Seed Starting 101 with Permaculture Gardens

In this webinar, Dave and Nicky Schauder of Permaculture Gardens walk you through everything you need to start seeds successfully — from calculating exactly how much to grow for your family, to seed strategies that keep transplants coming all season long, to a live demo straight from Bethany Farm. For the full blog check out permaculture-gardens.kit.com/posts/seed-starting-101 What you'll learn: How to use USDA consumption data to calculate how many pounds of each crop your family actually needs A simple seed calculation spreadsheet for crops like beets, kale, and lettuce Three seed flat strategies to stagger harvests and maximize yields When and how to start seeds based on germination temperature, days to harvest, and your local frost dates What to do when seedlings struggle — water, light, and nutrition troubleshooting How SAGE automatically calculates your seed starting dates How to fertilize seedling trays gently using Epsom salts, kelp extract, and fish hydrolysate Why balanced minerals matter even at the seedling stage 6 practical tips for successful seed starts: spacing, transplanting, and using what you already have 📄 Free resources mentioned in this webinar: Average US Vegetable Consumption Charts → bit.ly/Veg-Consumption Average Crop Yields Spreadsheet → bit.ly/Ave-Crop-Yields 🌱 Join us for our next webinar: Soil Fertility & Berry and Fruit Options — March 17 Register at → https://bit.ly/Permaculture-Gardens-W... 🌻 That same link is where we help families grow their own food, medicine, and find God in the garden at Permaculture Gardens 👉 Tools to simplify your garden: 1️⃣ SAGE — our permaculture garden planning app → https://bit.ly/GET-SAGE 2️⃣ Permaculture Gardening for Everyone (the book) → https://bit.ly/Get-the-Permaculture-G... 3️⃣ Plant Your Pantry Challenge — start a garden from kitchen scraps → https://bit.ly/PYP-YT #seedstarting #seedstartingindoors #seedstartingforbeginners #vegetablegarden #growyourownfood #permaculture #permaculturegarden #homesteading #organicgardening #growyourown #gardenplanning #soilhealth #backyardgarden #familygarden #growyourfood