Greenhouse Seed Sowing - sowing seed in the greenhouse or directly into a bed outside is the archetypal image of gardening, and getting things right at this initial stage of growing will (hopefully) bring big results at harvest time. We realise the importance of giving your seeds the best possible start in life, and with a few years experience of running a bountiful Kitchen Garden, we think we're in a good position to know what's hot and what's not in the world of seed sowing.
Taking it in no particular order, we've sourced traditional seed trays, organic seeds, seed sowers (capable of sowing the tiniest of seeds individually), small and very useful dibbers, thermometers, module trays - the list goes on! Our advice is to delve into the cornucopia of seed sowing equipment we've collated, and we'll be genuinely surprised if you can't find anything to seriously improve your seed sowing activities and germination rates!
Store seeds conveniently and safely using the monthly dividers in this stylish Seed Packet Organiser tin. Five seed storage envelopes and pencil are included.
This strong, metal cased soil thermometer is ideal for indoor or outdoor use, whether you are testing soil, the inner core of compost, mushrooms, heated seed beds or plant rearing.
Bringing all the benefits of a greenhouse at a fraction of the effort and cost, our re-designed Lean-to-Greenhouse is a clever and highly practical addition to any garden, vegetable plot or allotment. A combination of strength - in the shape of the 25mm/1” square x 1.5mm thick, heavy-duty galvanised steel framework with durable black powder coating - and quality (with its new and improved zip-on and zip-off heavy-duty UV stabilised PVC covers) means the greenhouse is ideal for propagating and hardening off young ornamental and vegetable plants, offers essential protection from frost, weather conditions and pests and is far safer than a glass structure when children and pets share the garden. The completely revamped lean-to fits snugly to the side of any house, 1.8m (6') + high wall or fence and is available in various lengths - from 0.99m (3'3") to 7.69m (25'3") - to suit almost any garden set-up. All units measure 1.8m (6') in height, are supplied complete with ground frame and end cover anchors, fixings, pressure treated mounting batten and full instructions and will comfortably house any of our greenhouse staging units up to 56cm (22") in depth (not included).
Light is an essential element for plant growth and there's always plenty of frustrated gardeners wandering around in the winter months twiddling their thumbs because their allotment, vegetable patch and kitchen garden growing activities have been curtailed by low light levels - but expect to see their faces and plants light up at the sight of the Indoor Grow Light Garden.
The innovative Indoor Grow Light Garden includes 4 reusable trays that can grow the plants until they are mature enough to go into the garden without the need for transplanting into a bigger pot; these trays sit beneath the 2 x 2ft 24W fluorescent bulbs for healthy vigorous growth. Plants can’t tell the full spectrum lighting from sunlight, and the bulbs don’t buzz or flicker on start up, last up to an impressive 10,000 hours and use less electricity than a standard bulb.
The lights are housed in the canopy of the sturdy and handsome aluminium stand that has an adjustable height (up to 38cm H from base) and a reflective hood to maximise usable light. And if that’s not easy enough, you can treat yourself to an optional self-watering insert tray which introduces a 3.4 litre water reservoir to the light garden, watering seedlings automatically with the right amount of moisture for up to 14 days, leaving you to just top up this clever table top Indoor Grow Light Garden system as and when required.
Made with gardeners on the move in mind, these Multi-Purpose Garden Trays are a must for general garden use; from using as a work surface, as a go-anywhere potting top, for filling with sand or gravel to make a plunge bed, as a jumbo-sized seed tray and even for planting up, their versatility knows no bounds! Measuring a very generous 64.5cm/25” in length, 50cm/20” wide and 12cm/5” in depth, the trays can be planted up with vegetable crops and herbs and relocated at your discretion, time and time again. Each tray holds 28 litres of growing medium and the extra wide outer rim gives a good gripping point for hands when you want to move the tray around the garden or greenhouse. Bring inside if frost is forecast or follow the sun around during the day - you can't do that with a raised bed!
These trays will also fit our exclusive Vegetable Garden Frames - perfect for increasing your growing capacity!
All gardeners have been there; you've carefully sown your rows of seeds or transplanted some seedlings, taken great care to list all the relevant planting information and variety on a label before discovering that overnight, all the details have vanished thanks to rain etc - but investing in one of our reliable, permanent Black Label Pens can put a stop to those cries of anguish echoing across the allotment or garden! These markers were practically made for gardeners; they will write on smooth surfaces - so often the nemasis of ordinary pens - such as plastic, glass and metal and are super permanent, water-proof, smudge-proof, extremely fade-proof and even solvent resistant. The black ink is delivered to your label by a fine-writing plastic round tip with a 0.75mm stroke width and if you haven't got one in your potting shed, you need one!
The Pro-Seeder offers the simplicity, performance and precision of its bigger brothers - using the same principle as commercial seeding machines, the Pro-Seeder offers the gardener a fast, easy, accurate way to sow even the tiniest of flower seeds, one at a time.
Sow seeds the old-fashioned way - just like the old fish boxes used for raising plants long ago - with these replica wooden seed trays. They're durable, lightweight and yet surprisingly strong, even when full of wet soil where the slats at the bottom provide essential drainage.
With the Compact Seed Storage Tin you will have no excuses for being untidy! Keep opened and partly sown seed packets organized and dry with our stylish steel powder coated seed storage tins, complete with a hinged lid and available in two attractive colours.
It is small enough to fit on a windowsill, this 49 cell compact plant trainer has a transparent top and a self watering system to ensure healthy plants. The easy system for plug removal will avoid any damage to the roots of the plants.
These organic and fully biodegradable cubes will cause a Root Riot in your greenhouse! Root Riot cubes are a new easy to use organic propagation medium developed to make germination from seeds or cuttings simple and fast. The 24 cubes sit within a 12" (31cm) x 7½" (19cm) reusable carrier tray and are supplied ready to use and with easy to follow instructions to enable even the most novice gardeners to succeed with plant propagation.
Rootrainers provide the best growing system for seeds, plugs and cuttings by way of the deep ribbed cells which help seedlings develop strong, fibrous root systems. The unique open-bottomed design of the cells allow earlier root tips to make contact with the air and die off, which are replaced by fresh young roots. The re-usable cells hinge open to allow easy removal of the plant, with no root disturbance, ready for transplanting. As recommended on BBC Gardeners World, Friday 20th April 2007
Combi Pack No. 1 (3 Pack) - each one of these 84-cell moulded plastic trays sits on the capillary matting and water tray, while the flat tray eliminates excess compost wastage. The cells are the ideal size for raising plug plants before planting out or potting on into the 9cm pots of Combi Pack 3 and the whole self-contained system is perfect for greenhouse use. Supplied in packs of 3 trays.
Combi Pack No. 1 Set of 3 Trays now reduced to £11.95 but only while stocks last!
The Windowsill Greenhouse is a reliable and high performing seed-starting kit. It features a unique ‘double tray drainage’ system (including black growing trays and a green drip tray) whilst the shatterproof PVC stabilises the temperature and retains moisture to encourage quicker germination.
Keep bulbs dry and seeds fresh and ready for propagation with this appealing powdercoated steel Retro style Seed Box complete with a handy scoop that conveniently hooks onto the side handles for storage.
At last, a Mercury Free Max-Min thermometer - it will record the maximum and minimum temperature achieved during a period on a digital display in ºC and ºF, whilst allowing you to read the current temperature too.
They look like real pots; they feel like real pots and they last like real pots, but these Biodegradable Vipots are made from totally natural ingredients and will completely break down once broken, cracked or planted out. Environmentally friendly, the pots are manufactured from natural resources, utilising the husk fibre of annual crops including coconut shell and grain husks. Above ground, as long as it remains intact, you can expect 3-5 years service from your Vipot, but when broken they will biodegrade in 9-18 months. Form a queue, gardeners both of an organic persuasion and otherwise!
This slim-line, hand held Digital Plant Labeller has an 8 character LCD Display, a simple to use keyboard and is supplied with 8 metres of rain proof and frost resistant tape - a must-have accessory for creating labels for the home and garden.
Throw such words as 'unglamorous' and 'workmanlike' at these Plastic Plant Labels but there's no escaping the fact just how useful they can be in both the greenhouse and the garden. You'll find these labels in any reputable potting shed and they're really the kind of gardening sundry that you never properly appreciate until you run out. Don't let that happen by investing in a pack of 100; ideal for labelling up seed trays and individual pots and easily marked with almost any writing implement, or add a neat touch and avoid writer's cramp by printing out labels from the Digital Plant Labeller.
Plastic 'T' Labels are one of those garden essentials that you really can't do without, but you never seem to have enough off - and that's hardly suprising when you think how useful they are for labelling up large trays of seedlings, rows of young plants and even complete raised beds bursting with vegetables. Available in packs of 50, a packet or two of these labels should go a long way to ensuring your garden is well organised!
This Wireless Thermometer will allow you to check the greenhouse temperature without leaving the comfort of your home. It's capable of recording the current, maximum and minimum temperature in the greenhouse from up to 25 metres away from your house.
If like many gardeners you prefer to start as many crops as possible in a more controlled environment, then a zinc plated Soil Block Maker is definitely worth trying. Manufactured from steel, the block makers produce cubes of slightly compressed soil which are used for starting seedlings and are ideal for cuttings - no pots required! For best results, use blocking compost (available from all good garden centres) or experiment by using your own compost; it's essential that any compost used is wet enough, and will retain enough moisture for the blocker to form soil blocks without crumbling or drying out rapidly.
Combining two of the most popular and much-used tools in the potting shed certainly sounds like a great idea, and when the result looks as good and works as well as this Soil Firmer/Dibber match-up then it's a marriage made in heaven! Gardeners across the country will almost certainly possess a dibber and a soil firmer of some kind, but finding them is another matter - so the leather thong will help keep this handy item hanging within arm's reach. With a brass-tipped dibbing point and carefully flattened base, this ash-wood tool is a must for the seedsman and gardener.
The Magic Seeder seed dispenser is designed especially for planting small flower and vegetable seeds, ideal for pots and plug trays - thumb pressure control for accurate planting.
A Complete Potting Unit is an essential piece of greenhouse equipment for the serious gardener, comprising of a potting stand (designed to incorporate the same safety edges as our staging units), a potting top, tidy shelf, compost sieve, storage seat and a compost scoop. Extra Value - SAVE £10.00 on price of items when purchased separately
It’s worth investing in a quality Plant House because it has many uses like bringing on cuttings and seedlings, seed propagation and hardening off plants - manufactured from FSC certified Acacia wood with black powder coated stainless steel fittings. The UV stabilised twin walled glazing diffuses light to prevent scorching and ventilation can be controlled using the large front doors or the adjustable lid section. To accommodate larger plants, just move or adjust the shelving. The Acacia wood has been treated to combat initial rotting but we strongly recommend applying an annual coating of teak oil to keep the plant house in pristine condition.
Every potting shed or greenhouse, whether it be on the allotment, in the vegetable plot or tucked away in a corner of the garden, needs a good quality, user-friendly potting bench to sow, pot, propagate and plant up on, as well as storing all those easy to mislay potting shed essentials - and the Indoor Potting Bench ticks all those gardening boxes! The 100cm L x 45cm W sturdy bench looks the part too with its distressed finish and the 92cm high zinc work surface, complete with sunken compost holding area, provides a very comfortable working height. The bench is made from sustainable timber and features a sliding drawer - ideal for labels, packets of seed and small potting tools - along with a lower storage self for larger potting shed gear such as watering cans, seed trays and fertiliser.
Ascertaining the PH of your soil is essential if you want to produce healthy, home-grown fruit and vegetables and although soil PH levels can seem a bit of a mystery to some, the Soil PH Meter takes all the confusion out of determining if your soil is acid or alkaline. Quick and easy to use, the meter gives an instant check of soil PH and the accompanying plant preference list will help you delect suitable plants for your soil conditions. No batteries are required and a cleaning pad is supplied to wipe off the probe after use. Once the Soil PH Meter has done its job and the make-up ogf your soil has been revealed, it's possible to alter the soil PH to suit the crops you want to grow - for more information, visit the Ask the Expert section of our site.
The Plantarium Root Care Pots are transparent plant pots designed to support themselves in your existing houseplant container; simply lift the Plantarium pot by its tabs to reveal the progress of your plant’s root development and condition of its soil. Symptoms Including over or under watering, the need for repotting or the presence of root rot and diseases can be easily spotted. The free guide included provides very helpful advice and tips on what to look for and what action to take for your plant.
The strong, watertight, multi-purpose plastic trays are as used in our 'Self Watering' tray kits they can be used with gravel or sand and soaked with water to aid watering and increase humidity in the greenhouse.
