2019 Seedy Advent Calendar

[veggiechicken]

Inspired by Norfolkgrey's 2018 https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...ent_98216.html and the fun it was to sow random seeds for Advent, its time to start again for 2019. (OK, I know it should have started yesterday but dates are meaningless in the VC Calendar )

I'll be dipping into my random seeds box and pulling out a packet each day and sowing them. You never know your luck and seeds aren't fattening like Chocolate.

Anyone else joining in this year?

[muckdiva]

Lol, yeah, I’m with you but I’ll only be sowing from my box of ancient tomato seeds from pre 2010...will be interesting to see which actually germinate

[muckdiva]

Ok, I’ve picked out the following toms at random

1st Dec - White Wonder
2nd Dec - Tropical Ruby

she beetles off to sow them...

[Small pumpkin]

I’m so pleased this is up and running again this year. It was great fun last year. I’ll join in with fantasy seed sowing . Not joining in for real this time ( see my usual excuse : )

[Small pumpkin]

Here’s my fantasy seed sowing for the 1st & 2nd. All of my selection are seeds I don’t own, have never grown, but would like to.

[veggiechicken]

I'm picking from a plastic box labelled "Odd Edibles/Herbs".
They're the seeds you buy on impulse because you like the name or they sound interesting but never actually get around to sowing. Most of these are well past their sow-by date.

Day 1 - Variegated Land Cress /Barbarea vulgaris variegata. Sow by 6/2007

Day 2 - Kasuri Methi / Trigonella corniculata Packed March 2013

I'll sow these tomorrow with another one, yet to be pulled out of the box.

[SarrissUK]

I won't be able to join in until January, and then I will be happy to sow something every day Too much to do before Christmas, and I'm away for two weeks over Christmas and I don't trust my house sitter to keep anything watered lol

[Jungle Jane]

I just chose 24 packets of seeds,closed my eyes so it’s a surprise & picked ~
Day one - Geranium mixed hardy perennial 15 seeds
Day two - Echinacea Brilliant Star hardy perennial 8 seeds
They’re all on the bathroom windowsill until germination

[Small pumpkin]

My fantasy pick & sow for the 3rd

[Jungle Jane]

Day three - Foxglove Primrose Carousel sow by 2016 (Ive got a photo of these from years ago) they’re biennial & don’t mind a bit of shade,I sowed the rest of the packet just now,about twenty seeds into five modules & they’re on the bathroom windowsill

[muckdiva]

I'm picking from a plastic box labelled "Odd Edibles/Herbs".

Day 1 - Variegated Land Cress /Barbarea vulgaris variegata. Sow by 6/2007

Day 2 - Kasuri Methi / Trigonella corniculata Packed March 2013

I'll sow these tomorrow with another one, yet to be pulled out of the box.

I’m a massive fan of Land Cress, didn’t realise you could get a variegated type, may try it.

For 3rd Dec, I’ve picked out Red Fig Tomato

[veggiechicken]

Day 3 - Skirret in a brown envelope with a hand written inscription " Collected Aug - Oct 2016".
Don't know whether it came from someone on the Vine or from a seedswap - but its having a chance to grow on the windowsill today..

[Small pumpkin]

On the 4th my mind has fallen into the gutter



It’s a conversation starter if nothing else.

[muckdiva]

On the 4th, it’s time for a Japanese Black Trifele. Hope there are sprinkles on the top!

[Jungle Jane]

Day 4 - Chives (sow indoors all year round) sowed in a 3” pot on the kitchen windowsill. It says sow thinly but I didn’t