What have you got germinating/growing..

[Victoria26]

Out of All the seeds I've sown the past few weeks I have

3 x jalapeno seedlings
1 x sweet pointed pepper seedling
and I can see ONE of my tomato seeds showing promise!

I bet they'll all start sprouting at the same time so I'm inundated!

[Alice]

I planted my sweet peppers, chillies, aubergines and pepino today.I've got my Elephant Garlic in pots to start. The potatoes are chitting on the windowsills.
Outside the spring onions, walking onions and sweet peas are doing fine - as is the garlic and shallots.

[tricky]

Have just made OH read this thread as he thinks I'm a mad moo who's made him make window sills(stupid house has none) then covered them all in seed trays. We won't be seeing the kitchen/dining table until the potatoes all go in but at least I'm as sane as the rest of you....................

who says where sane

[sewer rat]

Having just read the entries on this thread, I can't help feeling that either
a) everybody has a huge heated greenhouse or
b) a lot of people might find certain crops failing later in the season.
Don't wanna throw cold water on anyone as there's nothing wrong with enthusiasm but please remember, seedling will need to be planted out before they get tooooooo big and it's only February - still winter!
I know I'm further north than most grapes but I can't help thinking that it's too early for things like courgettes regardless of where you are.

[Alice]

You're right about courgettes - and squash,cucumbers, beans etc. These plants get big very quickly and it's too early as they will be enormous before they can go out.
But peppers, chillies and aubergines will be fine on windowsills all their lives - or until they can go to the greenhouse.

[Claire72]

On the flower front I have lupins, sweet peas and marigolds all germinating happily, also planted teasels, but they haven't done much yet.
Vegetables I have leeks, peas and cabbages all doing quite well in windowsill propogators, and by Wednesday i hope to have tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers on the go too.
running out of windowsill space now, wondering if I can do a second floor if I use the cooling racks from the kitchen on top of the current windowsill propogators???

[BarleySugar]

I don't sow beans, cucumbers or courgettes until April, even though I have a greenhouse (usually needed for chillies, toms and peppers). They would get too big before it's safe for me to put them out, and I'm in Kent.

[kentvegplot]

I won't risk the tender stuff yet - they will want to go out too soon,and I've found the later plantings catch up anyway.

I do have broad beans, spring onions, a few caulis and cabbage in there - and a lot of pots of ornamental grass (Carex comans 'Frosted Curls') which I decided needed splitting yesterday and one plant has now turned into 7 large and 12 small ones.....!

[Nicos]

I've just started my chilli and tomato seeds germinating on wet kitchen paper under cling film.
One sweet potato sitting in a glass of water too!
Hoping to have a warmer summer this year!!!

[farreste]

Just two varieties of chillies, one sweet pepper and a few herbs. I'm really fighting the bug until I've got the GH finished.

[Gardenwitch]

updated on April 2 2009: planted so far this year:

Flowers:

pansy flowers- black ones
french marigold flowers
tulip bulbs- these are in bloom now; diffferent colors- orange, red striped, cream, and purple so far
peony bulb- pale pink
dahlia bulbs- orange and red ones
blue flowering shrub
honeysuckle vine- orangy- yellow color
primuella flowers- red, whites and blue colors
buddelia butterfly bush- 2 tone color of orange and purple
violets
bee flowers in my sons lil garden box, he's bee happy this year building them their hotel and their own garden box of flowers they like
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Veg/fruits:

leeks
savoy cabbage
pak choi
onion sets red and white
elephant garlic
JA's
purple basil
parsley
sweet peppers; different colors
tomatoes: 100's/1000's, green zebra, brandywine, black krim, amish paste, Ribbed Italian heritage, white beauty, black cherry, pink bulls heart, and a few others.
strawberries- 30 plants in all
peas
broccolli
lettuce- sprouting; Tom Thumb
potatoes
rainbow chard
french marigolds

waiting for these to grow and i can sow a new batch of seeds, OH only allow so many trays in the house at a time! *rolls eyes* If weather stays as good as its been I may be able to start growing seeds in the greenhouse too- yippee!

[Gardenwitch]

updated my listings anyone else have things on the go?

[windowsillqueen]

I've got tomatoes - Aisla Craig, Plum, 100's & 1000's, chilli's, lettuces - butter crunch, lollo rosso, funly, new red fire - cucumbers, courgettes (black beauty), parsley, mint, dill, nasturtiums and mixed peppers all going on the window sills.

The tomatoes are at different stages and I've been hardening off the older toms though very cold today so they are back in.

Some lettuces are in window boxes outside, but under plastic bottle cloches. They are not looking great - wonder if I should have kept them in?

The courgettes are looking as if they are ready to go into great big tubs of manure. Problem is I've run out of pots and have no manure!

Cx

[Elliesmummy]

How big are your window sills???

i'm fast running out of room and i have a whole room to start them off in as i'm still waiting for my green house to arrive....

so far i have;

strawberries - plugs (waiting for them to get a bit bigger)
beetroot
peas - sugar snap
peas - Delicata
chives
basil
parsnip - in loo rolls

had some disasters though i used those peat pockets and they held too much water so nothing grew, wont be using them again.

just been through my seeds and today i'm gonna try:
carrot - flyaway
cucumber
tomatoes
leeks - in loo rolls

nipping too lottie in a bit to get some beds dug, i'm hoping the plot is big enough for all the veg i have too grow....

[Gardenwitch]

Everyones growings sound fantastic; I too find myself running out of room though for all these precious seedlings