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First two leaves dying on a new seed start…Is this bad?


My wife called me while I was on a business trip asking if our seed starts were dying. She said that two of the leaves were turning yellow and dying. It looked like this.

I told her not to worry and you shouldn’t either. Those are called cotyledons or seed leaves. Those two leaves that are dying [...]

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Hardening off your plants


If you start your seeds indoors, you will need to “harden” them before you plant them outside. For more information on starting seeds indoors see my prior post on the subject.
About a week or so before you want to plant your seed starts in the garden begin to acclimate them to the temperature, elements, and [...]

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Varieties for Utah vegetable gardening


For those of you looking to buy seeds for your garden, here is a list of good varieties for Utah. This comes from the Utah State extension service. Enjoy.
http://extension.usu.edu/files/publications/publication/HG_313.pdf
Note: This was done in 1996 so there are many new varieties that you should consider.

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Seed catalogs- Updated for 2010


There are many seed companies out there so I will tell you what I think of some of them and which are my favorite. Keep in mind I am focusing on vegetables and fruits with these companies, many of them sell flowers, but that is not my thing.
Local nurseries are a great resource also and [...]

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Starting seeds indoors


As I became more proficient at growing vegetables outdoors, some from starts, I realized that if I didn’t have a provider of the starts, then I would be limited in what I could grow. After this realization, I decided to become proficient at growing all my plants from seed.
If your experience is/was anything like mine, [...]

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