3 Biggest Mistakes When Starting Seeds Indoors or Outdoors // How to Avoid or Fix Them!

Whether you have a backyard garden, an urban farm or a homestead. Sustainability starts with starting seeds indoors and starting seeds outdoors. There are several common mistakes most people make when starting seeds. This video will show you how to get the right lighting and potting soil, show you how to water your seedlings. How to avoid mold, fungus, disease, and fungus gnats.

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[MaZEEZaM]

I have to say. It’s very hard to stop watching these videos, I learn so much from them.

[lukejo]

I'm glad you made this video seems nobody else really discusses this topic. This is by far the hardest part of gardening.

[donaldhagen]

For the gardeners that have the problem with when to know when to water. I use clear dixie cups and that makes it so easy to when soil is dry and also how the roots are developing. Really enjoy the videos.

[adsoclasally]

You can also use a toothpick to check the moisture level, like you're checking a cake with a butter knife, if it's a tiny container or big fingers 🤷‍♀️

[evieporter]

One tip I use is to plant my seeds in clear 5 or 9 oz. cups, I can see exactly how much moisture is in each cup! I Start with the 5 oz. cups then replant in the 9 oz cups after two or more true leaves develop. This enables me to keep an eye on root growth and moisture. From there it’s just a matter of the size of plant moving onto whatever size cup or pot you desire, or out into the garden after hardening off. I also sprinkle a little cinnamon on the soil surface as I am planting my seeds to keep down fungus gnats. HAPPY GARDENING!

[Fge]

I live in apartment so I do what my kids used to do, egg carton and a old bread bag lol put it on top of the fridge and it's good. I check on every now and then. I also use a craft/popsicle stick or and old pencil to check the moisture.

[farmerchick]

For treating a fungus nat infestation you can water with diluted hydrogen peroxide. It bubbles up and kills all the larvae. They plants seem to benefit as well from the oxygen. It works great for treating lots of soil problems like bacteria fungi or bugs.

[jennhoff]

On how I wish I had watched this one sooner! He just summed up my last few years' struggle with damping off and fungus gnats and overwatering, even with just my houseplants. Wow!

[JasonOfTGA]

Most of the factors there can identify with from trial and error over the last few years of my noobiness. Great to see someone putting forth information to try help others get past the frustration hump.

[charcounsel]

This was my first year of indoor seedling starting.
I learned:
1. I over water.
2. I waited too long to transplant to a bigger pot.
3. Beans started inside don't like to go outside. 😅

[veronicaallmaras]

I use sand on top of the potting soil to prevent fungus/mold from getting a start.

[ABamaGardener]

I catch myself doing this all the time. I call it OVER MOTHERING LOL "Oh are you thirsty, Oh are you hungry. Here ya go little one. UGH. Now I try to catch myself and be like the Huggies commercial with 1st kid and 2nd kid. Oh the plant looks thin I guess I better feed it. Just that type of thought process saved many of young seedlings. Just think 2nd kid.

[axeldread]

I have listened to many seed starting videos this spring and yours by far was the most complete. Thanks for sharing your tips especially on when to plant. I am in zone 3 and your info on seed starting 4-6 weeks for certain plants was spot on by my experience. Thank you for stating the obvious as not all information is obvious when it comes to getting a good start to gardening!

[ah]

I reckon you should have been a teacher, you sure know how to put over your subject in an inspirational way. thanks a lot Bryan.

[iammamasan]

When I first starting pepper seeds indoors, I didnt know about lumens and Kelvin Temps, but I did know that leggy seedlings came about due to red light and leaf production was enhanced by blue light. So I used blue lights and I ended my leggy seedling problems.

[thumper]

Great info. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. I have 39 out of 45 seedlings going now and they are almost 6" tall with nice thick stems. This is the first time I've been able to get them this far without dying off. Thank you again for all the great info.

[JC-cuek]

I'm in southern Ontario (Canada) and my melons are already in the ground - covered at night.
I found that putting my covered seedling tray in front of or on the heating vent keeps the soil nice and warm and allows for a great selection of seedlings.

[stujp]

My tomatoes damped off in the greenhouse. I’ve been gardening for years but must have been getting by on luck. It’s about time I learnt something and I really like your videos for that.

[tonymeluzio]

I also use Chamomile tea as an antifungal that has worked pretty good. Brew I cup and put it in a squirt bottle, fill bottle with water and mist.

[mikeshusterman]

Great Videos, and easy to understand. I too realized I was over-watering in my greenhouse. You never stop learning with gardening.