Hi Loony, I'm a newbie too, I found you can buy small, but effective greenhouses in Wilkos, and B&M bargains for between £10-15, they aren't the best money can buy, but offer lots more protection than nothing at all. I propagated my seedlings indoors for a week and have got lots of promising seedlings, and have since moved them to the greenhouse we got from B&M. The only 'veg' I'm hoping to grow is a pepper called 'patio sizzler' I don't know whether I'm going to get much from it though, I only have one stringy looking seedling thus far.
Most seeds germinate to produce young seedlings in a temperature range of 15 - 24 deg C. They will then need to be grown on inside if they are frost tender (Half Hardy). If the plant is labelled 'Hardy' on the seed packet then it will tolerate low temperatures and frost and can be grown on in a cold frame/unheated greenhouse (eg: sweet peas).
Hi SweetPea 93, thanks for the tip, there's a new B&M recently opened near my house, I think I'll get one of those greenhouses, there was hail again today please let me know how your seedlings do, it'll be nice to compare notes with another newbie
Thank you MH, I'll be sure to buy the 'hardy'seeds from now on,I didn't even know about this!
I used to live in Essex, it seemed to have real seasons, summer and winter, same when i lived in Kent. Now i am in Devon, close to Dartmoor, the seasons just blend into each other, you dont get that different times. Those plastic greenhouses are good, but you do need to tie them to something, the wind plays havoc with them.
Dont worry if your seedlings look leggy, just repot when they have a couple of sets of leaves, put then deep in the new pots, almost up to the 1st set of leaves. Keep potting on when the roots show out of the pots, pop in deep again, then by the time the weather is warm you will have lovely plants.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Yeah I have one of those mini greenhouse and I am onto my second this year. I weighted the base down with old tiles and thought that will never move. It didn't it just tore in half at the base and still blew away.
Ok, so I'll have to secure them well then....Thanks for all the input, there's so much to learn!
Btw, I have sown more seeds indoors today, in little pots and placed then on the window sill....that's where they'll stay till it's warm and they have a few leaves....I hope I won't make anymore mistakes this time, I really want to grow something!
Looney with my seeds on window ledges I always put them in sealable freezer bags Until they sprout.. This a. Keeps water off the ledges b. maintains tempratures c. Maintains moisture levels... Only until they sprout then I take them out .....
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Hi Loony, I'm a newbie too, I found you can buy small, but effective greenhouses in Wilkos, and B&M bargains for between £10-15, they aren't the best money can buy, but offer lots more protection than nothing at all. I propagated my seedlings indoors for a week and have got lots of promising seedlings, and have since moved them to the greenhouse we got from B&M. The only 'veg' I'm hoping to grow is a pepper called 'patio sizzler' I don't know whether I'm going to get much from it though, I only have one stringy looking seedling thus far.
Good luck!
Most seeds germinate to produce young seedlings in a temperature range of 15 - 24 deg C. They will then need to be grown on inside if they are frost tender (Half Hardy). If the plant is labelled 'Hardy' on the seed packet then it will tolerate low temperatures and frost and can be grown on in a cold frame/unheated greenhouse (eg: sweet peas).
MH
Thank you MH, I'll be sure to buy the 'hardy'seeds from now on,I didn't even know about this!
I used to live in Essex, it seemed to have real seasons, summer and winter, same when i lived in Kent. Now i am in Devon, close to Dartmoor, the seasons just blend into each other, you dont get that different times. Those plastic greenhouses are good, but you do need to tie them to something, the wind plays havoc with them.
Dont worry if your seedlings look leggy, just repot when they have a couple of sets of leaves, put then deep in the new pots, almost up to the 1st set of leaves. Keep potting on when the roots show out of the pots, pop in deep again, then by the time the weather is warm you will have lovely plants.
Yeah I have one of those mini greenhouse and I am onto my second this year. I weighted the base down with old tiles and thought that will never move. It didn't it just tore in half at the base and still blew away.
Btw, I have sown more seeds indoors today, in little pots and placed then on the window sill....that's where they'll stay till it's warm and they have a few leaves....I hope I won't make anymore mistakes this time, I really want to grow something!
Looney with my seeds on window ledges I always put them in sealable freezer bags Until they sprout.. This a. Keeps water off the ledges b. maintains tempratures c. Maintains moisture levels... Only until they sprout then I take them out .....