propagating ?

hi all. you would say am a bit of a beginner at this so please bare with me.

have recentlly bought some propergators and was thinkning of sowing some pansy seeds just for a experiment ,the seeds havent cost me anything by the way.

i was thikning of sowing the seeds inside and then moving the plug plants to my plastic greenhouse (also a latest investment) but the question is do you think thet will survive if we get some cold weather, also i have some chillies aswell , basically just to get things started as i am a bit eager to get gowing , thanks in advance ,chris.

 

Hi noksucow ,
I`m persolly would say no , even if outside it look like spring already....my best advise is wait untill the 1st of March , as many seeds need warm and light to grow ....
plus if your propagators it`s electric the seedling will get a shock and dye anyway , they need to get slowly acclimate outdoor.
If you really want to taste your seeds just try with few seeds and see what appen pansy usually germinate in 10/20 days.

 

propogating

is that wait to sow the seeds till march in the house or wait to sow them in my plastic greenhouse ?

 

The best think to do is reading the growing information on the packet.
What I do is growing my plants indoor in March (window chill or propagator) move them in my greenhouse when they big enough (usually end mid April) and plant in place in Mid/end May .
If you start your seeds now , you will just heading to a failure ....gardening is shoul be enjoyment .
Start some long term project (many plants take 3/4 months germination)
learn how to sterilize potting ready for seedling
In Jenuary there lots of sale going on...buy your seed or swap them on website
get a list of plant that can be propagated by cutting and trade some cutting and when start to propagate.
there`s lots to do .

 

There was someone on another forum who did this with runner beans last year they where 6 foot tall and still cold for them out side,they had them in the bedroom!