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Sowing a new lawn

On 25/03/2010 in Gardeners' musings

in the tyres of our bikes and transported across town, into our offices. There's some under my desk now.In desperation, I came up with a solution to my lack of lawn. I sow the seed indoors, where it germinates quickly, then take it outside and transplant


Can I sow now?- Eryngiums, Echinacea, and the grass Stipa gigantea? Mystery

On 06/01/2013 in forum

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


Talkback: Ordering vegetable seeds

On 28/11/2011 in forum

What are some of the best seed ordering sites for a potted veggie garden with delivery in the US? Thanks! I would like to grow sweet potatoes, are they difficult to grow from seed? After I've ordered by vegetable seeds, I then make a sowing


runner bean seed being eaten

On 05/06/2013 in forum

-it has rotted in the soil-it happens-that just looks like worms feeding on the remains yes i agree seed has prob rotted. why not sow seeds in trays and then plant out as growing plants later?  are you overwatering there? . These pests look more like


How to grow peas

On 20/07/2011 in Projects: Fruit and vegetables

.Most peas are best grown with support, such as pea netting or twigs. They are pretty enough to grow in ornamental borders so they're worth growing even if you don't have a vegetable plot.Pea seedsSeed compost if sowing indoorsRoot trainers or toilet roll


How to plant out runner beans

On 20/07/2011 in Projects: Fruit and vegetables

-July - late-AugustIf you are growing runner beans from seed, sow a few extra as a back up in case some plants die. Either sow these directly in the soil or into modular seed trays of multi-purpose compost to germinate indoors.Water the compost in the pots


Planting seeds in the greenhouse

On 09/03/2013 in forum

greenhouse LorraineP wrote (see) Hi there, I'm also wanting to sow some seeds, in fact already sown a few (lobelia, cosmos, stocks) indoors and was wondering if they would be ok to be moved to a covered passage    way on the side of my house.  It has a


Quickest seeds to gerninate?

On 26/04/2012 in forum

Hello everyone, I sow most  of my seeds initially  in an indoor propagator on my kitchen window sills & then move them on to my cold frames. I've sowed some wallflowers seeds that have germinated in 5 days. Recently I've sowed 3 sets of white cosmos


Around the garden job checklist - week 36

On 23/11/2011 in Around the garden checklists

Lay new turf and re-sow bare patches of lawnPot up colchicums into decorative containers for bringing into the housePut up bug boxes to provide places for beneficial insects to hibernateCut attractive seed heads for indoor arrangementsSpread netting


Early seed sowing

On 18/02/2013 in Gardeners' musings

seed sowing. My sowing list includes greenhouse tomatoes, chillies and sweet peppers, plus a few half-hardy bedding varieties – all plants that benefit from early sowing and a long growing season.My plan for the week involves something of a spring clean


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