Easy February | Step-by-Step Gardening at Blue Diamond’s Bridgemere Show Gardens | Episode 8

Learn seed sowing for sweet peas, tomatoes & chillies, use propagators, perlite & vermiculite, plus primula, containers, February tips & more.

In Episode 8 of Step-by-Step Gardening with me, David Domoney. Filmed at Blue Diamond’s Bridgemere Show Gardens, you’ll find seasonal advice to get your garden ready for spring.

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Step-by-Step Guide: February Seed Sowing – Sweet Peas
Learn how to sow sweet peas indoors, seed preparation, compost choices & the right temperature for germination.

Plant of the Month: Primulas, Primrose & Polyanthus
February’s primula highlight explores primrose & polyanthus, showcasing their colour, form & early impact. They bring life to gardens, pots & displays in winter’s quietest weeks.

Varieties featured: Primula vulgaris, ‘Showstopper Cream’ (polyanthus), ‘Flamenco’, Primula ‘Cream’, ‘White’, ‘Red Flame’, ‘Dark Blue’, ‘Appleblossom’, ‘Rosebud’ & ‘Oak Leaf’.

Garden Containers Masterclass
Comparing terracotta, glazed, composite, wood, metal & plastic, explaining frost-proof labels, pot shape & depth, & how they support healthy plants.

Jobs of the month
Get your garden spring-ready, clean garden tools, clean your greenhouse glass & get on top of hedge trimming.

Step-by-Step Guide: February Seed Sowing – Tomato & Chilli
Discover how to grow tomatoes & chillies from seed, including using perlite & vermiculite, plus how to use propagators for germination success.

Step-by-Step Guide: Planting a Spring Container
Plant a spring container using primulas, bulbs, ivy & ferns, with layering, spacing & compost tips for instant colour.

Plants featured: Primula ‘Everlast Cream’, Narcissus ‘Tête-à-tête’ (daffodil), Hedera helix (variegated English ivy) & Dryopteris affinis (scaly male fern).

Location: Bridgemere Show Gardens – a must-visit UK destination for plant lovers.
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00:00 Introduction
00:14 Coming up
01:04 Step-by-Step Guide to Seed Sowing in February
01:42 Sowing sweet pea seeds indoors
02:17 Advice on the back of the seed packet
02:41 Secret to sweet pea germination
03:11 Helping the seed with a small “nick”
03:52 Using damp kitchen roll
04:17 Using deep cell pots
04:41 Using toilet roll tubes
05:16 Using compost & perlite
05:51 Filling a seed cell with a compost perlite mix
06:34 Planting the sweet pea seeds
07:37 Placing the seed cells onto a windowsill
07:57 David’s Top Tips for Sweet Pea Success
08:16 David’s Plant of the Month – Primulas
08:36 Primrose – Primula Vulgaris
10:31 Popular with pollinators
11:13 The Polyanthus
11:48 David’s Primula shopping advice
12:11 David’s successional flowering tip
13:10 Garden Container Masterclass
13:31 Terracotta containers
14:59 What to look out for with terracotta
15:09 Earthenware containers
15:50 What to look out for with earthenware
16:01 Composite containers
16:31 What to look out for with composite
16:41 Wood containers
17:07 What to look out for with wood
17:18 Metal containers
17:42 What to look out for with metal
17:52 Plastic containers
18:10 What to look out for with plastic
18:21 General tips for containers
19:28 Choose the right container
19:49 David’s Jobs of the month
20:54 Sowing Tomatoes & Chillies
21:34 The secret mix for tomato & chilli success
22:13 Top tip when sowing with smaller seeds
22:44 How propagators work
24:04 Sowing tomato seeds
26:20 Top tips for tomato success
26:38 Sowing chilli seeds
27:51 Top tips for chilli success
28:01 Vermiculite or Perlite
28:54 Quick guide to using perlite or vermiculite
29:06 Win a propagator & seeds
29:49 Planting a spring container
30:22 David’s plant choices
31:09 Planting up the container
34:24 Spring is on its way
35:32 Thanks

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