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Allotment Stuff => The Basics => Topic started by: spacehopper on February 07, 2006, 19:43:45
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The tomato seeds I planted at the end of january have nearly all germinated! Woo hoo! :D Doesn't take much to keep me happy, does it?! Lol.
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Hi there, I have registered with this site because I wanted to share your excitement! I have numerous pots of seeds on my windowsill and returned from work today to see that the onion, carrots and leek seeds have germinated - very excited!!!!
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another woohooo here! First of my chillies have germinated after 5 days, the others should be through in the next couple of days if all goes well. :)
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CONGRATULATIONS! ;D
I havn't planted a single thing!
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Congrats! It's always fun to see the first seedlings appear.
I have little croquet hoop leeks! ;D ;D ;D ;D
Only sown last Saturday in the conservatory - which is currently 13oC so I guess they like it! 3 days!!!
After last season, and old seed, when I got two up out of 40 in 3 weeks... much happier.
moonbells
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my chilli's, cauliflowers,cabbage,leek,onion,tomato's,sprouts,oh and 1 cucumber have all sprouted in the last 2 days also my lavender is only just showing little loulou keeps watching them to see how much bigger they get now they have sprouted and she has sung to them to lol im over the moon all i need to do now is keep digging my plot so i can plant them ???
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last night i noticed 2 out of 9 sweet peas, a couple of lettuce mixed leaves and one "unknown" poking their wee heads through.
the unknown will be a complete surprise when it matures. i just found the inner foil packet lying open at the bottom of the box and hadn't got a clue what it was.
it is a very exciting time. roll on tomorrow when i can spend all day out in the garden, rain or shine.
;D
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hello all I didn't know I could plant so many seeds at this time of year.I only have ounionsand sweat peas up to now.Looks like I willhave to get a move on
JO JO
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I haven't planted any seeds either yet.
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think i shall start off tomatoes ( gardeners delight & italia plum)
Don't know if its ok for lettuce but will try anyway...
...both in heated greenhouse.
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mine are just on the lounge/office west facing window sill.
i just got impatient so i'm hoping i wasn't too premature.
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I haven't planted any seeds either yet.
At least Im not the only one!
Dan ;D
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I have yet to plant any seed.
I will be planting much in the next few weeks though.
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Mmmm ... maybe I'll just wait and see what grows...
;D :o ;D :o ;D :o
Just kidding ;)
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A Help question!! :-\
Having got the toms to germinate indoors n polybags, when can the polybag be a) opened and b) removed ?
And then must they go to a windowcill? ??? :-\
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I would have thought you should open it now before condensation starts to cause damping off and rots the seedlings.
I usually do seed trays on my garden table in the utility room and they do fine.
Whereabouts are your poly bags?
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Ahem!
Take a look at my babies .. These are various kinds of tomatoes and I have also germinated cucumber as well. Planted mid January. They are busying hardening off in my front porch with no heating. Fingers crossed..
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I got lettuce showing, 2 different types of tomatoes. The strawberrys are still yet to show. :)
I still got other seeds but don't know wether or not to sow them yet.
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Whereabouts are your poly bags?
grawrc - I have no heated propagator so I sat them on top of the fish tank!! They are still tiny but will need more daylight!!
my porch is cold, but light, will it be OK for them do you think? :-\
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I'd put them somewhere that they get maximum light and try to avoid temps much below 10C (50F). If you find they're getting a bit leggy, plant them deeper each time you pot up.
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I've got no heated propagator, and nuffink else either?????
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I have envy
;D
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Mine are all in an empty fish tank with no hood, no heater and watered every other day. :)
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I have a baby sweetpea! First ever thing grown so dead chuffed. They were in toilet rolls in our only slightly heated conservatory.
Ooo just been to check them (again!) and I have some marigolds up too. Isn't it weird how you can sow a whole tray full at the same time and yet they all pop up at different rates...?
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Nothing sown here either..........but my fingers are getting itchy and I keep fondling my seed packets! ;D
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:o D P :-[ ;) ;D
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checking last year's sowing thread, i am happy to report that i didnt start sowing until the 13th march 2005. hence, whilst i congratulate all of you new mothers and fathers, i wont be starting with the seed business until i return from my winter holidays :D
please start a new 'the sowing thread 2006' - where everone can record sowings, showings and planting out times. it worked very well last year, i thought - especially as i didnt keep a record of my times :blush: but i can now check back to it so it's all dandy :)
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Just sown spring onions & asparagus this morning. :)
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I planted two types of tomatoes early January along with strawberries and aubergine but nothing is showing boo hoo..............
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Rosyred where are you germinating your seeds, do they have heat?
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Well I am on holiday for the next week yippee ;D ;D ;D so i'll be sowing and weeding and digging and raking and and ... what if it freezes over.. :'( :'( :'( :'(
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Me too grawrc - am hoping for a spring like half-term but think I may be a little optimistic judging from the forecast earlier! :(
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Well done Amanda 21!
It is always lovely to see new life popping out of the soil. I planted sweetpeas in toilet rolls last year and they did not do that well - I thought they were more hassle than it was worth. However, this year I will be putting them directly into the ground on 1st March - which I believe is the best time to grow them. Also I do not have space like that - I am concentrating on planting new babies for my cottage garden this year - at the moment it closely resembles an excavation site - or is mud pit a better name?
But good luck with your bunch of new babies!! I am sure that by next year you will be a seasoned gardener and taking your own cuttings!
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nice going i have some strawberrys on the go which look good also beans are poking out of the soil i started some pes in cups but i also started some okra a little to early and they are right leggy lolol but hey they just stand out above the crowd ;)
carl
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Planted some cucumber seeds on Saturday - (11/2). One of the seeds has germinated already!!!
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Nothing sown here either..........but my fingers are getting itchy and I keep fondling my seed packets!
Give in to yer urges DP!! ;D
After reading all these replies, I gave in on Friday 24th
( reminder to self of date sown & can do a 'search' if I forget!!)
Have sown a few (12-18) of following:
Tomatoes (Big Boy for g'house & italia plum for outdoors)
Autumn Calabrese
Celeriac - in seed trays & modules, which I shall mollycoddle until
big & strong (said with much hope )
Lettuce - Lollo Rosso & Little Gem
Courgette -Zucchini?
All sown after daughter :-* helped to wash down greenhouse with Jeyes.
Greenhouse heater set for 10-15 C
Debs
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Hi
I have sown some tomato seeds, peppers and sweetcorn which are keeping nice and warm on the windowsill upstairs in spare room. Looking forward to seeing the new shoots. :)