Busy month ahead.....

[HeyWayne]

This same thought ran through my head just the other day when trying to sort out my seeds.

[HayleyB]

I feel sick, I'm so unorganised but this year I AM holding off for another couple of weeks, I need to empty all last years stuff yet

[Flummery]

Can't sit on the soil with me bare bum yet (don't tell elderly neighbour, he'll look out the window!) so I'm not putting much in direct until the current sunny spell has been with us a few more days.

[HayleyB]

You're optimistic Aunty Flum, forecast here is good for the rest of the week but that doesn't bode too well going by forecasters lately..

[Jeanied]

Hate to tell you folks but the long term forecast is this

'The forecast headline is for a slightly colder than average season, and we're noting the possibility of unusually late and heavy snowfall during the first half of April. The first real warmth is expected in May, although with the sun becoming increasingly strong at this time of year, it will feel pleasant during the day when the clouds clear, especially in more southern regions.'
Taken from a longterm weather forecast site The Weather Outlook.
Just posting in case someone can find a better forecast to cheer us up!

[Flummery]

You're optimistic Aunty Flum, forecast here is good for the rest of the week but that doesn't bode too well going by forecasters lately..

I'm always optimistic! However, I never plant out french beans unitl June!

[HayleyB]

June eh? right done then so will I

[stella]

My sowing timetable is a bit different as I leave the country in April. What I try to do is start of seeds early and get them hardened off now. They are out all day and covered or in at night. Then planted out just before we go and I hope that when we come back in September something has survived other things we eat before we go. Then when I get to Italy I start again .

[Nes]

PS For the 1st time I have sown leeks and a few brave little seedlings have poked their heads above the compost. They look quite pathetic and I have an awful feeling they're going to soon bow those same heads and succumb to my poor ministrations.

Can some kind grape have mercy on them and give me some advice on what to do now?

I'm sure they'll be fine! Harden them off if they've been indoors, and get them outside. Leeks are fairly hardy little things, and will be fine outside now that they've germinated. Mine are currently under a cloche in the garden, just to give them a little protection - just in case! Keep them moist, but not waterlogged, and if they're crowded, you might like to pot them on to give them a little more space.
Have a look on here for more threads relating to leeks - I can recommend the allium thread for lots more advice! Good luck!

[Bigmallly]

Am I the only one that's put my Feb packets back in with the March seeds?.........

[grannymem]

Thanks so much for your message. I'll put them into the unheated greenhouse and keep my fingers crossed - I might wait until tomorrow as we've been having quite hard frosts here despite warm daytime temperatures.

Thanks again

[binley100]

It's not THAT scary, is it?

hi binley 100,all the loo rolls,does this mean that growing is "pants",does that mean you are girding you loins..whatever that means,its now all down to your growing enthusiasm...just keep it enjoyable

Naw it means I sow a lot of my seeds in loo roll middles.