Soon starting my veggie seeds

dun1kirk Berkeley, CA(Zone 9a) Feb 13, 2008

I'll soon be starting my vegetable seeds under flourescent lights. I'll be germinating tomatoes, cukes, leeks,fennel and others. What are some of the medium recipes you use?

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critterologist Frederick, MD(Zone 6b) Feb 13, 2008

I do most things in straight Pro Mix (BX)... I add a little polymer moisture crystals because that helps keep the medium from getting either too wet or too dry (don't add more than directed, or plants will heave right out of their pots as the crystals expand with water... less is more!). For seed starting trays, I sometimes lighten the mix with some additional perlite. Miracle Gro mix works OK for me too, but I can do without the extra fertilizer in it -- I'd rather add my own, when and where I want it. Sometimes the MG mix is a little more coarse than I'd like for seedlings, too.

I don't mix my own potting mix, partly because peat moss straight from the bale can be hard to moisten... bagged potting mixes have "wetting agents" added.

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paracelsus Elmira, NY(Zone 6a) Feb 13, 2008

I use peat pellets with liquid kelp solution as the initial soaking to make them puff up. Kelp helps with germination.

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dahlianut Calgary, AB(Zone 3a) Feb 13, 2008

I'm also a Pro Mix fan.

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