When to start seeds indoors in Glasgow

Anytime now really if you are doing them indoors, provided that the porch isn't completely unheated - just make sure that you harden them off well before planting out (which I would leave until late May at the very earliest where you are);

I sowed marigolds, dahlias, geraniums and all sorts of other stuff on Saturday, all of which I have distributed on windowsills all around the house in lidded seed trays similar to this - I picked up two packs of three seed trays, three inserts, and three lids for £5.98 at my local garden centre, and will definitely be back for more. My marigolds and dahlias have already started to germinate.

 

What part of Glasgow are you in, if you don't mind me asking? My cousin used to live near Anniesland Cross - spent many an 'unsober' weekend up there

 

Ah, just of the M74 - I used to trek up and down there regularly. I moved away from Scotland 13-14 years ago now, and have been exiled down here in Surrey ever since.

Although not the highest place in Scotland, you are reasonably open to the elements there, so the advice to wait until things warm up a bit has to be about right

 

Bit of both Sheal - not sure the full story, but the county of Middlesex no longer exists as such; there used to be a Middlesex County Council, but that was disbanded/dissolved and the majority of Middlesex was absorbed into Greater London, with the remainder being in Surrey - however, some of the postal towns still retain the Middlesex in their address (according to the post office).

I live in the Surrey part of Middlesex, although very close indeed to the Greater London bit of Middlesex which is a mile or so up the road from me. My local authority is Surrey County Council, yet either Surrey or Middlesex is used for the postal address.

Just to make the whole lot more confusing, Richmond Upon Thames is well within the Greater London boundaries, yet more often than not it is classed as Surrey (despite not having any relation to Surrey County Council); Twickenham (where I work) is within the borough of Richmond Upon Thames, yet it is classed as Middlesex (and never associated with Surrey).

And the final point of confusion at times is the name of the area I live in - whenever Ashford is mentioned, the immediate thought is of Ashford in Kent. The Ashford I live in is nestled between the northern end of the M3 (Sunbury) and Staines-Upon-Thames.

Confused?? Join the club

 

Its changed in the short time that I have lived here - it seems to be constantly changing, especially Richmond