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I used these at the beginning of 2025 to start my spring/summer garden and they’re great for getting your seedlings going. It comes with a clear plastic dome to create a greenhouse and jumpstart germination.
Ferry Morse Pro-Hex Seed Starting Tray 72 Cells - Reusable Plastic Tray
One of my favorite companies to purchase my seeds from. I always have a high success rate with these. They have so many varieties to choose from.
All Seeds
These are great for helping your plants get the required daily light especially during the winter months. I use these to start seedlings indoors in late winter. Also wonderful for those plants you’ve had to move indoors to protect from frost damage. ...
LBW Full Spectrum Desk Grow Light for Plants
This is a need for any outdoor plants you want to protect from frost. I have several small fruit trees and this has helped their new growth from being damaged.
Frost Cloth
I can’t tell you how many times vine borers have decimated my squash plants in the past. This netting will keep them from laying eggs on your plants and keep them healthy. Just remember you’ll need to take it off to hand pollinate them. 10/10
Insect Netting Garden
When starting plants, you don’t want to do a heavy water for risk of disturbing the seeds. A gentle mist is enough to ensure the soil is moist but not soaking so the seeds don’t rot.
Plant Mister
This is another great company to purchase seeds with. With several varieties to choose from you’re sure to find something that’s perfect for your garden interests.
Ferry-Morse
This is the perfect little greenhouse to start your seedlings in. Make sure to vent it on the warmer days so it doesn’t get too hot inside and kill the plants.
4 Tier Mini Greenhouse w/ Wheels & PVC Cover
These grow bags are great if you don’t have a lot of room, ex. apartment or patio gardening. They’re durable and come in various sizes for your gardening needs.
Land Guard 4-Pack 5 Gallon Fabric Grow Bags
This is another wonderful seed company I’ve purchased from before. The seed quality is always wonderful and germination rates are high, affordable prices!
All Heirloom Seeds - Alliance of Native Seedkeepers
This plant smells incredible and brings pollinators to your yard. Its blooms are beautiful and fragrant, filling the air with a pleasant sweet smell. It’s a climbing plant so it does need a trellis
Star Jasmine Vine
These raspberries are incredible. They are high yield and produce twice a year, typically spring and fall. They’re self pollinating, and low maintenance. I get pounds of fresh berries from my two plants every year!
Fall Gold Raspberry Plant
This standing, rotating planter is perfect for strawberry plants, or a small herb garden. It’s tall and narrow so it works for a small space.
GameXcel 5 Tier Vertical Stackable Planter
This is a perfect gift for a gardener. You can never have too many seed varieties on hand. This comes with 10 different seed packs, all fairly easy to grow.
10 Non-GMO Heirloom Veg Seeds Pack
Green beans are one of the best, beginner friendly plants to start with. This variety typically produces a high yield. It being a bush it’ll stay small so it can be grown in a 12 in. pot if you don’t have a lot of growing space.
Provider Bean (Bush)
These little planter boxes are perfect for growing herbs, strawberries, green beans, etc.
Window Planter,14"x7" Long Window Boxes Planters,Flower Window Box,Vegetable Box Pot with Tray, Indoor Succulent Cactus Flowers Plastic Rectangle Pot for Balcony, Office, Garden
These strawberry roots are super easy to grow. You need to separate and soak the roots before you can plant. You can start these indoors with a grow light on them, keep soil moist and warm and with in a few days you’ll see growth. These are everbeari...
Quinalt Everbearing Strawberry 10 Bare Root Plants - Huge Fruit Size
I was gifted two of these two years ago and this past year they produced their first crop. These are easy to grow.
1.0 -Pack Blueberry Plant in Pot
If you want your plants to stay healthy and produce higher yields, you need to make sure you’re fertilizing!
Espoma Berry Tone 4 Pounds
After my plants get too big for the ferry Morse seed cells, I individually pot them up into these 3 inch pots. These are biodegradable so all you need to do is rip the bottom and sides to aid the roots and plant them directly in ground or container.
Jiffy 15 -Cell Organic Natural Pot
A good seed starting mix is essential to ensure your seeds germinate and stay healthy the first few weeks.
Jiffy Natural & Organic Seed Starter Mix, 12 QT, Garden Soil
This planter box is cheap and has plenty of room to grow a variety of veggies. You can purchase it with or without the divider.
Costway Wooden Raised Garden Bed, Elevated Patio Planter with 7 Planting Compartments for Flower
If you plan to grow in ground or a bed, you’ll need a good weed barrier to prevent weeds from taking over your growing space. I’ve used others in the past that didn’t do so well, but I just purchase this to use this growing season.
BSHAPPLUS® 3.3x50ft Weed Barrier Fabric,3.2OZ Landscape Fabric,Heavy Duty Geotextile Fabric with 12 U-Shaped Securing Pegs,Woven Ground Cover for Commercial Greenhouse,Yard,Garden Barrier Cloth
If you plan to start pepper plants, eggplants, tomatoes, etc indoors for your spring and summer garden these help the seeds to germinate a lot quicker. Nightshades grow better when they’re kept warm, so this works well under the seed trays and a grow...
Seedling Heat Mat Waterproof 10x20.75"
Frugal gardening tip: you can use one of these as a mini greenhouse. I’ve had a lot of success with this before. Just make sure to vent it during the day so the plants don’t get too hot and die.
Sterilite, 58 Quart Clear Storage Bin, Snap-on Lid Storage Container, with White Lid - Walmart.com
My husband bought me this seed bundle a few years ago for Christmas. I planted each throughout the year and had a lot of success with these and saved a lot of the seeds to continue to grow each year. They had great germination rates and with regular ...
15 Pack Vegetable Garden Seeds - Deluxe Heirloom Variety Pack, Non-GMO, Perfect for Home Gardening and Planting