1) With the help of a controlled, indoor environment, you can provide your seedlings with a healthier start.  Healthier seedlings make for stronger and better plants and it will pay off all season long.

2) The growing season in many areas is shorter than the time the plant needs to produce flowers or fruit.  And with Ohio weather, you never can tell can you?  If you remember last spring it took a long time for the earth to warm up, hence shortening our growing season.  By planting indoors you are extending your harvesting season allowing flowers and vegetable to produce weeks earlier.  And who doesn’t like having the first tomato or cucumber of the season?  They taste so delicious and there is a certain amount of pride, not to mention bragging rights, associated with being the first to produce fruit for the season.

3) Lastly, you should start planting seeds indoors because it’s fun!  Gardeners are just waiting for the chance to get some dirt in their hands.  For some, it’s the challenge of growing difficult plants.  For others, it’s a way of putting those cold months behind us.  Like any hobby, gardeners really enjoy their sport.  On your mark, get set… GO!

Tips for Starting Seeds Indoors:

Start with Quality Seeds.

Use a good, light, seed starting mixture.

Water the soil so it is moist, but not soaked.

Keep seedlings warm.  (Most seed starting temperatures are between 70 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.)

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