But this is how we all improve, trial and error, with sometimes an emphasis on the error! You're quite right - they're tough little beggars. If I remember rightly seeds have been found which are hundreds of years old and still can germinate. Lesson learnt and mainly one which is not to be taken in by advertising as I am sure I read that the heat in a hotbin kills annual seeds off. Thank you all for your advice and comments.
But this is how we all improve, trial and error, with sometimes an emphasis on the error! You're quite right - they're tough little beggars. If I remember rightly seeds have been found which are hundreds of years old and still can germinate. Lesson learnt and mainly one which is not to be taken in by advertising as I am sure I read that the heat in a hotbin kills annual seeds off. Thank you all for your advice and comments.
But the most important lesson, and one that is so rarely explained is, as Lyn has said, that garden compost (the sort we make in our gardens) is for improving our soil, using as a mulch etc.
Potting compost is a different thing .... Monty Don often gets derisive comments when he demonstrates how he mixes different recipes for different purposes, but he's the only person I ever see making an attempt to explain this.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
This is the first year I've been able to use my own compost in the garden..........as a result I have had lots of tomato and potato seedlings, easy to identify and pull up
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Potting compost is a different thing .... Monty Don often gets derisive comments when he demonstrates how he mixes different recipes for different purposes, but he's the only person I ever see making an attempt to explain this.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.