Channel: Charles Dowding

Category: Howto & Style

Tags: raise plantspropagationharden offtransplant vegetablesvegetable transplantsmultisow

Description: How to raise many plants in a small area and set them out early. This can be a rapid process, meaning you save time, space and resources. How to use module trays with small cells. Which plants are suitable, which are not – as in my examples. See results of multisowing spring onions, beetroot, radish, peas. Large seeds like broad beans, no worries about the tap root. They grow fine in shallow module cells. I show different procedures for warmth loving plants, such as potting on. I show cucumber, aubergine, tomato. How much to harden off? - none if you use covers! A big timesaver!! 00:00 Introduction 00:49 A tray of multisown beetroot and how they look at 22 days - now ready to go in the ground 01:25 Multisown onions, sown on same day as beetroot - also ready to go in the ground 01:50 Reasons for transplanting when small - lettuce as example 02:28 Why it's better for trays to sit on a pallet surface, as opposed to on compost or the ground 03:00 Info on compost for propagation, and watering 04:05 Module tray sown with large seeds of broad beans, and info about growth of the tap root 04:44 A look at a tray of peas, and reasons for planting deep 05:07 A tray of celeriac - not yet ready to go in the ground, slow growth as is normal for celeriac 05:52 Larger plants that need potting on due to lack of warmth outside - tomatoes and aubergines - and info on potting on 06:59 Why sow larger plants in seed trays or small module cells to start with, as opposed to seeding straight into larger pots? 07:58 Cucumber special, info on sowing times, potting on and watering 09:24 Hardening off plants - why I don’t do it and what I do instead The module trays are my CD15s – distributor details below. More on seeds, sowing and planting in this module from my online course, Skills for Growing: charlesdowding.co.uk/product/skills-for-growing-online-course-module-2-seeds-sowing-and-planting More detailed info on all plants mentioned in this video in my 'From Seed to Harvest' lessons: charlesdowding.co.uk/product-category/fsth-individual-lessons Music for this video is from "Homeacres" by Jacqui Vincent, listen and buy on Bandcamp jacquivincent.bandcamp.com/track/homeacres Created at Homeacres no dig garden 20th April, filmed and edited by Alessandro Vitale @Spicy Moustache More from Charles: You can join this channel by paying a monthly fee, to support our work with helping gardeners grow better, and to receive monthly videos made only for members: youtube.com/channel/UCB1J6siDdmhwah7q0O2WJBg/join ------ CD MODULE TRAY DISTRIBUTORS UK: Containerwise - containerwise.co.uk/charles-dowding-propagation-trays The Refill Room - refillroom.com/product-category/garden The Netherlands: The Farm Dream - thefarmdream.com/?s=books Denmark: FantastikeFroe - fantastiskefroe.dk/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage%2Ccollection&q=CD60* Norway: Lindholm gård - lindholmgard.no North America: All About The Garden - allaboutthegarden.com Australia and NZ, pallet arrives late May: Contact Julie Jones julie@hardingheirlooms.com.au