Successful seed sowing-biennial flowers

Service Description

This June workshop aims to give you the confidence to sow your own biennial seeds so that you will have these as plantlets in the ground by autumn and growing strongly, ready to withstand the winter and to flower next year. We will sow some here that you can take home, knowing how to do more at home yourself. What we will cover: what containers and compost to use germination preferences like heat, light how to look after them after they germinate any problems, particularly focussing on all your current questions I will bring some 'that I sowed earlier' for you to experience the after care of these seedlings so that you know what to do when yours are at the right stage. All materials such as pots, labels, seeds and compost will be provided but please bring gloves if you would like them, an apron or clothes that won't mind a bit of compost on and a medium sized box or container to bring your pots/trays home in. FUTURE WORKSHOPS Currently, I plan to hold regular workshops so that we can keep on top of seed related jobs, like sowing, pricking out, potting on, transplanting etc. These would be approximately monthly, possibly starting in February and continuing throughout the year until autumn. We will do some practical work and can talk about your experiences plus work through any questions. All workshops will be tailored to seasonally appropriate work like planting biennials, autumn sown annuals etc. I am also planning to hold workshops where we can propagate perennials (around August). Look out for more workshops on the website and sign up to the newsletter for advance notice of upcoming events.