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Many people enjoy the rewards and feelings of self-sufficiency in planting a garden not to mention the superior taste of homegrown produce. If you enjoy gardening, planting from seeds can save you a signficant amount of money compared to buying plants at a nursery. Furthermore, by using seed starter kits, you can ensure the success of your seeds germinating.

Plants require moisture, nutrients, water, and light to survive. Before seed germination, although some plants need light for germination, most do not. However, moisture and heat are critical. If the planting medium dries out, the seed will die. Conversely, if the planting medium is too soggy, the seed may die and rot. Seeds need oxygen to sprout. A water-logged planting medium will affect the oxygen content in the soil. Consequently, if the planting medium is too wet, the seed may die and rot. The covers in seed starter kits can help prevent the planting medium from drying out. However, vented covers are even better since they help regulate the moisture more.

Heat is equally as important as moisture for germination. In addition to the right temperature, the temperature also needs to be held constant. Both the cover of a seed start kit and the heat mat, if included, help maintain heat and even temperatures.

In additon to moisture and heat, it is also important to remember not to plant the seeds too deeply. If seeds are planted to deep, they won't have enough energy to break through the surface of the soil.

When the roots start emerging from the seed pellets or cubes, you should either transplant the seedlings into a bigger pot or plant them directly outdoors. If you don't plant them outdoors right away, you will also need to ensure they get enough sunlight, Without enough sunlight, they will become tall and leggy. To get an adequate amount of sunlight, they will need to placed in a south window, need to be supplemented with a grow light, or both. The grow light will probably need to be on for 12 to 15 hours per day to provide the same amount of light the sun would. It should be no further than three inches away from the seedlings. You can also enhance the light they recieve by placing a piece of cardboard covered with aluminum foil in back of the plants as the light will reflect back onto the seedlings.

In my opinion, using Seed starting kits are a superior way of planting seeds. There benefits include:

• They save time and money in buying nusery plants.
• If the seed starting kit has a cover, it helps retain moisture and heat. If it has a heat mat, it also helps maintain an even temperature.
• You don't have worry to about unexpected frosts killing your tender seedlings.
• They protect against animals and insects stealing your seeds or destroying your seedllings..
• They're resuable year after year.

• Burpee 36-Cell Greenhouse Kit (Seed starting) - This seed starting kits includes a sturdy and resuable 36 cell planting tray and clear greenhouse dome. Clear greenhouse dome keeps heat and moisture in for optimal seed sprouting. It can't get any easier. Just add seeds and water. Thirty-six seed cubes included.
• Burpee 76-Cell Greenhouse Kit (Seed starting) - This product is just the same as the one above except it has a 72-cell planting tray and 72 seed cubes included.
• Burpee Ultimate Seed Starting System - This kit includes a transparent cover and 72-cell seed tray with a resevoir that holds ample water. Unlike the previous two products, it includes a capillary mat that draws water up through the bottom openings in the water resevoir and distributes it evenly to each plant cell. It also includes 72 seed cubes and 12 bonus plant markers.
• Burpee Ecofriendly Seed Starting 25-Pellet Greenhouse Kit - This kit comes wth a biodegradable seed germinaton sheet; 25 seed-growing pellets; compostable, fiber pots; a one ounce package of fertilzer; 6-month compostable, bamboo water tray; and six wooden plant labels,
• Pro Greenhouse Kit by Jiffy - This kit comes with a plastc tray, a transparent cover, and 72 seed-growing pellets.
• Jiffy Professional Greenhouse - This kit is identical in features to the one above.
• Hydrofarm Ck64050 Germination Station with Heat Mat - This kit come with a plastic planting tray; a dual vent, transparent cover; an electric heat mat, and 72 seed pellets. Unlke the previous kits, this kit ensures an even temperature with the electric heating mat, and the cover has vents to control humdity.
• Hydrofarm CK64061 - This kit is similar to the previous kit except the dome is taller, and it uses coco plugs for the seed starter pellets.

If you're an avid gardener, and you plan to have a garden year after year, my best buy recommendation is the Hydrofarm CK64041. Unlike the other kits that are not the Hydrofarm brand, this kit comes with a heat mat to ensure the proper germination temperatures and a vented cover. The vented cover wll help ensure you don't get molds and funguses growing on the seed pellets and will help ensure your seedlings don't get too much moisture. Addtionally, unlike the Hydrofarm CK64050, the dome is taller on this kit so the seedlings have more room to grow before you have to stop using the cover.

End the mess and fuss with trying to plant seeds indoors the old-fashioned way. Stop wasting money and time by planting seeds that may never sprout because the conditions aren't right or you planted them too early outdoors.  Seed starting kits are far superior to growing your seeds outside. The proper amount of moisture and the right temperatures are crucial to a seed's ability to germinate. Unlike growing plants outside, if you start seeds in a seed starting kit, you can control the variables seed germination is dependent upon.

Furthermore, you can save tons of money by starting your plants at home rather than buying nursery plants. Additionally, some of the plants you may want to grow might not be available at the nursery. In the end, the investment in your seed-starting kit will pay itself off in the money you save.

With gardening time right around the corner, don't wait too long. The sooner you start your seeds, the bigger and healthier your seedlings will be by planting time.