The Seed Sowing Thread - 2017

[johnjohn]

Sowed parsnips today, a bit late so we shall see how they do.

Don't say that Sara, I haven't even prepared the bed yet!
Last year I sowed on the 8th May and they were fine, will be 2 weeks before I can get mine done because of family commitments..

[johnjohn]

Sown today at home into the blowaway greenhouse:

Beans
Runners - Armstrong
Climbing - Coco blanc a rames
Climbing- Blue Lake

Sown today and into the prop:

Sweetcorn Mira
Pumpkin Atlantic Giant
Squash Uchiki Kuri
Squash sweet dumpling
Tomato Tigerella
Courgette eight ball
Courgette Primula
Courgette Soleil
Butternut Sweetmix (this might actually be a different variety, might need to edit)

[Guest]

cabbage wheelers imperial
cabbage Holland white
cabbage - can't remember
Kale - asparagus
Aztec broccoli
cauly - violetta sicilia (sp?)

some old chitted onward peas
a lone chitted dfb from a seed swap

[craftymarie]

3 varieties of beetroot - had no success with this last year so trying again! I'm not a quitter
2 varieties of radish - only ever tried the very long mooli ones which were great, these are tiny globe ones.

[happyhumph]

Finally got some seeds in pots

Orach, Huauzontle, basil, coriander, spring onions & second lot of frigatello sweet peppers as some b***** snipped the top off the first lot and left them lying in the pot

[johnjohn]

Butternut Sweetmix (this might actually be a different variety, might need to edit)

cabbage - can't remember

Yeah, you and me both!

[happyhumph]

Last year my neighbour carefully sowed things like beetroot, carrot, turnip, cabbage etc in rows. He didn't tell his wife though, or label them, so she raked the bed ready for sowing......

They had a real pick and mix veg patch last year

[Florence Fennel]

More carrots and lots of radishes between the rows of parsnips

[Jungle Jane]

Yesterday sowed a few gladiator parsnips in a large pot. Today sowed cucino & diva cucumbers 4 pots of each variety,2 more large tubs of rooster,a bag of Charlotte & a bag of lady C potatoes.

[goosander]

Watched the Beechgrove garden program a while ago and Jim McColl was potting on seedlings. Made a point of telling one not to firm the compost to much for sowing etc. Now I have the problem of having to throw out loads of good seedlings as there is no room left. Could never get the Lobelia to grow. This season I have had that much that all the neighbours have now loads.
Just shows what a difference small things can make.
Bob

[happyhumph]

Peas
Golden sweet mangetout
Waverax
Kelvedon wonder
Boddington soup pea
Telephone tall pea
Bijou sugarsnap

Beans
Ferrari dfb
Cobra cfb
The bean I got from seed swop - can't remember it's name!
Czar runner
Gigantes runner

Plus;
Salad rocket
Kerala red leaf amaranth

[bario1]

A row of chioggia beetroot.

[Jungle Jane]

Sowed elefant leeks outside next to peas.

[Chris11]

Sowed 2nd batch of Sundance F1 sweetcorn. They did well for me last year.

No germination from 1st batch of seed kernels, so I'm not optimistic. I don't think sweet corn stays viable as long as seeds like tomato, chilli or courgette.

[Baldy]

^^^^ I chitted my year old sweetcorn in wet bog roll - got about 90% germination - was quite impressed compared to rates I was getting when sowing into compost. I've now stuck them in to compost in paper pots so the % will doubtless return to previously seen levels - 70% (or sow )