Topic: Sowing swede

[veggie lover]

Hi All
Have any of you tried starting off your swedes in toilet rolls or peat pots ??? Thought it may be a good idea as i don't seem to have much luck with sowing directly :'(
Any advise much appreciated :)

[manicscousers]

yep, we've currently got 12 swede seedlings transplanted into the veggie bed, all the others got eaten , we grew these in fibre pots

[theothermarg]

yes i grew them in rootrainers however within days of planting them out i was left with just the stalks!! i had put slug pellets down but had not netted them :'(
skyrats are greedy for tender lush brassica,s at the moment learn from mt mistake
found that seed planted now are coming up really fast
marg

[debster]

i sowed my directly into seed trays and then transplanted out so far about 90% success rate and trillions of spares incase cos i let step daughter loose with the seed  :D

[Uncle Joshua]

I sowed mine into a tray and got 30 plants from 30 seeds which I planted into a bed today.

[cambourne7]

i moved mine into there bed from a seed tray 2 weeks ago and they promptly got frazzeled.

I think 3-4 out of 30 survive.

I am going to sow another row in situ monday.

[saddad]

I put a couple of rows in direct last weekend... under fleece, if the sky rats don't get them the flea beetle will!
 ::)

[veggie lover]

Thanks for all the replies, ill sow them in a seed tray and see how they fair ;D