#seed sprouting

[petula-xx]

The first propagation station of the season is ready to begin!

Some more damp paper towel on top, close the lid and let the growing begin.

I like to pre-sprout my seeds. That way I know that I'm only planting 100% fertile seeds.

Everything except the cucumber is my own saved seed stocks.

[tomorrowsgardennc]

When should I transplant basil from seed trays to pots? It's been 4-5 weeks now and they're still so so so so tiny. I tried looking it up but all I could find was *how* to transplant, not *when". Is there a particular size or time I should be aiming for?

so right now all you are seeing the ✨ cotyledons ✨ aka the first leaves aka false leaves of the basil seedling. the purpose of these leaves are to indicate if there is light for the plant to continue to grow. if yes, then roots will continue to grow and then the true leaves will begin to form. if no, then it stagnates in growth until it gives up in the if/then statement and withers away.

for basil, this should only take up to 5 days. since we are well past that, let's do some troubleshooting!

1. give it some real sunlight. i'm not an advocate against light lamps, but i'm also not a fan unless that's where the plant is gonna be its entire life. If the real sun is not an option, move the false light closer to the babies. make them REALLY feel it. this will trigger the "yes sun" and start to grow as expected.

2. basil is actually one of the HARDEST plants to make happy. it wins the crown for best drama queen. it adores humidity and heat since they are originally from tropic regions. if you can, dome them with either a dome specific for your tray, with a homemade one with plastic wrap, or thrift a glass bowl and overturn above them. this will trap the moisture and make it extra humid. growth can also be stunted if the soil isn't 75°+. i don't spy a heat mat under it, but a heating pad for a human works in a pinch; just make sure you add a waterproof layer in between the human heating pad and the seed tray.

once the solution has been fixed, then the answer to your question will be to transplant once you have at minimum four true leaves (or six leaves total, if the cotyledons are still present). if their final home is outside then don't forget to harden before fully transplanting!

[balkanradfem]

Have you seen what a little baby tomato looks like before she comes out of the soil?

This is a tiny baby tomato, she didn't come out of her seed completely yet! The seed stays under the soil, and the baby will graciously pull the leaves out and into the light. Here she goes!

These are her first leaves, they're curled up inside of the seed, so when she pulls them out, they're glued together and a still a bit curly, but she'll take care of that:

She separated them! Now she just has to straighten up so she can absorb some sunlight into those leaves and grow another set:

She did it! Good job little baby tomato! Now she can grow to be a big plant blessed with many tomatoes! It took her two days to get out of the soil completely, but I'm so proud of her, can't wait to see her all grown up.

[besprent-garden]

The seeds I harvested from my kale plants last summer have sprouted! Success! Inifinite kale!

[theapartmentfarmer]

One of many avocado trees and seedlings at various stages of growth – this one at 33″ from top of soil, and the next few at 23-24.5″. I’m hoping the little leaf nub above the first full set of leaves on this one becomes a new shoot and balances out the growth, but it’s been like it is here since this was still a tall boi in a jar.

[petula-xx]

L-R: melons, scallop squash, bush beans, cucumber. All started in the (clear plastic) pre sprouter 3 days ago.

Melons, squash and cucumber: “Am just gonna lay here, relax and soak it all up for a while”.

Bush beans: “SPROUT! Sprout now!! Go, go, go, go, go! This is NOT a drill. Repeat, this is not a drill!!”

[everyendeavor]

Seed to strawberries in 32 seconds.

[labotronicsscientific]

Seed germinator

Seed germinator LB-10SGG is a unit designed for germination and development of seeds under different environmental conditions such as humidity, temperature and illumination. The unit reproduces the conditions closer to the natural environment. With automatic cycle function, it is designed in order of water supply-absorption-drainage-cultivation