{"id":62690,"date":"2022-05-05T14:06:40","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T18:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.themainemag.com\/?p=62690"},"modified":"2022-06-04T09:06:55","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T13:06:55","slug":"how-to-start-seedlings-like-a-mainer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themainemag.com\/how-to-start-seedlings-like-a-mainer\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Start Seedlings Like a Mainer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<section id=\"testimonial-block_626ad009b5187\" class=\" \">\n \t\t\n<section class=\"ad_block\">\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t <div id=\"sam_wrapper_68f75085e1a91\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t \t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\t\t\/\/ <![CDATA[\n\t\t\t\tvar ads = [];\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tvar ad_68f75085e1a91 = ads[Math.floor(Math.random() * ads.length)];\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tjQuery( function( $ ) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\/\/console.log( ad_68f75085e1a91['link']);\n\t\t\t\t\t\/\/$('#sam_link').attr('href', ad['link']);\n\t\t\t\t\t\/\/$('#sam_link').attr('eventCategory', 'test');\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tfull_link = '<a title=\"'+ad_68f75085e1a91['title']+'\" href=\"'+ad_68f75085e1a91['link']+'\" target=\"'+ad_68f75085e1a91['target']+'\" onclick=\"ga(\\'send\\', \\'event\\', { eventCategory: \\''+ad_68f75085e1a91['tracking_category']+'\\', eventAction: \\'Click\\', eventLabel: \\''+ad_68f75085e1a91['tracking_label']+'\\', eventValue: 2.00});\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"'+ad_68f75085e1a91['image_link']+'\" title=\"'+ad_68f75085e1a91['title']+'\" class=\"desktop\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"'+ad_68f75085e1a91['mobile_image']+'\" title=\"'+ad_68f75085e1a91['title']+'\" class=\"mobile\" \/><\/a>';\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tsmall_image =' <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"small_image\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" onload=\"ga(\\'send\\', \\'event\\', { eventCategory: \\''+ad_68f75085e1a91['tracking_category']+'\\', eventAction: \\'Impression\\', eventLabel: \\''+ad_68f75085e1a91['tracking_label']+'\\', eventValue: 1.00});\">';\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t$('#sam_wrapper_68f75085e1a91').append(full_link);\n\t\t\t\t\t$('#sam_wrapper_68f75085e1a91').append(small_image);\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\/\/$( \".hvw-random-background\" ).css('background-image', 'url(' + ad['image_link'] + ')');\n\t\t\t\t} );\n\t\t\t\/\/ ]]>\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n       \n   \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\t\t \n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"709\" src=\"https:\/\/d3rw5v15h1jwdg.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/02094548\/LikeAMainer_May2022_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3rw5v15h1jwdg.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/02094548\/LikeAMainer_May2022_1.jpg 638w, https:\/\/d3rw5v15h1jwdg.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/02094548\/LikeAMainer_May2022_1-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/d3rw5v15h1jwdg.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/02094548\/LikeAMainer_May2022_1-475x528.jpg 475w, https:\/\/d3rw5v15h1jwdg.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/02094548\/LikeAMainer_May2022_1-250x278.jpg 250w, https:\/\/d3rw5v15h1jwdg.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/02094548\/LikeAMainer_May2022_1-630x700.jpg 630w, https:\/\/d3rw5v15h1jwdg.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/02094548\/LikeAMainer_May2022_1-427x475.jpg 427w, https:\/\/d3rw5v15h1jwdg.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/02094548\/LikeAMainer_May2022_1-225x250.jpg 225w, https:\/\/d3rw5v15h1jwdg.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/02094548\/LikeAMainer_May2022_1-301x334.jpg 301w, https:\/\/d3rw5v15h1jwdg.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/02094548\/LikeAMainer_May2022_1-600x667.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To begin, of course, you need to buy seeds. Johnny\u2019s Selected Seeds and Fedco Seeds are the two most well-known companies in Maine. \u201cOr save your own,\u201d says Caleb Goossen, a crop specialist for Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA). You\u2019ll also need a container or seedling trays. Then there\u2019s the soil itself. Goossen recommends compost-based mixes, such as ones from Vermont Compost Company, Living Acres, or Coast of Maine. Many of our garden favorites\u2014tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers\u2014are tropical plants, and getting the seedling to pop up out of the soil may not happen with-out the right temperature. While your house may be warm enough for you, \u201cif you\u2019re a frugal New Englander keeping the thermostat down,\u201d Goossen says, it won\u2019t be warm enough for your seeds. Goossen starts his seeds in the dining room because that\u2019s where his woodstove is, but if you don\u2019t have a room that is very warm, you can invest in a waterproof heating mat. For light, Goossen recommends using a couple of LED shop lights and keeping them only a couple of inches above the leaves of the seedlings. Finally, after babying your seedlings until they\u2019re ready to be transplanted outside, which varies by plant and where you live in the state (check the growing calendar on MOFGA\u2019s website for details), don\u2019t just put them out into the harsh world. \u201cThey will get sunburned, and the tops will dry out, and they could just straight-up die,\u201d Goossen says. Instead, move the seedlings outside several days in advance of transplanting in a semi-protected area so they\u2019re getting some sun and wind without getting crispy. 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