find that your seedlings need support then use
a small stick to hold your seedling up. Tie the
stem to the stick using a piece of thread.
Never tie the thread above a growing shoot or
the seedling will push up against the thread
and tear itself. You may continue to use a
stick to support your plant as it grows. If
your plant still has a weak stem during
vegetative growth it is recommended that you
give the base of the stem a little shake. This
will help the plant to develop a more solid
stem. Outdoors the wind shakes a plant and
causes it to develop this solid stem. You can
fake the wind by doing this mildly every
morning for two or three seconds. However if
you read on you will find that indoor fans help
do this. (Note: Never bring a stick from
outdoors indoors for support as the stick may
have some bugs on it. Some bugs such as spider
mites can go undetected in their incubation
nests inside the wood.)
Seeds must also be viable if they are going
to germinate. Never use white seeds. These are
immature. Find seeds that have white and grey
markings or another colour apart from white.
