S4E1 The seeds to and not to start indoors, 5 things that trip up gardeners, Guest Atina Diffley - The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener radio show.

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In segment one: Joey and Holly talk about what to start indoor and what not to and why.

Mainly, people start seeds indoors in order to get a jump on the gardening season. areas where short growing seasons, starting seeds indoors allows you to gain a few extra weeks of growing time, which can make a difference when it come to getting a harvest or continual harvest before frost frost comes in the fall.
What not to start indoors
Root crops:
Potatoes
Sunchocks
Carrots
Radishes
Beets: can start and thin but better for direct sow
Parsnips
Turnips
Rutabagas
Cucumber
Leaf leatus
Spinach
Melons
Corn
Beans
Peas
Swiss Chard

What is best to start indoors and easiest :
Tomatoes
Brassicas, Broccoli, cauliflower, kale, Cabbage, Kolribie
Peppers
Eggplant
Leeks
Onions
herbs
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What kind of soil mix
Peat pellets?
Is a heating matte needed?
Are grow lights needed?

In segment two Joey and Holly go over several things that can trip up a new gardener and sometime all gardeners.

Things that trip up a new gardener and sometimes all gardener:
We have been victim to a few of these items on the list
1.Time :
A: for most gardening is a hobby a fun weekend activity
B: there is some cost like any hobby a garden does not take care of itself

2. I don't have much space or any ground
A: containers, Straw Bale gardening, community garden, indoor gardening under the happy leaf led grow light
3. I don’t know everything i'm going to kill all my plants:
A: Join the club, as any gardener from Joe Lamp’l to P. Allen smith to you local university extension officer in you county no one know everything and we all are learning with every plant and season
B: My plant does not look good, what is wrong with it? First question to ask is are you watering too much or not enough? If you answer yes then you are that is one of the biggest reason plants die for new gardeners.

4. What does Partial shade loving plants mean and what is ok to plant there and what if i plant in full sun plants.
A: Partial shade loving plants means that that are not Partial shade loving plants the correct term is Partial shade tolerating plants meaning the plants will grow in 4 - 6 hours of direct to indirect light and they will not die.
If you plant these in full sun they will love it. Not everyone has full sun all day. Some vegetable that are shade tolerating
Beets, beans, cabbage, leeks, herbs, Carrots, chard, kale, lettuce
B: cool weather crops such as lettuce and Spinach it is best to grow in partial shade as these types of plants are heat sensitive and day length sens(continued)