Am I to late

[Pottypotter]

All my courgettes and most of my sweetcorn died, I didn't get round to planting any more seeds. Am I to late now? If not should I sow them straight in the ground or in a propagator to get them growing fast.

[dexterdoglancashire]

Hi PP - have checked in one of my books and you can still sow sweetcorn - sow each seed in a large module or small pot to avoid root disturbance when planting out the seedlings. You can still sow courgettes as well. My book says germination takes 5 - 10 days at 15C 60F, so I'd keep them in your greenhouse till they get going. Hope this helps! Bernie

[g51065]

I had to have second go at sweetcorn when a fox or something dug mine up whilst burrying a pigeon....! it worked out ok, I didn't plant them streight out for fear of slug damage, just repeated the usual process and kept my fingers crossed.

[JennieAtkinson]

You should be okay PP, a number of us are sowing sweetcorn with a second sowing about now for a later successional crop.

[rustylady]

Should be fine to sow now. I always use pots or modules, otherwise the mice and birds nick the seeds. Transplant out into the lottie when growing well.

[rustylady]

You should be okay PP, a number of us are sowing sweetcorn with a second sowing about now for a later successional crop.

Or sowing now because the previous two sowings of sweetcorn have failed miserably. Swift was rubbish, Minipop not wonderful but now planted out on the lottie. I am making another sowing of Swift this weekend and keeping my fingers crossed.

[Pottypotter]

Thanks everyone I'll get sowing