'Sensible' things to plant asap - indoors or unheated greenhouse?

[Seahorse]

Having read here that it can be impractical to start off too many heat lovers early (because you run out of heated space before the days get warm enough for them to manage on their own) I'm wondering what I could plant in the next few days/weeks, either indoors on the windowsills or outdoors in an unheated greenhouse, without it all coming back to bite me on the b*m?

I would really like to start a few bits off on New Years Day, just for fun. It won't be the end of the world if nothing succeeds but I might as well go with 'best options'.

Any/all advice gratefully recieved

[shirlthegirl43]

I think leeks and onions are okay to start in January

[seasprout]

Seeds to please.

House plant seeds..? Coleus are easy, and nice.

Streptocarpus or Begonia leaf cuttings.

[Hazel at the Hill]

I'd go for peas and/or broad beans.

[Hole Digger]

Sweet Peas

[Alice]

Peashoots on the windowsill Seahorse. Just plant your peas shoulder to shoulder in pots and eat the shoots - they taste like fresh peas.

[Flummery]

You could shove some sweet pea seeds in pots or modules. Early colour and scent. Loverley!

[veg4681]

In my seeds spreadsheet, I can see basil, chilli and certain aubergine (but under heated glass).

[Seahorse]

Thanks folks! Have sorted through my seed packets and am now ridiculously excited!

[Snadger]

I've sown Kelsae Onions, Mammoth Pot Leeks, Ham Onions and Red Ham Onions today! All in individual compartments 1/4 the size of a seed tray. Just stuck em into the propagator on the window sill in a S/E facing bedroom.

[Alison]

Am going to sow some alpine strawberries at some point over the next few days, the packet says later but a friend of mine grew hers at this time a few years ago and said it gave them a good head start - will wait and see, haven't grown them before but want them for a window box later in the year. Apart from that, agree with the comments above re peas, broad beans, some herbs, sweet peas and chillies.

[Cutecumber]

Good luck with the strawbs, Alison. I have had some success in the past, but they can be little blighters.

I have two tiny weeny seedlings so far (sown in December) out of about a dozen seeds.

True wild strawbs appear easier that hybrids, for some unknown reason!

Of course, my friend can grow them without any problems at all, dammit