Propagation
Germination, seed depth, punnets, heat mats and hardening off: getting seed from the packet to a strong seedling.
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- 12 Tips for Beginning Seed GardenersNo matter what kind of gardener you are, there is always something new to learn. In this blog, we will outline some tips for starting wit...
- 21 Reasons Why Your Seeds Didnβt Germinate β And How To Fix ItMany gardeners have experienced the frustration of planting seeds, waiting patiently for them to sprout, and then getting nothing in retu...
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- Direct Sowing: When to Sow Straight Into the Garden, and How to Get It RightDirect sowing skips the trays and the transplant shock, but it only works when the soil is warm enough and the seedlings are protected. W...Knowledge Base
- Dividing Perennials: How to Revive a Tired Clump and Multiply Your PlantsOne crowded clump becomes three or four vigorous plants. Which perennials to divide, which to leave alone, when to do it in your zone, an...Knowledge Base
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- Layering: The Propagation Method That Almost Never FailsThe stem stays on the plant while it grows roots, so a failed layer costs nothing. Simple, mound, tip and air layering for herbs, berries...Knowledge Base
- Leggy Seedlings: Why They Stretch, How to Fix Them, and How to Stop It Happening AgainLong pale stems and a lean toward the window mean not enough light. What causes leggy seedlings, how to rescue them, which crops can be p...Knowledge Base
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- Planting Out Seedlings: How to Transplant Without the SetbackThe right size, the right day, the right depth. How to move seedlings from punnet to bed without transplant shock, and what to do in the ...Knowledge Base
- How to Protect and Care for Young SeedlingsWhat a seedling needs Seedlings are the most fragile stage in the life of a plant, and a few days of the wrong conditions can undo weeks ...Beginner Gardening
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- Regrowing vegetables from kitchen scraps: what actually worksSome kitchen scraps genuinely regrow and some are pure novelty. Here is an honest guide to what works, what does not, and how to get the ...Edible Produce
- How to Root Cuttings in Water (and Get Them Into Soil Alive)Mint, basil, coleus and devil's ivy root in a jar on the sill. How to set it up, how long it takes, and how to move the cutting into soil...Knowledge Base
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- Soaking, Scarification and Cold Stratification: Which Seeds Need Help, and Which Do NotMost seed needs nothing. For the few that do, here is how to soak big seeds, scarify hard ones, chill cold-climate ones and smoke Austral...Knowledge Base
- How to Sow Tiny Seeds Without Losing Them (Including the Sand Trick)Poppy seed runs to ten thousand a gram. How to bulk tiny seed with sand, sow it on the surface, keep it damp, and thin it, so the smalles...Knowledge Base
- Sow to the Seed, Not to the spade: How Deep Seeds Really Want To GoMost spring seeds that never come up were buried too deep. The twice-the-width rule, which seeds want light, and how to keep a shallow so...Seed Starting
- How to sprout sweet potato slips from a tuberOne tuber, a warm windowsill and a few weeks of patience. Here is how to turn a sweet potato into a tray of slips ready for the garden.Knowledge Base
- Stop planting seedlings straight from the windowsill: a week of half days firstSeedlings raised indoors shrivel when planted straight into sun and wind. How to harden off tomato, capsicum, chilli and basil seedlings ...Hardening Off