Seed sowing thread 2025

[Bren In Pots]

Seed sowing this afternoon.

Carrots
spring onions
radishes
10 varieties of lettuce

[Snoop Puss]

^You know I want to know what varieties of lettuce, Bren...

Out of interest, what are your low temperatures at night?

[Bren In Pots]

^You know I want to know what varieties of lettuce, Bren...

Out of interest, what are your low temperatures at night?

Snoop last night it was -0.8c in the GH but for now I'm keeping the seeds indoors on a bedroom window sill.

Lettuce I sown yesterday:-
Rocket
lobjoits green cos
Valmain
Red salad bowl
Green salad bowl
Frisee de Beauregard
All year round
Lollo rossa
Little gem
Land cress

[Snoop Puss]

Fantastic, Bren. I've got some of those. And I can keep them on a very cool but not freezing windowsill. Brilliant.

[Bren In Pots]

Only one sowing today.

Broccoli Seeds - Raab '60 days'

Any tips please because I’ve not grown it before.

[Andraste]

I'll be interested in how your Raab do Bren. I tried a much later sowing (like June/July time) & they bolted on me but I'd imagine yours will fair better sown now x
edit to add I looked back at the old thread and I sowed on 1 Aug 23 so later than I thought

[lottie dolly]

Have took the bull by the horns and sown seeds
toms
amatur
gardeners delight
alicante
garnet
vivacious
akoya
yellow pear
roma
peppers
cayenne
sweet granola
sweet corno di toro mixed
ref the rabbe 60 days,i did some a few years ago at the alottment and not impressed,so never again,did not seem to grow into much worth the bother

[Bren In Pots]

Thanks Lottie, those Rabbe 60 seeds were from last years GYO mag so thought I’d give them a go.

[Mark Rand]

Set some sweet peas to chit in wet kitchen towel, since I've only got 3 out of 30 from the 14th Feb sowing. Also sowed Cucumbers Beth Alpha, Telegraph and Louisa, since I've got plenty of those. The one's I've got fewer of can wait a bit. Sowed all of my old remaining Egyptian mint seeds, they've got two chances! Finally mixed up two varieties of parsley seeds and set them to soak.

[Jungle Jane]

Broccoli raab is quick to produce but what I remember is be quick to harvest too because it grows so fast it’ll bolt so fast too. A good one to repeat sow because it will be all harvested soon

[Bren In Pots]

Thanks Jane I’ll have to keep my eye on them.

[Florence Fennel]

I haven't bought any seeds for a couple of years I've sowed some old (very old) tomato seeds today, 6 different varieties. If they fail to germinate, I'll buy some new. I only want about 6 plants, so we'll see

[Containergardener]

I've been sowing old ones for years FF. Always seem to germinate.

[Florence Fennel]

I've been successful in the past with old seed Containergardener , but one variety is 6 years old, so my expectation is low!

[rary]

When you are worried about old seeds if I remember correct there was someone grew prize onions from seeds that he had in a jacket pocket for seven years, there was also a report that seeds found in a dig of Herods palace in Judea germinating Im quite sure one of the Mods will be familiar with whatever the seeds were😏