10 Most Common Seedling and Seed-Starting Mistakes

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Starting too late

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Wrong germination conditions

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Impatience

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Water problems

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Starting things that should be direct sown

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Not hardening seed off before planting outside

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Not Adopting a Light Management System

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Not doing bottom watering

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