Prompted by the heap of seeds included in the mag this month, they must have been reading my mind/posts. I grow primo every year, I had Mooli on the list to grow as something I'd not grown before and the others will be sown for sure.
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The heated propagator is out and turned on
Although it's only a basic one and doesn't get that warm, so I'm never totally convinced it's working
Inspired by a comment on another thread, I've sown some calendula pot marigolds.
They seem to flower pretty much all year round in the garden, adding some welcome colour and life, so they're definitely hardy. The experiment is to see whether I can get them to germinate early, then transfer them to greenhouse before planting out in spring.
They've come from self saved seeds from the garden, over three different years. I'll be interested to see whether germination rates are much different for the older/newer seeds.
I know they self seed anyway, but they're a great companion and wildlife friendly plant, so I grow a few extra each year and add a few around bare patches in the garden.
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Some red and yellow peppers sown in the simple propagator last weekend - a couple have now popped up and are showing near immediate signs of legginess. Have had to fire up the grow lights before having 'the conversation' with Mrs Balders... its a busted flush in numerous ways I'm thinking... oh wellsigpic
1574 gin and tonics please Monica, large ones.
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Just sowed some Leeks (Musselburgh) and Cauliflower (All Year Round). Both old packs, but still in date.
Put them in the heated propagator, which hasn’t been use for a couple of years.Sometimes you just have to scratch that itch and get dirt under your finger nails.
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Just sowed 8 balconi red tomato seeds,about 24 self saved mini pepper seeds,16 French marigolds,twenty Red Baron onion seeds,a pot of par-cel & two pots of lettuce seeds
Edit to add they're all under artificial light.Last edited by Jungle Jane; 15-01-2018, 05:05 PM.Location : Essex
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18 different small pot and trailing tomatoes sown in heated prop in the kitchen today. 2 seeds of each.
Seeds marked * I haven't grown before.
Bajaja *
Balconi Red
Cherry Falls *
Early Tanana
Gartenperle
Little Sun F1 *
Maskotka
Minibel *
Rambling Red Stripe
Red Robin
Sweet 'n Neat Yellow *
Totem F1 *
Tumbler F1
Tumbling Tom Red
Tumbling Tom Yellow
Tumbling Tiger F1 *
Vilma *
Yellow Pygmy *
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Checked on my sweet pea seeds which I sowed last week and 14 have germinated so far.
Very happy with that, hopefully lots more to follow.
And when your back stops aching,
And your hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.
Rudyard Kipling.sigpic
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I planted baby plum tomato seeds that I saved from my own tomatoes last year a week or so ago and this photo was taken about 4 days ago. The shoots are much higher now so I'll transplant them shortly.
The propagator never seems to get warm but according to the instructions it'll heat up as and when it thinks it needs to. I got plenty of plants growing okay in it last year so it must be alright.
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