Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Growing => Growing in Greenhouses & Polytunnels => Topic started by: Browseruk on March 13, 2023, 13:33
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I just potted 20 cauli and 20 broccoli seeds; and boy is it ever fiddly trying to get them in the holes in the compost. I'm not at all convinced all of them made it into the holes; but once you let go they are impossible to see.
Is there some technique for handling them?
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I think it's a matter of just getting the seed on the surface, shaking some dry compost over them using a 3" flower pot, then - er - just waiting!
I used to spend ages getting begonias going, (the seeds are just dust!), but it really is such a satisfying result to see the tiny leaves appearing and ready for new homes!
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At what stage did you pot them on.. I let them get at least 2 true sets of leaves before even thinking of potting up!
I wasn't potting them on; but rather sowing them.
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I think it's a matter of just getting the seed on the surface, shaking some dry compost over them using a 3" flower pot, then - er - just waiting!
Ah! That's what I did wrong. I filled the pots, poked little holes on the compost and tried to drop the seeds into them.
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Mix tiny seeds with dry sand and use this mix to distribute over your seed tray.
Check if these seeds need to be covered as a lot of tiny seeds don't.
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Mix the tiny seeds with fine sand and sprinkle over a seed tray, cover with the required depth of compost. Once they germinate and are big enough to handle, prick them out into your pots.