Every year I try to fill my patch With colors bright and bold Wild flowers in abundance The new mingling with the old Some very fine seed I mix with sand And just scatter on the earth There they have to take their chance Either germinate or death Other seeds I treat with care To give them every chance To thrive and grow, give me a show Of natures special wealth Now my secret for success will now come very clear It's all to do with toilet rolls and this then is the clue Take the tube from the finished roll Then cut the tube in two Fill them full of compost and place them in a tray A single seed, maybe two or three Then are put in place A little warmth and water And soon green leaves will see the light of day Now don't be hasty in what you do You must give those plants a chance Strong roots to form and lush green growth Soon your garden to enhance Now's the time to plant them out, get them in the ground Just take that half of toilet tube And dig a hole so neat and round In the hold now place the plant Still in its cardboard tube Thus no root disturbance And the tube will soon degrade
I thought I would share this gardening tip as this is the time of year when for many of us the garden calls. Just fancied doing it in poetic form