The Seed Sowing Thread 2015

[PyreneesPlot]

Leeks, lettuces, summer cabbage, pak choi, sweet peas, sunflowers.

[.commander]

Leeks, lettuces, summer cabbage, pak choi, sweet peas, sunflowers.

Did you direct sow or in modules? Mine bolted last year because I planted them too late so I'm looking to get them in early

Edit: Just noticed you're in France so maybe your method might not work in icy Harrogate hehe!

[Dorothy rouse]

Sowed 2 rows of a fast maturing, sugar type pea, can't remember the name, direct sowing on plot, covered in fleece cos it's still a bit cold, and also hope to stop any little mices, who might be hungry.

9 weeks to harvest! ( well that's what the packet says)!

[Bacchus]

Planted a tray of Physalis peruviana seeds. I quite like these so here's hoping they grow into something with fruit.

[Jungle Jane]

Sowed 6 seed potatoes - Red Duke of York....3 seed potatoes - Arron Pilot....outside in the sun. Its cold at night tho,so I made a thick fleece surrounding for them. Just seen a seven spotted ladybird on some weeds,I should pull the weeds up,but I just left it there,playing on the climbing frame like weeds......

[mothhawk]

Planted a few seed potatoes -Swift - 'cos they are, so by June I have the space for squash. Also some land cress.

[Martin H]

Cucumber "Tamra"
Cucumber "Marketmore 76"
Kale "Nero di Toscana"
Summer cabbage "Golden Acre"
Early winter cabbage "Nantais Hatif"

[bramble]

Sowed some herbs today. Chives, coriander, parsley, thyme. Also some tomatillo seeds although they are a few years old.
My spring onion seeds are just beginning to come through as well.
Tomatoes and peppers doing really well now as they are in the sunny conservatory all day and back under cover at night.

[batman]

I've planted two modules of beetroot (one chioggia, one boltardy) in the greenhouse, and one module of peas. However, the mice usually get to my greenhouse peas, so I've also started some back at home, and after a night of soaking, I've also started up a full module of sweetpeas.

[Jungle Jane]

Soŵed a packet of Antirrhinum 'Kimosy' in pots & a few Garlic Chive in a pot all under the fish tank light. Made a list of planting companions,apparently fresh catnip (wet) sprinkled on plants will drive away flea beetles...but what happens when your cat starts rolling all over the plants

[skeggijon]

Planted 6 Arran Pilot potatoes in bags in the polytunnel and sowed:

Tomatillo - De Milipa
Cape Gooseberry - Golden Berry
Melon - Melba & Gala
Gherkin - West Indian
Peppers - Peppadew
Tomato - African Queen, Tiger, Marmande, White Beauty, German Lunchbox, Yellow Stuffed & Cuore Di Bug

All above seeds from VSP including a number of tomatoes for viability testing.

I've got a 3m x 2m and a 6m x3m polytunnel and an 8ft x 6ft greenhouse and still wondering how I'm going to find room for them all

[bussinspain]

today was busy sowing.....

nasturtiums, calendulars, parsnips, Florence fennel, peas, spring onions, purple poppies, Burpless Tasty Green cucumbers (2nd lot) thyme. oregano, basil, San Moranzo tomatoes (2nd lot as first sowing failed to germinate). I also planted some Malling Promise raspberries and 2 Hinnonmaki Rod Goosberries. PHEW!

[Bigmallly]

42 Modules of Volden Girginia..................

[Bren In Pots]

Kohlrabi, Celeriac, Celery, Spinach, Sprouts, Beetroot in newspaper modules and a pinch of Spring onion seeds.

[marcofez]

Lots of Seed sowing.
Seeds sown 04.03.15
1. Onion-Rouge de Florence
2. Onion-Ciboule (Welsh Onion) Red skin
3. Onion-Ramata Di Milano
4. Leeks-Musselburgh.

Seeds sown 08.03.15
All Tomato
1. San Marzano-Plum
2. Gardeners Delight-cherry
3. Dancing with Smurfs-cherry
4. J. Hawkins-Beefsteak
5. Snow White-cherry
6. Red Alert
7. Shirley F1
8. Sungold F1-cherry
9. Golden Krone
10. Otto's Papa
11. Black Icicle
12. Amish Paste
13. Mortgage lifter
14. Polish Plum
15. Kornabel Plum F1
16. Italian Gold Plum

Sown 09.03.15
Sown two 3 metre rows of Meteor Peas.