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 Adrienne,
We recommend, for best results, that once your plants start to sprout, you should move your sheet outside to an area that gets 10-12 hours of sunlight (at least 8 hours of direct sunlight). It is tough to get that kind of direct sunlight inside and especially when the plants are just starting out, they really need those direct rays. Let us know if you have any other questions.
Happy Growing!
How often should I water my seedsheets in the beginning? I just sat them up and planted them yesterday.
Hi Edgar,
That is a great question. We suggest that for the first couple of weeks, you use about 1/2 a liter of water daily and then for the next few weeks bump that up to a full 1 liter of water. After the first month, the plants will need more like 1-1/2 liters of water a day (this is all assuming that you aren’t expecting any rain that day if you plant is outside). However, it has been very hot recently all around the country, and when the temperature is up around the 90’s and above, we suggest watering once in the morning before the sun gets too intense (double what was suggested above) and then again in the afternoon (if the soil is visibly dry), once the sun has gone down a bit. Let us know if you have any other questions and I hope this has helped.
Happy Gardening!
Hi Shir,
We have had a lot of people cut up our sheets to fit different dimensions and the effect is still the same; a ridiculously easy way to plant and cultivate a garden. There are some benefits of keeping the sheet together though, like not having to weed around each plant and also, the sheet protects the soil from the sun a bit so on hot days your soil wont dry out as quickly. Let us know if you have any other questions.
Happy Gardening!
Hi Linda,
That is a great question. We typically suggest that once one of your sprouts is about an inch in height, then you should move your sheets outside. This is typically about a week to 2 weeks after planting, depending on what variety you have planted. Since the salad varieties are so fast growing, that would mean that you should move the salad sheet out before you move the caprese outside. Let us know if you have any other questions.
Happy Gardening!
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