Amateur Gardening

Sowing seeds on a windowsill

WHEN I started gardening, all my seed sowing was done on windowsills indoors. A house maintained at around 20ºC/68°F through spring offers the ideal temperature to germinate seeds. Most older houses have good deep windowsills that will accommodate a couple of seed trays or small propagators, but some are better than others. Any bright sill will do, but the best are south or west facing as they offer the most sunlight,

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