{"id":42749,"date":"2020-03-25T10:46:33","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T10:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=42749"},"modified":"2020-03-25T10:46:33","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T10:46:33","slug":"garden-charity-posts-free-seed-packs-to-people-stuck-at-home-during-coronavirus-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/03\/25\/garden-charity-posts-free-seed-packs-to-people-stuck-at-home-during-coronavirus-lockdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Garden charity posts free seed packs to homes during lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"715\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Screenshot-2020-03-24-at-20.56.30-1024x715.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42752\" 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/grow-cardiff-logo-500x374.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/grow-cardiff-logo-293x219.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/grow-cardiff-logo-1400x1046.png 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/grow-cardiff-logo.png 1990w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 139px) 100vw, 139px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Isla Horton, 43,&nbsp;from Ely,&nbsp;has been with the charity since its advent&nbsp;five years ago,&nbsp;when it&nbsp;began&nbsp;helping&nbsp;community&nbsp;centres and schools&nbsp;set up&nbsp;gardens.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>She said:&nbsp;\u201cThe&nbsp;isolation is hitting us hard because it\u2019s the opposite of what we normally do.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe quite often help people who are lonely:&nbsp;they enjoy gardening because it\u2019s a massive social thing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s absolutely gorgeous weather and there\u2019s something about growing seeds that is quite hopeful because you are bringing something new to life.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Ms Horton has already left some packets of seeds at Ely community garden and&nbsp;at the&nbsp;Lansdowne Surgery garden in Canton.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>March is a good time to plant&nbsp;carrots, potatoes, courgettes, broad beans, parsnips, lettuce, radishes,&nbsp;peas, summer cauliflower and cabbage, beetroot,&nbsp;leeks, tomatoes and strawberries.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Ms Horton&nbsp;also&nbsp;said planting&nbsp;sunflowers could&nbsp;lift&nbsp;people\u2019s&nbsp;spirits during this period of&nbsp;uncertainty and provide food for&nbsp;the&nbsp;birds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>When she could see&nbsp;government&nbsp;restrictions were&nbsp;getting&nbsp;tougher, she went to the supermarket and bought&nbsp;more&nbsp;seeds to put in the packets.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe bought the envelopes and bags before the shut-down, and when I\u2019m on my daily walk for exercise, I can take the packets to the post box.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe also have hundreds of sunflower seeds saved from last year\u2019s plants.&nbsp;It\u2019s sustainable and much cheaper too.&nbsp;We put&nbsp;them&nbsp;away over the winter and&nbsp;they&nbsp;are ready to plant now,\u201d she said.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>There are even options for people without a garden,&nbsp;she said,&nbsp;as anyone with a&nbsp;sunny&nbsp;windowsill&nbsp;can start growing straight away.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cHerbs like basil, parsley and dill&nbsp;make meals more exciting and&nbsp;can live in a pot on the windowsill.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI would say go for it, and don\u2019t be scared,\u201d Ms Horton said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>With most plants,&nbsp;you&nbsp;can&nbsp;start with one or two seeds in a small pot with some compost.&nbsp;Poke&nbsp;drainage holes in the bottom of the pot and place&nbsp;it&nbsp;on a sunny&nbsp;windowsill.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Keep the soil moist&nbsp;and, after two to three weeks,&nbsp;when&nbsp;the plant&nbsp;has outgrown its pot,&nbsp;roots will start to&nbsp;show at the bottom.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Use a pencil to gently dig up the root inside the pot. 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