Sunday, February 2, 2020

Garden Guidance - Tips and Tricks - Seed Starting Markers

This tip is just too good not to share and will become my new system going forward. I read this in the "Reader Tips" from the recent issue of Garden Gate, one of my favorite magazines. The gardener from New York state suggests a fail proof system to keep track of the name of seedlings started in each container - using different colored toothpicks! 

Simply pin the toothpick color to the seed packet and then place the same colored toothpick in the container where the seedling will emerge. When potting up to the next size container, just be sure to move the toothpick to that larger container. 

 Remember, the seed packet is the go-to resource with all the information you need for your new plants, now it will always be within reach. No more of the old - "what seeding is that coming up!" Not that that's ever happened to me ... NOT!


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  1. Jim AskewFebruary 3, 2020 at 11:54:00 AM MST

    Brilliant! Being the nerd I am I create a diagram on a computer showing the layout of my seed trays with what seed is planted in each. Last Spring I made the mistake of not labeling which side of the seed tray was the "front" so I had no idea if I had the diagram right side up or upside down. I think I'm going to use your low tech colored toothpick method this year!

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  2. Betty CahillFebruary 3, 2020 at 3:46:00 PM MST

    Thanks Jim - so glad this tip may help!! Have a wonderful 2020 gardening season ~ Betty

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