The Seed Sowing Thread 2015

[Jungle Jane]

Yesterday sowed 12 sweetcorn 'ovation f1' seeds into pots & some rocket seeds. Today sowed 12 runner bean seeds in pots in the blow away,some carrot seed direct sown next to some pea 'twinkle' seedlings & more peas directly sown amongst it. Feels really warm outside tonight,left a few plants in the blow away,top shelf,see how they get on....

[Dorothy rouse]

Sowed outside on plot - beetroot, spinach beet, turnip, sorrel.

[marcofez]

Sowed today, broccoletto, purple spring onions, red cabbage and cucamelon.

[Jungle Jane]

Got my 15th bag of seed potatoes planted up today (Red Duke of York) sowed some nasturtium 'whirly bird cream',salad leaves & rocket,left them in the blow away tent to germinate,it was so hot in there today

[Martin H]

Direct sowed some Lettuce "All The Year Round" on the allotment.

[Bren In Pots]

Chard more Kales and some spring onions.

[maverick451]

Started chitting my 1st lot of sweetcorn

[cristalfiona]

Technically yesterday, but...

Finally started on my SFG raised bed - 1st eight squares of Kale, Spinach, Parsnip, Carrot, PSB, Cauliflower, Beetroot and Chard sown

Chitted sweetcorn

Potted up Squash Hubbard Blue, Pumpkin Jack be Little and 2x cucamelon that had sprouted in the propagator.

[Martin H]

Today I sowed runner bean "The Czar", 2 to a pot in 3 1/2 inch pots, not chitted. They are now in the sunniest corner of my greenhouse. As an experiment, I did half the pots with last years saved seed and the other half from the original packet from the previous year. I want to see if there is any discernable difference in germination and, when they grow up, whether the plants look any different.

[Bren In Pots]

Put my parsnip seeds to chit into the airing cupboard.

[Jungle Jane]

Sowed 4 different varieties of cucumber today;
2 x carmen f1
2 x Bella f1
2 x Diva
3 x pocolino f1

[marcofez]

Sowed tonight after work,
12 Climbing Borlotti beans
Pinch of Little gem lettuce
Pinch of Lollo Rosso lettuce
Pinch of Drunkard lettuce

[SkyChild]

Went up to my son's nursery today to encourage the next generation!

Planted potatoes, radishes, courgettes, peas and carrots, onions, tomatoes, peppers, baby sweetcorn, nasturtium, borage and a HUGE scattermix of wildflower seeds.

Phew! Need a lie down - they're an energetic bunch

[kris1960]

Gigante beans, seville sweetcorn, allysium, stock and purple flower whose name I can't remember but is loved by bees.

[kris1960]

Unfortunately my typing is as slow as my seed sowing- here goes:Sanda brussels, verde di milano courgette,melons(minnasota, perescott fond blanc,petite gris de rennes, sweet granite, sweetheart and one we brought back from the fields of Taize), beans(cherokee,cupidon, cosse violette,czar)squash(summer crookneck,burgess buttercup,hokkaido, galeuse d'eysines, patty pan), greek basil, hyssop, lovage, marigolds, scabious,broom(gypsy),pak choi(ivory),calabrese(chevalier),aubergine,climbing nastursiums,sweet basil, 3 types of chilli(can't remember which).

Forgotten purple flower was cerinthe!