Talcum Powder on seeds?????????????

[Jardiniere]

Christine Gardener thingy (not blakeley)on the one show ......says roll your seeds in talc so you can see them when you sow them! Anyone heard of this before???

[zazen999]

Sounds logical...I take it she means the very little ones???

[HeyWayne]

Seed sowing tip

Just seen Christine Walkden on The One Show with a great tip for sowing seeds. She explained that obviously lots of seeds that are dark, or brown in colour are difficult to see on the soil when sown, so it's tricky to see how thinly/thickly you've sown.

Tip: Roll the seeds in talcum powder first - and you'll have white seeds on dark soil. Much easier to see!

Thanks Christine!

[HeyWayne]

Oops, you beat me to it (I had to answer the door to the ruby man).

Thread merge?

[Storming Norman]

I saw that as well. What a good idea.

Funny how you need to told the most obvious of things sometimes.....

[zazen999]

Merged....

[FionaH]

Best bit was John Barrymore in a pair of sparkly garden gloves trying to sow carrots. Laughed so hard nearly upset the cat off me lap!