It depends on what you might have in your plot that would eat them. If you don't have rabbits, you don't need to worry about them. I have loads of pigeons, but they've never touched them, it's slugs that are the problem, but for yours it's the heat that's where you've gone wrong, as others have said. They only need a bit of warmth when starting in late winter/early spring, and any seed needs the lid removed from a propagator once the seedlings come through, to avoid the problems with moisture/heat. You should be able to germinate and grow them outside though. Have you not tried that? Preventing them being eaten depends on what you have that's likely to do that, and keep sowing seed every couple of weeks so that you have a supply for cut and come again.
Even if I want to prevent slugs as soon as seedlings appear, I start them off in the house, and then get them outside when they're quite small. There are ways of keeping slugs away too - I put pots on a support and in a tray of water, which stops slugs getting across to them.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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You should be able to germinate and grow them outside though. Have you not tried that? Preventing them being eaten depends on what you have that's likely to do that, and keep sowing seed every couple of weeks so that you have a supply for cut and come again.
Even if I want to prevent slugs as soon as seedlings appear, I start them off in the house, and then get them outside when they're quite small. There are ways of keeping slugs away too - I put pots on a support and in a tray of water, which stops slugs getting across to them.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...