1. Moisten your growing paper

2. Insert the paper into the soil

Most plants do better outdoors. The ideal time to plant outdoors is from May to October (see individual species for exact dates). If you are planting indoors, it is also a good idea to keep to these dates. Loosen the soil, skywash and place growing paper on top.

3. Cover the paper with a thin layer of soil

Cover the growing paper with 1-1,5 cm of good quality soil. This will give the seeds enough nutrients, protection and light to germinate. If you cover the paper with too thick a layer of soil, the seeds will germinate more slowly or not at all.

4. Water, water and more water

In the beginning, remember to water with a little water every day to keep the paper moist. It's best to use a soft-headed spray bottle to get the same amount of water on the paper everywhere. A cup with a stream of water can prevent the paper from getting evenly wet and the seeds from germinating evenly.

5. Sun and heat

Place the plant in a bright and warm place - plenty of light is essential, especially indoors. However, be careful of a place in direct sunlight, especially in summer. This is when your paper can dry out and the seeds will not germinate.

6. Patience and love

Now is the time for patient waiting. The first plants will sprout within a week. Give lots of love and attention not only to the seeds but also to the sprouting plants. Water the plants less than in the first week.

Wild poppy

The wolf poppy is red along the roadsides, in the fields and is a beautiful symbol of summer. You can sow it in the garden or in the park. It is very easy to grow, it just needs plenty of sun and well-drained soil, ideally calcareous.

Sow directly on site from April to May or pre-grow from February at home, but then you need to transplant the seedlings outdoors as soon as the weather permits. Sow directly on the substrate, germination time is usually 1-2 weeks but can be longer. The seeds germinate at a temperature of 15-20 °C.

Mixture of wildflowers

With these wildflowers, you are giving bees and butterflies a helping hand. They are having a hard time in our country because of the ever-shrinking food sources. In this helping mixture you will find the seeds of these flowers:

Antirrhinum | Godetia | Gypsophila | Dorotheanthus | Chrysanthemum | Petunia | Lobularia | Ageratum | Iberis.

In the garden or park, the best time to sow is from March to June. From the end of March they should be moved indoors, but no later than the beginning of May, to give the bees and co. something to draw on.

Mix of fragrant herbs

A mixture of herbs including thyme, mint, basil, parsley and oregano can be planted in a pot or bed at home in spring. But always give them plenty of sun and nice, loose, permeable soil.

Chamomile

Chamomile is an annual plant that blooms for a long time and is a nice addition to the herb garden. It is unpretentious, grows in all types of soil and prefers to be in direct sun. It can be sown in loose soil from mid-March to early June. Cover the seeds with a few millimetres of soil and keep them moist. They germinate 2-3 weeks after planting.

Chamomile self-seeds, so there is a good chance you will see it in your garden every year after one sowing. You can make a great soothing tea from the dried flowers.

Lettuce

It is best sown outdoors from mid-March to the end of July. Sow indoors in a pot from the end of March, then outdoors from May onwards. Expect to have to transplant the seedlings after germination.

Take care in warm summers as lettuce seeds will not germinate at temperatures above 25 degrees. In this case, it is preferable to plant the growing paper inside and then transfer it outside. When? When the seedlings have 3 leaves. By then they are big enough to move to the garden or balcony.

Here, our salad mix contains a variety of lettuces to give you a varied result. Harvesting your own lettuce is amazing and well worth a little effort!

Carrot

Plant out from the beginning of March to the end of July. Sowing in a pot is not ideal as the carrot roots grow deep and the seedlings will not transplant. Therefore, only sow carrots outdoors in a bed.

Forget-me-not

It is best to sow the seedlings in the garden from June to September. You can also plant them at home from April onwards, but they must be planted outside in May. Sunflowers usually flower from April to September and their flowers are edible! Use them as a beautiful decoration for a festive treat. This little flower has a neutral flavour.

Catnip

When frosts are no longer threatening, you can sow the common cattail outside in the ground. Sow indoors from April onwards, then it can go outdoors.

Cover the moistened paper with 3 mm of soil. Keep the seeds moist until they germinate. This is usually after about 1-2 weeks. Once the seeds have germinated, it is a good idea to thin or relocate them so that they are 20 cm apart. This will give them enough space to fully flower. They like a sunny spot and the soil can sometimes be a little dry. The common cattail is a hardy plant that could survive the winter.

The purple flowers are fragrant and attract bees and other pollinating insects. And our feline friends love it too!

Purslane

Discover this delicious and healing plant that our grandmothers loved but we have forgotten. Enjoy the whole stems, which have a delicious slightly sweet and sour taste. You can also pick the flowers, but they taste a bit pungent after flowering. Raw, it's great in salads, as a green pepper or you can steam it like spinach. The shrubs provide the body with chlorophyll, vitamins, minerals and fatty acids.

It can be sown from mid-May. Purslane seeds are tiny and germinate with the help of light, so sow them very shallowly. Cover with just 1-2mm of soil, just enough to dissolve the paper. Harvest the first leaves four weeks after planting. If sown gradually, purslane can be grown and harvested all year round until autumn. It is an annual plant, but if you don't cut the plants too close to the ground, they will re-grow and be harvested a second time. You can also grow it well in the winter in pots in a greenhouse or in the spring in a greenhouse.

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