Indoor Sowing Prepares a Garden's Transplants; for Germination, Plants Need Warmth, Moisture

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) › March 21, 2004

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If you have the urge to plant seeds, yet it's too cold or damp outdoors, plant some indoors. Indoor sowing also might be the only way to have in your garden that special variety - Violet Queen purple broccoli or Border Beauty zinnia, for example - that you'll rarely find for sale as transplants.

The ideal transplant, when ready to go out in the garden, is stocky and dark green. Growing such a plant takes a combination of art and science.

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Indoor Sowing Prepares a Garden's Transplants; for Germination, Plants Need Warmth, Moisture

For quick germination, seeds need warmth, moisture and, in some cases, light...

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