>>1492387I have such bad experience with cuttings... no idea.... I can grow pretty much anything from seed and my friends or family can't, yet my mom can get cuttings to work but can't grow anything at all from seed. Your mileage may vary but I always think its rewarding when you plant the seeds and see them pop up from the ground.
I started everything in plastic seed trays/peat pellets underneath a heat mat. You can see what happened on the 3rd day after planting them in the picture. From memory, the tomatoes and basil sprout at about the same time and when I got them ready to go outside, I kept them in a mini pvc greenhouse for a few days to get them used to outside with the decomposable peat pots and miracle gro soil, then I transplanted the basil and tomatoes into the box at the same time. Luckily this was in Southern California where the weather doesn't get extreme, but watch out for wind and the elements especially when your babies are just getting used to their new home in the ground.
If you do put them in the ground, I advise getting those small pH and soil test kits.... its sssoooo worth it. All those plants (marigolds, tomatoes, peppers, basil) love slightly acidic soil so to get it to a pH of 5-6, buy this stuff called Espoma Holly Tone (its for acid loving plants) and mix it into the soil at least a month before you transplant the plants, and do a before and after NPK and pH test of the soil.
