Its just a small step on your way to full-on homesteading, right?
There are plenty of good reasons to go out on your own, seed-ly speaking.
Seriously, what could give the same sense of self-satisfaction as growing everything on your own?
Seeds are decidedly un-cheap these days, depending on what youre buying and where you buy them.
All of this math assumes you have no germination failure, which is almost guaranteed.
In any given year, I still have to buy a few starts at the nursery to backfill.
At scale, of course, growing on your own can make sense over time.
During first few years of seed starting, I used to joke that I grew $30 tomatoes.
you’re able to tell the meter of a gardener by how large their seedorganizationbox is.
Ten, no more.
Seed starting requires space
Growing all these seeds is going to takespace.
They take up space horizontally: Each of these will need to sit on a heat mat to germinate.
Once the starts have been up-potted, they take up even more vertical and horizontal space.
Daily, you gotta check the light, heat and moisture levels, and water your seeds.
Things can go sideways quite quickly when your plants are this small and vulnerable.
Some seeds requirecold stratificationfirst, or will only grow in darkness.
Different seeds get planted at very different depths, and have to be started at different times.
You start your eggplants and tomatoes long, long before you dive in your corn, for instance.
Some plants dont enjoy being transplanted, so you oughta do so early.
Tomatoes and peppers gorgeously grew about 12 inches tall.
I left them out for the first overnight, May 2.
The reality is, only a small percentage of plants you grow will make it through.
The biggest mistake I see people make is to make a run at do it all at once.
Providing these starts to nurseries keep farmers across America employed.
If you do decide you’re ready, growing your own plants from seed can be tremendously rewarding.
