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Seed-starting kit
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Seperate products: € 25,75
Bundle: € 19,95
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Description
A handy, good-value kit for starting seeds indoors.
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- The app helps you with almost everything you do in your vegetable garden: sowing, tending, and harvesting.
- If something goes wrong, the app tells you what steps to take.
- If that doesn’t work, you can ask us for advice.
- If that still doesn’t help, we’ll look for other solutions together. Until we get it right.
Everything you need to start seeds indoors
This kit contains almost everything you need to start seeds indoors:
- 6 litres of MM coconut seed-starting mix
- 5 small MM-Airpots
- 5 large MM-Airpots
- 10 plant labels with a marker
It is practical and good value too. Bought separately, these items cost more, and the labels and Airpots last for years.
*Because coconut coir does not contain plant food, add one heaped tablespoon of MM plant food before use.
*Because coconut coir does not contain plant food, add one heaped tablespoon of MM plant food before use.
Why start seeds in MM coconut seed-starting mix?
To germinate well, seeds need moisture and the right temperature. Once a seedling has come up, it needs a little nutrition to grow into a healthy plant.
Most people start seeds in pots with potting compost. That does not always go well: the compost dries out or gets too wet and mouldy, seeds do not germinate well, or plants grow too fast because there is too much nutrition in the compost. And when you move those delicate plants, the roots are easily damaged.
With MM coconut seed-starting mix, you avoid those problems. It holds moisture well and stays airy, so seeds germinate properly and delicate roots get enough oxygen. And because you add the plant food yourself, you stay fully in control.
Most people start seeds in pots with potting compost. That does not always go well: the compost dries out or gets too wet and mouldy, seeds do not germinate well, or plants grow too fast because there is too much nutrition in the compost. And when you move those delicate plants, the roots are easily damaged.
With MM coconut seed-starting mix, you avoid those problems. It holds moisture well and stays airy, so seeds germinate properly and delicate roots get enough oxygen. And because you add the plant food yourself, you stay fully in control.
Give them plenty of light and not too much warmth, and the seedlings grow into sturdy young plants.
Nice to know: with this mix, fungus gnats are far less of a problem, because coconut coir does not contain the organic matter they love in potting compost and compost.
Nice to know: with this mix, fungus gnats are far less of a problem, because coconut coir does not contain the organic matter they love in potting compost and compost.
Why start seeds indoors?
Summer vegetables, such as tomatoes and cucumbers, can only go outside from late May. So you start them indoors and plant them out as young plants in your garden box.
For other vegetables, herbs and flowers, raising young plants first can also be useful: early in the season, for example, or when you have limited room in your garden boxes.
How does this coconut seed-starting mix work?
You receive a pouch with a block of compressed coconut coir. Open the pouch and pour 2.5 litres of water over the block, straight into the pouch.
Unlike our classic MM seed-starting mix, this mix is not ready to use immediately. First you loosen and hydrate the coconut coir by soaking it.
Unlike our classic MM seed-starting mix, this mix is not ready to use immediately. First you loosen and hydrate the coconut coir by soaking it.
Note: the coconut coir does not contain plant food yet. Add one heaped tablespoon of MM plant food, mix it through well, and your seed-starting mix is ready to use.
The 6-litre pouch fills at least 24 small Airpots or 8 large ones.
* We use MM-Airpots: plants grow better and faster in them than in ordinary pots. They come in 2 sizes: the small Airpots for tomatoes and other plants that stay small for a while, and the large Airpots for fast growers such as cucumber, pumpkin and zucchini, and for repotting tomato seedlings when they are ready.
The 6-litre pouch fills at least 24 small Airpots or 8 large ones.
* We use MM-Airpots: plants grow better and faster in them than in ordinary pots. They come in 2 sizes: the small Airpots for tomatoes and other plants that stay small for a while, and the large Airpots for fast growers such as cucumber, pumpkin and zucchini, and for repotting tomato seedlings when they are ready.
How do you use MM coconut seed-starting mix?
Once you have added plant food, fill the pots, add a little extra water if needed, and sow the seeds.
With this mix, you do not need to cover the pots with kitchen film: it holds moisture well and absorbs water easily when you add more.
With this mix, you do not need to cover the pots with kitchen film: it holds moisture well and absorbs water easily when you add more.
The older MM seed-starting mix is similar to MM-Mix, but with half the plant food and a finer sieve. It contains compost and fibres from brown peat, coconut coir and wood. A pouch contains 5 litres of ready-to-use seed-starting mix.
You do need to moisten it well before sowing. To stop it drying out too quickly, cover the pot after sowing with a little kitchen film and an elastic band. Remove it as soon as the seedling comes up.
Keep the mix moist by watering from above. Once it has dried out, it is quite hard to rewet. But do not make it too wet either, because then the air disappears from the mix.
The new seed-starting mix is pure coconut coir. It comes as a compressed block. Add water so it expands, then add one tablespoon of MM plant food, because coconut coir contains no plant food of its own. After that, you have 6 litres of seed-starting mix.
The new seed-starting mix is pure coconut coir. It comes as a compressed block. Add water so it expands, then add one tablespoon of MM plant food, because coconut coir contains no plant food of its own. After that, you have 6 litres of seed-starting mix.
This mix does not need to be nearly as wet as the older one: the fibres hold moisture very well. You also do not need to cover the pot with film after sowing. If the mix gets a little dry later, pour a little water at the foot of the pot. The fibres draw it up easily.
Finally: coconut coir mix keeps your hands clean. A small detail, but a genuinely nice one.