I always think there is little more satisfying than planting a seed in a pot of compost, nurturing it with warmth and water, and waiting for the day when the tips of those two first little leaves poke their way through the soil into the light. Every day when returning from the office, I make my way down the alleyway like a child at Christmas to see how much the little family of seedlings has grown, and whether there are any new plants making their tentative first look at the world above the compost.
Only having a small garden, and being lucky enough to have an allotment, this year we’re raising most of our seeds at home before transplanting them into their designated beds at the allotment. The only exceptions are root veg, such as carrots, parsnips, swede and beetroot, which will go directly into ‘the root bed’.
