Topic: Sowing today?

[Ninnyscrops.]

Absolutely gobsmacked by the diversity. How many of each?

2 per module x 6 of each of the lettuce varieties.

About 10 seeds each of the others in little margarine tubs in the heated prop, Grawrc.

Ninny

[charlie888]

I'm reassured that others haven't gone beyond chitting potatoes yet - after being stuck with a bedroom full of triffid like tomatoes last year because it was still too early to get them outside I'm trying my best to be patient this year!  I've got a week off at Easter so I think I'll launch myself into the new season proper then.

[Barkie]

I got three 1st early Rocket spuddies in a pot a couple of weeks ago expecting frosts and have been fetching them into a cold hallway overnight. They look chirpy  :)  I planted another four in a bag in a crate this morning.

Seed sowing - I haven't started yet as the various chitting spuds are taking up the space on my window sills. 

Was hoping to remove some rose bush roots to clear ground for the spuds but have had no success  :'(

[calendula]

I got fed up years ago with windowsills full of leaning seedlings and as I have very limited useful space to chit spuds I now use my mobile greenhouse to do this - aka my car  :o  ;D at present full of spuds

[cornykev]

I bet your goes like a rocket Cal.     :P      ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Deb P]

Tomatoes all done today,now in the heated propogator, chillies and peppers on top of the hot water tank, brassicas on the windowsill! ;D

[calendula]

I bet your goes like a rocket Cal.     :P      ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

;D as it happens I did think about rocket spuds this year but i do have some rocket seedlings in there though  ;D rockets to the moon

[Ninnyscrops.]

The greenhouse was just so warm today, so under prop lids went

CORIANDER   LEAF   D T BROWN
BASIL   SWEET GENOVESE   D T BROWN
GHERKIN   PICCOLO DI PARIGI   FRANCHI
HELIPTERUM   PIERROT   T & M
VERBASCUM   PHOENICEUM MIX   JOHNSONS
ASTER   PRINCESS MIXED   JOHNSONS
AGERATUM   BLUE MINK   UNWINS
CLEOME   COLOUR FOUNTAIN MIXED   JOHNSONS
GAZANIA   MILK AND HONEY   UNWINS
VERBASCUM   FLUSH OF WHITE   JOHNSONS
ECHINACEA   BRAVADO   JOHNSONS
SALVIA   FLARES MIXED   UNWINS
PENSTEMON   LILAC FROST   T & M
MARGUERITE   PARIS WHITE   UNWINS

(Sorry for the layout it's from an Excel spreadsheet)

The French and African marigolds sown in the greenhouse on 17th Feb have peeped through and one of the three sunflower seeds sown (just to check viability) is up too :)

There's bubblewrap all around side windows but no heating.

In the heated prop in the spare bedroom two of GrannieAnnie's Polstar toms have come up.

Ninny

[manicscousers]

celeriac is showing  ;D

[saddad]

Tomatoes all done today,now in the heated propogator, chillies and peppers on top of the hot water tank, brassicas on the windowsill! ;D

Doing many for the sale Deb? I haven't been asked but there will be some left overs..  :)

[realfood]

Down to -6c last night inside my bubble wrap tent inside the greenhouse, so still too early to sow in there I think. Outside ground frozen solid!!

[Ninnyscrops.]

Totally agree Realfood, still a tad chilly in your neck of the woods!

Ninny

[GrannieAnnie]

Held off until yesterday to plant toms indoors on a heat pad to germinate, then out to the cold frame:
                  Sub-Arctic Tom  a determinate, 58 day- new for me this year
                  Stupice Tom- new for me after hearing you guys rave on
                  Cherokee Purple Tom   80 day heirloom beefsteak- new for me
                  Prudens Purple  heirloom
                  Black Krim
                  Polfast  f1 hybrid determinate
                  Anna Russian Tom  65 day indeterminate
                  BetterBoy f1 tom 75 day indeterminate- old seed might not germinate

                  Aubergine:  Dusky hybrid 63 day compact plant- new for me

[Wilder]

WINDOWSILL, VERY LARGE:
Seeds sown last week of Jan in warm (big!) windowsill and doing well are
Parsley both flat & curly
Dill
Coriander
Little Gem Lettuce
Lollo Rosso
Tagetes
Unknown seeds (??) but looking like more parsley
purple Basil
Tomatoes (about 6 varieties, will have loads of extras)

A week ago I put 1 X 6 different types of courgette/ squash in individual pots.

INDOORS BUT UNDER a kind a CLOCHE:I put the Chillis (Cayenne and Jalapeno) & peppers yolo wonder & California in a see-through plastic storage box to simulate a heated propagator and some of them are sprouting now.

HOT PRESS: I've put more chillis, 6 Sikkim Cukes (thanks to Mpdjulie!!) and three different varities of Aubergine (Bonica, Danuto & red Egg) in ordinary covered propagators in the Hot press. I take them out each day for a bit of light (I have no clue if that's the right thing to do??)

COLDFRAME ON BALCONY: Jan Outdoors in the coldframe I'm just seeing onions seeds sprouting now and some lettuce Mervillgli de inverno
March Musslebugh leeks and white lisbon spring onions

PATIO against a warm south facing wall: Chitted Colleen first earlies planted last week: Chitted Rockets (thanks to Corinne on Freecycle) going in a bag in same spot today.

Currently chitting desiree and maris peer and have main crop bought already

In raised beds: Planted sets of red baron onions and sturgeon (?) end Feb. Sowed Chanteray red cored, resistafly and autumn Giant Carrots  next to them. Not fleecing or cloching as this is only second year trying this and I want to see what survives.

In the soft fruits patch (first time), 3 types of raspberries, 2 red currants, 2 gooseberries, an Apricot goes in near the existing cherry & plum.

Was going to start the beans & peas but I remember what happened last year, it's way too early and they did better planted out into the soil in May.

I'm sure you can tell at this stage how over eager I am! I'm lucky that I work 3 days a week from home so every coffee break and lunch break is spent in the garden or with the seeds. I badly need a greehouse as my next step but can't afford it at the mo so looking at second hand ones or on freecycle. If anyone hears of anything please send me a message!

:)

[Mortality]

Beetroot - Burpee's Golden.

I dont like the red beetroots so hopefully I will like this !!  :P

[antipodes]

It's been so cold I have done nothing except some leeks, brassicas and the aubergines and peppers. Going to do the tomatoes and the herbs this week. Last year my flat was overrun so this year am being more reasonable and also have bought a little coldframe that I still haven't managed to build on the plot! I am still on the spuds and onions for now, especially as it is starting to look more clement here now.

[cleo]

 Stupice Tom- new for me after hearing you guys rave on
                  Cherokee Purple Tom   80 day heirloom beefsteak- new for me
                  Prudens Purple  heirloom


Nice choices :)

[cornykev]

When did you sow your celeriac Manics.   ???         ;D ;D ;D

[manicscousers]

When did you sow your celeriac Manics.   ???         ;D ;D ;D

on 28/2, kev..giant prague..in an unheated propagator on the windowsill,covered the seed with vermiculite... I'm leaving them to get quite a bit bigger as they're such little tiddlers  ;D
sowed filderkraut cabbage, bunches of silverskin onions, fillbasket sprouts and all yr round cauli

[caroline7758]

First toms have germinated! (In a heated prop in the kitchen).