Plants to Start From Seed

 7 Easy Plants to Start From Seed

Garden Seeds shares 7 easy-to-start plants from seed and tells you some of the secrets to growing these beautiful organic flowers and vegetables well.

A professionally tested garden

Garden Seeds, knows one or two things about horticulture - he has been growing plants for over 30 years. Of the various annual and edible varieties, the best way is to shrink the field of seeds he has organically produced for his mail-order nursery, grow a lot and see which ones are the best. So when you go to her website, you know that the choices and information there and the seed packets come from personal experience.

Why are these seeds so easy to grow?

When testing plants, she looks for interesting flower or green colors, good smell, good taste or growth habits, and other unique characteristics. If a factory has many things like this, she is ready to deliver them to her customers. Through experimental gardens in California and Vermont and some informal gardens in Florida and Washington state, you can get a good idea of ​​how plants grow in different situations.

Here are some of the simple plants to start with from seed, without which she would not have dreamed of gardening.

Litt’l Bites’ cherry tomato (Solanum Lycopersicum)

Tired of tomatoes spread all over the garden? Try the 'Little Bites' cherry tomatoes. This pint-sized plant fits anywhere and produces a delicious fruit that pops into your mouth as you walk. These tomatoes can be grown in 16-inch diameter or large hanging baskets. Make sure the plants are exposed to at least 6 hours of sunlight to stay healthy and covered with fruit.

Growing tip

Start the seeds 6 weeks before your last expected frost date and be ready to go outside when the overnight temperature continues to be above 55 degrees F.

Tender perennial (usually grown annually) Flowers Yellow flowers produce small red fruits from summer to frost. Zones 11 to 12

Chantilly butterfly snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus)

Chandelier Snapdragons are a beautiful combination of color and shape. Their long stems, with elegant open-faced flowers, are one of Renee's go-to plants for pruning. Soft pastels combine together to give an instant bouquet. Disconnect the central spine first; The side stems depart and continue the show.

Growing tip

Like most Snapdragon, the Chandelier tolerates mild frosts but does not like much of the summer heat. If you notice the plants stop flowering, water them regularly; They will come out again when the temperature cools.

Tender perennial (usually grown annually) pink, apricot, salmon, and yellow pink. Up to 10

Salad Leaf‘ basil (Ocimum basilicum)

Can you believe it is basil? The large 4-inch wide, very hard leaves are not only beautiful but also tasty! Renee calls it the 'salad leaf' because its mild buttery flavor is an alternative to lettuce leaves for salads (deep-skinned leaves dress nicely) or in your sandwich.

Growing tips

Start inside the seeds at the same time as your tomatoes. Wait for a day and night temperatures to remain above 50 F C for planting seeds in the garden.

Then, pinch the growing tips to 6 to 8-inch that fragrant and delicious foliage tall plants so they branch out. The flowers do not bloom or the plants will stop producing that fragrant and delicious foliage. that fragrant and delicious foliage

Tender perennial (usually grown annually) flowers pinch white flowers in summer.

Royal Flush’ sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

You will love the 'Royal Flush sunflower that blooms for a long time in your garden and home. Plants with many stems have a mixture of solid and two-colored 4 to 6-inch flowers. Since flowers do not produce pollen, there is no need to worry about stains on tablecloths or your clothes.

Growing tips

Sow the seeds directly after the threat of frost has passed and watched these sturdy plants grow.

Stocking is a good idea for windy areas so the seeds "plant" stock at the same time. Number eight to protect the stem from being rubbed Attach the string with a piece of rope wrapped in.

Flowers are yellow and burgundy from summer to frost. Light full sun Soil well-drained 60 to 72 inches high, 12 to 18 inches wide.