growing on window shelfs

[brown thumb]

i am just interested what you have growing on your window shelves and propagator's at the mo Ive resisted at least until end of this month but have started a few sweetpeas out in a make shift cold frame waiting on my son to deliver the poly greenhouse he gave for xmas

[sheddie]

Hi,

So far, I've got onions, leeks and all year round Cauli on the go (just on a window-sill). I'm trying to resit the urge to sow some Toms but I think'll I'll be giving in soon and sticking some in the propagator!

 
sheddie

[goodlife]

Chillies, potatoes chitting, toms soon...
Nothing stop you trying some herbs...just like those in shops..sow thickly...and use them up as they are big enough. They might not be quite as lush as shop ones..but certainly will be edible..

[antipodes]

Just onions. I don't have that much shelf space and I have to make it foolproof or my cat eats the seedlings! I like the herb idea though! I will be sowing peppers and aubergines this weekend.

[goodlife]

If you have some garlic cloves spare that has already started growing..squeeze many of them, or whole bulb into bit of compost..pot size is not important...and let it grow..all the green shoots are nice and strong tasting...no waste.,,

[Robert_Brenchley]

Right now, nothing. I'll be planting TPS soon, once I'm confident that once it gets to the point where it needs potting on, the weather's going to be sufficiently springlike to put it in the mini-greenhouses. There's no hurry, and I ususally err on the safe side when it comes to planting.

[connectedcats]

Mainly chillies, but I've also sprouted some very small Beauregard sweet potato tubers I had left from a pretty abysmal showing last year. They are doing well, but the speed they are growing is a bit concerning in case I run out of space for them before I can plant them in the plot in May. I'm planning on separating off individual shoots to give me more plants if I'm successful in keeping them going.
My broad beans, onions and sweet peas are in my unheated greenhouse together with some salad leaves, and my chitting potatoes are on my dining table for this cold snap.
I'm planning on starting off some tomatoes and dahlias soon, together with some impatiens seed I have been given.

[chriscross1966]

Only chitting spuds ATM, expecting to get a lot in as soon as the cold snap breaks.... and as soon as I get the soil-warming cable propagator rigged in the GH.... too many projects too little time....

[sunloving]

Its around 7-8 weeks until the last frost here and thats the guide i use So I only sow what i can care for until early april when the greenhouse will be protective enough against a late frost. Hardy plants will all be fine but its worth priotitising the tenders that need a long season such as peppers/toms/aubergines for windowledge space.

Ive got the early toms in the propagator (5 seeds of each variety) and the same for a couple of peppers. On the windowledges and in the cold greenhouse ive got the potted onion sets, some broccoli and cabbage seedlings and five pots of sweet peas at various stages of young growth and the chitting potatoes.My potted up fruit bushes from Aldi potted up fruit trees from B&M! and some slow growing baby salad leaves in a fish box.


I do have a set of shelves though that go in the front window to allow growing on of pricked out toms and young plants. If you open the curtains to vigorously though the whole things comes down and coats the carpet with compost!!

Just makes the spring closer and the winters grip loosen on your mind.

xx Sunloving

[brown thumb]

ive started some geraniums and a few marigolds on top of my boiler  end of march is the last frost date here in sun less cornwall so iam thinking with in the next two weeks toms and peppers can be started off

[Digeroo]

I have potatoes chitting, sweet peas and broad beans chitting.  I have broad beans in pots and my first 4 calabrese have their cotyledons open.  They have really enjoyed three days of wall to wall sunshine.  Nice short stalks.

Next is more broad beans and then dahlias and larkspur.  Might chit some peas and some snow peas.

I brought in my autumn sown sweet peas before it got really cold. 

[gavinjconway]

I have converted my spare room to a germinating hot house!! I have Asparagus to get off to an early start and then going to plant out following on from my early spuds.  (far too many - but have a friend who wants as well).  Some Black Sea Man tomatoes, Peppers, egg plant, broad beans, leeks.. off to town right now for some chillie seed.. The soil temp in the propagators  ranges from 15 - 21 deg c so should work well. The leeks and toms are already up.. The others only went in a few days ago. Spuds are in the workshop and will be ready to start chitting them next week or so. (possibly in the other spare room) I could get shot this season.. See the first room below...  

[sunloving]

that made me laugh GC, its a familiar sight to a gardener , a windowledge with heath robinson balancing boards packed to the gills with seedlings and trays!

Wonderful!
x Sunloving

[goodlife]

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its a familiar sight to a gardener

  ..yes it is.. I save my old ironing board and bring it down from attick once a year for my plants.. It just right height to stand next to my windowsill, extra board over the both and I've got perfect temporary extention when in need of for more growing room..
OH wanted to chuck my board out many times but I keep saving it like best treasure of the world..

[Digeroo]

I had some excellent translucent ikea stacking boxes but after a while they go brittle.  OH put them outside and the frost got to them.  You could not see out the windows for weeks

[gavinjconway]

that made me laugh GC, its a familiar sight to a gardener , a windowledge with heath robinson balancing boards packed to the gills with seedlings and trays!

Wonderful!
x Sunloving

One just has gotta make a frugal plan for everything... even the fencing, greenhouse, flags etc for the plot have been donated..

[green lily]

I'm lucky to have a fair bit of space. At the moment I've rescue lettuces, onions, and TPS 'out and about' Chillies, peppers in propagator plus some fig cuttings from pruning the plant the other week.Thought some bottom heat might help... Tomatoes won't go in until the chillies are out and about.
Think cress or something will be next to supplement the daily salad lunch. Running a bit short of stuff now although I dug up a good few carrots today and have just boiled the last home grown beetroot.

[grannyjanny]

I love the thought of your seedlings being 'out & about' Green Lily .

[manicscousers]

I'm trying not to grow too many tomatoes this year, we ran out of windowsills last year, including the upstairs landing ones 
Still, I have my mum's 50 yr old fold down dining room table under the window in the dining room so that comes into play later