Seed Sowing

You can tell when your soil is warm enough for seeds to grow when you start seeing weeds grow! Get rid of the weeds first and while they are young to save time and energy.

Hardy annuals can be sown outside where you want them to flower. Indoors you can sow a selection of annual climbers and sow tender vegetables indoors ready for planting out next month. Cucumber, basil, tomatoes, peppers and chillies can be sown indoors in seed trays or you could sow courgettes, marrows and pumpkins in individual pots.

When you visit your garden centre to buy your seeds don’t forget you may need seed trays, cell trays, small pots, a propagator, compost and labels. St Bridget Nurseries' Garden Centres in Exeter are brimming with all the right equipment you need to grow a bumper crop!