The #1 Seed Starting Mistake: Using Garden Soil Indoors

Garden soil is great for your plants once they’re actually in your garden. It’s a completely different story when you're indoor seed starting. Using garden soil for your indoor seed starting operation is certainly tempting. Why not put all that free soil sitting in your garden to good use? A few shovel fulls is all it would take to fill up those seedling cells. Resist the temptation. There’s no better way to ensure your garden fails before it begins than by filling your tray of seedlings with garden soil.