The Seed Sowing Thread - 2016

[lolie]

How often does everyone else check their seeds? I start mine on the kitchen windowsill so they get checked about every half hour when I'm home.

[Trotter]

Help leeks

I have started growing leeks can someone tell me is it usual for them to fall over whilst seedlings?

[vixylix]

How often does everyone else check their seeds? I start mine on the kitchen windowsill so they get checked about every half hour when I'm home.

Every half hour? Mine are at least every 30 seconds

[lolie]

I have started growing leeks can someone tell me is it usual for them to fall over whilst seedlings?

Mine do if I space out the seeds. There's some ideas on how to "stake" seedlings using paperclips or thin wire in the onion thread.

[SusieG]

Oxheart tom seeds have sprouted, bless 'em, it's soo exciting - and yes, always, always checking for any new growth - every time I pass the windowsills that they're on ... just in case

[bramble]

Had another tomato variety germinate today, Peace Vine.

[Dorothy rouse]

Now I'm getting in a panic, I haven't sown anything yet, surely it's too early and cold? I only have plastic greenhouse.

Are you all sowing in greenhouses?

[Florence Fennel]

Windowsills here Dotty Today tomatoes - will let you know later - I'm finding it difficult to decide because I'm determined not to do as many as usual

[Florence Fennel]

Tigerella and Roughwood Golden Plum - like The Flash I am

[SusieG]

Dotty, ive started mine off on windowsills. I do have GH and will transfer them when they're ready to be potted on.

Today - VC, I sowed my first batch of carrot seed into a medium sized potato gro bag. I've been eyeing up my next carrot vessel, it's probably going to be a large pot. Chanteney red cored variety for week 1.

[SusieG]

Also today - 4 x courgette seed into 2 pots
Radish 'red top'
Spring onion white lisbon
Mizuna

Woohoo! Tomato Cherrrola and Black Russian also emerging today! AND also one of the six cucumber seeds too. Exciting

[bramble]

Sungold tomatoes germinated today.
I have started mine in the heated propagator and then have them under lights in my kitchen until the light levels get better, I will then put them in the window in the conservatory in the daytime and take them in at night.

[HoneyChild]

I have sown tomatoes: gardener's delight. tumbling tom red, vilma, balconi red and money maker.

Also an aubergine called listada de gandia. Last year I grew 5 of these plants and only got 1 aubergine so I saved the seeds and am having another attempt. Hopefully we'll have a better summer in Scotland this year!

[Scarlet]

I have started growing leeks can someone tell me is it usual for them to fall over whilst seedlings?

A photo would help? How tall are they, when did they germinate.

[Scarlet]

Also today - 4 x courgette seed into 2 pots

are you following VCs example??!...Remember that she is slightly nuts and also much further south you. Courgettes will be huge in 4weeks time and are also very tender plants...I hope you've got big windowsills? I sow mine in May.