A beautiful garden takes a lot of work. However once the finished product ahs been achieved there are not enough words to express a gardener’s joy. A person who works hard for what he wants enjoys the fruits of his labor better.

That’s why some gardeners decide to choose the harder way. Some of them decide to grow plants right from seeds, instead of buying those grown ones already and just planting them directly. Waiting for their seeds to bloom is a great experience for gardeners. It is like waiting for another baby to arrive. So when their seeds do bloom they would need to take care of it more. Here are some tips to make their baby blooming seeds have a better growth life.

I. First signs of growth:
a. Once the seedlings begin appearing through the soil they will begin to unfurl and straighten up. What appear to be two leaves will appear but they are really cotyledons. These are in reality part of the seed that serves as their food source until the leaves appear for photosynthesis. When this happens move the seed to an indirect light source.
b. The seeds should then be given about 12-18 hours of light a day. This does not seem ridiculously high because low rays of winter sun or artificial light compared to a full summer sun is not intense. To ensure the best lighting is given to your plant, attach a timer to your fluorescent or artificial light source.

II.
a. When the cotyledons wither the true leaves will form when the seedling becomes active in photosynthesizing. When this happens you will need to give it supplemental feeding. To encourage growth, the fertilizer used should be balanced or high in nitrogen or potassium.
b. Once the leaves have formed or have become inches taller it is common that the gardeners will move the seedlings to a bigger pot. This is done to help the roots have more room to develop. A good size of pots to use is about 3 to 4 inches.
c. Separate the seedlings into different pots or cut them all off except the strongest one when there is more than one seedling in the pot. Pulling out the other seedlings should not be done because this will harm the seedling you are keeping.

III. Gradually introduce the seedlings into the garden. You should gradually do this for one to two weeks. This is done to acclimate the plant from drying winds, sunlight and climate changes.
a. For several days in a row the plants should be in a shady spot.
b. When the temperature will dip bring them in.
c. When they are strong and appear to be growing out on their own gradually increase their time outside and amount of sunlight they have.
d. Before and after transplanting your seeds remember to water them well. Don’t transplant them during the sunniest or hottest part of the day.