GrowBar (grow your own bee-friendly flowers!)
Growbar Bee Bar makes it easy to grow bee-friendly flowers for your garden. Learn more on how to help endangered bees.
Before growing these flowers, read our post on pet-friendly gardens. Also never face indoor plants to outdoor gardens, to help stop birds flying into windows).
The bars are nestled in fertile coir (coconut fibre), packaged by a small team in South London. The film wrap is made from sugar cane waste, and easily recycled.
To use, just unwrap the Growbar and place with the brown protective paper facing up, in a container with plenty of space to expand. Gently pour half a litre of water into the tray, then position indoors on a warm bright sunny windowsill (not facing gardens, to avoid confusing birds).
The seeds should be 18°-22° to germinate. Water regularly to keep it the colour of rich dark ginger cake. When the seedlings produce 4 to 8 leaves, gently separate into little flowerpots, where they will continue to grow on the windowsill (or plant in a sunny weed-free spot in the garden).
The bar will grow:
- Hyssop (perennial) has deep tubular flower (a bee’s favourite!)
- Sweet rocket (biennial) has beautiful blooms to bring buzzy bees
- Cornflower (annual) has bright blue flowers, ideal for cottage gardens
