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Jana's 'nursery' with various vegetable seedlings
Before you can plant the vegetables outside, it's always better to germinate the seeds inside the house where it's warm and no adverse weather conditions, and let them grow a bit before they are sturdy enough to be moved outside (this also depends on the time of year). Our team member Jana is using propagators as pictured on the left (got them in B&Q) - she calls them the 'nursery' :). She planted 2-3 seeds in each compartment under a thin layer of soil and watered them well. Some seeds may need to go deeper in the soil so make sure you know what the guidance is for each kind of vegetable.
Make sure to provide them with plenty of light as well - if there isn't enough light in the room, you can use grow lights - we have just bought one and will use it for some of the propagators that are not placed near the window. They also need warmth - we learned that the hard way!
The seedlings have started showing themselves now after 1-2 weeks of being placed in a warm sunlit room. The seedlings of radish and yellow beans grew very big after only 1 week so they already had to be transferred into bigger pots as pictured below (we call these the 'kindergarten' :)).
The seedlings of radish and yellow beans in the 'nursery'
The seedlings of radish, yellow beans and courgette in the 'nursery' (10 days after sowing the seeds)
The seedlings of radish, yellow beans and courgette in the 'nursery' (1 month after sowing the seeds)
Our team member Mira is also preparing to grow some vegetables and herbs - she has sown seeds of parsley, catnip, lavender, tomatoes, thyme, coriander, pumpkin and other vegetables and herbs in propagators inside of her house. Some of the seedlings have already sprouted and Mira is waiting patiently for them to grow. Then she will transplant them into bigger pots before it gets warm enough to plant them outside.
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