The Seed Sowing Thread 2015

[kris1960]

Today I sowed 5 x 'Alvaro' melon,2 pots of 'lemonade' basil & a tray of samphire.

Hi JJ, have you grown samphire before - if so I would love some info about it.

[Martin H]

Today I sowed Broccoli (Autumn) Green Calabrese, Pumpkin "Atlantic Giant" and lettuce "All The Year Round", all in pots / modules. The modules with lettuce in are now in a plastic bag in the fridge until tomorrow morning to guarantee fast germination. Hats off to whichever Grape taught me this trick!

[Jungle Jane]

Hi JJ, have you grown samphire before - if so I would love some info about it.

First time growing it,there's some info on the pack;sow till end of may,takes 5-20 days to germinate,once germinated water with a solution of one pint water/one teaspoon sea salt not table salt. Grows indoors,in a pot or the ground. Harvest till November,can be treated as cut & come again.

[Dorothy rouse]

Put more courgette seed to 'chit', hope these will germinate.

Re-sowed sweet corn, previous lot, no germination at all!

Planted out 10 Tom plants into final pots, still more to go.

[Lumpy]

OK I've left the building!

[sparrow100]

Sowed my fat babies, trail of tears beans and more squashes, because like kale you can never have too many...

[Bren In Pots]

Finally got around to sowing my cucs and courgettes

[Martin H]

Sowed some more pots of lettuce: Webbs, Little Gem and Mixed Green leaves, all now in the back of the fridge until tomorrow.
Sowed some Chinese Cabbage seed (Best Before 12/2013 so might not do anything).

[Jungle Jane]

Today I sowed a tray of lettuce,4 pots of lovage,8 more pots of runner beans 'celebration' & 12 dwarf sunflowers 'sunspot'. I have grapes growing for the first time in about 4 years of not knowing how to prune it properly & I still don't know but it should have a strong root system.

[kris1960]

Afican marigolds to replace planted out ones, parsnips and nantes 3 carrots.

[Bren In Pots]

The last of my pre-chitted parsnips and more lettuce.

[Snow]

Sowed some brussel sprouts. Bit late, but just about okay, I hope. I only have room for one or two, preferably one. Do you need two for germination?

Also sowed some runner beans. Have to sow some french beans as well, but may not be able to manage that today.

[Bigmallly]

My belief is that you only need a pollinator (Insects) if you want to save seed. As for growing Sprouts for food, you don't need 2 plants.

[Jungle Jane]

Yesterday I sowed 4 Arran pilot seed potatoes that have been on my windowsill since February. They're not mouldy or rotten,green leaf starting to show,I think they'l be alright,couldn't throw them away,just incase. (What happened,is I harvested some & they're that nice,that I need endless supply).

[kris1960]

Swede(tweed), Endive(pancalieri ,lettuce(catalogna cerbiatta).