This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the
PEM curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the straw badge in
Gardening.
It's convenient to purchase seedlings (baby plants in pots) from a nursery or home center. Often the selections aren't ideal for our location or they don't have much selection when we want organic seedlings. Inorganic seedlings have been nurtured with a chemical cocktail that we won't be replicating in our garden so they may not do well. Let's grow our own seedlings!
General seed starting video:
Natural seed starting pot options:
Minimum requirements:
- Grow 5 different types of culinary seeds into seedlings
- Annual, perennial or biennial
- Homemade natural pots - examples include:
- Newspaper
- Toilet paper tubes
- Soil blocks
- Cardboard egg cartons (not the best)
Provide proof of the following as pictures or video (<2 min):
- Raw materials for the pots
- Completed pots
- Seeds you'll grow
- Five different types of seedlings at least 3" tall
Start seedlings - PEM BB gardening.straw.startseedlings
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