Greenhouse project: planting seedlings

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Text on screen: greenhouse project

Visual: Plant in glass jar, smaller cardboard pots in background.

Text on screen: Planting seeds

Visual: Cardboard pots with sticks poking out of them, black plastic put in background.

Text on screen: raising plants from seeds is quite straight forward. In essence all they need in water, sunlight, soil and air! However, seedlings are quite fragile and can be difficult to keep alive

Visual: Camera pans across green pot plants.

Text on screen: here are some simple steps to follow to ensure your plants are successful

Visual: Cardboard pots on a table.

Text on screen: Before getting started it’s important to think about what plant is right for you. Each plant has its own unique requirements so it’s good to be aware of what will suit your environment. This information should be on the packet of your seed or can eb found on gardening websites

Visual: Open hand with several seeds in the palm.

Text on screen: Once you’ve picked your seed it is time to plant it.

Visual: Two hands holding cardboard pots.

Text on screen: We used biodegradable pots. They are easily transportable prevent damage caused by repotting and of course limit the use of plastic. But you can use anything as long as it has a drainage hole

Visual: Person shovelling soil from a polystyrene box.

Text on screen: Start by filling the bottom of the pots with soil. It is best to use a seed starting mix it is sterilised to prevent diseases

Visual: Person holding watering can and pouring water over cardboard pot filled with soil.

Text on screen: Moisten the soil thoroughly

Visual: Person holding carboard pot filled with soil

Text on screen: Place seeds on the soil. We usually put 2-3 seeds per pot as sometimes the seeds just don’t take

Visual: Person holding cardboard pot filled with soil and sifting soil over the top.

Text on screen: As the seeding mix is still not fine enough for the fragile shoots to push through, using a kitchen sieve, sieve your soil over the top of seeds (make sure you wash it after). Your seed packet should tell you how much soil to place over the top but a good rule of thumb is twice the diameter of the seed itself

Visual: Person holding watering can and pouring water over cardboard pot filled with soil.

Text on screen: Gently water over the top or if your seeds are very tiny, use a spray bottle to moisten the soil

Visual: Camera pan across cardboard seed pots.

Text on screen: And you’re done!

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Text on screen: Seeds should be kept moist but not wet. Usually a good water every 1-2 days does the trick, or if your top layer is looking dry. Seeds should be kept sheltered from the elements and generally with plenty of sunlight. A window sill is perfect or you can be really fancy and use a UV light

Visual: Plants sprouting out of soil in a polystyrene box. Cardboard seed pots on a table.

Text on screen: Watching your seeds spring out of the ground and grow bigger and bigger is so satisfying. Happy planting! Stay tuned for how to report your seedlings and propagate them

Visual: Closing slides.