Timestamps. Here are 4 seed starting mix recipes you can use for growing any garden plants. You can use this indoors to start seeds, for potting up transplants, or outdoors. I cover the ingredients, the mix ratios, and make all the mixes in real time.
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0:00 Buying Mix in a Bag - Convenient but Pricey
0:44 Seed Starting Mixes Have the Same Basic Ingredients
1:34 Yes... You Do Want a Sterile Seed Starting Mix - Here's Why
2:00 Where Do Fungus Gnats Come From? and Cure
2:57 Basic Ingredient 1 - Coco Core
3:58 Basic Ingredient 2 - Peat Moss
4:14 Basic Ingredient 3 - Very Fine Vermiculite
4:26 Basic Ingredient 4 - Perlite (Not a Must Have)
4:57 Don't Add Dry Organic Fertilizer - Here's Why
5:16 Preparing the Coco Coir with Boiling Water
7:43 Preparing the Peat Moss with Boiling Water
9:10 How to Measure Ingredients Using 'Equal Parts'
9:50 Making Recipe 1 and 2 - Peat Based
11:34 Making Recipe 3 - Peat and Coir Based
13:21 Perlite is For More Drainage and Optional
14:35 Making Recipe 4 - Coco Coir Based
16:55 You Can Add Worm Castings
17:48 The 4 Starting Mixes Up Close and Recap
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