Choosing Seeds

Choosing Seeds

• start with fresh, quality seeds
• seeds should be stored in a dark, dry and cool spot
• make sure to read the back of the seed packet, there is a lot of great information there, including:
  • type of plant and description
  • use of plant and where it grows best
  • sowing and growing instructions
  • germination rates and plant out dates
• when starting out choose easier seeds before moving on to more difficult ones
• easy: tomatoes, marigolds, beans, snapdragons, sunflowers, basil, lettuce
• more difficult (require scarification, stratification or soaking): petunias, parsley, delphinium