Wow something is growing lol

My sweetcorn is now growing - very fast - I have to very quickly pull the seedlings out of there seed tray and move them onto the emergency paper pots! And I have a tomato seedling just popped its head up overnight! :yho:

Couple of questions - with this new 'greenhouse' I have, once the seedlings have come up a bit more and I have transplanted them into bigger pots can I just transplant these into the greenhouse instead of being inside? So I can start the next lot of seeds off inside - and can I use the same seedling trays for which I grew the previous seeds in or is it better to start off with new compost??

Cheers...

 

the sweetcorn is inside but only just popping up shoots, so I keep them in the greenhouse overnight but put them outside during the day - ?

 

If they have only just germinated I would leave them in the greenhouse a bit longer, but when they get to 2" to 3" I would take them outside during the day - somewhere sheltered though, draughts will cause them to transpire more water, which will stress them more.

 

Thanks Kristen -

 

" So I can start the next lot of seeds off inside"

I have two propagators for seeds, they take 7 x 1/4 sized seed trays each, and I usually plant two types of seeds per tray - I'm usually only looking for 5 - 20 plants of each type.

15-Feb is my first sowing - Aubergine, Toms, Summer cabbage & cauliflower, Chilli peppers

I have a spare set of seed trays, so I can sow another crop once the first lot have germinated, and can come off the heat.

My Crop Plan has:

01-Mar I sowed Beetroot, Sprouting broccoli, Sprouts, Different variety of Cauliflower, Celeriac, Cucumber, Chard, 3 x types of lettuce, the early-sown Melons, and my Cherry Toms.

01-Apr those were all pricked out, and the seed trays available, and I sowed more Beetroot, Purple sprouting broccoli, Calabrese, Carrots (in paper pots), more Summer Cauliflower, Courgettes, Kohl rabi, More chard, 3 x more Lettuce, rest of the Melon varieties, Salsify, Scorzonera and Parsnips (all three in paper pots), Swede, Sweetcorn

On 01-May I will do another batch of Cauliflower, Cabbage, Lettuce and Swede, and also Florence fennel, French and Runner beans (not in propagator!)

On 01-Jun I will do another batch of Lettuce, plus Mooli radish and chinese cabbage in paper pots

01-Jul more Lettuce - I grow 6 of each of the three varieties in each batch - so its basically 18 lettuce for the month.

On 01-Aug I'm going to have a go at a second sowing of french beans to put in the greenhouse.

Dunno yet about Lettuce for a late crop in the greenhouse.

01-Nov sow Board bean aquadulce