Zoomer44 Lidl starts next week Thursday, Aldi store did have loads of the compost and quite a bit of the rest of stuff, good you got some plants and cheap
Going to try and sow some sweet peas on Sunday other than that got to sort out the station seems really cold today but sunny
I got my super seven on line. Check different t sites, there can be quite a difference in cost.
You can also purchase extra tray's which are handy. Seedlings need to grow on till they produce true leaves before they can be potted up. You won't be able to use the tray for germinating seeds until then.
I bought a small bag of Westland seed compost last weekend. It was more than twice as expensive as Levington's, but I got suspicious at the low price (of the Levington) and I've had good experience with Westland MPC, so I went for the same brand. Good to know I won't need much.
When you pot on seedlings, do you use seed compost again or MPC?
Seed compost has very little in it by way of nutients. I purchase a cheaper seedling compost...I'll try the one from Aldi and mix it with mpc.
Depending on the seeds though, . I sometimes pot into mpc but there is a compost in between which I haven't used.
I sprinkle vermiculite around the stem of the seedling though, it helps to prevent damping off and when watering from underneath it turns a darker colour an indication the compost is damp, you also know when to water again as the vermiculite starts to dry out.
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Zoomer44 Lidl starts next week Thursday, Aldi store did have loads of the compost and quite a bit of the rest of stuff, good you got some plants and cheap
Going to try and sow some sweet peas on Sunday other than that got to sort out the station seems really cold today but sunny
I tried to find the heated windowsill propagator I want to get in local stores, but no luck. I'll have to get it online.
You can also purchase extra tray's which are handy. Seedlings need to grow on till they produce true leaves before they can be potted up. You won't be able to use the tray for germinating seeds until then.
The electric propagator costs about ??30.
Goodness, yes, why didn't I think of online sites other than Amazon? I've already found it cheaper on the first other site I checked. Excellent!
I'm planning to sow the seeds into pots made of newspaper and put those into the trays.
It's also a good plan to get a decent seed compost, just used for seeds in the propagator, poorer one's can set like concrete if you forget to water
As the tray's are so small a small bag is usually sufficient.
That's a good idea with the module trays!
I bought a small bag of Westland seed compost last weekend. It was more than twice as expensive as Levington's, but I got suspicious at the low price (of the Levington) and I've had good experience with Westland MPC, so I went for the same brand. Good to know I won't need much.
When you pot on seedlings, do you use seed compost again or MPC?
Depending on the seeds though, . I sometimes pot into mpc but there is a compost in between which I haven't used.
I sprinkle vermiculite around the stem of the seedling though, it helps to prevent damping off and when watering from underneath it turns a darker colour an indication the compost is damp, you also know when to water again as the vermiculite starts to dry out.
Aha! Thanks, that's really useful to know.
I try to save some seeds for at least a second sowing just in case the first sowings/seedlings aren't successful.
Happy growing
B&Q have 2ltr pots for ??3 with at least 25plus seedlings in and smaller pots, at ??1.19 with at least 10 plus plants in which seemed good value.