S26S-114 Starting Seeds for Your Garden
Stillwater | Registration opens 1/6/2026 12:00 AM CST
Starting seeds can be daunting for many people. However, with a few tips and tricks, I can help you be successful in this adventure. There are many factors:
Do I cover the seeds with potting mix?
Once they germinate, how long do I keep them inside?
What lights do I need to germinate them?
When do I move them outside?
What common problems can we avoid?
- Materials Fee (for materials provided for use in class): TBD (available prior to enrollment opening)
Sara Wallace
Sara Wallace is a gardener with degrees in horticulture and plant pathology. She works as a Plant Diagnostician helping people with their plant problems. Twenty-some years ago, she was a paramedic in her home state of Virginia. Her grandmother gave her a Park Seed catalog and encouraged her to grow plants, so she started with an herb garden outside the kitchen. She read library books, practiced on many plants and started a Community Supported Agriculture organization. When she moved to Tulsa, she bought fruit plants at the Tulsa Farmers Market and was encouraged to attend the Horticulture Industries Show, where she learned that all the “plant stuff” she was practicing had a name: Horticulture. She went back to school starting at Tulsa Community College, eventually moving to OSU to complete her horticulture degree. She teaches the plant disease portion of the Master Gardener training across the state and has berries and 40 fruit trees in her backyard in Stillwater.