Gary Pilarchik: How to Grow Garden Transplants Indoors on A Budget: E-3 Preparing, Using, & Making Seed Starting Mix

This is an ongoing 2024 series for 1st time vegetable gardeners. It is all about starting garden transplants on a budget and for the 1st time. This episode covers seed starting mixes. I go over a DIY recipe to save money, how to hydrate and sterilize seed starting mix, and how to set up your cells/containers properly with the mix.

How to Prepare Seed Starting Mix to Prevent Fungus Gnats

How to Grow Garden Transplants Indoors on A Budget Series

Episode 1
How to Grow Garden Transplants Indoors on A Budget: E-1 LED Lightning – Ratings, Cost & Set-Up https://youtu.be/0lPHQz__LXM

Episode 2
How to Grow Garden Transplants Indoors on A Budget: E-2 Containers, Cells, Flats, & Water Bottles https://youtu.be/E3199ph5yuU

Episode 3
How to Grow Garden Transplants Indoors on A Budget: E-3 Preparing, Using, & Making Seed Starting Mix https://youtu.be/Hp46yXJOk9Q

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