbierhode]

I absolutely love your videos! So we'll done, informative and enjoyable! I have been growing for years, sometimes major successes and others major failures, but I love watching your videos to get me excited about the upcoming year!

[teenagardner]

I've been following your channel for so long now I can't remember when I started, lol. I still enjoy everyone and always get great tips or reminders. I always wait to see Dale as well. 😊 he is such a love

[anniebancroft]

That SMART DALE!! I just loved watching him hit that button to get his supper, which looks terrific. Thank you for sharing your recipe! I started making my own dogfood, too. After watching you use a chopstick for seed planting, I have to get one.

[kristen_jackson]

So glad I happened upon your channel. Local South Carolinian so not far down the road. I can't wait to get my seeds started. I love the chopstick trick. Genius!

[jmboyd]

This was a great video!!! I started seedlings last year with absolutely no knowledge and was pretty successful but wanted to step it up a notch!! I’m a bit behind starting but still have high hopes seeing how fast these seedlings grew!! Thanks for the content!!

[joealta]

I can't wait to see your setup given everything you figured figured out last Let the games begin!