Seed Sowing thread 2019

[bramble]

Sowed some spring onions, shallots and mixed salad leaves.

[Atta]

Cape gooseberries from saved seed,one odd tomato seed from supermarket poor thinkg had a tiny rood already so I chucked it with physallis .

[Aunty Social]

A small tray of Harzfeuer and Alicante tomato seeds plus a few Tam Jalapeno (Mild)

[Teds Mum]

Lettuce - marvel of four seasons
Tomatoes - gardeners delight and pomodoro
Peas - petit de provence
Sprouting Broccoli - summer purple
Rugosa Friulana
And a tall pot of carrots in the greenhouse - this method worked really well last year so I plan to sow successive pots of carrots every month to maintain a steady supply.

[muck lover]

I’m close to sowing some carrots in the polytunnel. I spent a happy hour making up the compost: sieved leaf mould, old container compost, some sharp sand and a few handfuls of Marshall’s manure. And a layer of bought compost on top to reduce weed germination. The temperature still a bit on the low side to actually sow the seeds....maybe another week now the weather is warming up a bit. But I’m ready to go....I’m going to sow the seeds individually at 5-6 cm spacing each way and hope for the best. It’s a bit of a job sieving everything so when the carrots are done that compost is going to be jazzed up a bit and redeployed.

[finglas]

Im close to sowing oniom seed into modules and keeping them in a slightly heated and insulated greenhouse. Does this seem about the right time to sow onion seeds?

Thanks all

Jamie

[Gillykat]

Does this seem about the right time to sow onion seeds?

I think it'll be ok.....still new to doing onions myself I've got some Walla Walla onion seed which I plan to start off in modules in the propagator on the living room window as it's a touch too cold to be up in the unheated greenhouse on the allotment just yet.

[veggiechicken]

I've sown 16 types of Alliums today (none of them what you would call "onions").

[Teds Mum]

Got my new heated propagator! Very excited flurry of seed sowing followed.

Chillis - De Cayenne, Cayenetta, Habanero, Jalapeņo and Hotscotch.

Tomatoes - Marmande, Oxheart Raspberry Pink and Black Cherry.

Rhubarb - this last is an experiment as until recently I had not encountered rhubarb seeds, I feel sort of stupid as logically they must have them but I've never seen a rhubarb flower.

[bramble]

My spring onion and shallot seeds have all germinated.
My salad leaf mix are also looking good.

[MyWifesBrassicas]

planted two full packets of bedford champion onions which are dated 2004 best before.
not too hopeful though

[Small pumpkin]

Sown a couple more chillies because I haven't got many.
Joe's long
Hot cherry paprika
Cherry bomb
Ring of fire
Cayenne
Golden cayenne
Jalapeņo
Jalapeņo fooled you
Farmers market jalapeņo

[kobzy_garden]

sowing

Lots of sowing today...

Peas (4 varieties: Douce provence, blauschok purple, alderman and Carouby) 106 in total

In the propagator Brussels sprouts, leek, cabbage, 2 varieties of lettuce, pak choi.

topped up the salad window box which have provided baby salad leaves all year long and really speeding up their growth now with red mustard giant and lamb's lettuce.

[Teds Mum]

The tomato seeds are germinating, six seedlings so far.

[veggiechicken]

Tomatoes sown 2nd Jan and Courgettes and Cucumbers sown 14th Jan.



The very leggy toms near the window are the trailers and tumblers. The little ones are the patio pot types.