Good luck and keep growing!
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Why grow your own? It’s actually quite simple to have your own garden – and pretty fun too. Growing plants from scratch is an activity the whole family can be involved in and kids love nothing more than experiencing the process of watching their seeds grow.
Let’s dig-in!
What You Will Need:
- Seeds – we have chosen tomato, peas, carrots and marigolds.
- A decent brand of soil.
- Seedling trays – we used our REKO Grow Your Own 30-Cell Seedling Tray, the REKO Grow Your Own 10-Cell Seedling Tray 3pk, and the REKO Grow Your Own Seedling Tray.
- REKO Grow Your Own 55mm Paper Pots 90pk.
- A spray bottle – we used the Hudson All-Angle Trigger Sprayer 700mL.
- Some clear containers – the StoreMax Stacking Tub 24L by HomeLeisure fit over the seedlings trays perfectly.
To begin, you need to prepare your seeds. The process of growing seeds can be sped up from the get-go simply by soaking them. Allowing seeds to soak in warm water for 8 to 12 hours (or however long depending on the particular plant you are trying to grow) will wake your seeds up! Simply place them in a bowl or cup and cover them with water and wait.
Once the soil is prepared it’s time to plant your seeds. We sprayed each seed with the diluted fertiliser mixture before planting it. Follow the instructions on the back of the seed packet to determine how far into the soil the seed should be planted, and gently tamp down the excess soil on top.
Finally, after a little time, a little sun, a little water, and a little love, your seedlings should begin sprouting! This is not a time to be slack though, keep watering them and providing them with the sun and heat they need. Seedlings need to be looked after and protected from cold temperatures, especially frost. So it’s best to keep them inside your house or the garden shed. If you are growing them indoors, take them outside to sit in the sunshine on fine days, and use the clear plastic containers to create the greenhouse effect and give them the warmth they really love. Doing this you’ll find they will be growing quicker than you imagined.
Keep following our posts to complete the propagation process with us in the next instalment.