What to sow where, and in what
Since we’re in the thick of it, seed sowing wise, I thought it might be a good opportunity to run through which seeds go in which pots. It can be a remarkably complicated decision.
After all, you’re faced with a bewildering array of options: do you sow direct into the ground, or under cover? Trays, modules, root trainers, or just pots?
Over the years I have developed a system that uses all of the above, to match each type of seed as closely as possible to the method of sowing that’s going to give me the best results.
All my trays and pots are biodegradable: so I’m also plastic-free from sowing to planting out, and have been for some years now. I’ve found it’s actually giving me better results when I ditch the plastic: if you want to know about this in more detail, may I point you towards this Greenery post I wrote on the subject last year:
So: you’ve cracked open your packet of seeds, you have a bucket of peat-free seed compost at the ready…. Now what?
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