Continuing Education Hours: Claim 1.5 hours if you watch the videos, do the reading, and complete the quiz.
This Plants Plus focuses on strategies to increase your success starting plants from seed. Growing plants from seed can be a rewarding practice for gardeners of all skill levels. By understanding the germination process and the key factors required to grow quality seedlings, gardeners can improve their success growing plants from seed.
You’ll learn to:
- Understand the three stages of seed germination
- Understand the key factors driving seed germination (moisture, temperature, light)
- Learn about techniques to improve seed germination (proper culture, priming, “secret sauces”)
- Learn why and how to tone seedlings before transplant
WATCH
Begin by watching a presentation on improving seed starting success from UW-Madison Extension Horticulture outreach specialist Allen Pyle.
READ
In this section, read the accompanying article version of “Succeed with Seed” to review the strategies and principles in the video- plus some extra information!
QUIZ
Instructions: Complete the module by taking a short quiz to show us what you’ve learned.
Module Quiz:
EXTRA RESOURCES (Optional)
If you’re interested, take a look at these slides about a long-running experiment on seed germination. There are resources shared at the end if you’d like to learn more.
To proceed through the slides, move the white square in the black bar on the bottom.
Slides: Allen Pyle, Statewide Horticulture Outreach Specialist
REPORT HOURS
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