Sowing suggestions - January

[Jeanied]

' ... so I bit the butler'
Not like you, Andrea to get violent with servants!
I have got my potatoes too - small bag of Pentland Javelins and another of Desiree - all I could find that I fancied in the GC.

[perkin]

Aiming to sow chillies, toms and shallots in paper pots in the kitchen this week. And leeks and early peas in the unheated greenhouse once the temp improve.

[TPeers]

Chillies, leeks, spuds are chitting (Pentland Javelin and Robinta)

Also some foxgloves.

All are in the house at the moment but will be transfered to the greenhouse as soon as reasonable.

[selfraising]

Chillis, toms, sweet peppers and aubergines although most of my toms will be sown next month and March.

[leah]

chillis, peppers, aubergines, strawberries, onions, maybe a few caulis if I get round to buying some seeds (too cold to go out yet ) and a few toms. I really should get my leeks started as I haven't had much luck for the past 2 years! Not 1oo% sure what I should sow them in for best results.

[piskieinboots]

I will be sowing chillis, tomatoes and aubergines tomorrow.

Last weekend I got herbs sown in (windowsill) pots, russian tarragon, sage, red basil and chives - tarragon has already germinated, as have the chives

[weekendwellies]

As a newish grower, could I suggest it would be helpful if the poster states if they are sowing indoors in seed trays or modules, or straight into the growing position.

I have sowed indoors tomato Roma VF and Jalapeños
Also aiming to do onion and leek seeds indoors next weekend
Aubergines indoors also next weekend
Caulis and cabbage indoors -week 3

Garlic and shallots and parsnips direct into ground when I can see the ground again

[Alison]

Garlic and shallots and parsnips direct into ground when I can see the ground again

You don't want to be sowing parsnips directly for quite a while yet as the ground will be far too cold until about March (year and area dependent). Last year I sowned mine a week or so into April and they've done great. Had a lovely sweet parsnip soup yesterday and if I can ever find the ground again then I'll pull some more up. If you want to get a head start on them then you can sow on paper or in root trainers / loo rolls but in my opinion it's far too early yet and you'll just be wasting your time.

[weekendwellies]

Thanks Alison ~ noted

[Burnzie]

Hi, later this week I will sow leeks seeds into a couple of 5" pots in a cold greenhouse.

later in the month i will start off a dozen or so shallots in modules, also in the cold greenhouse.

Burnzie

[ladylottie]

I will be sowing leek seeds later this week in modules.

I only have a cold frame and not a greenhouse, so when people are saying that they are sowing in a cold greenhouse, does this mean that will I be ok to sow seeds in modules in a cold frame?

[northepaul]

Hi,
I have sown onions this month, although reading the RHS link Fi put at the beginning, it suggests sowing broad beans and small carrots? I was not planning on sowing them yet?
What do other grapes think?

[Alison]

Broad beans will be fine (although sown in modules not direct yet) so long as they're one of the hardier types. Carrots - hmmm, bit early if you ask me but you could sow some in a bucket and keep it under cover for an early crop. No chance of getting them to germinate this early outside though.

[Incy]

So far I have sown onions, tomatoes, chillies and sweet peppers. I have also bought my spuds, pentland javelin and maris peer and am currently chitting them. The onions have been germinated inside and are currently in the cold kitchen waiting to move to the unheated greenhouse, which will probably be in the next day or so.

[winstonwobble]

Today i have sown leeks onions and parsnip in seed trays on the window sill if and when they are big enough they will go out into the greenhouse which is only going to be heated on a night (santa brought me a heater ) never used one before