Growth comparisons through winter from different potting mixes, composts, trays and boxes. Ahead of the sowing season under cover - which is not yet!
It's a good time to get equipped and ready. Like to prepare a potting mix, and if you need to buy, the one I recommend in the UK is Urban Wyrm peat-free compost: https://www.urbanwyrm.co.uk/products/urban-wyrm-peat-free-black-gold-organic-all-purpose-compost (descended from Pete's!).
The worm compost I mention using is from my on-ground wormery https://studio.youtube.com/video/ICc9iyi-QQw/edit?o=U
My Calendar of Sowing Dates 2025 https://shop.charlesdowding.co.uk/products/charles-dowdings-calendar-of-vegetable-sowing-dates-2025
It's in digital too https://shop.charlesdowding.co.uk/products/charles-dowdings-calendar-of-vegetable-sowing-dates-2025-digital
The website Sowing Timeline https://www.charlesdowding.co.uk/resources/sowing-timeline
Containerwise UK are producers and stockists of the CD range
https://containerwise.co.uk/product-category/charles-dowding/
Global resellers of my trays:
America, All About The Garden – http://www.allaboutthegarden.com/
Australia and New Zealand, Sow Your Seeds – http://www.sow-your-seeds.myshopify.com/
Benelux, The Farm Dream (deliver to most countries in western Europe) – http://www.thefarmdream.com/
Denmark, Fantastiskfroe – http://www.fantastiskefrø.dk/ and Bjarne's Fro Og Planter – https://www.barney.dk
Ireland, Quickcrop – http://www.quickcrop.ie/
Jersey, The Sustainable Cooperative (no online sales)
Norway, Lindholmgard (business name) – http://lindholmgard.no/
Poland, Plena Natura – http://www.uprawiaj.pl/
Sweden, Lindbloms Frö (business name) – https://www.lindbloms.se, and Garden Market (business name) – https://gardenmarket.se
See my Planner app https://shop.charlesdowding.co.uk/products/charles-dowdings-garden-planner-app
Filmed 24th January 2025 by Carly Dutton-Edwards at Homeacres no dig garden, Somerset UK. Oceanic climate, zone 8 but 51° north, and light levels in winter are low. Night temperatures often close to freezing and day temperatures, 5 to 10°C, 41 to 50°F.
00:00 Intro, timings for starting to sow
00:50 Which compost to use for potting, some trials
02:48 My own-design module trays, the advantages of small and tapered cells
03:25 Potting on
04:01 Cabbage, a trial
04:59 Where to buy the module trays worldwide
05:28 Sweet peas
06:05 Boxes with winter salad, another compost trial
07:14 Advice on watering
07:32 My monthly seed collections
https://premierseedsdirect.com/charles-dowding-home/
Music by: @rorydinwoodiemusic
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