Oh flippin 'eck, decisions decisions ... I thought I'd timed sowing tomatoes, courgettes etc so that they could germinate while we're away and appear when we get back Monday ... but the cosmos were up the other day and now there's already tomato seedlings popped up and a courgette appearing ... shall I take the clear lids off the trays and leave the heat on, or leave the lids on and turn the heating off? or what? ... of course, to add to my confusion the parsley seeds haven't germinated yet so they still need the heat.
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Don’t take the lids off and leave the heat on - they dry out within a day ........ personal experience talking here - that’s why I’m on my second batch this year ! I’d remove the germinated ones from the heat and maybe leave them sitting in a shallow tray with a bit of water. I think I’d take the lids off too, but I’d be in 2 minds about that .....maybe half and half to hedge your bets?
But some of the trays have only a few appeared so far ... and that windowsill is the brightest one we have (east facing) so all seedlings have to be on there ... I'm tempted to turn the heat off and leave the lids on with the vents wide open ...
Think I'll take the cosmos off the heat tho ... or they'll get really leggy
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Good morning. It's sunny but cool and rain es expected. We have washing drying outside for the first time in months. Not supposed to rain today but OH is off for a golf practice this pm so who knows? I'm planning to cut grass and sow seeds while he's out.
Patchwork homework this morning. More of those fabric basket thingies to sew but I feel the need to start a new project of my own and I have a skirt to finish and some linen trousers to hem.
Dove - leave lids on but move the germinated seeds somewhere without direct heat? Give them a drink before you go?
The only seeds I have coming thru so far are one or two teeny leaves in the Tuscan salad mix and the radicchio tray but they've all just been sown in trays in the polytunnel with no direct heat. I might need to ventilate it today as it gets to 40C in sunshine. I have trays of water in there for dunking trays of seeds so they don't get a shock or a violent overhead shower either. First time playing in a PT so all new to me.
Pat - forgot to say I love your new hairdo. Must feel very light-headed tho.
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Hello all , been on holiday so missed a lot of the bad weather , however , has been blooming cold and wet , some roads flooded in week so couldn’t get to allotment , hopefully starting to improve
Right, the cosmos and the Sungolds are off the heat but have their lids on and the vents open. The rest are on the heat but with vents wide ... fingers crossed.
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Think I'll take the cosmos off the heat tho ... or they'll get really leggy
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Patchwork homework this morning. More of those fabric basket thingies to sew but I feel the need to start a new project of my own and I have a skirt to finish and some linen trousers to hem.
Dove - leave lids on but move the germinated seeds somewhere without direct heat? Give them a drink before you go?
The only seeds I have coming thru so far are one or two teeny leaves in the Tuscan salad mix and the radicchio tray but they've all just been sown in trays in the polytunnel with no direct heat. I might need to ventilate it today as it gets to 40C in sunshine. I have trays of water in there for dunking trays of seeds so they don't get a shock or a violent overhead shower either. First time playing in a PT so all new to me.
Pat - forgot to say I love your new hairdo. Must feel very light-headed tho.
GWRS ... floods between you and the allotment?
Right, the cosmos and the Sungolds are off the heat but have their lids on and the vents open. The rest are on the heat but with vents wide ... fingers crossed.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.