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Seeds, Onions, Gables and a Committee That Doesn't Know What Month It Is

 Right then, where do I even start this week. Actually I know exactly where I start — at the seed trays, because that's where I seem to have been living lately. It's that time of year where the greenhouse feels like the most important room in the house, which it genuinely is as far as I'm concerned, and Sara would probably agree with me if only to get me out from under her feet indoors. The Seed Sowing Continues — No Sign of Stopping So this week I've been cracking on with more sowing and I do like to do things a particular way at this stage. I set my seeds in the smaller cells — not the big ones, not straight into pots — the small cells. Now I know some folk dive straight into bigger modules and that's fine, that works for them. But I find the smaller cells give me better control over germination and I can keep a lot more on the heated bench at once. The idea is to get the best germination rate I possibly can before anything goes near a bigger pot. It sounds fussy...

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