Other Seeds You Can Grow

hhThere is a plethora of seeds that can be sown in the garden. Depending on the type and time of year the seeds can generally thrive in a typical home garden. Below are some examples.

• Basil

Basil is one of the most well-known and well-used herbs in the UK. It is used as a key ingredient in Italian dishes including pizza and pasta. It is the main ingredient in pesto and it is delicious fresh in salads. Basil originates in India, where it is considered sacred. It now grows wild in the Mediterranean, and is a popular herb in Mediterranean cooking. It thrives in British soil, however, and does especially well grown in pots on the kitchen windowsill and in greenhouses. Basil is often referred to as the king of herbs. Basil plants are certainly one of the most popular herbs grown in the home garden. Basil comes in hundreds of different shapes, sizes and flavors. The most common herb found in the home garden. Basil can be used in several dishes in home cuisine. It is most advised to try out several varieties and compare between different flavors to come up with different delicious meals. Basil can easily be grown in the garden, containers on the windowsill.  start the seeds indoors 6 weeks before the last spring frost. When growing basil outdoors, it is very important to remember that basil is very sensitive to cold and even a light frost will kill it. Basil seeds or basil plants must not be planted until all danger of frost has passed.

• Chive

Chives are a perennial member of the onion family that spur beautiful purple flowers. Chives are cool-season, cold-tolerant perennials that are planted in early spring. Chive is a popular herb used as a flavor on many meals. Chive plants are long and skinny and should be grown in groups to create a large harvest. A member of the onion family, chives are well worth cultivating in the vegetable and flower garden. They take up very little space, and the whole plant can be eaten from top to bottom – the bulbs as mild onions, the leaves in salads and flavouring, the flower heads as a splash of colour to salads. Chives will grow in almost all soils, the ideal one being well-dug with the addition of well-rotted compost or organic material. Chives do not require much nutrition, so it is not necessary to feed throughout the year if the soil has been properly prepared. Full sun or partial shade suit them equally well, and although they are fairly tolerant of drought, they should not be planted in very dry places.

Chives are very similar to onions, they have a bulbous root and green leaves. The bulbs multiply quickly over a few years and this provides the easiest method of propagation. The clump of bulbs should be dug up in March or October, and should carefully be separated into individual bulbs and replanted with the tips of the bulbs level with the soil surface. They thrive on this method of propagation because it relieves the congestion in the bulbs.

Growing chives from seed is almost as easy. The seeds can be sown indoors using normal potting compost in March time or directly outside in April. the compost ought to remain moist. The seedlings will appear a week to ten days later. They can be transferred outside a month after sowing with 10cm (8in) between each plant.

• Oregano

Oregano is a perennial with rose-purple or white flowers and a taste reminiscent of thyme. Its taste is zesty and strong and is commonly used in Italian dishes. Oregano is a hardy plant and makes a good ground cover. Oregano is a popular perennial that is great for flavoring meats. It creates a strong flavor so only a small pinch is needed. Oregano grows to about 4 inches and then they should be pinched or trimmed lightly to encourage a denser and bushier plant. Regular trimming will not only cause the plant to branch again, but also avoid legginess. Oregano doesn’t need quite as much water as most herbs. As the amount of watering depends on many variables, just water when the soil feels dry to the touch. To ensure the best-quality plants, the plants that are 3 or 4 years old in the early spring should be thinned. Oregano is self-seeding, so the plants will easily grow back.

• Cannabis

Growing marijuana outdoors in the garden is often considered the simplest and natural method, as it replicates the way it has grown in the wild for thousands of years. Cannabis which is known for its cannabinoid compound is just like other plants, can be bred to favour certain characteristics by selectively choosing and crossing offspring with the desired features. A well-lit garden is a perfect place to grow these cannabis seeds the choice of seeds and the variety of strands is enormous.

TogGrow Cannabis plants the seeds should be soaked seeds overnight in a glass of plain water. They may float on the surface at first but should sink to the bottom in a few minutes. The seeds should get good and wet so that water penetrates the outer shell and growth is activated. However, the seeds shouldn’t soak for more than 24 hours, otherwise they might get too wet, suffer oxygen deprivation and subsequently rot. The seeds should be removed from the glass of water.

Water should be poured out onto two paper (or cloth) towels on a dinner plate. The towels should be folded over the seeds to cover them. the water should be drained from the dinner plate by tipping it to the side. moisture level of the towels should be checked several times a day, watering once or twice to keep them evenly moist. Excess water should be drained away freely. The paper or cloth towels will retain enough moisture to germinate the seeds in a few days. Each seed contains an adequate food supply for germination. Fungal attacks can be prevented by watering with a mild two percent bleach or organic fungicide solution. In a few days, seeds will sprout. Once seeds have sprouted and each seed’s white rootlet is visible, tweezers are used to carefully pick up the fragile, germinated seeds and plant them. Do not wait for the white rootlets to grow more than 0.25 inches (1 cm) before planting, or growth could slow.

Planting each germinated seed with the white root tip pointing downward is necessary. Take care not to expose the tender rootlet to prolonged light and air. Cover germinated seeds with 0.25 to 0.5 inches (1-2 cm) of fine, moist planting medium. Over and under-watering are the biggest obstacles faced when germinating seeds and growing seedlings.  The soil must be kept uniformly moist but not waterlogged. The growing medium’s surface should not be dried for long. Setting root cubes or planting flats on a grate allows good drainage.