What am I growing (should have labelled)?

[Ashaman42]

Well I was a bit of a ninny and was sure I'd remember what I'd planted in my first two seed trays. And now I have no idea



I know I've got spring onion on the left but can anyone identify the largish seedlings in the middle or do they need to get a bit bigger/more developed first?

Also the little seedlings on the right (I think they were a salady leave of some kind) seem to have gone brown and shriveled up.



Any ideas what's happened here? Too much sun (seed tray currently sat in south facing patio window) or possibly wind burn from the couple days (over a week ago though) that I had them out in the garden??

[mary-belle]

I am pretty sure the one in the middle is a chilli or a pepper plant.
I have both and the chilli looks to be a darker green and the pepper is a bit lighter like yours.

[Ashaman42]

Ooooh, I'll be happy if it is pepper as the half dozen I've sown upstairs (once I started labelling stuff) don't seem to be doing much.

[pipscariad]

Yes, I'd agree that the bigger plants in the middle look like a chilli or pepper. The sad ones are more of a challenge, although the the thing that comes to mind is some kind of brassica? I'd hazard a guess that they've been wind burnt, although someone more knowledgeable will be along shortly I'm sure! Seems a bit odd taking into account how happy the pepper (?) plants look...

[mrbadexample]

although someone more knowledgeable will be along shortly I'm sure!

Or indeed, someone less knowledgeable. I think the poorly looking ones resemble swede or turnip.

[grenhouse]

Defo chillis or pepper in the middle. Right looks like brassica but which one I do not know!

[Ashaman42]

Hmm, might be purple sprouting brocolli then as I think I planted some somewhere. Will have to plant some more of that then.

[Jardiniere]

in future i would advise (apart from labelling) that you put different types of stuff into separate trays - because things need different types of looking after (marvel at my use of technical terms here!) so i would have started the peppers in their own little pots (or even bigger pots so you dont have to pot on) and the onion looking thingies in a larger deeper pot (i grow spring onions in a large pot and always start my leeks off like that also)and the brassica stuff (broccoli? cabbage?) could be started in a seed tray like the one you used .....and kept moist and outside from the start ...its not that cold in england is it?

[zazen999]

Any ideas what's happened here?

Yes - peppers and onions and brassicas/salads all like different things, so if they are all in the same tray then one or two will suffer.

Peppers, like to be started off with heat and the heat kept on them really

Onions, a little heat but then can be grown in much cooler conditions

Brassicas [which is what the third seedlings are] will germinate in cool temps and really don't like it too hot.

Have you still got the seed packets, I suspect the brassicas were mustard or rocket or something like that.

[Ashaman42]

I've got bundles of seed packets, not sure what's from last year, what 've been given and what I've used?!

Have been better in subsequent trays, I've got stuff labelled at the very least and am being better at having similar things to a tray.

Not it's not that cold at the mo but keeps getting really windy which is why I've been keeping stuff insude, plus the slugs can't get at it that way.

Will do some more organised sowing tomorrow and prob try and (gently) move the peppers into pots.

[VirginVegGrower]

Peppers for sure

[VirginVegGrower]

Yes, I'd agree that the bigger plants in the middle look like a chilli or pepper. The sad ones are more of a challenge, although the the thing that comes to mind is some kind of brassica? I'd hazard a guess that they've been wind burnt, although someone more knowledgeable will be along shortly I'm sure! Seems a bit odd taking into account how happy the pepper (?) plants look...

A brassica leaf - I agree

[womble]

Looks like rocket on the right to me, it dies like that

[Ashaman42]

One of my workmates gave me twelve little rocket plants she had from one that self seeded in her garden, so I'm not too distraught over the rocket curling it's toes up.

Have got some other things looking a bit sad but will have to find my camera again first.

Cheers for your advice everyone.