Spring Seed Starting

Start your seeds now and enjoy them this season!

Are you itching to plant something? Our extensive selection of seeds has arrived, along with all the soil and potting supplies to go with them.

February and early March are ideal times to start perennials like Delphinium, Lavender and Coneflower, as well as biennials like Hollyhock, Sweet William and Canterbury Bells. By starting your perennial and biennial flowers now, you can coax beautiful blooms this season (instead of waiting the typical two growing seasons) while sharing the satisfaction and anticipation with the entire family.

A few tools that we find handy to help ensure success include:

Hydro-Farm Heated
Germination Station

This kit includes a heated growing mat to keep those little seedlings toasty warm and a seeding tray with greenhouse growing cover to help keep important moisture and humidity in for proper germination.

Lighted Grow Station

A compact lighting fixture that can provide the perfect amount of light for young seedlings, this handy tool is perfect to combat our dim Maine windows that offer little light this time of year. In addition, the fluorescent fixture provides some additional heat just in case those windows are a little chilly too!

Bonomyl

Apply this water soluble fungicide to newly planted seeds in order to ward off a condition called "damping off", which only affects seeds in the seed leaf stage, before true leaves are formed.

In addition to these fine products, Estabrook's also offers Miracle-Gro Seed Starting Potting Mix, a professional blend that is right for all seedlings.

And don't forget, you can always stop by our emporium, call or e-mail us with your planting questions. We'll have an expert get right to the heart of the issue and help "propagate" success!