The Seed Sowing Thread 2015

[Scarlet]

Lettuce
Beetroot
Dwarf french beans - trying for an early crop under glass

All my toms are up and have spent the last two days sunning theirselves in the GH. The temps drop fast though so they were back indoors by 5 this evening

[Jonny.D]

Red & Green Basil
Garlic Chives
Tomatoes
Gardeners delight
Garden pearl

[TheChemist]

Leeks - Musselburgh (?)
Beetroot
More sweetcorn
Mangetout
Potted a pound shop gooseberry bush (worth a try, eh?)

My tomatoes are also all up but sowed somewhat erratically. Couldn't bear a cull so have repotted a few - hope they survive!

[sparrow100]

spinach, beetroot (boltardy, chioggia, cheltenham green top) and cape gooseberries sown. I may for once be actually on schedule with my sowing. That's a first! That's until I go to the Edible Garden Show tomorrow and stuff my pockets with more packets of seeds...

[marcofez]

Seed sown today 20/03/2015
1. 2, 10ft rows of Lincoln peas
2. 12 Boddington peas to make more seed. Seed swap.
3. Lucullus, White Silver, Vulcan Chard
4. Dahlia-Pompone
5. Marigold-Crackerjack
6. Gerbera-Jamesonii Hybrid mix.
Potted on some sweet peppers.

[TheChemist]

spinach, beetroot (boltardy, chioggia, cheltenham green top) and cape gooseberries sown. I may for once be actually on schedule with my sowing. That's a first! That's until I go to the Edible Garden Show tomorrow and stuff my pockets with more packets of seeds...

Considering ordering some Physalis seeds. I love them so much. I've heard they're easier than toms - is that true? Do you grow them outdoors?

[sparrow100]

The dwarf ones are speedier, but their berries are much sweeter. I grew mine outside. The outside (giant) ones took forever to fruit and I didn't get many ripe ones. As long as the berries have got big enough, they will continue to ripen on the giant onesif you pull the entire plant and put it on the shed, which is what I did in November and was eating 'fresh' berries in December and January.

I find they need an early start to come to anything - you might have missed it if you don't have anything like a greenhouse to bring them on in.

[TheChemist]

The dwarf ones are speedier, but their berries are much sweeter. I grew mine outside. The outside (giant) ones took forever to fruit and I didn't get many ripe ones. As long as the berries have got big enough, they will continue to ripen on the giant onesif you pull the entire plant and put it on the shed, which is what I did in November and was eating 'fresh' berries in December and January.

I find they need an early start to come to anything - you might have missed it if you don't have anything like a greenhouse to bring them on in.

Only a blow away and a warm windowsill Might give a few seeds a chance anyway, worth a shot!

[WPG]

Today I sowed

Leek pandora
Sprout rubine
Summer purple sprouting broccolli
120 hurst greenshaft peas
Romanesco

as well as rudbeckia and helichyrsum flower seeds

On pure impulse I bought butternut squash and courgette seedlings from homebase....far, far too early in the season, I wasn't planning on even sowing mine till the end of April. But I couldn't seem to stop myself.....

[Guest]

Only a blow away and a warm windowsill Might give a few seeds a chance anyway, worth a shot!

The best crop I ever had was my first attempt when I only had a windowsill and a blowaway. Have tried several times since and results have never been as good

[Scarlet]

The best crop I ever had was my first attempt when I only had a windowsill and a blowaway. Have tried several times since and results have never been as good

I think they need a long growing season, I've always sown in feb and kept indoors on the windowsill

[Scarlet]

More beetroot
Calabrese
Lettuce
Parsley
And a few flowers

[Bigmallly]

Had a lazy sowing day today, just the Parsnip tape got laid today.

[marcofez]

Sowed a load of 'sweet basil' and some 'salad leaves'

[Bigmallly]

Laid some Parsnip & Beetroot tape today.