Vegetable Gardening 101 by Rob Littlepage

Propagating Your Vegetables from Seed

What you’ll learn
The importance and fun of starting plants from seed
Seed starting techniques
Factors affecting germination
Light and Temperature requirements
Hardening off and transplanting
Peat moss vs. Coconut coir and other soilless alternatives

Requirements
The only requirement is a love of gardening and growing vegetables and other plants from seed

Description
Growing your own vegetables from seed saves you money while offering a greater selection of plants to choose and cultivate. This course is for anyone who has ever wanted to grow their own garden from seed. Starting with the basic knowledge of determining your first and last frost and freeze dates and creating a planting calendar this course will walk you through each step you need to know to master the art of growing your own vegetables for the garden.We’ll cover how to test for seed germination, what are the environmental factors that can affect germination including light and temperature requirements. What are the best soilless mixes to use? We’ll cover that too! We’ll also show you how to build your own self-watering tray to give just the right amount of moisture to your seeds and seedlings.Once the seeds have sprouted, we’ll jump into proper transplanting methods, how to harden off your plants so they are ready to be placed in the garden.While the Course will focus on the vegetable garden, these techniques can just as easily be used when starting herbs, flowers or any other crop from seed. Dave and I are excited to have you join us!

Overview
Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction to Starting Plants from Seed

Lecture 2 Reading Your Seed Packets

Lecture 3 Planning Your Seed Starting Adventure -Know Your First and Last Frost Dates

Lecture 4 Testing Seed Germination

Lecture 5 Section Wrap Up

Section 2: Let’s Get Sowing!

Lecture 6 What you Need to Get Started – Gathering Your Supplies

Lecture 7 Starting Your Seeds Step-by-Step Part One

Lecture 8 Starting Your Seeds Step-by-Step Part Two

Lecture 9 Self-Watering Tray – DIY

Lecture 10 Section Wrap-Up

Section 3: Planting your Seedlings

Lecture 11 Hardening Off Your Seedlings

Lecture 12 Transplanting Your Seedlings

Lecture 13 The Pros and Cons of Using Peat Moss

Lecture 14 The Pros and Cons of Coconut Coir and Soilless Alternatives

Lecture 15 Course Wrap-Up and Thank You!

If you have a love of gardening and would like to learn how to grow your own vegetables, herbs or flowers from seed then this course is for you. We’ll show you how to grow vigorous, healthy plants that will thrive and produce for your home and table.