When I sewed my tomato seeds on Friday evening I thought I may as well put in some cucumbers. Help. They were through this morning. What should I do? They are in a propogator not individual pots. Should I start again. Perhaps they don't need bottom heat.
Janet.
I would pot them on before they get too rooty. They like to grow on with bottom heat but not essential, so long as they don't get a chill.
All is fine...I would keep them now a bit cooler place..propagator is not necessary anymore, wait untill you have a one proper leaf and pot them up individually. You can then plant stems deeper so your plants are not so tall and leggy.
Pot them on and put them somewhere not too warm. Outside in a mini-greenhouse might do; mine are getting quite warm at the top.
Throw your propagator away.
They are a waste of time.
Let your seeds come on naturally, protected from the wind and frost with a decent cold frame, unheated greenhouse, cloche, cut up plastic bottles or use some fleece.
I'll be planting mine in the mini-greenhouses in a week or two. I don't think propagators are necessarily a waste of time, it depends what you're growing in them. I used to rely on one for germinating cacti.
Your cucumbers should be fine if you can pot them on and let them slow down a bit by keeping them cool as previously suggested.
Wouldn't be without a propagator - not for all crops, but essential for germinating those that need a head start, for a long growing season.
If you live in a warm area, then maybe you can do without one, but not many of us have that luxury. As I see it, the key to using the propagator is to know which plants to shift out of it quickly, and to be honest I've found this applies to most seedlings after germination, and to most types of propagator - whether heated or unheated.
My propergators are very valuable to me, I wouldn't throw them away