The other main reason small farmers choose to make their own seed starting mix is the same reason they start from seed.
Self watering seed starter diy.
See the full instructions on a modern homestead.
You can easily see when you need to replenish the water source you can also use glass ones like wine or gatorade bottles or mason jars and anything that will fit those jars which are shaped like a funnel.
Remember the diy hanging soda bottle planter the diy plastic soda bottle self waterer and the diy plastic soda bottle drip feeder that we looked at in previous posts.
To have control over the mix and ultimately their food.
Diy self watering seed starter tray.
Cut the box apart to make individual seed starter pots then you can plant the entire thing in the ground because the cardboard will biodegrade.
For a seed starting mix you may eventually want to customize the blend to meet your requirements whether you re using plastic celled trays or making soil blocks.
Starting seeds indoors allows you to have seedlings ready when the weather warms in the spring giving you extra time to enjoy the plants since you don t have.
I recently discovered this diy self watering plastic bottle seed starter.