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Lighting Seedlings

Length: 2:02

Sowing a packet of seeds in the winter is uplifting, but without a good source of light, seedlings will become weak and spindly.

In this video, Barbara Pierson, of White Flower Farm in Litchfield, Connecticut, covers the basics of lighting seedlings.

For links to articles, blog posts, and videos on starting vegetable and flower seeds, see All About Starting Seeds.

Produced by: Gary Junken