Tomato seeds started now should germinate quickly, between 5-10 days. They are best started in separate pots or modules as the roots of the small plants can be difficult to dis-entangle when transplanting. Potting up the small plants is about giving the plant growing space in step with its growth rate. Tomato seedlings grow quickly …Read More about Potting up
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Hardening off
All plants require a process of hardening off before being planted out in the garden. Whether bought from a store or started from seed indoors, young plants require to be slowly introduced to the outdoor conditions in which they will be expected to grow on. Store bought plants are better to sit in their pots …Read More about Hardening off
Salad season
Over the next few weeks is the perfect salad season, just after the winter chill has passed and before the summer heat arrives. Lettuce does not like extreme heat so does best in spring months and after summer. Growing in trays and pots works very well in cities, whether indoors on windowsills or outdoors on …Read More about Salad season
Container gardening
Container gardening is for people who like to organise things. The main rule of container gardening is to have lots of containers and move them about a lot. In a small city garden with limited exposure using containers enables the gardener to move plants around within the garden as they grow. Container gardening is labour …Read More about Container gardening
Salad in containers progress
In general, salad crops do not benefit from direct sunlight. This makes them ideal for shaded city gardens. They are off-season crops, usually best either side of a super warm summer. Using containers and trays off the ground is preferred as slugs and snails make it almost impossible to grow salad crops on the ground. …Read More about Salad in containers progress