seeds we have got

[mememe72]

ok here goes here is a list of the seeds we have gotta over the last 2/3 weeks would be grateful for advise as to weather they are good seeds/growers as we have not got a clue.
Tomato - Garden pearl, roma rf, gardeners delight
basil - Sweet Genovose
Oregano - Greek
Rocket
Carrots - Paris Market 4, purple haze f1, maestro f1 early nantes 5
Pea - Sugar Snap
Melon Emir f1
Cucumber - marketmore
Sweetcorn - incredible f1
cauliflower - galleon
beetroot - detroit 2
cos lettuce - little gem
onion - alisa craig, paris silverskin
spring onion - white lisbon
cabbage - red drumhead, f1 kilaxy
pumpkin - hundred weight
broccoli - autumn green
brussels - evesham special
Any advice greatfully received

[mememe72]

[kt.]

You could write a small novel on all these seeds; but as a starting point:

1)  Tomato & melon are best sown in a greenhouse.
2)  Marketmore cucumber can be grown indoors or out.  Ensure seed is sown indoors even if you are to plant outside later.
3)  Basil, Oregano, Rocket are herbs.  They can be grown in the ground but will fair better if grown in pots.
4)  Carrots - Can be difficult to grow in the ground.  Most gardeners including myself have loads better success growing them in containers of earth, sand and compost.
5)  Peas and sweetcorn usually do well but some people have germination problems.  If germinated correctly they usually harvest well.
6)  Spring onions,  little gem,  and beetroot salad crops should be sown in succession every 3 weeks or so to ensure a steady crop throughout the growing season.  Sow March - July to harvest from end of May - Oct.
7)  Pumpkins can be evasive and spread across the ground rapidly.  They will need to be contained as they grow so as not to interfere with other crops.  You could grow them amongst the bottom of your sweetcorn.
8)  Broccoli, cabbage,  cauliflower and brussels are all brassicas and usually do well in most climates.  Main pests in summer being cabbage white fly,  and pigeons are a main pest in the winter

There is so much more information towards all of the above.  A good allotment gardening book can be a godsend.  Good luck.

[saddad]

A fairly extensive answer KT  ;D

[mememe72]

thank you for the great post kt  really dont know where to start and am starting to get very overwhelmed but i guess its just going to be a case of let sean plant it and see.

[Tee Gee]

I'm not as good a typist as KT and I agree with what he wrote! and I will take the easy way out in answering your queryand point you in the direction of my alphabetical index  ;) http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Indexes/index.htm

[Robert_Brenchley]

I germinate sweetcorn in seed trays, on the windowsill. Don't start it before mid-April. Once up, it can go into a coldframe. Pot it up no more than a couple of weeks later, and it then has to be planted out within three weeks. Don't ever let it get rootbound or it'll stop growing and sulk. If the weather's dodgy when you plant it out, fleece it or use cloches.

Peas don't need warmth, but don't like cold either. I start mine in pots in a mini-greenhouse, from mid-April on. The mice don't seem to smell them if they're on the top shelf, but I wouldn't risk it at ground level.

[tonybloke]

You could write a small novel on all these seeds; but as a starting point:

7)  Pumpkins can be evasive

;D ;D ;D  I had trouble finding mine!! ;D ;D ;D

[Sparkly]

Purple haze carrots are really nice. Watch out for the fly though! They did well in pots....