Seed-Starting Basics (2026) #4

If you're new to gardening or new to starting your own plants from seed, this is the video for you! Garden expert Susan Mulvihill explains which supplies you'll need and takes you through the basic steps of planting seeds indoors. She discusses how to care for your seedlings (including watering, fertilizing and up-potting as needed) and the importance of hardening-off your young plants before transplanting them into the garden. All very useful topics! #gardening #garden #seedstarting #gardeningtips

Susan gardens in Spokane, Wash. where the hardiness zone ranges from 5b to 6a.

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Susan also mentioned the following websites:
1. Mosser Lee for SucSEED Seed Starter (it's also in her Amazon store). Clarification: No Damp Off and SucSeed seed starter mix are the exact same thing. The company promotes it as an actual seed-starting mix that you fill containers with, which would get pretty expensive. It is finely-milled sphagnum moss that you just need to lightly apply to the surface of a planted container to prevent damping-off disease. By just sprinkling it on the soil surface, it will last a very long time. Here's a link to their website: https://www.mosserlee.com/product/suc...
2. GreenStalk Garden (for seed-starter kits): https://rstr.co/greenstalkgarden/susan

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