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and other plantsBring potted strawberries under cover to encourage earlier fruitingOrder seeds and make a sowing plan for greenhouse crops and bedding plantsCheck heaters are working efficiently and top up paraffin if necessaryPinch out the tips of autumn

Hi, living in Renfrewshire, Scotland (near Glasgow), when would be the best time to sow seeds inside and outside.  By this I mean, if the packet says sow outdoors in March-April or indoors in January - March, how much later than these months should

trays for sowing a variety of seed at the same time, and when placed side by side on my south facing kitchen windowsill they fit perfectly (much to the annoyance of my Mrs) but if you don't want to go to the expence? I used to just place 2 half seed

Sowing cyclamen from seed is surprisingly easy, but it's not a job for the impatient gardener: grown this way it can take a year or more before you are rewarded with beautiful blooms. To produce indoor plants you need to use seeds of tender large

and sow in February in small pots on a windowsill indoors, or March outdoors.  Soak the seeds for 24 hours before sowing. Overwintered plants will flower in the summer, but those sown in March may not flower until the next year.  The flowers may not look

cultivate the seeds from the pods? I've been trying to grow rocket indoors but I started 6 weeks ago and still have no rocket. They seem to thrive as seedlings but then they die off gradually after about 4 weeks. All my other plants are doing great but I

. Acclimatise them to outdoor conditions by placing trays outside during the day, and bringing them indoors at night.Plant seedlings into well prepared soil, about 20-25cm apart (check seed packet for spacings of larger flowers). Once planted, firm the soil

Basil is an easy herb to grow, and does well on a warm, sunny window sill. After about five weeks, the seeds will be ready for pricking out. You can keep basil plants indoors all summer, or transplant them outside in late-May. Basil seeds

I planted out some runner bean seeds outside and have since realised I should have waited til the weather was warmer, will they still germinate? depends on soil temperatures and how long they've been in the ground to rot.   I would suggest that you sow

Hi Thought I would trying growing some perennials from seed...........but which is the seed and which is the chaff??  Thought sowing was straight forward........ I have just collected some of the seedheads and wondered if I can sow now indoors