Have to start seeds outdoors

With a past grow I started my seedling in a red Dixie cup then transplanted it into a 3.5 gallon pot.

 

Doing it this year. As of now the plan is to put up a small, couple feet high greenhouse to start them in, and also cut the bottoms off some 2 litre bottles and put it over the plant cups. Hoping that will keep it warm enough to start since my climate isn't the warmest.

 

Have not done it yet However I can't see it being a total fail.

 

The tote might not be a bad idea, though I'm not sure about the ventilation thing I have to look more into it. The thing is, ventilation will mean less heat trapped...I think I'd rather have it tight and just open it for a few mins every day to let the air circulate. Again I have never done any of this so I'm just learning, still doing research. Another tip someone gave me in a thread I posted was at the bottom of the greenhouse put an old wool blanket, and on top of that a black garbage back to help it stay nice and warm.

Would like to know more about ventilation and whether my idea of sealing it off and letting air circulate every day is a good or bad idea. Of course this is just for the first couple or few weeks til I plant them in the ground.

 

Definitely need to monitor them pretty closely, every day at least. I've lost them to cold and heat. Make sure they don't go out in straight sunlight for the first 2-3 weeks or so, and definitely would recommend a cold frame kinda thing or as posted above the 2-liters cut in half. Also helpful to wet the medium before putting seeds in. GL!

 

The 24 hour average in my area in May is around 45 Fahrenheit, with the last frost around mid May. Not sure how cold my seedlings can get before dying.

Strains are Barney's Farm LSD, Purple Maroc, whatever random bonus seeds from the seedbank when I order, and some random seeds given to me from a friend.

Won't be too upset if I lose the bonus and free seeds as long as the LSD and Purple Maroc have some success.