The Seed Sowing Thread - 2017

[Florence Fennel]

Made a start:
Tomatoes - Black Cherry, Tigerella, Red Pear Madiera, Principe Borghese (for sun-dried), Cuor Di Bue. Roma, Red Cherry and good old Gardener's Delight.
African Marigold, Hollyhock and sunflowers.
Onion, PSB and Cabbage - Golden Acre, Derby Day and Negra (red).
Yay!

[Lumpy]

Wait for it......................wait for it...................................I only went and did it..........................15 broad beans (Robin Hood) in large square planters all comfy AND labelled.

[Jungle Jane]

Well done Lumpy & Flo I've just sowed 13 gourmet sweet peppers & 2 pots of petunia purple velvet they're all under my fish tank light & a tray of 40 sunburst French marigolds on the bathroom windowsill.

[DataMonkey]

Some Nantes carrots.

In the ground ?

Does the soil need warming first, or can I just stick them straight in now ?

[Chris11]

Sown some basil seeds. Hoping for a really good strong plant like last year.

It's a fantastic companion for tomatoes, both in the garden and on the plate

[Ms-T]

Sown today
Chives
and some flowers for the lotty when i get it next month
Shasia daisy
Larkspur
poach egg plant.

[Chris11]

Ms-T, I'm guessing you're growing the Poached Egg plants as great companions for the chillies?

I allowed my Poached Eggs to self seed in the green house in autumn 2016 and they've thrived and overwintered very well

[Ms-T]

Ms-T, I'm guessing you're growing the Poached Egg plants as great companions for the chillies?

I allowed my Poached Eggs to self seed in the green house in autumn 2016 and they've thrived and overwintered very well

I did not know they was a good companions for chillis ..thanks for that i will now put some in the g/h.

[Cadalot]

Leeks in deep foam packing have gone in today between showers and the Drawing & Calculations for a Kitchen Dining Room knock through. I've also bought a second LED hydroponics Light Panel as I'm going to get two slightly larger plastic boxes and stack them.

[Chris11]

I did not know they was a good companions for chillis ..thanks for that i will now put some in the g/h.

They attract hoverflies, which are both pollinating insects and voracious predators of the pesky aphids

[Penellype]

So far this month...
Carrot Nantes Frubund under a cloche outside.
Spinach Red Vein ditto.
Turnip Atlantic ditto.
Namenia, Pak Choi and Provencale salad mix in self watering pots outside.
Cabbage Hispi and Lettuce mix in the propagator.

[Scoot]

Ifv the weather stays fine this weekend, I think i'll put my growhouses up and start my Brassicas and some carrots.

[burnie]

More frosts for us, no seeds planted apart from Chillies in the house, small plastic tunnel is up warming the "roots" raised bed, but I will wait for a bit before anything goes in yet.

[sparrow100]

Big sowing session here while Himself is away. There's compost on the coffee table...Lots of tomatoes, some resown chillies and flaaaaaahs!

[bario1]

Third sowing of marigolds, the first two lots just disappeared! New seed this time, so fingers crossed.