This is my set up....we are far too cold here to leave things outdoors yet. The lamp has a LED grow bulb from IKEA, and the net curtain goes over them when the sun shines straight in and tries to fry them. The old washing up bowl is used to soak them and then pop them back on the table.
And the dog watches to make sure cats don’t come in the garden
@gutties it’s my first year sowing seed too. I have soon realised its very easy and much more laid back than the packets suggest mostly!! Hence everyone staring their preferred methods. I love hearing them all though.
its what works for you but I don’t Carry my trays outside to water, too much water for seedlings. I mist when the soil seems dry on top only, one thing I do know is sodden water rots the seed or young shoots drown.
i have mine on the floor in my kitchen on a huge tray. All drips are caught if any and I mist with a mister only.
@islander 😘😘😘Hi!! everytime I hear from you I visualise where you live from the description on my introductory post. You must be a lot warmer to be able to bung then outside surely? Your tender annuals must be very tough!! What’s your weather like compared to us mainlanders?? 😂😂🥰🥰🥰
@Helix looks like a fabulous set up to me. My doggie shouts at my cat if she gets too close!! She actually unplugged my sunflower seedling and chomped half a leaf off!! Jasper does occasionally have a nibble of the soil but then he goes into a licking gipping frenzy so soon stops!!! 😂😂😂😂
My set up is very basic, most of my seeds are sown in muller rice pots, I can sow about 20 seeds so can have a lot of variety.
Others that I needs lots of, like lobelia, nemesis, verbena and bacopa are sown in the larger trays, others sown in smaller trays. (Meat or mushroom trays) I don’t use seed compost(although I did this year and had disasters, horrible stuff!). But I find my usual compost is quite damp, so I don’t water at all, I just spray with a fine nozzle and little spray bottle. I mix some vermiculite in and sprinkle on top for seeds that require covering.
I have 2 gro bag trays on the table, when the seeds are ready to be pricked out, and I don’t prick out too soon, they are robust enough to go out in the green house on the lower shelves.
Anything with slow germination has now come out onto shelves in the porch. The cleome for one, very slow! the tomatoes will go out into a greenhouse towards the end of the month, the peppers will stay in the porch, the cucumbers, not decided yet as I haven’t grown them before.
Its a lovely set up, very cheap, no lights, no propagators. I consider myself very lucky, to have the space, and to have been shown the way by my mum and dad who also grew from seeds.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
My set up is very basic, most of my seeds are sown in muller rice pots, I can sow about 20 seeds so can have a lot of variety.
Others that I needs lots of, like lobelia, nemesis, verbena and bacopa are sown in the larger trays, others sown in smaller trays. (Meat or mushroom trays) I don’t use seed compost(although I did this year and had disasters, horrible stuff!). But I find my usual compost is quite damp, so I don’t water at all, I just spray with a fine nozzle and little spray bottle. I mix some vermiculite in and sprinkle on top for seeds that require covering.
I have 2 gro bag trays on the table, when the seeds are ready to be pricked out, and I don’t prick out too soon, they are robust enough to go out in the green house on the lower shelves.
Anything with slow germination has now come out onto shelves in the porch. The cleome for one, very slow! the tomatoes will go out into a greenhouse towards the end of the month, the peppers will stay in the porch, the cucumbers, not decided yet as I haven’t grown them before.
Its a lovely set up, very cheap, no lights, no propagators. I consider myself very lucky, to have the space, and to have been shown the way by my mum and dad who also grew from seeds.
I absolutely adore your set up. Reminds me of my Grandma who adored her garden. Sadly, she passed away when I was very small but I remember a table full of different reused food pots, tins and similar. I do remember more about the garden, the smells, the sunshine, the pear tree, the apple tree, bluebells... oh the bluebells everywhere!! It’s my next task in September to order different types of bluebells and plant once my front garden is designed and landscaped. I am organising it all this month and next.
My seedlings in majority are almost most ready to be moved to individual pots. My relaxing, methodical job for next week... I hope this weather does turn into warmth and sunshine as they predict!!
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And the dog watches to make sure cats don’t come in the garden
All seems to work.
its what works for you but I don’t Carry my trays outside to water, too much water for seedlings. I mist when the soil seems dry on top only, one thing I do know is sodden water rots the seed or young shoots drown.
i have mine on the floor in my kitchen on a huge tray. All drips are caught if any and I mist with a mister only.
😘😘😘Hi!!
everytime I hear from you I visualise where you live from the description on my introductory post. You must be a lot warmer to be able to bung then outside surely? Your tender annuals must be very tough!! What’s your weather like compared to us mainlanders?? 😂😂🥰🥰🥰
@Helix looks like a fabulous set up to me. My doggie shouts at my cat if she gets too close!! She actually unplugged my sunflower seedling and chomped half a leaf off!! Jasper does occasionally have a nibble of the soil but then he goes into a licking gipping frenzy so soon stops!!! 😂😂😂😂
Others that I needs lots of, like lobelia, nemesis, verbena and bacopa are sown in the larger trays, others sown in smaller trays. (Meat or mushroom trays)
I don’t use seed compost(although I did this year and had disasters, horrible stuff!). But I find my usual compost is quite damp, so I don’t water at all, I just spray with a fine nozzle and little spray bottle. I mix some vermiculite in and sprinkle on top for seeds that require covering.
I have 2 gro bag trays on the table, when the seeds are ready to be pricked out, and I don’t prick out too soon, they are robust enough to go out in the green house on the lower shelves.
Anything with slow germination has now come out onto shelves in the porch. The cleome for one, very slow!
the tomatoes will go out into a greenhouse towards the end of the month, the peppers will stay in the porch, the cucumbers, not decided yet as I haven’t grown them before.
Its a lovely set up, very cheap, no lights, no propagators. I consider myself very lucky, to have the space, and to have been shown the way by my mum and dad who also grew from seeds.
My seedlings in majority are almost most ready to be moved to individual pots. My relaxing, methodical job for next week... I hope this weather does turn into warmth and sunshine as they predict!!
😘😘🥰🥰
My seed are usually in pots of many kinds and on a tray or in container so no need to take them outside to water.
I have a couple of these large boot trays from ikea.
https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/textiles-rugs/door-mats/baggmuck-shoe-mat-in-outdoor-grey-art-60329711/
You can also get cat litter trays from £land for a £1 which are a similar size to gravel trays.