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Without further ponderizing, here is this month's newsletter:
District 10
March 2023 Newsletter
“We encourage you to grow all the food you feasibly can on your own property. Berry bushes, grape vines, fruit trees – plant them if your climate is right for their growth. Grow vegetables and eat them from your own yard” -Spencer W. Kimball
Goals:
Practice:
Prepare this month to produce some of your own food this coming growing season…even if you only have a small space.
Start some plants indoors or under grow-lights to get a
head start for planting outdoors when it’s warm enough.
Short Term Storage:
Seed-starting materials such as Grow Lights,
Soil enhancers
Fertilizers
Peat pots
etc.
Long Term Storage:
Heirloom seeds
Prep Equipment:
Gardening tools
Connect:
Involve the whole family in: -choosing what to plant in a garden this year, -learning how to start seeds for transplanting when it warms up. -best ways to care for a garden (YouTube, etc.), -setting up responsibilities in caring for the garden.
(A little something to get you started…)
Germination Factors for Seeds
Specific seed germination requirements vary depending on the plant species. But they generally include water, air, temperature, and ultimately access to light. It helps to know the specific needs for the plants you’re working on to optimize germination. Fall too far outside the requirements and you’ll either get no seeds germinating, or only a portion.
Moisture.
Of all the factors that determine seed germination, water is the first and most important. Without water it cannot happen and a seed will stay dormant. But too much water and a seed will rot. Soil should be moist but not soaked. Drainage is essential.
Oxygen.
Seeds need access to oxygen, which is one reason soaked soil is counterproductive. It blocks this access. Soil should have a medium texture, not too packed or too light, in order to provide oxygen to germinating seeds.
Temperature.
There is a wide variety of temperature requirements for seeds depending on species. For instance, your tomato seeds must be between 70 and 95 degrees Fahrenheit (21 and 35 C.) in order to germinate, but spinach seeds will only germinate between 45 and 75 degrees F. (7 and 24 C.).
Soil depth.
Soil depth also varies, depending on seed size. A seed has a set amount of energy stored, and if it uses it all up before the cotyledons reach the surface and can access light, the seed will fail. Larger seeds need more depth to get rooted. Seed packets will provide the depth information.
Understanding seed germination requirements is important for growing plants successfully from seed. Know what your seeds need before you get started so you will get a greater percentage germinating and growing into seedlings.
Read more at Gardening Know How: Seed Germination Requirements: Factors That Determine Seed Germination
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/propagation/seeds/seed-germination-requirements.htm
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