Your Garden - Growing from Seed
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Article by: Michael Russell With all the plants , Improve Your Yard and Garden With an ATV Plow available on the market these days, both from garden , Pond Liners centres and mail order, you might wonder why anyone would bother to grow , ing Raspberries & Blackberries from seed. , The Truth About Mosquitos and Water Gardens There are a few answers to this one but some of the basic ones are:
So if you fancy giving it a try, even if only in a small way, then this is what you will need to get started with seeds , FREE: How You Can Make a Hypertufa Flowerpot that need propagation indoors , Garden Pond Liners before planting out: Before you even open the seed , Real Men Use Reel Mowers packets, check the instructions. Some seeds , Patio Umbrellas and Beach Umbrellas. Practical and Appealing. need to be soaked, frozen or treated in some other way before use. In general, one seed , Who Sells Flower Bulbs? tray will accommodate one packet of seeds. , Viburnum Some, more specialised seeds , How to Choose Your Garden Furniture and Make It Last come in much smaller quantities and a half size tray or a pot , Outdoor Wood Furniture Check the Wood Species Before Purchasing will be adequate. Fill your container with compost , The Front Porch Swings Through History to within about ¼ inch from the top then dampen it. I find that a spray bottle is ideal for this. You don't want the compost , Let Your Venus Flytrap Frost Over absolutely soaking wet or your seeds , Spring Flowers will rot. Either sprinkle the seeds , Let Your Venus Flytrap Frost Over all over the surface of your compost , Viburnum or make drills one inch apart with a pencil or your finger and sprinkle the seeds , Outdoor Sports Lighting evenly into these. For larger seeds, , The Truth About Mosquitos and Water Gardens you may need to make a small hole and drop each seed , Tidy Your Garden Up Cheaply in individually. According to the instructions, either cover your seeds , Spurce Up Your Garden With Decorative Birdhouses gently with more compost , Garden Room Boundaries... or leave exposed. Dampen your compost , You Take The Vacation - Not Your Garden again with the spray or a very fine trickle of water , How to Choose Your Garden Furniture and Make It Last and unless it says otherwise on the packet, make some sort of mini greenhouse , The Front Porch Swings Through History for your container. You can put plastic , Cheap Ideas For Garden Landscaping film over the top or put the whole tray into a clear plastic , Furniture Benches Are Perfect For Every Outdoor Space bag. For pots, , 6 Steps To A Greener, Healthier Lawn you can slip a plastic , Building A Foot Bridge bag over the top and hold in place , Growing Tomatoes A Hobby for Everyone with elastic bands. Put your trays etc. in the aforesaid warm place, , Injury to Trees and Shrubs but not in direct sunlight, and wait for your seeds , Why Bonsai Beginners Love Baby Jade to grow. , Gardening Sentiments Depending on what they are, this could be days or weeks - it will usually tell you on the packet. In the meantime, check daily for sufficient water. , Who Sells Flower Bulbs? If the plastic , Outdoor Wood Furniture - Check the Method of Construction Before Buying covering has water , The Front Porch Swings Through History droplets inside , FREE: How You Can Make a Hypertufa Flowerpot you can be fairly sure that your compost , You Take The Vacation - Not Your Garden is moist enough. If in doubt, feel gently with your finger. The soil , You Take The Vacation - Not Your Garden should be damp, not wet! When your seedlings start to appear and have grown a very tiny bit (not much more than ¼ inch), remove the plastic , Cheap Ideas For Garden Landscaping covering. From this point on, you will need to be even more vigilant that your trays don't dry out. I still advocate using the spray bottle for watering tiny seedlings - but be very careful, they will be fragile. If you are using draining trays or peat trays, you can water , Landscaping Combo Auto Detailing Business? from the bottom if you prefer. When your seedlings have developed 4 or 6 leaves and look a bit sturdier, you must thin them out to about one inch apart, in trays or pots. , Outdoor Sports Lighting Prepare fresh trays or pots , Growing Tomatoes A Hobby for Everyone of compost , Real Men Use Reel Mowers - the next one on from seed compost. , Outdoor Wood Furniture Check the Wood Species Before Purchasing Separate the seedlings, using the tip , Easy Landscaping and Curb Appeal for Florida Homes of a pencil or the handle of a teaspoon to loosen them from the tray or pot. , Halfway Through Summer - Are We Having Fun Yet You must treat them with the utmost care as they are easily damaged at this stage. Gently tease the roots , How to Grow Ornamental Grasses apart and try to only hold the leaves rather than the stems. Make holes in your newly-prepared compost , Cheap Ideas For Garden Landscaping and pop each seedling into a hole, gently firming down the soil , Wood Ticks around them. Some seedlings react very badly to transplanting and may look as though they are dying. Fear not, after a day or so, if they are kept moist and out of direct sunlight, they will be fine. The new plants , Tidy Your Garden Up Cheaply can now stay in these trays or pots , The Front Porch Swings Through History until you are ready to put them into the ground or their outdoor , Cheap Ideas For Garden Landscaping containers. Keep them moist and give a little liquid feed at weekly intervals. If the plants , Building A Foot Bridge look as though they are getting leggy, they don't have enough light , Growing Raspberries & Blackberries and must be moved. Seed planting is usually done early in the year (check packet for details). When the plants , Re-Potting Your Orchids look quite sturdy and the weather , Cactus Grafting: Lophophora Williamsii to Trichocereus Candicans as a Rapid Propagation Technique has warmed up in spring, , Light Up the Night! Quick Facts about Outdoor Lighting you can put your plants , Spring Flowers outside during the day to "harden" off. Make sure they are sheltered from heavy rain or wind. While the nights are still cold , Azalea 'My Mary' or there is a danger of frost, you will need to bring the plants , Building A Foot Bridge in at the end of the day. Make sure that slugs and snails can't reach your new babies - a hungry slug can eliminate all your hard work at a sitting. When all danger of frost has passed, you can put your plants , How to Grow Ornamental Grasses in their permanent homes , You Take The Vacation - Not Your Garden in your garden. , Room Boundaries... If you don't fancy all that fiddling around, there are a number of plants , Cheap Ideas For Garden Landscaping which can be sown from seed , Colorado Blue Spruce And Lush Red Roses direct into the garden. , You Take The Vacation - Not Your To do this, make sure that the soil , Who Sells Flower Bulbs? is a fine tilthe, sow your seeds , How to Choose Your Garden Furniture and Make It Last in rows or clumps and cover with a little soil. , 5 Most Popular Flowers for Your Garden Water , 6 Steps To A Greener, Healthier Lawn sparingly and when they have germinated and grown on a little, thin them out to whatever distance apart it says on the packet by discarding the weakest looking seedlings. Whichever method you choose, you should have a lovely bright garden , Re-Potting Your Orchids for the summer. , Home and Garden Decor Needs  ------------------------------------------------------- Michael Russell Your Independent guide to Gardening ------------------------------------------------------- |
  
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