Seed sowing thread 2022

[Bren In Pots]

Planted my first row of pre-chitted parsnips seeds, covering them with a cloche.

[annie8]

Sowed some Cosmos, Zinnia and Nigella seeds.

Did you sow the nigella direct. I was debating whether it was warm enough to put mine in, with the weather next week looking a bit chilly.

[greenishfing]

Due to the cold and windy weather I have decided to plant some more seeds to germinate on the windowsills this afternoon. I have got some compost warming gently and have so far decided on more tomatoes, sweet peppers, Padron peppers, aubergines and courgettes. I am waiting another week before I plant sweetcorn and squashes as they just grow so fast and finding room for 50 growing sweetcorn will be a problem. I want extra sweetcorn this year after discovering last year how well the Lark sweetcorn froze off the cob to use in risotto etc in Winter.

[Snoop Puss]

Dwarf French beans
Delinel
Kinghorn wax
Sanguigno 2

[annie8]

Sowed more pre chatted peas. All had little tails so hopefully they will shoot up.

[bramble]

Did you sow the nigella direct. I was debating whether it was warm enough to put mine in, with the weather next week looking a bit chilly.

Hi Annie, No, I sowed them into a seed tray and will plant them out when the weather is warmer.
I did the same last year and they were fine.

[ameno]

I'm going to be trying my hand at grafting melon plants this year.
I put my melon and watermelon seeds to sprout on damp paper a week ago, then potted them up when they sprouted 3 days later.
When I potted them up, I also put some squash seeds on damp paper to sprout (they need starting a little later, as they grow quicker).
Then when the melon seedlings emerged, I put a sprouting squash seed into the same pot as the melon seedling.
Once the squash have emerged and the melons have one true leaf I plan to graft them using the approach method.

[bramble]

My first few tomato seeds have germinated.
Only sowed them the end of last week.
Black Vernissage, Black Russian, Moskvich and Marmande.

[Mr Bones]

Blue Solaise leeks and more Golden Acre cabbage.

[Bren In Pots]

Another pinch of spring onions in a plant pot.

[ameno]

Sowed two types of leeks (a half tray each), and potted up some sprouted tomato seeds.

[Bren In Pots]

In between the rain I've sown some Pre-chitted parsnips, still plenty more in the box waiting to chit.

[bramble]

Spring onions have germinated...White Lisbon and a red variety that I cant remember right now.
First radishes also germinated.. French Breakfast.

[Sweet savory]

Sowed 2 cucumbers and some African marigolds as I remember they seemed to really help the climbing beans along when I grew them together a couple of years ago. And I love those big flowers.
Also 3 Foxton main crop spuds in tub 5.
Parsnips on the plot.

[bramble]

My mixed lettuce seeds...Italian mix have germinated .
More radish and lollo rosso sown.