The Seed Sowing Thread - 2016

[Containergardener]

Some runners are up ....whoop whoop


Squash , hmmmm. I shall ponder that one.

[Gillykat]

Sows Sweetcorn F1 incredible
Runner Beans Scarlet Emperoe (seed saved)
Climbing French Beans Cobra
Climbing French Beans Borlotti

Looks like great Geordie minds think alike I'm growing Swift F1 sweetcorn but the bean varieties are the same

Doing a few pumpkins and squashes too so will be sowing them over next couple of days. I've never eaten squash of any variety but game to try anything

[bario1]

This weekend i sowed:

Giant sunflowers x 6
Carrots Nantes, rainbow mix, Autumn King, Deep Purple
Beetroot Boldor, Moneta, Soloist, Chioggia
Radish scarlet globe
Lettuce Little Gem and Red Kos
Spicy greens mix
Parsnips White Gem
Parsley Gigantes

[vixylix]

I got some seeds free with mag..squash, il never use em if anyone wants them.

Give it a couple of months and you can send them in to the VSP!

[Containergardener]

I've seen a few doing borlotti beans, are they easy to grow?

[Jonny.D]

Rocket and 2 types of Lettuce

[mothhawk]

Runner beans - self saved Scarlet Emperor, and, to hedge my bets in case the summer's not good, Firestorm for the first time.

[Jay-ell]

Seems to be a brassica day with a side of alliums.

Potted up

• Taunton Dean Kale
• Daubertons perennial kale
• walking onion bulbs.

Sowed

• Sea Kale,
• Couve Galega/Couve Portuguesa
• Calabrese Belstar F1
• Garlic Chives

also sowed Mexican Marigolds (Tagetes Minuta)

[Bigmallly]

Square Foot Seed Sheets - 1 Beetroot, 1 Turnip, 3 Parsnip, 3 Cos Lettuce, 3 Red Lettuce, 1 Spring Onion, 1 Radish, 1 Carrot.

[Small pumpkin]

Re - sown marrow, peas, pea beans, all varieties of runner beans.

[Guest]

Celery, celeriac and fennel

[Martin H]

Radish, Kohlrabi and Mizuna in my salad bed.

[marcofez]

Sowed my 'Incredible' F1 sweetcorn after chitting them for a few days. Also sowed some 'Kelvedon Wonder' peas and a few sunflower seeds,.

[Jungle Jane]

Yesterday I sowed 22 sweetcorn ovation,half under fish tank light & half in the blow away outside (today at 1pm it's 25 degrees on my patio,it must be quite hot in the blow away!)
Sowed 2 carman cucumber seeds.

[HoneyChild]

I used some old compost from pots of carrots and scattered half a box of marrowfat peas to grow for pea shoots.