Ellen from Ellen very gardening I down the allotment today and I've got tabatha with me and tabatha and I going to slow some sunflower seeds so we're gonna teach you how to say something now sizzling listen something lacy some flowers like to grow in full Sun and also they need really good well-drained soil in order to thrive and there are numerous different varieties from low-growing about sixty centimeters all the way up to the giant sunflowers that can be 4 meters high so you can sow them indoors between March and May in individual pots of which you will want to cover them over with about one and a half centimeters of compost or you can sow them directly outside between March and May after the Frost's have definitely passed you can sow them individually or you can sow to seize together and then thin them out later you should notice your seedlings starting to appear probably within about two to three weeks time after sowing and if you have sown them in pots and you put them on a sunny windowsill or perhaps they're in greenhouse you need to make sure you harden them off before you plant them out from about late May onwards again avoiding any Frost's you will should you be the right size okay so servings sunflower seeds important really really simple but is this pot the puzzles about soda pots we've got the soil and then we're gonna make a little hole for the seed tabatha and you just use a Dipper for that or you can use your finger and you just put a little hole in the soil like that why don't I have a Dipper well you can use this one if you like we like to use this one and just a really gentle hole in the soil just like that imagine there you go and then all you have to do is drop each sunflower seed into the hole there's no much happiness just like that easy peasy and then cover them over with the soil like that and Pat them down and then once you've done that don't forget you're gonna need to label them at if you're serving them directly outside you can create a drill with the edge of a hoe or with a trowel make sure it's about one and a half centimeters deep or you can put them in individual holes maybe say one kind of here give them a bit space another one there that's where I put my first button okay come on bit further along then get rid of any weeds perfect another one can fit another one up there look at that okay and now what we need to do Tabitha I still have four more we've got one more let's add one more in at the end lovely now I with your trowel you need to do is really gently push this soil over the top of the seeds wait then we won't be able to I don't want to see them that's like you want to put the foil over the top of the things that it's so good Tabitha when you sow your seeds make sure that they are between 30 centimeters to 45 centimeters apart depending on what variety that you're sowing so always make sure that you read the feed packet and after you've sowed them all you need to do is cover them over with the soil and then firm the soil down you can protect your seedlings from slugs and snails by cutting a plastic bottle in half and placing it over your seedling and don't forget to keep the soil moist by watering your seedlings if they're imports or in the ground