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Homes & Gardens
Drew Swainston

How to sow seeds indoors – 6 tried-and-tested steps for propagation success

Sowing seeds indoors in trays of compost.

Sowing seeds, and growing your own plants from seed, is definitely one of the most enjoyable and rewarding tasks in gardening. As the temperatures start to rise in spring, so does the temptation to want to start sowing seeds.

Rather than waiting for the soil outside to warm up, sowing seeds indoors allows you to get ahead. You can germinate seeds of flowers, vegetables, and herbs in warm and protected environments. You’ll be rewarded with plants ready to go out into the backyard once the cold winter weather is behind you, meaning earlier flowers to enjoy and vegetables to harvest.

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