The 15 Biggest Mistakes Gardeners Make Starting Seeds Indoors (And How to Avoid Them)

Timestamps. Common mistakes to avoid when starting vegetable seeds indoors. I also discuss how to avoid them and grow healthy flower, herb & vegetable starts. Need a Garden Mentor? Join this channel ($3.99 a month) to get access to Live Chat Garden Mentoring Q&A Perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCptL6_qMImyW_yZwiMjQdpg/join 4 Seeding Starting Mix Recipes for Any Garden Plant (Indoor or Outdoor, The Ingredients, The Steps) https://youtu.be/LXvJWKEJpw8 How to Grow Vegetable Plants Indoors & Make Money (Materials, Light Ratings, Basic Set Up) https://youtu.be/d_-XI0xbhtE 7 Things You Need to Start Seeds Indoors (Materials Needed to Grow Garden Transplants Easily) https://youtu.be/yCaV6On1n44 0:00 1 You Can't Start Seeds by a Sunny Window. 0:42 2 Grow Lights Aren't Close Enough to the Plants 1:38 3 Overspending on Specialized Lights 2:31 4 Over Doing It With a Large Seed Starting Set Up 3:19 Follow Me For A Complete Seed Starting Series in 2025 3:53 5 Over-Watering or Over Saturating Seed Starts 5:05 6 Watering Wrong - Always Bottom Water 6:26 7 Overspending on Seed Cells, Containers, & Trays 7:39 8 Over-Planting Is Common - 25 Tomatoes Instead of 6 8:47 9 Starting Seeds at the Wrong Time 10:03 10 Over-Fertilizing Seed Starts 11:48 11 Not Sterilizing the Seed Starting Mix 13:20 12 Move the Trays Up and Down - Not the Lights 13:58 13 Don't Leave the Lights on Long Enough 14:23 14 Don't Use a Timer for the Lights 15:06 15 Wrong Sized Container - Root-Bound 16:41 16 Timing is Wrong for Planting Outdoors 18:18 17 MOST IMPORTANT - Sun Damages the Plants Thanks so much for your support! Cheers & Thanks, Gary! Visit My Seed and Garden Shop The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: https://www.therustedgarden.com My Books: The Modern Homestead Garden: Growing Self-Sufficiency in Any Size Backyard Available Now https://amzn.to/40rfkIb Growing An Edible Landscape: How to Transform Your Outdoor Space Into a Food Garden https://amzn.to/41tfno2 Contact Me at therustedgardenmerch@gmail.com for questions or if you are interested in collaborations, affiliations or advertising. Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/4aarkDD Popular Items from My Seed and Garden Shop... The Rusted Garden T-Shirts & Other Merchandise: https://bit.ly/3TSd2kc Seed Starting, Growing, and Pest Management Oils Neem Oil: https://bit.ly/43IJl9C Peppermint Oil: https://bit.ly/43IJl9C Rosemary Oil: https://bit.ly/43IJl9C 100 Gallon Fabric Pots (approximately 100 Gallons): https://bit.ly/3PMoZ9S #20 Gallon Fabric Pots (21.32 Gallons): https://bit.ly/43Hz9OA #10 Gallon Fabric Pots (10.44 Gallons): https://bit.ly/3J5lEyK #5 Gallon Fabric Pots (4.3 Gallons): https://bit.ly/3J5lEyK 1 Quart Seed Starting Fabric Pots: https://bit.ly/43HQE1c Seed Starting Standard Plastic Flats: https://bit.ly/4cF326m Seed Starting Cells/Containers: https://bit.ly/3PMaCT1 2 1/2" Square Seed Starting Containers: https://bit.ly/43GOQWv 3" x 4" Round Seed Starting Containers: https://bit.ly/3TYckD7 Seed Starting Flats with Drainage Holes: https://bit.ly/4aJJ6O2 'No Potting Up' Large 6 Cells for Seed Starting: https://bit.ly/3xiLBIK Tiny Tim Tomato Indoor Growing Kit - All the Supplies: https://bit.ly/3J9ExAF 10 Cool Weather Garden Crops for Spring & Fall: https://bit.ly/3xw3Ji5 10 Leafy 'Greens' Varieties for an Easy Greens Garden: https://bit.ly/4akuHIl 10 Warm Weather Garden Crops for Summer: https://bit.ly/4cHqIap All Discounted Seed Collections: https://bit.ly/3vzDlUd Support The Rusted Garden & Use My Amazon Garden Store Front Just use my... The Rusted Garden Amazon Influencer's Storefront link anytime you shop at https://www.amazon.com/shop/garypilarchiktherustedgarden . As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. My 2nd YouTube Channel Geared Towards Brand New Gardeners My First Vegetable Garden: https://bit.ly/3POOjMq My Podcasts The Rusted Garden Homestead... All About Growing, Cooking and Sharing Food: https://bit.ly/443SSGL My Blogs The Rusted Garden Journal: https://bit.ly/3vznpBl Products I Use and Recommend and I have an affiliation with them: GreenStalk Vertical Gardening Towers Use the Discount Code THERUSTEDGARDEN on GreenStalk 'Vertical Tier Systems'. Use this link and enter my code for the $10 discount https://greenstalkgarden.com/?rstr=therustedgarden AgroThrive Organic Bio-Fertilizers Use my affiliate link and my code TRG10 to save 10% on your first order: https://agrothrive.com/?ref=M5o6fjdAruq_S Vegega Metal Raised Beds Check out all the metal bed design & colors (dozens) at Vegega. Here is my affiliate link use my code TRG to save 10%: https://www.vegega.com/?ref=le64f3gm30 There is often free shipping and my code does NOT stack when current sales are active and equal to or above 10% off. #gardening #garden #vegetables @THERUSTEDGARDEN