Seeds and other planting material

Best organic practice - the first choice

• Home saved seed saved from disease free parent plants.

  See also:

  • Seed saving guidelines from our Heritage Seed Library
• Home-grown bare root transplants (or pot/tray/module raised) produced following these guidelines. Bare root transplants are preferable where possible.

  See also:

  • Guidelines on Seed and potting composts and other growing media
• Seeds, tubers, sets, bulbs, plants and transplants with an accredited organic symbol from an approved organic certification body.

Acceptable organic practice

• Seeds, tubers, sets and bulbs from non organic sources, where not available as organic, certified pest and disease free as appropriate, and not treated with fungicides after harvest.
• Container grown plants and transplants in peat free growing media, but without an accredited organic symbol, certified pest and disease free as appropriate.
• Natural hormone products, such as seaweed extract, to promote rooting of cuttings.

Acceptable, but not for regular use

• Container grown plants and transplants in peat based growing media, but without an accredited organic symbol, certified pest and disease free as appropriate.

Never acceptable in an organic garden

• Plants taken from the wild
• Genetically modified seeds and planting material, should they become available
• Seeds, bulbs, sets and tubers treated with fungicides after harvest
• Hormone rooting powders