Windowsill requirements!

[ancee]

I have just put all of my seeds in order of planting. I will at some point haul a lot of plant pots from out of the shed and begin the mammoth task of seed sowing. My problem is we don't have many window sills. No poly tunnel, greenhouse or airing cupboard. I want to set some kind of system up as shortly our house will look like the seedling centre of a garden centre! Any suggestions? - short of knocking some new windows in the walls so I can get more window sills!

[veggiechicken]

Choose your best for seedlings window and put lots of shelves across the glass.
Would look for an image but I'm away down the garden.............later..............

[ancee]

Ooh shelves! I did a contraption with sellotape last year..

[snohare]

Yes, I'd say shelve your windowsill seedlings ! (It's what I plan to do.)

[veggiechicken]

Summat like this -

[arpoet]

Not sure our lass would be happy if I shelved the window..... Maybe that a good reason to try it?

[ancee]

OOH! How lovely that looks! Do you know, my daughter has a bookshelf she no longer needs..... This is going to be one of those great ideas you see online and try and copy.... It looked so good online but reality won't be as pretty hahaha I'll post a photo in a few days. Mine won't look half as pretty in black plastic seed trays though!

[ancee]

Nearly there

What do you think? Not as aesthetically pleasing but practical! I'll post another photo once they start to emerge. Pretty pleased with today's efforts

[Two_Sheds]

we don't have many window sills. No poly tunnel, greenhouse or airing cupboard.

What about a coldframe/blowaway?

Light is more important than heat. There's no point starting seeds off with a lack of light, because they'll just make lanky weak seedlings.

If you can't provide enough light, then you may just have to wait until it's warm enough for them to be sown outside. Just as an example, say for tomatoes, they can be started indoors in Feb/March, but couldn't be started outside until it's warm enough, in May/June