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    Success with early planting?

    Hello
    Has anybody had any success in planting seeds early?
    I planted some Lettuce Little Gem in my coldframe today even though it says March on the packet.
    I thought even if they don't germinate/succeed I have so many of the seeds anyway...
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    Doh!
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    I sowed some mixed greens a couple of weeks ago and despite giving them loads of light I've still got very leggy seedlings, but nothing ventured, nothing gained, may as well have a go.
    I you'st to have a handle on the world .. but it BROKE!!

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    • #3
      Yep, have a go. It's the triumph of hope over experience
      All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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      • #4
        I early planted:
        Cherry Toms: Looking good, second leaves coming
        Plum Toms: As above
        Beef Toms: Slightly leggy
        Peppers: Long time to germinate but now steady growth
        Cucumbers: Playing hard to get
        Chillie: Took ages but finally appeared yesterday
        Onions: Now repotted
        Garlic: Planted out
        Melons: They went in just recently and nothing seen as yet
        Last edited by bobleponge; 12-02-2008, 09:59 AM.
        Bob Leponge
        Life's disappointments are so much harder to take if you don't know any swear words.

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        • #5
          I planted early
          Tomatoes: nothing yet
          Cucumbers: nothing yet
          Peas: nothing yet
          Cauliflower: nicely sprouting
          Cabbage: nicely sprouting
          Onions: doing well, will be planting out today
          Garlic: good show so far
          Smile and the world smiles with you

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          • #6
            I planted early -
            Garlic in pots doing really well
            Garlic on lottie last weekend
            Leeks in root trainers - just starting to show
            Chilli and broadies at same time as leeks, nothing showing yet

            Considering trying some lettuce/toms/peppers but not sure there'll be much advantage?
            Life may not be the party we hoped for but since we're here we might as well dance

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            • #7
              All I've sown so far are chillies which need a long growing season - and broad beans and sweet peas in the cold greenhouse. I really don't like to get the bulk of my stuff in till March - it's often not the temperature that's the important thing but the day length and amount of light. Even with a warming climate we can't have longer daylight till March/April and I end up bringing plants in and out of the grenhouse at the day's end. I'd rather wait and have strong and stocky plants than take a chance and get whippy ones. You might get lucky but I hate to see a plant struggle. Old softie, me!
              Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.

              www.vegheaven.blogspot.com Updated March 9th - Spring

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              • #8
                I keep a detailed sowing diary and last year I tried sowing in Jan/Feb.

                I decided it was a disaster as the cold/lack of light held everything back.
                This year so far I've sown (on Saturday) Busy Lizzie and chillies and a FEW tomatoes.
                Full stop.
                Last edited by Madasafish; 12-02-2008, 12:48 PM.

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                • #9
                  Im going to try planting some early too now
                  Like most of you have said nothing ventured nothing gained

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                  • #10
                    As above really - although I think it's probably much too early for runner beans.
                    I've sown some perennial flower seeds too - delphiniums, lupins, echinacea, as they seem to take ages to get going - and some sea holly, which apparently likes it chilly.
                    Oh - and jerusalem artichokes, which I've never even tasted let alone grown - but couldn't walk past them in B&Q the other day

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                    • #11
                      I have started some Jan planting peppers, toms and chillies. I also have some summer sprouting calabrese which popped up after a week.
                      Happy Gardening,
                      Shirley

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                      • #12
                        I sowed a mass of seeds on Saturday and now have germinated lettuce, tomatoes, aubergines and cucumbers. No sign of activity with broad beans, sweet peas, chillies, herbs and cosmos but it is but early.

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                        • #13
                          runner beans.. february... it could be terminal
                          Last edited by Cutecumber; 12-02-2008, 04:32 PM.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Cutecumber View Post
                            runner beans.. february... it could be terminal
                            yep - it was sunny, I went to the pub, I came back from the pub, it wasn't sunny, frost came, fleece left off, cold frame left open ......hold the defib, this one is a gonna
                            aka
                            Suzie

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                            • #15
                              pubs have a lot to answer for

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