Have you always wanted to grow a garden, but felt a little too afraid to start because it's confusing, difficult, or you live in an urban area? At Seedsheet, we've made growing your own fresh ingredients ridiculously easy regardless of gardening expertise or limited space.
Planting a Seedsheet is simple; check out these essential steps below to start growing!
STEP ONE:
Fill your garden container with fresh, organic potting soil until it is filled almost entirely to the top and gently pat to level. To prevent extreme soil level settling in your container, add soil incrementally and pat it down between additions. This will allow light to reach the seedlings immediately as they germinate (sprout) and not be shaded by the sides of the fabric bag.
STEP TWO:
Place the Seedsheet seed-side-down on top of the soil, and press down lightly so the sheet is level. Double check that you cannot see the seeds and that the Seedsheet is facing down, or the seeds won't be able to germinate!
STEP THREE:
Take the three included green stakes in from the package and place them through the perforated holes cut in the black Seedsheet fabric. These stakes will hold down your Seedsheet and protect it from the wind.
STEP FOUR:
Now that the Seedsheet is secure, begin watering. Use the included green misting nozzle affixed to a plastic bottle with a standard screw-top. Start by watering slowly for about 15 seconds, and then pause for about 30 seconds to let the water soak into the dissolvable pods. Continue watering in increments until the pods have completely dissolved. You can check this by gently lifting an edge of the black fabric to make sure the pods have dissolved completely and that the soil from within the pods is now fully-saturated.
REMEMBER...
It's essential that the clear film completely dissolves the first time the Seedsheet is watered! Check on your Seedsheet and water each day to keep the soil moist so the seeds can all germinate. Be patient, some seeds are "lazy" and take longer than others to sprout.
Congrats! You've just completed the first steps to #SEEDSHEETSUCCESS
More questions, check out our Ultimate Guide!
Comments (32)
Hi Bobbi,
I wouldn’t suggest removing the fabric at any point during the growing process. It has several functions that are beneficial to the garden. It helps block any weeds from growing so that you can be sure anything that grows out of the sheet, is what you have planted. It also keeps moisture from evaporating from the soil on hot days and lastly it can keep critters from getting into your garden as well. Let us know if you have any other questions.
Happy Growing!
Hi Linda,
Since we are in the middle of the hottest part of the summer and you being in one of the hotter zones in the US, I would definitely advise against planting right now. The plants are just much too delicate when they are first starting out to handle temperatures over 85-90 degrees. I would definitely suggest that you wait until early-mid September before you plant your sheet. Let us know if you have any other questions.
Happy Gardening!
Should I remove the seedsheet once the plants start to grow?
Just received my seedsheet salad kit and i live in CA- i think zone 10
Does this mean i have to wait until November to plant these seeds?
Hi Candy,
We typically suggest watering once a day with about half a liter of water, however, with the hot weather that we have been having recently, you should be watering more like twice a day. The trick is to water well in the morning (maybe more like a full liter) and then check it again around 5ish and if the soil looks super dry (you can also stick you finger in the to layer of soil on the side of the container to check moisture levels), give it a little more water. In order for the seeds to germinate, they need to be in constant contact with water, so if the soil dries out for too long, they may never germinate. Let us know if you have any other questions.
Happy Growing!
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