Has anyone sown seeds

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  1. Scotkat

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    Yet.

    I do have elect propagotors but dont want to sow to early.

    When would be the best time,considering climate further north much colder.
     
  2. Sarraceniac

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    What are you sowing Scotkat?
     
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    I've sowed Sweet Peas (just coming through), Toms and Surfinias. I haven't got a propagator. I just stick them by the back window. (Sth facing) [​IMG]
     
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    All flowers

    Brachycome Bravo
    Cosmos Gazeboe
    Lobelia cascade
    Zinna
    Wild Primrose
    Brachycome Iberidifolia

    Anything else I will send for plug plants.

    I have a large garden but not a veg garden.

    Do have strawberries in containers,rhubarb in with my shrubs .

    And have blueberrie bushes although they never gave fruit last year.

    Last yr had sweetcorn in greenhouse but did not have a big crop.

    I think will try sweet potatoe as we love to bake these or hae them roasted very tasty.

    I have forgotton to buy my sweetpea seeds should till get them.
     
  6. Sarraceniac

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    You have a greenhouse but unless you want it full of flower seedlings I would suspect that it is a little early to plant.

    I know that there is a temptation to get going after Hogmanay. I am itching myself to start. But I don't think with low light levels there is much to gain this early. Leave it for 8-10 weeks in my opinion.

    If you are getting withdrawal symptoms then mustard and cress comes in useful. :D
     
  7. Scotkat

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    Hi John yes got two greenhouses ,we did speak about putting heat one.

    But my consevartory has heat so plants can be started there then moved to greenhouse when it swarmer.

    Then get heat if we get a cool night in Spring.
     
  8. Sarraceniac

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    In that case I would leave it for four weeks. It is as much light I am worried about as heat. Unless of course you have grow-lights in which case you can do what you like.
     
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    No John no grow lights.I am just am just eager to get started for something to do progress so to speak.
     
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    Thanks Sar. I did see it on the other thread but thought I'd give it a go anyway. If it doesn't come off I've got time to try again later [​IMG]
    Scotcat, Sweetcorn is wind-pollinated. Maybe there wasn't enough air movement in your G/house
     
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    I sowed some seeds in my cold greenhouse about 10 days ago. The Brassicas, that is, cabbage, cauli, sprouts and calabrese, are all through, and should be ready for pricking out at the end of the week. As I am growing them cold they should be short, sturdy plants ready for planting out the end of March.
     
  12. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Someone gave me some seed from a starfruit about a month before Christmas.
    I wasn't really expecting much but I noticed yesterday they are coming through, so that was a supprise.
    But I dont sow much this early, especially if I've had to buy it, unless its short lived seed.
    Most of what I tend to grow does best from late March/early April sowings.
     
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    March/April is a good benchmark Pete.
     
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    Scotkat, I grow under very similar conditions to you and last year my first sowings were made in the propagator in the first week in February.

    Flowers - dahlia,petunia,sweet pea,french marigold, lobelia, and asters two weeks later.

    Veg - tomato,summer cabbage, cucumber,pepper cayenne and sweet, followed two weeks later by melon,lettuce,radish,carrot and potatoes in tubs.
     
  15. Sarraceniac

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    Well Dave and I agree (is 2 gardeners agreeing, more or less, an all time first?) I don't grow in those conditions but I said about 4 weeks. I stick with that.
     
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