Section 5 of 5 · 5 jobs
Growing
Seed, and keeping it going. Every entry states what it needs and where the work stops.
Every job in growing
See all 27 →- Saving seedTake it from the best plant, let it ripen fully, dry it properly and label it — the labelling is where most of it goes wrong.
- Which plants come trueWhy some saved seed gives you the same plant and some does not.
- Drying and storingPaper, not plastic; cool, dark and dry.
- Testing old seedTen seeds on damp kitchen paper tells you whether to bother.
- The windowsillWhat genuinely works indoors, and what only looks like it will.
Where we stop in growing
No mains electricity, gas, water mains, boilers, flues, roofs, ladders past single storey, structural work or anything requiring a qualified person. If a job could hurt somebody, it is not in this register.