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🏡 Small garden, big plans 🧤 What I’m sowing, growing & learning
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Growing into Spring: Sowing Seeds Intentionally

Seed Sowing, Slowly: What I’m Planting This Spring (and Why)
Ali McDonald
The Small Things That Make Seed Sowing Work
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When to Sow Seeds in the UK (Without Making It Complicated)
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Hardening Off: The Step That Makes or Breaks Your Seedlings
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What Seed Sowing Has Taught Me About Letting Go
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What Seed Sowing Has Taught Me About Letting Go
You can do everything right - and nature still decides. Seed sowing has a way of reminding you that not everything responds to planning or pressure, and that growth often happens in its own time, whether you’re watching closely or not.
Hardening Off: The Step That Makes or Breaks Your Seedlings
Strong plants come from gentle transitions, not sudden shocks.
When to Sow Seeds in the UK (Without Making It Complicated)
Forget strict calendars - learning to read light, warmth and frost will take you further.
The Small Things That Make Seed Sowing Work
Seed sowing rarely fails because of one big mistake. More often, it’s the small things - overlooked, rushed, or overdone - that make the difference.
Seed Sowing, Slowly: What I’m Planting This Spring (and Why)
Every spring I convince myself this is the year I’ll grow everything. This time, I’m doing less - and enjoying it more.