The new seedling trowel is an absolute stunner. Its narrow dished blade is great for transplanting delicate seedlings when potting on. Its narrow shape is also ideal in rockeries or for digging out weeds in tight spaces.

Traditionally this type of trowel would have been used by Victorians to collect and plant ferns as the long narrow blade is great at keeping the root structure intact.

1.If you sow multiple seeds to a seed tray or cell, now is a good time to prick out and transplant the biggest and healthiest seedlings to give them more space to grow and the smaller ones space to catch-up. I like to take the healthiest seedling in every cell, then use the seedling trowel because its narrow size and long tip will help keep the roots intact, carefully lift the seedling.

2.Next select a pot that’s a couple of sizes larger and then fill three quarters of it with your potting mix of choice. Make a slit, I tend to use the seedling trowel for this by pushing it into the soil vertically and then pulling/dragging it away horizontally as you would with a bulb planting trowel. You will now have a perfect aperture for dropping your seedling into.