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Raising Plants from Seed?

There is nothing quite as satisfying, or cost effective as raising your own plants from seed.   Here is our collection of bits and pieces to get you underway.  

Cedar Seed Raising Tray

 
Cedar Seed Tray

These sturdy Seed Trays are made from hard Cedar wood.  This tray will last for many seasons of seed raising.

Cedar is a naturally water resistant wood,  finished with an additional preservative coat of linseed oil.

Constructed with non-corrosive nails, the tray also has a slatted bottom for drainage.  Line the bottom with newspaper and fill with seed raising mix. 

300mm L x 200mm W x 50mm D

Code GE040 $19.50
Paper Pot Stamper

Give your plants the best chance of success by planting them in biodegradable paper pots for growing on and planting out.

The Paper Pot Stamper is a great tool for the potting shed.   Use a 1/4 of a sheet of newspaper to create little pots to raise your seeds & seedlings in.

When you're ready to put them in the garden, plant the whole lot.  The plants grow faster because their roots aren't distubed when they're planted out. 

 

The paper rots away in no time, no plastic involved!  Made in NZ from good old pinus radiata.  Comes with instructions.

Code: GE04 $19.50
 

Paper Pot Maker

Plant Dibber  
Recycled Rimu Planting Dibber

These planting dibbers are carved out of a single piece of wood which is then oiled to further preserve it.

A dibber is a very useful item to have in your gardening basket.  They have graduated markings to help you estimate the depth of sowing and planting, making your efforts more accurate and effective.

No need to take your gloves off and poke your finger in the dirt.  They are also shaped to be gripped easily by a gloved hand.

Made in New Zealand from recycled Rimu timber.

Code: GE02 $9.50
Plant Labels

No point planting seeds if you don't put a label on them so you remember what you planted. 

These bundles of 30 durable plant tags are made here in Nelson from recycled venetian blinds.

Write on them with a permanent marker to tell your Parsley from your Poppies.

Code: GE08                     $3.00 per bundle
 
Venetian Blind Plant Labels

 

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