I have seedlings!

[Esre]

Sorry I felt the need for a thread all of my own so I can be really loud about my seedlings. I planted some Gardeners Delight convinced that I had left it a bit too late but they were free seeds from a couple of magazines so thought what the hey.

I planted the first packet with 10 seeds all neatly in a pot and then planted the other packet with about 50 seeds(!) any old how in a couple of pots with the view that if only a few grew I would be happy.

I had 6 seedlings in the neat pot downstairs last night and the others should be along in a couple of days, only problem is now I can see me with about 50 tomato plants and not enough room for them all  :o but I'm just happy they grew!  ;D

[Esre]

[Trevor_D]

Oops! But congratulations - it's wonderful when seeds start to grow, isn't it? I still find it exciting!

So how many friends have you got? Everyone's got room for a tomato or two. I regularly give loads away. (A few years back, a friend was raising money to take a relief lorry to Kosovo. I charged 20p per plant and was able to send him a cheque for nearly £30!)

[daisymay]

Glad some else gets excited when seeds germinate. I feel so proud I manage to grow stuff still, even if they die later on or I don't get a decent crop from them, nothing beats that initial satisfaction of seeing them break through the soil!

You will have to be hard when it comes to pricking them out - survival of the fittest. which is something I am terrible at, I would probably end up with 50 plants...

[OliveOil]

Yep stick an advert in the paper - the free section advertising tom plants... they sell for 50p each down the market!

Well done - exciting isnt it when they emerge!

[saddad]

We have over 150 in thirty varieties and still some to prick out but we are having a sale!
:o

[Esre]

Came home from work to find all my downstairs tomatoes out and 2 tiny specks of Thyme, upstairs no tomatoes yet but my  salad leaves have one or two shoots starting to show  ;D

Will really have to get organised now, need to find somewhere for them to live!

[Rosyred]

My turnips, little gem, webb lettuce and radishes are all showing at the allotment but no sign of my carrotts or parsnips getting a little worried about these really.

[ninnyscrops]

My carrots have only just popped up!  Don't know what happened to the first sowing, and overwintered will produce all of 3   ::)

Saw somewhere about sinking a spade to full depth then rocking in backwards and forwards along the bed until you had a "v" shaped trench, then fill with compost and sow.  This will be my method from now to eternity...

[Marymary]

I've got 50 tomato plants & I'm keeping them they're all mine he he he  ;D ;D

[Esre]

Just waiting on the last 2 pots of Tomatoes, they were planted a few days after everything els so should show this weekend. I want to put more things in now....

Esre