Grow seedlings for your school fete
Step 1:
First collect some small garden pots. If you need to, you can re-use plastic containers like margarine tubs.
Step 2:
Wash containers well before you start. Poke some drainage holes in the base.
Fill each container with some good quality potting mix. The mix should be moist before you handle it. If it’s dry, water gently using a watering can or soft spray from the hose.
Choose some seeds to sow into the damp mix.
Step 3:
What to sow? In spring sow tomatoes, spring onion, basil, zucchinis and chillis. In autumn sow beetroot, mixed lettuce, rocket, radishes and silverbeet.
Make sure you put a label in each pot (otherwise you might forget what you’ve planted). You can cut name strips from an old ice cream container.
Step 4:
Keep the pots in a shady place until the tiny plants appear. Then move into a spot that gets some morning sun.
Water every day (but make sure the water can drain away from the base) and feed every couple of weeks by adding some Thrive Soluble or Aquasol to the water.
Now you are ready to set up your very own nursery at the school fete.
Get ready for the crowds!
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