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Starting To Grow In 2007

On A Small Scale ...

Since I moved house I’m without a greenhouse on my back garden – I’ve only still got the ones at the allotment. So whilst I’m deciding which to buy I’m finally letting the moths out of my purse to buy a propagator for my kitchen windowsill ...

Windowsill Propagator, an electric propagator designed to be used in the home

Working at Two West’s I’m really lucky as I get to see what’s selling and when ... and over the past few days everyone seems to have been placing orders for our Windowsill Propagator. In the past I’ve bought two of these for my Dad who absolutely raves over them ... even though he’s got numerous larger electric propagators he seems to have a propagator on his kitchen windowsill constantly ... I think he’s trying to keep up with Mother Nature in the amount of new plants he grows ...

I think the reason the Windowsill Propagator is so..o..o.o popular is that it’s really easy to use making it virtually impossible not to succeed, even if you’re growing from seed or cuttings for the first time. There’s no messing with dials to set a temperature ... all you do is plug it in and away you go ...

vents on top of the clear covers of the propagator allow you to easily maaintain a healthy propagation environment

When you buy one of these propagators (I’m just about to place my order) it comes complete with seven little trays and covers ... Not the cheap and nasty ones which break when you try to remove the plants, but really strong, rigid plastic ones which you can wash out and use year after year ... Plus, ‘cause the covers are strong they can have little adjustable vents in the top so you can mess around with the ventilation when the covers get ‘foggy’ with condensation ...

I know so much about the covers and trays ‘cause I’ve used these without having a propagator – just in a watertight tray on a windowsill ... and before I forget, the other good thing about the trays and covers is that they have a little notch in one side and a hole in the other – so they kind of ‘fit’ together as a unit helping to keep the heat in ...

small scale electric propagator for raising seeds or cuttings without a greenhouse

I just love these little added extras which show you’re getting what you pay for ... I can’t afford to waste any money ...

So now I’ve placed more order, all I need to do is find the ****** box which I packed and forgot to label which had all last year’s seeds in and see what I can start planting when my propagator arrives ... any suggestions???

Posted by Greenhouse Girl at 02:17 PM on

COMMENTS

Try one of boxes marked 'books,' but then again, I think you're going to have to buy more seeds....

Posted by: joce at January 4, 2007 03:29 PM

Those do look great. I just stick plastic bags over the plant pots on my kitchen windowsill and hold them on with rubber bands. Is it really worth investing in a more scientific (and aesthetically pleasing) way of doing it?

Posted by: Mel at January 4, 2007 07:27 PM

Hi Mel
Happy New Year!!
Now ... that's a good question ... I'm very mean when it comes to spending money so in the past I've done the same thing - either covered pots with little plastic bags or covered the tops with cling film. This does help as you raise the temperatures but (and I'm hoping this proves correct when I get my propagator) I should get more seeds germinating as the propagator supplies heat to the bottom of the seed trays ... which the seeds like and helps them to germinate.
I'm also being swayed by the majority ... we sell thousands every year and I don't think we would if the propagator didn't live up to its expectations ...
I'll let you know how I get on ...

Posted by: Greenhouse Girl at January 5, 2007 09:25 AM

I have just bought two of the windowsill propogators and they seem to be excellent. I have 14 different types of plans in 14 separte trays and all of them have germinated. What I don't know if when you are supposed to open the vents - can anybody advise?

Posted by: Stephen Thompson at March 29, 2008 04:42 PM

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