How Seed Savvy Are You?

You begin with the best of intentions, pick the best soil, grab your little package of seeds and hope to begin a beautiful garden.

Then something goes dreadfully wrong.  The little seedlings you’ve nurtured, prodded, and coaxed into thriving have wilted and withered away.  Or worse yet, you manage to have gorgeous sprouts only to lose them days after transplant in the garden.

If any of this sounds familiar to you, there’s hope on the horizon.  Starting Seeds: How to Grow Healthy, Productive Vegetables, Herbs, and Flowers from Seed may be the answer to your gardening prayers.

Chock full of expert advice, Starting Seeds offers practical, concise information for sowing seeds, managing seedlings indoors and out, and developing schedules that ensure your seedlings are ready to plant when the weather is right.

Though I’m fairly adept in the gardening department, I still found plenty of treasures in Starting Seeds like seed sorting and storing advice, troubleshooting tips, and ideas for do-it-yourself mixes.

From “germination 101” to tips on how to space you seedling beds, literally everything you need is covered in this handy little guide.

In a nutshell, if you want to become seed savvy or up your seed-savvy game, Starting Seed is a must have resource for the Rural Mom bookshelf.

Special thanks to Storey for providing a review copy to help facilitate this discussion.