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Seed Mix

2February 2, 2015Motherhood by Erica

Unexpected Parenting Benefits of Seed Starting Mix

Recently I had occasion to make a new batch of the seed starting mix I’ve been experimenting with. I’ll do a whole post on this very soon. But to be super brief, you basically just dump stuff together and mix, and I’ve found the easiest way to do this is to just lay a tarp out in…

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19February 3, 2011Growing Vegetables by Erica

Seed Starting 101: Key Components For Healthy Seedlings

If you are new to growing seedlings, you might want the entire Seed Starting 101 series: Seed Starting 101: Key Components To Healthy Seedlings (this post) Seed Starting 101: A Step-By-Step Visual Guide To Growing Seedlings At Home Seed Starting 101: Up-Potting Seeds don’t ask much: give them some moisture and the right temperature and if…

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Hi! I'm Erica, the founder of NWEdible and the author of The Hands-On Home. I garden, keep chickens and ducks, homeschool my two kids and generally run around making messes on my one-third of an acre in suburban Seattle. Thanks for reading!

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