Seeds or Plants

[Estcourt]

As I am very new to the allotment  [only 5 weeks]..when I decide to grow what do most people plant ?......is it mostly seeds or do you wait and buy the plants to go into ground....any suggestiong would be great!

[Estcourt]

[redimp]

I sow everything from seed but if you want to plant now there are usually some plugs of things like brassicas available at GOOD garden centres that can go in now(ish)

[Estcourt]

Thanks for quick reply!......So.do you plant the seeds straight in to the plot or start off in trays in cold frame please?....Mark

[supersprout]

... or you can sow your seeds in modules on the kitchen windowsill or in a cold frame/greenhouse to give them a little shelter, then plant them outside when they are tough! :)

[Robert_Brenchley]

There's quite a lot you can grow from bought plants, but you're often better using seed, as the range is far wider.

[Estcourt]

Does this go for fruit as well only have been given some organic seeds...raspberry,strawberry,gooseberry and blueberry ?

[Hyacinth]

There's quite a lot you can grow from bought plants, but you're often better using seed, as the range is far wider.

...particularly if you ask us here in Swap Shop, Mark 8) People will be only too pleased to send you a few of this, a few of that, to try......this year, fr'instance, I've always grown Early Nantes carrots & not bothered with a maincrop. But now, thanks to folks here, I've got a small row of Autumn King and a row of Chantenay to try. Today (reading this Svea?) I've sent her just 6 seeds of Tigerella Mr. Stripey to trial next year and other peeps have sent her some other Tigerella too.

All in all, this is a great place to be, not only for the knowledge, but the cheery help you'll find everyone gives you.

So...WELCOME Mark  8)

PS leaving your fruit questions to others to answer - I've only grown from plants

[redimp]

Thanks for quick reply!......So.do you plant the seeds straight in to the plot or start off in trays in cold frame please?....Mark

I use cell trays (of different sizes) for most things.  Washing up bowls with holes drilled in for leeks, rootrainers for sweetcorn but roots get direct sown.

[saddad]

Marshalls and one or two other companies mail out plug plants of winter brassicas and salads and Orientals but quite expensive..
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