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Your Vegetable Sowing Schedule for March
This is your reminder to sow some seeds in March, before the popular sowing month begins next month in April. If you are a bit overwhelmed with where to begin, then here is a March Sowing Plan just for you. There’s a Free Download in PDF format to keep on your phone. Start sowing in…
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When should you Sow Warm Loving plants?
Tomatoes, Aubergines, Sweet & Chilli Peppers are warm loving plants. They originate in tropical countries: What do you need to Grow Warm Loving Vegetables? Indoors – You will need a light bright windowsill in a warm house for germinating seeds. Indoors – Sowing Early – You will need Grow Lights and a heated propagator to…
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How to Fix Leggy Seedlings & Other Issues
Starting to sow seeds indoors in January can present problems due to light levels, overwatering or under watering but knowing how to fix these common issues can increase your chances to growing healthy seedlings Common Indoor Growing Issues Leggy Seedlings Leggy Seedlings are the number one problem of growing seeds indoors too early. It is…
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Check Your Shallots for Signs of Disease
It’s time to Check Your Shallots for signs of diseases. They have been sitting in the greenhouse since mid November in cell trays. The majority of the shallot bulbs should have grown green shoots or have a green shoot coming through the centre of the brown skin. The Shallot bulbs should also be solid and…
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Onion Seeds have Germinated – 5 to 12 days from Sowing
Thanks for joining me on my first Onion Seed Sow Along on 11 January 2025. If you haven’t watched it yet, here’s the Video Link: Sow Onion Seeds With Me and there’s still time to Sow Onions from Seed: When to Sow Onions from Seed Day 5 – Onion Seed Germination As you can see,…
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How does a Seed Germinate? A Guide for Beginners
A Seed is a small or tiny packet of a shoot (stem & 2 leaves), roots and food energy which enables it to burst into action when activated by water and oxygen. The seed needs to be planted in compost that is wet so that the seed coat can take in water to swell up…
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Sow Onion Seeds with Me – Video Release
Hello, I am excited to announce my very first Seed Sow Along video and my very first video with me in it! So enjoy! My aim is to show that we all have to Start somewhere and to just Start Now when trying do new things including Vegetable Growing and sowing seeds for the first…
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How to Create a Simple Seed Sowing Setup Indoors
If you haven’t started sowing seeds indoors on a windowsill or under a grow light, in the next few months you may soon be. Especially if the itch to get sowing becomes too much to deal with during January. The Winter season seems to have shifted in the UK from December to January & February…
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Challenge Brassica – Part 6 – Kale & Cauliflowers Harvest
I actually prefer growing Brassica’s during the Autumn and Winter. It’s so much easier with no caterpillars and no whitefly pests to deal with. It’s as easy as planting out, leaving them to grow and checking for cauliflowers every month or so. Let’s find out how the Brassica Raised Beds have been doing since October,…
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Things to Plant in December
As we enter the Winter Season in the UK, temperatures have dipped and light levels have reduced to 8 hours. There are still things that can be planted in December. He who marvels at the beauty of the world in summer will find equal cause for wonder and admiration in winter’ is a quote from…