Sowing in pots

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northener - I bought one this year. So far it's proved to be good for starting more tender things early. I put my chilis, sweet peppers and aubergines in it and had about 99% germination. Much better than previous years.

The only trouble is you do have to keep an eye on things. Mine are a bit leggy due to too much heat once they'd germinated. You need to turn it off or remove the plants when they've germinated, only they don't all germinate at the same time!

I used it again after I'd pricked all the seedlings out into cold compost. I put them in it for a few hours to warm up, so the cold didn't shock them.

[aquilegia]