Sowing Guide

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Garden Chat | Sowing

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18 January 2026

The Starke Ayres range of polypacket seeds have been specially selected for the home gardener. Freshly packed for the season, they are ready for immediate sowing, ensuring a high germination rate and strong, healthy seedlings. Some seed varieties are F1 hybrids. F1 Hybrid seeds are the product of an intensive breeding and selection programme spanning many years. Under normal conditions, F1 hybrids produce stronger, sturdier and more vigorous plants with more disease resistance. Do not be surprised if packets of F1 hybrid seeds contain fewer seeds than those of the conventional varieties. Starke Ayres seeds are Non-GMO

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