Introductory guide to sowing seeds, using large and small seeds of different vegetables for sowings under cover. There are many ways to sow and I help you to choose. One tip I shall mention here is that I have never sanitised any trays, and see no need for it.

My online course From Seed to Harvest has advice for each vegetable, about the best methods for sowing, and timings too: https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product/.... The Seed to Harvest lessons are also available to buy separately. Links to relevant vegetable lesson in the timings below, or all listed here: https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product...

00:00 Intro music
00:24 Introduction, and reasons for not sowing in January
01:12 Sowing seeds to go in the garden
01:35 What to sow seeds in? Options explained seed trays, module trays, homemade trays
04:18 Germination, and the benefits of raising transplants compared to sowing direct
04:50 Importance of good, fresh seed
05:34 Importance of warmth for germination
06:43 Saving your own seeds
07:51 Covering seeds with compost not too much
08:10 Vermiculite, and the importance of air for drainage
08:41 How much moisture, and how to water
09:29 Compost options, and comparing digestate with another type of compost
11:47 Homemade compost
13:00 When to use seed trays, as opposed to module trays
13:37 Adding vermiculite when sowing certain seeds eg basil, lettuce
15:05 Demonstration of sowing tiny seeds (celeriac) in seed tray – pricking out, adding water and covering
17:18 Module trays explained using different sizes etc
19:49 Multisowing homesaved onion seeds (https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product/...)
20:49 Multisowing homesaved coriander seeds
21:38 Multisowing pea seeds (https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product/...)
22:23 Sowing broad beans, and how to sow large seeds (https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product/...)
22:53 French beans when to sow (https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product/...)
23:22 Sowing tomatoes (https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product/...)
23:51 Seeds not suitable for pricking out carrots and parsnip
24:25 Multisowing lettuce seeds (https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product/...)
25:06 Multisowing homesaved spinach (https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product/...)
26:52 Multisowing radish (https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product/...)
28:15 Information on availability of Charles’ own module trays
28:39 Demonstration of covering trays with compost

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