Did a bit of planting out in my 8x6 greenhouse this morning, as you can see below.
Don't know about you, but I am having a funny season this year???
My seedlings are not progressing as well as I would expect them to do. My only thought at this stage is the homemade seed compost I used might be the problem.
I used compost that I sterilized in a microwave oven, and I am wondering if I over nuked it. It certainly looked OK after nuking, so I am not sure??
To try and overcome this, I have re-pricked them out, removed as much of the seed compost as I could (the roots looked rather under-developed)and put them into new homemade compost, and they seemed to have perked up a bit, trouble is, they are lagging behind my normal planting out times.
The other thing is, I am finding that the weather is so unpredictable as I am finding that the temperatures are rising some days to around 90º F (32ºC) in the morning, and down to 35ºF (2ºC) at night.
To think years ago when we had "seasons" my problems were mainly trying to keep my seedlings warm.
Due to March 2022 being the hottest on record in the UK, I am not surprised that most of my Daffodils were 'blind' this year because they died back so quickly last year, i.e. before the bulbs got a chance to plump up again.
I am hoping my new compost recipes are going to be a success this year now that I am not using peat for my humus content.
Only time will tell! All I can say is the texture and feel of my compost is the best I have seen for a year or two.