How to Grow Creeping Red Sedum From Seeds

Fill seed trays with potting soil. The top of the soil should fall 1/4 inch below the rim of the tray.

Place the seed tray in a container of water. Allow the soil to absorb the water until the surface is visibly wet.

Mix the seeds with equal amounts of fine-grained sand. Creeping red sedum seeds are tiny, and the sand helps you visualize an even coverage over the soil.

Set a heat mat to 85 degrees Fahrenheit. Place the seed tray on the heat mat.

Position grow lights so they are at least 4 inches above the tray. Run the grow lights for 16 hours and then shut them off for eight hours. Repeat the 16 hours on and eight off until the seeds germinate.

Feel the soil for moisture several times a day. If the soil feels dry, mist the soil with a spray bottle filled with water. It takes about a month for the seeds to germinate. When the seeds have germinated, water by placing the seed tray in a container of water rather than by misting.

Transplant the creeping red sedum when they have their second set of true leaves.

Place a coffee filter at the bottom of 4-inch pots. Fill the pots with potting soil.

Make a hole in the potting soil of the 4-inch pots with a dibble. Insert a dibble or the end an old pen into the soil under the root section of a sedum plant. With your other hand, grasp the sedum by the leaves. Insert the root section into the hole of the 4-inch pot. Do not plant the sedum deeper than it was growing. Cover the hole and firm the soil in place with your fingers.

Place the pots in a tray of water and allow the soil to soak up the water until the top is visibly moist.

Place the pots in a warm room or on heat mats. Continue to grow them under grow lights as you did in Step 5 until all danger of frost is past.

Transplant the sedum plants into prepared beds. Water to keep the soil moist but not soggy.