OK I have no patience so started sowing mid Jan to give the poor little seeds a miserable non-existance in an unheated greenhouse.
Most of them have fought bravely and managed to germinate to the point where I am potting on.
I do have one problem though - the 3 pots I thought were dead I left outside the greenhouse door to be interred into the compost bin at a later date - I rescued the labels out of the dogs mouth for re-use a week later - Guess What 2 of the pots are now back in the greenhouse and growing happily (or happier). The only problem is I have no I.D for them - 1 is definately from the pea family, sweet or edible I am not sure as I planted both at the same time and the other is a Brassica (I am so proud of myself that I now know the difference between a Brassica and a broom handle). They will be planted out and I shall wait with anticipation to see what they grow into!
The moral of this rambling is - arn't seeds and plants truely amazing miracles of life that like the rest of us fight and compromise against all the elements thrown at us.
My Advice - Go Forth Young Veggers and Plant On.
Sue
Most of them have fought bravely and managed to germinate to the point where I am potting on.
I do have one problem though - the 3 pots I thought were dead I left outside the greenhouse door to be interred into the compost bin at a later date - I rescued the labels out of the dogs mouth for re-use a week later - Guess What 2 of the pots are now back in the greenhouse and growing happily (or happier). The only problem is I have no I.D for them - 1 is definately from the pea family, sweet or edible I am not sure as I planted both at the same time and the other is a Brassica (I am so proud of myself that I now know the difference between a Brassica and a broom handle). They will be planted out and I shall wait with anticipation to see what they grow into!
The moral of this rambling is - arn't seeds and plants truely amazing miracles of life that like the rest of us fight and compromise against all the elements thrown at us.
My Advice - Go Forth Young Veggers and Plant On.
Sue
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