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How to Grow Flowers from Seed

SOWING HALF-HARDY ANNUALS IN MID SPRING

Lesson 6 of 33

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Sowing half-hardy annuals in mid spring

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What to consider before you start sowing

What to consider before you start sowing

Planning which flowers to grow

Planning which flowers to grow

Planning a cut flower patch from seed

Planning a cut flower patch from seed

An overview of the sowing and growing process

An overview of the sowing and growing process

The kit you'll need

The kit you'll need

What compost to use

What compost to use

Sowing hardy annuals - marigolds

Sowing hardy annuals - marigolds

Sowing hardy annuals - Anchusa

Sowing hardy annuals - Anchusa

Sowing hardy annuals - sweet peas

Sowing hardy annuals - sweet peas

Sowing perennials - Echinacea

Sowing perennials - Echinacea

Direct-sowing nasturtiums in early April

Direct-sowing nasturtiums in early April

Sowing half-hardy annuals in mid spring

Sowing half-hardy annuals in mid spring

Aftercare for seedlings: pricking out and potting on

Aftercare for seedlings: pricking out and potting on

Planting out cosmos into the border

Planting out cosmos into the border

Flowers in the border grown from seed

Flowers in the border grown from seed

The cut flower patch in June

The cut flower patch in June

Tying in and picking sweet peas

Tying in and picking sweet peas

Sowing biennials

Sowing biennials

Planting up a container with seedlings

Planting up a container with seedlings

The gravel garden: a different way to garden

The gravel garden: a different way to garden

Filling gaps in the dahlia border

Filling gaps in the dahlia border

Growing hollyhocks in the gravel

Growing hollyhocks in the gravel

Filling pots with home-grown combinations

Filling pots with home-grown combinations

Using flowers grown from seed as companion plants

Using flowers grown from seed as companion plants

Poppy 'Amazing Grey'

Poppy 'Amazing Grey'

Sourcing seeds: Chiltern Seeds

Sourcing seeds: Chiltern Seeds

Collecting seeds: the theory

Collecting seeds: the theory

Collecting seeds: what to look for before harvesting

Collecting seeds: what to look for before harvesting

Collecting seeds: harvesting and storing effectively

Collecting seeds: harvesting and storing effectively

Collecting seeds: harvesting later-flowering seeds

Collecting seeds: harvesting later-flowering seeds

Planting out biennials in September

Planting out biennials in September

Sowing half-hardy annuals in mid spring

Half-hardy annuals are generally from warmer climates and are sown a bit later than hardy annuals and perennials. Clare shares popular examples, along with the process and the value of hard-hardy annuals in the garden.

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