Insider seed sowing tips for next year's summer border

Sowing seeds in autumn can give you stronger, healthier plants and flowers. But not all seeds can be sown in autumn, so find out which ones will benefit. Plus how to sow seeds for better germination - and what mistakes to avoid - from local flower grower, Sue Oriel, of Country Lane Flowers.

00:00 Welcome
00:10 Country Lane Flowers https://www.countrylaneflowers.co.uk/
01:18 Which flower seeds should you grow in autumn?
01:34 The four different types of plant you can grow from seed
02:19 Do plants flower earlier if the seed is planted in autumn?
02:51 A good home-made seed storage system
04:20 You can plant seedlings outside in autumn or grow inside in pots over the winter and plant out the following spring - which to plant out?
05:38 What is an annual plant?
06:05 How to sow seeds - insider seed sowing tips
07:08 Why seed compost is so important
07:28 How to sow seeds - step by step
08:45 How to water seeds - very important!
09:01 How to sow sweet pea seeds
09:37 Do you need to sow seeds for dried flowers in autumn?
10:15 What to do when the seeds germinate
11:05 Hardening off - the most critical part of growing plants from seed
11:55 How to thin out seedlings
12:43 When to take seedlings out of a propagator or off a heated mat
13:09 What is 'damping off' and how to prevent it?
14:37 How to grow seeds without a greenhouse
14:56 This is a garage converted to a garden room (on a very tight budget). See how it was done: https://www.themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk/easy-budget-makeover-from-garage-garden-room/
15:23 Watch out for mice eating your seedlings and seeds
15:44 How to move a seedling without damaging it
16:32 More detail on how to water seeds from below - fill a slightly larger tray with water and low the seed tray in to absorb water from below - never spray from above!

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