Gartenkern Magazine

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Sowing & Propagation

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Kräftige grüne Gemüsejungpflanzen in Anzuchtschalen

Sowing & Propagation

Hardening off young plants: the two weeks before the bed

Raised strong and then burnt in the bed? Why the last link of seed-raising is so often forgotten, how to accustom your young plants to sun, wind and cool with a simple ten-day plan, and when they may finally go outside.

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Tomatensämlinge werden mit einem Pikierstab in einzelne mit Erde gefüllte Töpfe umgesetzt

Sowing & Propagation

Pre-growing on the windowsill: sturdy young plants, not leggy floppers

Tomatoes, peppers and chillies need a head start only the windowsill gives. Why most seed-raising fails not at germination but at going leggy afterwards, and how bright instead of warm raises sturdy young plants.

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