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Seed Raising | Growing Fruit and Vegies | Gardening Australia

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Sowing and raising your own seeds is a cheap and satisfying way of getting your garden brimming with crops. Once you've mastered it, you'll have fresh produce at your fingertips year-round.

HOW TO … GROW PLANTS FROM SEED

0:01 - CHOOSE YOUR SEEDLING MIX

Start off with a good quality seedling mix - one that holds moisture but drains freely and has good air flow.

0:24 - CHOOSE YOUR CONTAINER

If you are using anything that's recycled, just give it a good wash because weed seeds can collect in the corners. Jane favours compressed peat pots.

1:04 - FILL THE CONTAINER

Scoop the container into the seedling mix, give it a tap to settle and then level off the top.

1:34 - ADD SEEDS

The general rule of thumb is to bury the seed to twice its size - bigger seeds go deeper than smaller ones. Ensure they have full contact with the seedling mix.

1:57 - MULCH

Jane favours vermiculite, a super-heated expanded clay that lets the light through and also helps keep the seeds from drying out while they germinate.

3:49 - KEEP WARM AND MOIST

A home-made mini greenhouse can help.

4:17 - THINNING AND PRICKING OUT

Within a couple of weeks, they will have sprouted. Once the first set of true leaves appear you can thin out to the strongest plant and/or prick out the seedlings to larger pots.


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