Seed sowing thread 2025

[Andraste]

I'm in the same boat with peas CG & will be sowing more this week sometime. I'm fairly sure I was sowing this time last year so probably went too early with my 1st batch x

[Containergardener]

We can do it Andraste , we will succeed

[Jungle Jane]

Today I sowed courgettes gold rush & atena polka,basil,some more marigolds & a few honey bear squash. I had a look at last years seed sowing thread because I felt like something should be being sowed. Last year I sowed cucumber on 28th April & beans on May 8th so loads of time

[Bren In Pots]

Sown my pre-chitted parsnips today.

[Peanut]

Today I sowed the last of an open packet of crimson flowered broad beans and some old leek seed tapes. I am trying to use up as many open and old seed packets as I can this year.

[Containergardener]

Sowed some thyme, orange chard, spring onions, mustard and marigolds
oh and courgette

[Bren In Pots]

Todays sowings

Thyme, Coriander, Cabbage, Chard and kale.

[Peanut]

Today I have sown courgettes atena polka, sunstripe (old seeds) and all green bush. Squashes buffy ball, celebration mix, barbara butternut (old seeds) and my favourite, potimarron. Dwarf beans tendergreen (really old seeds) Celine and adoration.
Chitting swift sweetcorn, also old seeds.

[Peanut]

Today's sowings are dill, garlic chives, basil and lemon basil. Romanesco, scarlet and Tuscan kale. More lettuce as none have germinated from the first lot yet, Gustav's salad, Tom thumb and Parris island cos. all old seeds.

[mothhawk]

Put runners and CFB to chit. The runners are self-saved, and the DFB old, so I've put a lot more than I actually need. if they all chit my garden will be a jungle in the summer.

[Andraste]

Replacement climbing fbs as a furtle today confirmed those sown on 14th have rotted to mush

[Nicos]

Sympathy like there Andraste.
I never bother sowing any type of french bean until mid/ end May as they always seem to rot for me. I don’t have a greenhouse, but I really find the night temperatures and moisture seem to kill them off before then….and don’t start on about slugs

[Andraste]

I'm blaming the compost - it's holding water much longer than expected - but I also soaked the seed for an hour or so which I don't usually do. I've made sure the compost isn't so wet & didn't soak this time. I've had a poor show on peas & mangetout as well

[Nicos]

Enough time to catch up thankfully!

[Andraste]

Indeed my mum's also offered some spare mangetout if I need them & I'm pretty sure she has cfbs too so I'm lucky to have a backup plan. She also had patchy peas so is hoping my 2nd lot will do better & I can return the favour