Sweet Pepper

Sweet Pepper

  Sow seed with warmth Feb – March. Sow in modules, seed trays or small pots and cover with a light covering of compost. Keep moist. Grow with warmth provided by a heat mat or germinate inside house on a radiator or in airing cupboard. Once germinated,...
Chilli Peppers

Chilli Peppers

Sow seed using heat Feb – March. Sow in modules, seed trays or small pots and cover with a light covering of compost. Keep moist. Grow with warmth provided by a heat mat or germinate inside house on a radiator or in airing cupboard. Once germinated, transfer to...
Fennel

Fennel

Sowing fennel should be done indoors June through to early July or direct in July. Sow seeds into modules or small pots filled with compost, sow a few seeds per module and cover with a layer of compost, keep moist. The trick here is to not sow too early, otherwise the...
Courgette & Squash

Courgette & Squash

Sow April to May individually in modules or small pots and cover with 1 cm compost and keep moist. For winter squash and large fruiting varieties, its important to sow early rather than later, so try to sow April. If it’s still cold they’ll benefit from...
Lettuce

Lettuce

Sow undercover from February to September, sowing sparingly into seed trays filled with compost, seeds need a light covering of compost for germination which can be very quick. February sowings may benefit from some warmth but not higher than 18-20 degrees. Seeds like...
Radish

Radish

 Sow seeds either direct in prepared ground March to May or for late harvests July – August. Germination takes 10 days approx. Thin seedlings as required but roughly about a 20cm gap in-between. In spring I find that I like to sow the more traditional red...