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Title: yey - I have sown my first seeds today :)
Post by: Sparkly on January 10, 2008, 00:12:02

2 lots of onion seeds (alisa craig and red baron) and a lot of musselburgh leeks. Really cheered me up. In addition, I have been offered a large greenhouse from freecycle! wahoo!  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: yey - I have sown my first seeds today :)
Post by: Susiebelle on January 10, 2008, 10:39:01

Well done you :) how lucky are you? won't tell you how much my greenhouse set me back :o it still sends shivers down my back.My onions are just poking their heads up so yes it certainly lifts the spirits.

Title: Re: yey - I have sown my first seeds today :)
Post by: greenscrump on January 11, 2008, 19:24:04

good for you sparkly - happy growing  :)

Title: Re: yey - I have sown my first seeds today :)
Post by: Carls3168 on January 14, 2008, 12:38:59

I'm itching to get some seed compost and get sowing too. Anyone sown `beefsteak` type tomatos yet? Jamie Oliver in the Gardeners World Magazine said to sow in January...

Title: Re: yey - I have sown my first seeds today :)
Post by: Thegoodlife on January 15, 2008, 22:37:21

not planted owt yet too cold up here in donny (doncaster) may try and plant my brassica range this weekend & non stop rain all day started at around 8.00am this morning still going strong @ 11pm.
might need a boat by morning!! :-\ :-\ :-\ ;D

Title: Re: yey - I have sown my first seeds today :)
Post by: cambourne7 on January 15, 2008, 22:40:42

Quote from: Carls3168 on January 14, 2008, 12:38:59

I'm itching to get some seed compost and get sowing too. Anyone sown `beefsteak` type tomatos yet? Jamie Oliver in the Gardeners World Magazine said to sow in January...

I am sure one of this 3 gardeners were spoilt for choice as to where to plant them could it be in one of his 4 pollytunnels or 2 greenhouses?

There repeating his cooking programs at the moment if anyone is intrested.

As for me i am hoping to get some stuff  in a propagator inc starting my sweet potato this weekend :)

Title: Re: yey - I have sown my first seeds today :)
Post by: JimmyJames on January 16, 2008, 10:31:41

I probably shouldn't be excited, but I am!

Onion seed planted 5th Jan, and showing their heads today!

(http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/4959/onionshootszd3.jpg)

Title: Re: yey - I have sown my first seeds today :)
Post by: Riffster on January 16, 2008, 11:02:50

Cam,

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As for me i am hoping to get some stuff  in a propagator inc starting my sweet potato this weekend

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Got my first SP in water yesterday,  by tomorrow another 2L milk plastic will be freed for the purpose,  then the second SP will go in.  I noted in looking over the past threads that people reported a better result with the water being warm,  so this time the SPs will be near the radiator,   
Last year
1).  I started in May --- clearly too late for the SP season.
2).  The slips started slowly. Although being on a window sill, they would have still been cold(er) than they wanted to be.

Title: Re: yey - I have sown my first seeds today :)
Post by: manicscousers on January 16, 2008, 15:03:40

first sowing of tomatoes, tigerella and golden sunrise in my re-cycled grape box propagator, I feel so much better now  ;D

Title: Re: yey - I have sown my first seeds today :)
Post by: Magnolia on January 16, 2008, 15:59:33

Hey Manic - love the propagator.  Can I ask how many seeds you planted per pot?  And how many plants are you aiming to grow?  Whats the yield per plant?

Reason I ask is that I have so many seeds I reckon I could easily be overwhelmed by plants.  I'm trying to figure out the happy medium between covering myself for seeds that fail to germinate etc.

Cheers,
J.

Title: Re: yey - I have sown my first seeds today :)
Post by: Tin Shed on January 16, 2008, 16:07:33

Love the propagator, manics!

Title: Re: yey - I have sown my first seeds today :)
Post by: manicscousers on January 16, 2008, 16:41:52

two seeds per pot, the extra will be transplanted, we'll only need 3 of each so the extras will be passed on,
yield, well, that's difficult, we grow about 10 plants, various types in the poly, maybe another 6 outside, plus tumblers in pots..
last year, we made loads of tomato sauce and supplied not only ourselves but everyone we knew with toms..it depends how many people you need to feed, if it was just us two, I'd only grow the poly ones, hope that helps  ;D

Title: Re: yey - I have sown my first seeds today :)
Post by: cornykev on January 16, 2008, 20:16:45

I've sown some Ayr cauli's and greyhound cabbage.  :o   ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: yey - I have sown my first seeds today :)
Post by: manicscousers on January 16, 2008, 20:35:35

that's my weekend job, ck  ;D

Title: Re: yey - I have sown my first seeds today :)
Post by: cornykev on January 16, 2008, 20:39:42

Leeks tomorrow Scousers, love the propergater, I saved the plastic box my water cystern for the toilet was in, its the same size as the black seed trays but deeper.  ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: yey - I have sown my first seeds today :)
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on January 16, 2008, 21:23:57

I sowed some flowers a couple of weeks back; some should (hopefully) be up in the spring, some not till spring 2009. That followed on from some more slow germinators that went in in the autumn.

Title: Re: yey - I have sown my first seeds today :)
Post by: Ren on January 16, 2008, 21:49:46

I have been very giddy and started some chillis, tomatillos, celeriac and onions.

Celeriac is starting to peep through (in propagator on windowsill), wouldn't have started it yet but for someone reviving an old thread saying it needed a long growing time!

Onions peeping through - have started too many so will need to dig a bigger bed at the allotment!

Still waiting on chillis & tomatillos.

All are inside at the minute.   

Now will you all stop encouraging me to sow, experiment and spend!!!

Title: Re: yey - I have sown my first seeds today :)
Post by: Sparkly on January 16, 2008, 23:01:57

My seeds have germinated now too! :D

Title: Re: yey - I have sown my first seeds today :)
Post by: ninnyscrops on January 16, 2008, 23:24:51

My Ailsa onions are poking through  ;D
(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t87/ninnyscrops/DSCF0512.jpg)

Title: Re: yey - I have sown my first seeds today :)
Post by: Amazin on January 16, 2008, 23:41:16

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I sowed some flowers a couple of weeks back; some should (hopefully) be up in the spring, some not till spring 2009

2009? Beat that for patience! What seeds are those, Robert?

Title: Re: yey - I have sown my first seeds today :)
Post by: ninnyscrops on January 16, 2008, 23:46:59

Could be Daphne Amazin - mine took ages to take  ;)

Title: Re: yey - I have sown my first seeds today :)
Post by: Magnolia on January 17, 2008, 22:06:43

My beetroot and lettuce has just sprouted!!  Just sown some chillies this evening.  woo hoo.