Are you ready for spring? It will soon be time to sow seeds indoors for
your vegetable garden. You'll be transplanting them outdoors come spring.
Planting tomatoes from seed is really pretty easy and now is the time of
year to get the process started. Roma tomatoes are among the easiest to
start from seed.
1. SELECT ONLY THE "BEST" SEED
Look closely at the seed.
Remove those that are very small, not plump, or look damaged in any way.
Use the largest, most plump seed for planting. It actually does make a
difference.
2. USE ORGANIC POTTING SOIL
The next step is to plant the seed. A
healthy potting soil contains living elements: compost, earthworm
castings and rock powders.
3. MAKE SHALLOW TRENCHES
To get the seed organized well, carve very
shallow trenches in the soil. Plant the seed barely under the surface of
the soil. It can actually be on the surface and watered in.
Some people let the seed soak overnight in some compost tea or liquid
seaweed.
That can help the seed to germinate more quickly, but it's
not necessary.
4. WATER GENTLY
You don't need to cover the seed. Just let the water
push a little bit of the soil on top of the seed and that's all you need.
The next step is to wait until the seed germinates. Make sure the soil
remains moist -- not overly wet, not overly dry. Tomato seeds will come
up in a matter of weeks.
The final step is to label your planting. That way you know whether you
planted peppers or tomatoes. You should also record the date the seeds
were planted.
It's that easy. You can start your own crop from seed whether
vegetables, herbs or ornamental plants.
Roma tomatoes planted six to eight weeks prior to the annual warm-up
should be ready to move out to the garden in spring. With other plants,
the timing will be different. Read the information on the seed packet.
That's all you need to do to be a great gardener.
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