Propagation Skills: Getting Seeds Off to a Good Start with Peni Ediker (0.5 day)

About This Event

This half-day session focuses on getting the basics of propagation right, building confidence through understanding.

You’ll cover:
How seeds germinate and what they actually need
Compost choices and container basics
Sowing depth, spacing and timing
Watering well – how much, how often, and why it matters
Light, temperature and airflow
Common mistakes and how to avoid them
How to read seedlings and respond early

The morning will finish with a shared lunch, using as much produce as possible from the Grange Project's market garden.

If you're interested in developing your seed saving skills alongside propagation, please consider joining us for the first part of this course with the 'Growing From Seed' Event.

Course Facilitator
Peni Ediker is a highly experienced grower, educator and seed saver, known for her clear, practical teaching style and deep knowledge of plants in real-world growing systems.

With decades of experience in organic and ecological horticulture, Peni has worked across market gardens, community food projects and training settings, supporting people to develop confident, resilient growing skills. Her teaching bridges theory and practice, helping learners understand not just what to do, but why it works.

Course Setting
You’ll be learning within:
A working market garden, designed around permaculture principles
The Grange Hub, a purpose-built education and community space
Wide, open views across the rewilding site

The setting supports learning that is grounded, practical and unhurried, with time to ask questions, share experiences and connect skills to a wider ecological context.