Sowing Seeds Now

[solway cropper]

Interesting that a lot of people seem to be sowing a lot of things all at the same time. I sow more or less continuously through the year although it's only sprouting seeds indoors in the winter months. Things like beetroot, carrots, pak choi and turnips will be sown in small amounts right through to late July/early August so that I have a regular supply of fresh young veg. Lettuce, salad leaves and spinach can be sown in September, especially if you can give the plants some protection from frosts. Even in the depths of winter you can get micro-greens to thrive on a windowsill. Don't tie yourself to the calendar!

[roogrow]

Thanks everybody, your comments are really helpful and definitely encouraging.
Fingers crossed for good crops all round!

[veggiechicken]

Interesting that a lot of people seem to be sowing a lot of things all at the same time. I sow more or less continuously through the year although it's only sprouting seeds indoors in the winter months. Things like beetroot, carrots, pak choi and turnips will be sown in small amounts right through to late July/early August so that I have a regular supply of fresh young veg. Lettuce, salad leaves and spinach can be sown in September, especially if you can give the plants some protection from frosts. Even in the depths of winter you can get micro-greens to thrive on a windowsill. Don't tie yourself to the calendar!

I have a 4 week rotation and sow throughout the year. Some seeds do better than others but, if you don't try sowing them every month, you won't know whether it will work or not. Its not for those who get upset about failures though.

[veggiechicken]

I normally sow my runners beans first week of May, plenty of time for most stuff. Gotta to be worth trying, and if its small, just say you were growing Mini veg this year x

Small is beautiful, Mamzie

[geepee]

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I wont be sowing Cucumber or Corgette seed until the end of this week at least .My Tomatoes seeds went in a the propagator a week ago and are now up at Cotyledon stage ,so will be potting them up in about a fortnight. Still approx 2 weeks left in April and we can still get frosts up to 8th /15th May!!!
Ive been caught before by hqving too many plants ,too big to keep inside and too low temperatures to move outside to eventual positions....!!!!
Best to be patient and wait a bit methinks so when you do put them out they enjoy the extra warmth and grow on .....they soon catch up .

[Mamzie]

Small is beautiful, Mamzie

Very true shops charge a premium mini veg. A huge bonus of gyo is being able to harvest at varied sizes and times that suit you c

[OakR]

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Ive been caught before by hqving too many plants ,too big to keep inside and too low temperatures to move outside to eventual positions....!!!!
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I currently have 18 reasonably large tomato plants sown end Feb that I am struggling to find room for and am losing the excitement for moving them out each morning and back in each evening - also running out of space in the greenhouse during the day - I will actually do these again but less next year!

[Babru]

I currently have 18 reasonably large tomato plants sown end Feb that I am struggling to find room for and am losing the excitement for moving them out each morning and back in each evening - also running out of space in the greenhouse during the day - I will actually do these again but less next year!

We're all desperate to get the earliest possible veg, it's easy to get carried away. My windowsills are crammed right now and so's my greenhouse. Everything non-edible in the greenhouse will be getting evicted by mid May so I can get my tomatoes in though. Last May was so cold here though that my tomatoes sat and did nothing for quite a while once they went out. So far April has been really cold too, because of the easterly winds we're getting. I'd love to press on with planting out, but better not....

[Babru]

I currently have 18 reasonably large tomato plants sown end Feb that I am struggling to find room for and am losing the excitement for moving them out each morning and back in each evening - also running out of space in the greenhouse during the day - I will actually do these again but less next year!

We're all desperate to get the earliest possible veg, it's easy to get carried away. My windowsills are crammed right now and so's my greenhouse. Everything non-edible in the greenhouse will be getting evicted by mid May so I can get my tomatoes in though. Last May was so cold here though that my tomatoes sat and did nothing for quite a while once they went out. So far April has been really cold too, because of the easterly winds we're getting. I'd love to press on with planting out, but better not....

[robbra]

My tomatoes and chillies have been in pots in the garden for over a week and have grown strongly. It's a well protected garden and although we've had cold nights down to 36f they are ok so hoping for a better year than last which was really bad.
Sowed a few extra varieties of toms today as "you can never have too many tomatoes"
Rob

[Penellype]

Still to sow this spring:
April - beetroot, calabrese, carrot, cauliflower, celeriac, courgette, cucumber, french bean, leek, melon, pea, tomato, turnip
May - brokali, carrot, courgette, cucumber, french bean, lettuce, melon, pea, PSB, romanesco, runner bean

Plenty to go at!