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Propagation

Seed Saving Part 6: Drying and Storing Your Seeds

Storage is the last vital step in saving seeds. Seeds that aren’t totally dry may go mouldy or become unviable, wasting all your earlier efforts. Here's how to get it right.

Seed Saving Part 6: Drying and Storing Your Seeds

Propagation20 August 2023

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Seed Saving Part 5: Collecting and Cleaning the Seeds

Collecting and cleaning seeds correctly is essential for seed saving success, preparing them properly so they'll survive storage intact. Here's what to do.

Seed Saving Part 5: Collecting and Cleaning the Seeds

Propagation3 August 2023

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Seed Saving Part 4: Selecting the Parent Plants

How can you choose the best parent plants to save seeds from? There are five general points to bear in mind, as this article explains.

Seed Saving Part 4: Selecting the Parent Plants

Propagation20 July 2023

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Seed Saving Part 3: Protecting Seed Purity Through Isolation

For seed saving to succeed, the genetic purity of a variety needs to be protected. This article explains how to help a plant's seeds stay true to its parents' characteristics.

Seed Saving Part 3: Protecting Seed Purity Through Isolation

Propagation7 July 2023

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Seed Saving Part 2: The Botanical Basics

Are your plants self-pollinating or cross-pollinating? It's vital to know the difference if you're planning to save the seeds, and this article explains why it matters.

Seed Saving Part 2: The Botanical Basics

Propagation23 June 2023

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Seed Saving Part 1: Why Saving Seeds Makes So Much Sense

Saving seeds for the next growing season brings many benefits, both for your own gardening success and for wider gardening culture. Here's why.

Seed Saving Part 1: Why Saving Seeds Makes So Much Sense

Propagation16 June 2023

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Grafting Made Easy: Hand Held Grafting Tools

Grafting is a traditional propagation method once reserved for experienced gardeners skilled in using grafting knives. With the help of modern grafting tools, even beginner gardeners can now embark on this rewarding horticultural endeavour.

Grafting Made Easy: Hand Held Grafting Tools

Propagation31 May 2023

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Revive and Multiply Your Plants: The Benefits of Dividing Perennials

Mastering the art of dividing perennials can not only improve the health and vigour of your plants but also provides an opportunity to propagate and share your favourite plants with others. Read on to explore the benefits of dividing perennial plants.

Revive and Multiply Your Plants: The Benefits of Dividing Perennials

Propagation26 April 2023

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Hardening Off Seedlings: The Key to Successful Transplanting

Sowing seeds indoors or under cover is a great way to get an early start on the season. This guide will explain how to prepare seedlings for the move from inside to out, a process known as ‘hardening off’.

Hardening Off Seedlings: The Key to Successful Transplanting

Propagation16 September 2022

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How to Take Cuttings From Dahlia Tubers

If you’ve caught ‘dahlia disease’ (symptoms: irrational acquisition of dahlia tubers), you may like to know how to grow more than one plant from each tuber you buy. Read on to find out how to grow new dahlia plants by taking cuttings from a tuber.

How to Take Cuttings From Dahlia Tubers

Propagation9 September 2022

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Give Your Cuttings a Helping Hand with Rooting Powder or Gel

Rooting hormone gel and powder can make cuttings grow quickly and more reliably. Here's what you need to know to use them successfully.

Give Your Cuttings a Helping Hand with Rooting Powder or Gel

Propagation30 August 2022

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Are Your Seeds Viable? How to Do a Simple Germination Test

Testing the germination rates of your seeds takes one element of uncertainty out of sowing and growing your own plants. Here's a quick and easy way of doing it.

Are Your Seeds Viable? How to Do a Simple Germination Test

Propagation23 August 2022

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