Roots are, well, the root of good plant health! When you give roots a healthy start, your plants are much more likely to be able to survive drought, heat, cold, poor soil and disease - everything your veg plot could throw at it. 
This sowing season, we're looking at how to give roots the best possible start using boosters, root trainers, Jiffy Pellets, soil testing equipment and more! 

Watch our Time lapse video of our Melon & Squash seeds germination. This was taken over 6 hours as the seedlings push through the soil and open their seed leaves (cotyledons).

Our tomato, chilli & pepper plants are looking strong & healthy in our Vitopod heated propagator, which is set to 20°C. Our seeds were sown just before Christmas, and transplanted into pots 2-3 weeks later.

Watch our video here

After 2 weeks in our Hydropod Cuttings Propagator, our Coleus cuttings are ready to be potted on. This tropical plant is a soft wood variety and makes a good house plant.

Our Gardening Angels have just taken some Pepino cuttings which should begin showing signs of roots in about a week. Pepino is like a cross between melon and pear and is a firm favourite with our Gardening Angels.

Our Gardening Angels have been hard at work propagating Babaco Papaya and Naranjilla in our Hydropod Cuttings propagator. After being planted 2 weeks ago our cuttings are showing lots of healthy root growth.

A quick update from our customers growing in Vitopod propagators.

Our Hydropod Cuttings Propagator removes the risk of damping-off and fungal infections and speeds up growth. As used by commercial nurseries. Watch our video to learn more.

The Vitopod heated electric propagator provides the perfect environment in which to give your seeds and cuttings the best start.

There's nothing more rewarding than growing plants from seed and is a lot easier than most would think. Small seeds such as salad seeds are best grown in trays whilst larger seeds such as tomato, peppers and peas seeds are best grown in pots. Take a look at our video for hints and tips on sowing from seed.