Gardening Secrets for Starting Seeds Get ready for a gorgeous garden with these simple tips. Aluminum Foil To give plants grown from seeds a healthy head start, line a shoe box with aluminum foil, shiny side up, allowing about two inches of foil to extend out over the sides. Poke several drainage holes in the bottom — penetrating the foil — then fill the box slightly more than halfway with potting soil, and plant the seeds. The foil inside the box will absorb heat to keep the seeds warm as they germinate, while the foil outside the box will reflect light onto the young sprouts. Place the box near a sunny window, keep the soil moist, and watch ‘em grow! Read more: rd/home/gardening-secrets-for-starting-seeds/#ixzz2d9bsbOMQ
Posted on: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 07:49:35 +0000
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