This weather is a pain on some plants. I look forward to my calabrese and dill etc and despite shielding them from sun(as much as can) with mesh they go so fast. Have you had this happen record breaking speeds this year? Any hints or tricks?

Well here we go again… F Acid to be mandated in Dec 26 to all flour and wheat products in the uk . Nothing is sacred anymore 🤬 James has a very informative podcast with many links.

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Hi everyone as I’m sure a lot of you will know this Skool page is paid for and run by our CIC who also run www.foodfindershub.com where farmers growers and producers of food can register free to advertise directly to the local community We are now launching internationally as well, including all the food categories we are also including natural health and alternative education If you know or are in those lines of business then feel free to list yourself X

There have been a few people commenting on poor germination rates and I wanted to share what I do, which may be helpful (not guaranteed though!). If I want to get seeds going quickly, I use 3% peroxide mixed with water as a seed soak prior to planting. It must be measured properly because too much peroxide will kill the seed and not enough won't work. Put 9 tablespoons of water in a glass, add 1 tablespoon 3% peroxide and give it a stir to mix it. Immediately drop seeds into the liquid and give it a jiggle. Leave it for 15 minutes. Time it, don't guess. I use a tea strainer to strain the liquid off, leaving the seeds in the strainer, but you could use anything that allows the water to run off without losing the seeds. Rinse well with fresh water. Tip the seeds onto a piece of kitchen roll to dry out the excess water so that you can seperate the seeds. Sow them immediately. The peroxide has two functions - it sterilises the seed casing so any bacteria will be removed and it gives the seed an oxygen boost. My last years carrot seeds have all germinated using this method. Three days ago I sowed some chinese cabbage seeds and they have germinated already despite having reasonably hard seed casings. There are some seeds that pre-soaking is not recommended for, notably runner/french beans. They don't need it. Don't be tempted to use stronger peroxide - it will kill the seeds. So far, every time I've used this method, the seeds have always germinated (let's hope I haven't just hexed myself 😂)