Do you have no garden space but enjoy growing seeds? Tips for indoor growing

If you enjoy gardening, but you are lacking one of the main necessities, a garden, all is not lost. Even though Seeds By Post  (http://www.seedsbypost.co.uk) the name gardening suggests you need one you can grow your own seeds indoors successfully.

In fact, now, it is arguably easier to grow your own seeds indoors. Follow these few simple steps here and you will find that growing seeds inside is just as rewarding.

Choose the right seeds

It’s important that you choose the right seeds to use, especially if you are new to indoor growing. One of the downsides of growing your own seeds inside is that you will not be able to plant all seeds successfully. This is why you need to pick vegetables that you know can be grown indoors. Start with herbs like; basil, chives and parsley. They need the least management so are the easiest to start with.

Get the right conditions

Having the right conditions is the most important factor if you are growing indoors. Most plants require a lot more light than a kitchen windowsill can offer. However, if it is your only choice, it is usually the best place to set up. If you want to take planting seriously, you can use high-intensity lights inches above the soil for twelve hours a day making sure that you raise the lights up as the plants grow.

You also need to make sure you keep the plants or herbs moist. Use a spray bottle to ensure you do not over water them. Alternatively, you can fill a tray underneath the plant with water so that the mix wicks up the moisture from below.

Buy reputable, buy right

If you want to make sure you get it right the first time it’s important that you buy seeds from a reputable supplier. Seeds By Post offer Suttons Seeds, Mr Fothergills Seeds and        among others so you can be sure that you are buying quality seeds, which will give you the best chance of being successful.

If you decide to give indoor growing a go, make sure you take the time to research how to do it right. While it may seem simple, you will soon find that if you do not put in ample research, you’ll end up having to start again.

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Introduce perennials to your garden on a par with Chelsea's

If there's any type of plant that so many people who buy seeds online from ourselves here at Seeds By Post (http://www.seedsbypost.co.uk) seem to especially wax lyrical about, it's the perennial. They go to see the show gardens at Chelsea, and are astonished by the immaculate colour coordination of the perennials there, wondering how they could possibly achieve the same effect in their own gardens. Even if this is possible, how do you do it?

As gorgeous as perennials often look in magazine centrefolds, you'll need to be sure that yours look good in the long term, particularly if you grow them in larger drifts. Not all of our customers of cheap seeds are massively convinced about vast swathes of perennials, given that the damp winters of the UK climate can leave many parts drab and decaying between December and May. Nor does the thought of having to tend such far-reaching stretches fill every gardener with joy, as it can be highly monotonous work.

However, there are still ways of incorporating perennials into your scheme that make sense even if you are a time-pressed gardener not able to lavish hour after hour of attention on them. By mixing them with structural planting, you can help to ensure that your garden looks dynamic at all times of year. Whether your garden is dominated by trees, shrubs, grasses or roses, perennials mix well with all of them, having a dramatic effect on seasonal colour levels. What's more, with so many more high-performance plants continually emerging, it's never been more interesting or challenging to choose the right ones for your garden.

Those wanting to grow perennials cost-effectively above all else, may want to invest in the Perennial Border Collection of Johnsons Seeds, as is now available from Seeds By Post. It consists of a series of flower seeds allowing you to create the ideal backbone to a dramatic herbaceous. Johnsons also offers an especially hardy perennial in the form of Platycodon grandiflora Mixed, which combines attractive blue-green foliage with gorgeous open, delicately veined blooms. Meanwhile, Unwins Seeds brings our customers the likes of the Wildflower Harebell, a dainty but pretty wild summer flower that attracts plenty of bees and butterflies.

Or maybe you'd be tempted by our Mr Fothergills range of perennials, in which you can find Sweet Pea Everlasting Mixed, a great choice for the traditional cottage garden, where it can scramble through early flowering shrubs and climb over walls and fences? Or what about some cacti for your greenhouse, as we now stock from Suttons Seeds? The great thing about the seeds in its Cactus GP - Prickly Characters (Mixed) set, besides the curious and interesting mix of plants, is that they can be sown at any time of year.

By experimenting with some of the perennial flower seeds from Seeds By Post (http://www.seedsbypost.co.uk), within just a few seasons, you can see truly stunning results.

Editor’s Note: Seeds By Post (http://www.seedsbypost.co.uk) are represented by the search engine advertising and digital marketing specialists Jumping Spider Media. Email: info@jumpingspidermedia.co.uk or call: +44 (0)20 3070 1959 / +34 952 783 637.

Introduce perennials to your garden on a par with Chelsea's

If there's any type of plant that so many people who buy seeds online from ourselves here at Seeds By Post (http://www.seedsbypost.co.uk) seem to especially wax lyrical about, it's the perennial. They go to see the show gardens at Chelsea, and are astonished by the immaculate colour coordination of the perennials there, wondering how they could possibly achieve the same effect in their own gardens. Even if this is possible, how do you do it?

As gorgeous as perennials often look in magazine centrefolds, you'll need to be sure that yours look good in the long term, particularly if you grow them in larger drifts. Not all of our customers of cheap seeds are massively convinced about vast swathes of perennials, given that the damp winters of the UK climate can leave many parts drab and decaying between December and May. Nor does the thought of having to tend such far-reaching stretches fill every gardener with joy, as it can be highly monotonous work.

However, there are still ways of incorporating perennials into your scheme that make sense even if you are a time-pressed gardener not able to lavish hour after hour of attention on them. By mixing them with structural planting, you can help to ensure that your garden looks dynamic at all times of year. Whether your garden is dominated by trees, shrubs, grasses or roses, perennials mix well with all of them, having a dramatic effect on seasonal colour levels. What's more, with so many more high-performance plants continually emerging, it's never been more interesting or challenging to choose the right ones for your garden.

Those wanting to grow perennials cost-effectively above all else, may want to invest in the Perennial Border Collection of Johnsons Seeds, as is now available from Seeds By Post. It consists of a series of flower seeds allowing you to create the ideal backbone to a dramatic herbaceous. Johnsons also offers an especially hardy perennial in the form of Platycodon grandiflora Mixed, which combines attractive blue-green foliage with gorgeous open, delicately veined blooms. Meanwhile, Unwins Seeds brings our customers the likes of the Wildflower Harebell, a dainty but pretty wild summer flower that attracts plenty of bees and butterflies.

Or maybe you'd be tempted by our Mr Fothergills range of perennials, in which you can find Sweet Pea Everlasting Mixed, a great choice for the traditional cottage garden, where it can scramble through early flowering shrubs and climb over walls and fences? Or what about some cacti for your greenhouse, as we now stock from Suttons Seeds? The great thing about the seeds in its Cactus GP - Prickly Characters (Mixed) set, besides the curious and interesting mix of plants, is that they can be sown at any time of year.

By experimenting with some of the perennial flower seeds from Seeds By Post (http://www.seedsbypost.co.uk), within just a few seasons, you can see truly stunning results.

Editor’s Note: Seeds By Post (http://www.seedsbypost.co.uk) are represented by the search engine advertising and digital marketing specialists Jumping Spider Media. Email: info@jumpingspidermedia.co.uk or call: +44 (0)20 3070 1959 / +34 952 783 637.

When it comes to herb seeds, you can’t look past basil

Are you thinking of starting an herb garden? Well, in that case, basil – otherwise known as Ocimum basilicum – simply can’t be ignored. Whereas an herb garden might have once merely consisted of a patch of mint, a row of parsley and a thyme bush, people do tend to be a bit more adventurous these days, choosing to buy seeds online from an online store like Seeds By Post (http://www.seedsbypost.co.uk) for all kinds of fascinating eastern and Mediterranean dishes.

But whether your herb garden spans acres or simply consists of a few pots by your back door, the ‘king of herbs’, basil, is a must. You only need to look at our own range of herb seeds here at Seeds By Post, to see that we’re pretty strong on all things basil. Indeed, for beginner and seasoned gardeners alike, it’s often the first herb that they would choose for their garden, as well as the last that they would give up.

There are so many great food recipes for which basil is an integral ingredient, so you’re hardly likely to regret growing it, whether you opt for something like the Basil Aristotle of Suttons Seeds, or Basil Lettuce Leaf from Unwins Seeds. But basil’s usefulness goes well beyond food, with it also being a popular aid to digestion, in addition to being popular as a tonic and for aromatherapy. Basil originated in India, where it was known as a holy plant, a status probably explained by its intense, almost mystical smell when it is concentrated into an essence, when the plant’s oil has been dissolved in alcohol.

There are various types of basil available with varying characteristics, and you might want to grow just one type to begin with, or for that matter go overboard when you buy seeds of this type from us! If one thing is for sure, though, it’s that on account of its status as an annual plant, you’ll need to grow basil from seed each year – which you can do either in pots and containers on your patio or amongst your vegetable and flower seeds if you have aspirations of starting a more substantial herb garden.

At the same time as buying the seeds, you’ll need to ensure that you have the likes of a small bag of soil-less growing medium in which the seeds can be sown, some seed trays, a quantity of small plastic flower pots in which your basil seedlings can be planted and a watering can with a very fine sprinkler attachment. Further information can be found online about the full process of growing basil, but rest assured that it isn’t too difficult – and can certainly be massively rewarding.

Basil has no shortage of uses, from egg, cheese and tomato dishes to classic pesto, so why wait any longer to start discovering them? Take a look at the Seeds By Post (http://www.seedsbypost.co.uk) website today for more information about our cheap seeds.

Editor’s Note: Seeds By Post (http://www.seedsbypost.co.uk) are represented by the search engine advertising and digital marketing specialists Jumping Spider Media. Email: info@jumpingspidermedia.co.uk or call: +44 (0)20 3070 1959 / +34 952 783 637.

Focus on Suttons Seeds

Sutton Seeds are one of the oldest and most recognised companies in the seed producing industry. At Seeds By Post (http://www.seedsbypost.co.uk/) we think they have one of the best selections of seeds in the business.

Their impressive history goes back over 200 years to 1806 when a corn supplying company was founded by John Sutton in Reading. When John's sons eagerly joined the business in 1837 they helped it branch out into the sales of vegetable and flower seeds, using their passion and business acumen to expand rapidly. In 1858 Queen Victoria requested Suttons Seeds supply the royal household, bestowing the royal patronage upon them which is still honoured in the present day, by Queen Elizabeth.

Innovation always played a big role at Suttons Seeds, in 1840 they proved themselves to be well ahead of their time by establishing a laboratory for the testing of seed germination and purity, 80 years before the practice became law with the seeds act of 1920. And again in 1965 when Suttons began using foil fresh packets they had spent years developing, they were the first company to do this in the UK. Here's a look at a selection of their ranges which we supply:

Organic – Carrying the organic farmers and growers seal of approval, this broad range of seeds are all from organic origins and are certifiably free from pesticides and chemicals. All your vegetable favourites can be found here from the delicious F1 flyaway organic carrot (£2.45 per packet) to the black beauty courgette (£2.85 per packet) and much more.

Eden project – Becoming a landmark millennium project in the year 2000, the Eden project has blossomed as not only a beautiful tourist destination but also as an acclaimed botanical research centre. In this partnership with them, Suttons Seeds bring our customers unusual and challenging flower and vegetable seeds from around the world, such as their bird of paradise flowers at £3.55 per packet.

Fast flowers – Great for beginners or those who just don’t have as much time as they’d like to spend on cultivation. This lovely selection of fast growing flower seeds can be sown directly where they will grow and bloom in just 6 weeks with a minimal amount effort. Pretty calendula daisies (£1.65 per packet) and paquito sunflowers (£1.99 per packet) are perfect for planting in spring.

Wildlife garden – Chosen for their attractiveness to birds and other types of wildlife, these countryside classics will work just as well in your back garden. Ranging from bee friendly 'blue boy' cornflowers (£2.45 per packet) to the Buddleia, butterfly attracting, mix (£2.45 per packet) this selection is sure to liven up any outdoor space.

All of Suttons Seeds have been trialled and tested to ensure your vegetables are fresh, healthy and tasty and your flowers bloom. At Seeds by Post (http://www.seedsbypost.co.uk/) we are proud to supply the seeds of such a landmark company. And with all the other producers we stock, you need look no further.

  

Editor’s Note: Seeds By Post (http://www.seedsbypost.co.uk) are represented by the search engine advertising and digital marketing specialists Jumping Spider Media. Email: info@jumpingspidermedia.co.uk or call: +44 (0)20 3070 1959 / +34 952 783 637.