Seed Craft

A new monthly seed subscription service delivering seeds to your door every month at the right time to sow.

seed kits also available which make fantastic presents for your green fingered family and friends

23/01/2025

Cold weather and lack of sunshine coming in through the windows?

Usually January has a bit more sun than we are seeing at present which is generally enough to warm seeds sown in our mini propagators but with loads of overcast weather recently our chillis are VERY slowly germinating.

If you don't have a heat mat just do this simple trick, after your heating has been on and the radiators have cooled slightly, simply pop your pots/propagators etc on or near a radiator. This will be enough residual heat to warm your compost and kick off the germination process.

Just don't forget to take them off after a short while so you don't cook your seeds and/or seedlings.

21/01/2025

- Aubergine Bonica 🍆

The first of our aubergine seeds has germinated 🌱 hopefully the rest should start popping up very soon.

Mrs Seed Craft loves this time of the year when I start filling the windowsills with small pots and lots of seedlings 🫣

I see it as a small (and temporary) price to pay for delicious fresh food in a few months time.

What seeds have you got underway so far?

Or are you stuck for what to get started? Check out our fantastic value seed subscription boxes and save on your first subscription with code INSTA50

17/01/2025

Who has planted their January seeds?

I'll be honest and admit I am behind, but it doesn't matter as there's plenty of time, you could even sow them in Feb if you wanted. January is a funny month, often fairly quiet but this year there's been a lot going on.

Mrs Seed Craft and I are busy preparing your February boxes after we have finished those I'll get out to the office/shed and get some seeds sown.

If you want to get involved in our little club and support a small business, head over to the link in our bio and use code INSTA50 for a saving on your first subscription box.

11/01/2025

Lemongrass

The first lemongrass shoots are starting to appear after about 10 days since sowing.

These are on our kitchen windowsill, the soil is kept slightly moist and I only water by adding small amounts of water to the saucer that the pot sits in.

When they get bigger I'll transplant into individual pots for growing on. As a perennial it is best to keep lemon grass in containers if you plan on overwintering it at the end of this year.

09/01/2025

I've been walking by this house recently and I absolutely love that they have used their front garden as an allotment plot 💚

Granted it's a decent size which not many houses will have but I'd absolutely love a full plot sized front garden, I'd even plant fruit trees along the front for passers by to help themselves to.

What would you grow in a space like this?

07/01/2025

If you ever have an excess of garlic here's a little tip to peel multiple cloves quickly and easily.

Simply trim the end off each clove, chuck them in a large sealed container and give them a good shake for a couple of minutes. Then simply pick out the peeled cloves, you might need to pop the lid back on and give it a second shake but this certainly makes life a lot easier.

With our peeled cloves we pop them in a small food processor with some olive oil and blend before freezing in to ice cube trays and then store in a sealed container in the freezer for easy use when cooking.

05/01/2025

Rainy days are the best days to sow some seeds indoors in the warmth.

I've spent the morning getting all my chilli seeds, aubergine and some lemon grass sown.

6 varieties of chilli seeds all from recent or previous subscription boxes, aubergine Bonica from our December box and also lemon grass.

Usually our kitchen windowsill is pretty sunny and that mini propagators keep some heat in, heat from cooking also helps. Though if it's a day like today when there's not much sun and the kitchen is a bit cooler I will move these close to a radiator just to keep the soil temperature high enough to speed up germination.

You can of course use heat mats and grow lights if you have them but I always get our chillis sown in December/January with natural light and warmth from being in the house.

Chillis (particularly the hotter varieties) require a long growing season so starting them now is the ideal time to ensure the best results, though sadly even that isn't guaranteed as the very slow start to warm weather in 2024 definitely hampered the results of chillis this year and we only had real success with jalapenos which being milder are easier to grow in cooler temperatures.

Get your seed sowing off to a flying start this year with a Seed Craft subscription and use code INSTA50 for a new year saving. 🔗 Link in bio

28/12/2024

Thank you to absolutely everyone that has helped our small business this year! We appreciate every single purchase, every share, every tag. Thank you!

We'll be back properly posting in the new year in the meantime we continue to enjoy some much needed family time.

18/12/2024

- Romanesco cauliflower AMO125

Although this looks like a success, the reality is the terrible growing season this year has meant these didn't grow quick enough and are now starting to mature very late.

The issue is these are still very small and the now cold weather means they won't put on a decent size before the cold weather takes hold of them.

Chalk up the failures up and make note of the reasons, you might not do anything different the following year and the end result can be perfect.

16/12/2024

Congrats to the winners of our giveaway! 🏆

I will be in touch shortly to arrange delivery.

Thank you to all that entered, if you're still looking for for some gift ideas our seed subscriptions can be purchased up until midnight on Christmas Eve and you'll get a print at home gift card that you can give to your recipient.

Use code INSTA50 for a saving on all subscriptions.

12/12/2024

carrot Paris market atlas

Still harvesting these delicious little carrots, if you have kids I highly recommend this variety as kids love them due to their size.

09/12/2024

GIVEAWAY - Let's spread a little cheer!

We have a few of our November subscription boxes left and due to containing garlic they have a limited shelf life so what better to do than give them to our lovely followers!

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Giveaway closes midnight Saturday 14th December.

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07/12/2024

Grow a rainbow 🌈

Unofficially the most colourful seed kit available 🌈 our Etsy exclusive rainbow seed kit contains a variety of seeds to grow a beautiful selection of food.

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05/12/2024

Christmas gift shopping?

Spice things up with a gift of our chilli seed kit, with three varieties in varying heats it's sure to be a hit with your recipient.

December/January is the best time to sow chillies as they require a long growing season making this kit a great gift for the festive season 🎄

02/12/2024

The perfect gift for your green-fingered family and friends.

We have a wide variety of subscription lengths perfect for any budget. Check out our website and pop one in your basket 💚

Shop small this Christmas 🎄🎁

🔗 Links in our bio

28/11/2024

Our seed mystery boxes are back at a reduced price for Black Friday!

Just £10 for 15 random packs of seeds. Until midnight Sunday / whilst stocks last.

Grab one quick before they sell out!

Perfect for topping up your own seed stock or putting aside for a gift for Christmas 🎁

25/11/2024

Meet the team! It's been a hot minute since I shared a post about team Seed Craft!

Well here we are 💚 I (Nick) started Seed Craft during lockdown and I still love seeing every post from all our amazing subscribers!

My partner in crime Mrs Seed Craft (Hayley) is the chief of our beautiful family plus she does majority of the day to day tasks for our little business whilst also running her dog walking business not to mention being a full time mum too 💪🏻

Then our two little seedlings who absolutely love to help out. A true small family business with love put in to every order we receive 💌

21/11/2024

broad bean Aquadulce

These hardy little plants have started to put on a little bit of height, they should survive most of the cold without protection but if you're expecting heavy snow I would be inclined to give them a little protection just to make sure they don't get crushed.

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Packing up seeds for our subscription boxes is definitely a labour of love. I've been busy weighing out one of next month's seeds! If only we could get it done at the 30x speed of this time lapse 😂 Small business fun fact - seeds like tomatoes where they are too light to weigh even on our special scales, we have to count them out by hand! Sometimes physically counting out 2500 or more seeds. If you'd like to support our small business please take a look at our website (link in bio) our April boxes go out in 2 weeks time so get signed up today and grow something new and exciting 🌱 Use code INSTA50 for your first month half price. #seedsubscriptionbox #gardeningsubscriptionbox #shopsmall #gardeninggifts #seedcraft #smallbusiness #subscriptionboxuk #organicgardening #growyourown #growyourownfood #vegetablegarden #ecofriendlygifts #urbangardening #gardentotable #kitchengarden #greenthumb #greenfingers #sustainableliving #allotmentuk #gardeninguk #backgardenallotment #ukallotments #ukallotment #supportsmallbusiness #smallbusinessuk #gardeningtips #allotmentbeginner #allotmentnewbies

If only stamping our logo on the seed envelopes was this quick! 🌱 If you haven't purchased from us before here's a little video showing one of the many jobs done by hand to create our boxes. Everything from the detailed grow sheets to the stamped envelopes are made in our little garden office in our spare time. As a small business we order everything in plain and create the whole box each month from scratch so that our customers can enjoy the freshest seeds with detailed growing information and sustainable packaging. Most important is we care about each and every customer of ours 💚 #seedsubscriptionbox #gardeningsubscriptionbox #shopsmall #gardeninggifts #seedcraft #smallbusiness #subscriptionboxuk #organicgardening #growyourown #growyourownfood #vegetablegarden #ecofriendlygifts #urbangardening #gardentotable #kitchengarden #greenthumb #greenfingers #sustainableliving #allotmentuk #gardeninguk #backgardenallotment #ukallotments #ukallotment #supportsmallbusiness #smallbusinessuk #gardeningtips

#seedcraftgrowalong - sweetcorn golden lion F1 That tense moment when you pick your first ear of corn and pull the husk back to see if they are ready or if you've picked it too early/late 🌽 A Super Sweet variety producing cobs of sweetcorn with an amazing flavour. This is a mid season variety that produces on average 1 med/large cob per plant. Sweetcorn is best grown in blocks rather than rows as they are wind pollinated. It also does best it nutrient rich soil so I'd usually treat once per fortnight with a nitrogen rich feed. Keep the area between plants well weeded as they will compete for water (and the weeds usually win) #seedsubscriptionbox #gardeningsubscriptionbox #shopsmall #gardeninggifts #seedcraft #smallbusiness #subscriptionboxuk #organicgardening #growyourown #growyourownfood #vegetablegarden #ecofriendlygifts #urbangardening #gardentotable #kitchengarden #greenthumb #greenfingers #sustainableliving #allotmentuk #gardeninguk #backgardenallotment #ukallotments #ukallotment #supportsmallbusiness #smallbusinessuk #gardeningtips

I've been a bit busy of late so I'm behind on our #seedcraftgrowalong for this month and last month 😳 I'll be doing a bit of sowing after the small human is in bed so I'll post what I've been up to later. I might even do a live from the Seed Craft kitchen garden if it's not too dark 🌱 #seedsubscriptionbox #gardeningsubscriptionbox #shopsmall #gardeninggifts #seedcraft #smallbusiness #subscriptionboxuk #organicgardening #growyourown #growyourownfood #vegetablegarden #ecofriendlygifts #urbangardening #gardentotable #kitchengarden #greenthumb #greenfingers #sustainableliving #allotmentuk #gardeninguk #backgardenallotment #ukallotments #ukallotment #supportsmallbusiness #smallbusinessuk #gardeningtips

When you walk out your house to see a solitary bee has made home in an old drill hole 🐝 💚 #seedsubscriptionbox #gardeningsubscriptionbox #shopsmall #gardeninggifts #seedcraft #smallbusiness #subscriptionboxuk #organicgardening #growyourown #growyourownfood #vegetablegarden #ecofriendlygifts #urbangardening #gardentotable #kitchengarden #greenthumb #greenfingers #sustainableliving #allotmentuk #gardeninguk #backgardenallotment #ukallotments #ukallotment #supportsmallbusiness #smallbusinessuk #gardeningtips

Here's a cheeky video of how I pinch our my chilli's and peppers. It really is as easy as that to get nice bushy plants with more fruit! The reason I've only made a short clip rather than a full explanation like the previous post is: A) I hate how I sound on video B) I wanted to show just how easy it is without over complicating things. Happy snipping ✂️ #seedsubscriptionbox #gardeningsubscriptionbox #shopsmall #gardeninggifts #seedcraft #smallbusiness #subscriptionboxuk #organicgardening #growyourown #growyourownfood #vegetablegarden #ecofriendlygifts #urbangardening #gardentotable #kitchengarden #greenthumb #greenfingers #sustainableliving #allotmentuk #gardeninguk #backgardenallotment #ukallotments #ukallotment #supportsmallbusiness #smallbusinessuk #gardeningtips

How satisfying is this to watch? Coir pellets rehydrating ready for the first seeds from our January box 📦 I won't give away what I'll be sowing in these until a few days time once I know everyone has received their boxes. I'll hopefully remember to film each type of seed that I sow as they will all have slightly different set ups. Not necessarily because they have to but because I want to show you all that you can start seeds in a variety of different ways depending on what you have available for use. #seedsubscriptionbox #gardeningsubscriptionbox #shopsmall #gardeninggifts #seedcraftgrowalong #seedcraft #smallbusiness #subscriptionboxuk #organicgardening #growyourown #growyourownfood #vegetablegarden #ecofriendlygifts #urbangardening #gardentotable #kitchengarden #greenthumb #greenfingers #sustainableliving #allotmentuk #gardeninguk #backgardenallotment #ukallotments #ukallotment #supportsmallbusiness #smallbusinessuk

Starting seeds in toilet rolls

A little tip when using toilet rolls for starting seeds, make them square. Toilet rolls make great root trainers for peas, beans, sweetcorn and in this case sweet peas. When ready to plant out just put the whole roll in the ground or pot and the roots will push through the cardboard whilst the roll biodegrades.

#smallbizsecretsanta packed up and on its way to a surprise recipient! Thank you @rlockedesign for organising such an awesome gift swapping event for small businesses to share their product and receive an equally awesome product to share with the social community 💚🎄

This month's subscription box seeds being sown. #seedcraftgrowalong If only we could get jobs done this quickly! So first up I've sown the cauliflower snowball in a seed tray covered with fine compost, I'll prick out seedlings when they are large enough to handle and over winter them in the greenhouse in pots before planting out in spring Second up is the cabbage mozart, sown in pre soaked coir discs. I've sown two or three seeds per cell, pushed them in slightly and covered with some potting mix. These propagators can then go in a greenhouse or a sunny windowsill before being planted out to a larger pots for over wintering. Next in a pre watered trough I've thinly sown Rocket Uber and covered with some more potting mix, this trough will reside in the greenhouse for added warmth. Lastly in an old egg box I've sown lettuce marvel of 4 season's. A few seeds to each section which will be thinned to leave the strongest one in each before planting them out in the garden, they may require cloches later on if the temperature drops too low.