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Its no secret that I am a seedaholic. I have lots, too many if I'm honest - so I have a cunning plan! Sorry 
I have 5 jam jars labelled Roots, Shoots, Leaves, Salad leaves and Flowers. As I sort through my seed packets I'm emptying the old or opened packets into the appropriate jar.
After a good shake, these seeds are being scattered thickly in the GH beds. One GH bed has all the salad leaves and these will be picked as Cut and Come Again through the winter.
Another GH bed has been divided into 3 sections, one for Roots (carrots, parsnip, turnip, beetroot etc); another for Shoots (onions, spring onions and leeks); and the 3rd for Leaves (all sorts of brassicas).
It doesn't matter that each section's seeds are muddled as whatever grows will be a bonus. I can pot on whatever grows and leave some in situ treating it like a seed bed until spring when I'll need the space for tomatoes.
The salad leaves were sown last week and there are seedlings popping up already
I find the randomness of this strangely appealing - not knowing what will germinate and trying to identify it when it does. Its far more fun than sowing a tidy row of identical seeds - and being disappointed when there's gaps
In case you're wondering, the flower seeds are also being scattered but they'll have to fend from themselves in the great outdoors.
Does anyone else feel sorry for old seeds?
I have 5 jam jars labelled Roots, Shoots, Leaves, Salad leaves and Flowers. As I sort through my seed packets I'm emptying the old or opened packets into the appropriate jar.
After a good shake, these seeds are being scattered thickly in the GH beds. One GH bed has all the salad leaves and these will be picked as Cut and Come Again through the winter.
Another GH bed has been divided into 3 sections, one for Roots (carrots, parsnip, turnip, beetroot etc); another for Shoots (onions, spring onions and leeks); and the 3rd for Leaves (all sorts of brassicas).
It doesn't matter that each section's seeds are muddled as whatever grows will be a bonus. I can pot on whatever grows and leave some in situ treating it like a seed bed until spring when I'll need the space for tomatoes.
The salad leaves were sown last week and there are seedlings popping up already
I find the randomness of this strangely appealing - not knowing what will germinate and trying to identify it when it does. Its far more fun than sowing a tidy row of identical seeds - and being disappointed when there's gaps
In case you're wondering, the flower seeds are also being scattered but they'll have to fend from themselves in the great outdoors.
Does anyone else feel sorry for old seeds?
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