Is it to late?

[Alex_Parrott]

Hi as per usual I have been really impatient and sown loads of things really early. Now the majority of things are dead. Brassicas, Tomatoes, Leeks everything! I keep them in a cabin outside which is fairly well insulated but they just keep dyeing, Is it to late to re sow these things?

[Nicos]

No - not at all!
(Although I would now consider buying tomato plants)

We used to sow Easter weekend- and some years it can be as late as this weekend!

Go for it!

[Florence Fennel]

When you say it's a cabin Alex, does that mean there isn't much light?

[Snadger]

Best thing is to be guided by the sowing dates on the seed packet. If you are past that date, it's up to you whether you take a chance.

[Two_Sheds]

What's a cabin? Like a shed? If so: not enough light

[Alex_Parrott]

Hello all, thankyou for your replies. A cabin is like a log cabin. they are up against the window so get full light from like 11am onwards. Am considering buying grafted toms then maybe. Do you think they are worth it and would be worth it if putting outside?

[Hazel at the Hill]

Hi as per usual I have been really impatient and sown loads of things really early. Now the majority of things are dead. Brassicas, Tomatoes, Leeks everything! I keep them in a cabin outside which is fairly well insulated but they just keep dyeing, Is it to late to re sow these things?

My brassicas for winter wont be sown until June/July, and leeks get sown every other month regardless.

I only sowed my tomatoes (which will be in buckets in the courtyard in due course) a couple of weeks ago - but I'd buy a few small plants from the garden centre now if I was you. Make sure you harden them off thoroughly until the temperature is reliably over about 8 degrees at night.

Am considering buying grafted toms then maybe. Do you think they are worth it and would be worth it if putting outside?

Wouldn't bother - just buy normal tomato plants - a good garden centre will have a reasonable selection of varieties.

[Alison]

I sowed some extra (goodness knows why, I already had hundreds) of tomato seeds about this time last year when I found a half used packet of Red Alert and they did really well outside so it would still be worth giving them a go as they grow a lot faster at this time of year.