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    I have just had a mammoth potting on session. I now have far more pots than indoor window ledge space so some of them are going to have to go out into the sunroom a bit earlier than I was planning. It's attached to the house, but only accessible from outside. It has a clear roof and windows along two sides. It's fairly sheltered. It shouldn't be getting too hot for anything just yet, but it may be getting too cold. I'm going to use whatever you're all happy putting in your greenhouses right now as a guide. So, which of these seedlings would you be most happy putting in an unheated greenhouse at this time of year?

    Chillies
    Peppers
    Strawberries
    Papayas
    Lemongrass
    Gazania
    Pansies
    Red veined sorrel
    Sweet peas
    Aubergines
    Cabbages (these are already little plants rather than seedlings)
    Pea-shoots (some established, some not)

    Presumably I can start thinking about hardening off the cabbages in a few weeks (my last frost date is the end of April, and the weather is looking better than that for the next two weeks anyway).

    Once it gets warmer, I'm planning on growing the chillies and papayas in the sunroom, but most other things will be outside, with just the peppers, aubergines and lemon-grass on my window-ledges.

  • #2
    Strawberries,
    Pansies,
    Sorrel
    Sweetpeas
    Cabbages
    Pea shoots
    I'd have all of these in the GH - in fact, I already have most of them and they've been there for weeks/months.

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    • #3
      VC is spot on - in fact I've planted all my sweetpeas outside now, and if you don't particularly want an early crop, the strawberries will be fine out in the garden too.

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      • #4
        My strawberries are about 1 cm across. I think I'll baby them for a little bit longer! I'll shift them into the sun-room though, with the others you both suggest.

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        • #5
          Got ya - I'm in a similar position with a few I've grown from seed :-)

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          • #6
            Gazanias, sweet peas, cabbage.
            Ali

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            • #7
              What VC said. My strawbs are outside (but I accept yours are babies), my sweetpeas are outside, but in a sheltered spot, and I'd start hardening off my brassicas if they were more than seed leaves at the moment....

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