by Autumn Lockwood
Even though the winter days are short and cold, you are able to still start planning now for springtime flowers. Planting flowers in the cold winter season is a good way for you to save money on plants in the spring. Many of the people that start their flower plants in the winter find that the flowers may bring lots of cheer into the long, cold days. Even when you've never tried growing your own flowers from seed, you may still successfully start your very own healthy plants. Below are great tips to assist you to "get growing".
Important Supplies
You will not have to purchase a lot of supplies to actually grow your own flower plants from seed. Basically, what you will really need is some potting soil and some growing containers like pots to set up your seeds. If you saved some of the small planting containers from your flower plants you bought in the nursery last spring, it is possible to use them to start growing your plants. You will also need to have at least one fluorescent light fixture that'll be used to provide the growing plants with enough light. One choice for you would be to purchase specially designed "grow lights", but many individuals realize that they're able to grow perfectly healthy plants while they are using standard fluorescent bulbs. You are also going to need to discover a way to suspend your bulb over the horizontal surface that you'll be growing the plants on.
Picking Out the Seeds
After you have gotten together all your supplies, it's time to get your seeds. You can go to your local nursery or home store, but it may be plenty of fun to select your seeds form garden seed catalogs. Many seed sellers and gardening supply stores have online catalogs available. Sitting and looking through the pages of the seed catalog are a wonderful way to spend a cool winter afternoon. In fact, you can also cut some of these beautiful photos out of the catalog so as to display them in picture frames till you have your own flowers to admire.
Seeding and Growing
Once your seeds arrive you will have to plan the planting process. Read the information provided within the packet to learn how early you should plant the seeds. This timeframe won't end up being the same in all of the areas because weather conditions vary based on what region you're in. Follow the instructions and plant the seeds at the proper depth. Typically, you'll want to place your planting containers within a warmer area till the seeds germinate. Then, move the containers underneath the lights, positioning them so that the light is only a few inches above their leaves. When the plants grow, consistently raise the lights. Before very long, you will have healthy plants. Before transplanting the flower plants into your garden in the spring, set them outside for brief time periods so that they can become accustomed to outdoor growing conditions. Then, plant your flowers, and very soon you will have beautiful flowers to have enjoyment from.
Be sure to take a few photos of the favorite flowers, because they can look beautiful as wall art when displayed in picture frames.
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Title: Springtime Flowers You Can Start Growing Now
Author: Autumn Lockwood
Email: fiona.baron11@gmail.com
Keywords: seed starting,starting seeds,growing flowers,flower growing
Word Count: 541
Category: Hobbies
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