Nicole Johnsey Burke walks through indoor seed starting with eight essential items: coco coir, worm castings, a soil blocker, trays, and a grow light. She shows how to prepare soil blocks, sow seeds, and set up a 12-hour light cycle, then recommends herbs like thyme, sage, and cilantro for beginners.
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Welcome to indoor seed starting for beginners. If you want a wider variety of plants, healthier plants, and less expensive plants, indoor seed starting is a skill you've got to learn as a gardener. All right, you need 8 things to get started. You need a coco coir block, you need some worm castings, you need some water, you're gonna need this little soil blocker, then you need 2 kinds of trays—one that doesn't have drainage holes and one that does, need a light, and of course you need a ton of seeds. Step 1 is rehydrate half of a coco coir block. Step 2 is to add in 3 scoops of earthworm castings. Step 3, put your draining tray on top of your non-draining tray and grab your soil blocker. Now fill your soil blocker with your seed starting mix and make 4 soil blocks at a time. Now you're ready for seeds. Herbs are one of the best plants to start indoors. I've got thyme, sage, bunching onions, cilantro, parsley, and dill. Calendula, and oregano. So now you're just going to take your seeds and plant 1 to 2 seeds per planting cell. Now just cover your seeds up with a little bit of your seed starting mix, bring in your lights and set them to come on every 12 hours, and you're ready to grow. Now the only question left to ask is what seeds should you start? Well, I've got a complete list for you right below this video.