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I have washed my pots, modules and root trainers and the seed compost is now warming in the greenhouse ready for action. But the best is yet to come. Check out the range on offer from companies such as Gardening Direct (www. Partly as I don't heat my greenhouse, instead relying on basal heat from a trusty Sankey Propagator (www.With the nights drawing out very noticeably and a slight rise in temperature the garden is starting to come alive.

Large seeds that develop big root runs quickly such as peas and beans are sown singly into Root Trainers where there is plenty of room for them to develop.uk) and Suttons Seeds I also rarely sow my seeds direct into the garden soil, preferring to get them started in clean, fresh, dedicated seed compost in the greenhouse and then growing them on until they are ready to plant out and able to withstand some of the ravages of the weather and even some other garden pests.