Must be the carrot coffee I've been guzzling , rather nice though a good bite to it
Thanks Geoff, am going to try trays again but half this time, easier to handle too.
Site been ok for me, are you using one of those giant room size computers that you need to crank up ?
Another tedious question... Been looking at diseases etc for lily , botrytis ...think that may be what's been wrong with my potted ones, been rubbish last year , had them few years now and wondering whether to bin and start afresh . Do lillies have a life span type thing ?
I used to use little trays, so that about 8 trays will fit inside my electric propagator.
But this year I'm using cellular modules. I'm hoping that will eliminate the need for any pricking out, and any root disturbance. In many packets of seed you only get about 12 to 20 seeds, so you might just as well sow those straight into modules.
I can fit 75 cells into the propagator. 75 little plants will then mean 75 pots when they've grown up. I couldn't cope with several hundred plants (as some people do).
Know what you mean about modules, ohhhh decisions ...need a bigger greenhouse at this rate to test run them all. The top gear trial test of bunnygrowing season .
Rat man has been so it's early coffee in a mo and then dog walk. Hope my parcel doesn't arrive while I'm out - I ordered new foldable pruning saw.
My last house had lovely wide windowsills and I used to put the seed trays and modules there in lesser used upstairs rooms. One day I came in from work to find that Wally the parrot had somehow got out and had a high old time turfing all the seedlings and most of the compost all over the place. He was lucky I didn't have any Paxo to hand
Head honcho here at work today, so keeping my head down n out of the way, hiding in canteen, getting stuck into double chilli cheese burger n chips! ; p
Congrats in order fo Sue! ; )
I tend to use seed tray's both full and half, as Geoff said, depends on volumes
I find nothing better than standing at the bench in the greenhouse with the radio on pricking out!
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Morning chaps
I see that Bunny is still on that high-octane orange juice and is hyper again this morning
-and we had a visitor late last night-welcome Derek
Site slow again-could have baked a cake in the time it took to log on
Congrats Granny Sue
Sow most seed in half trays unless they are big then in modules-depends on quantity
Staying in -not going out -tooooooo cold.
Must be the carrot coffee I've been guzzling , rather nice though a good bite to it
Thanks Geoff, am going to try trays again but half this time, easier to handle too.
Site been ok for me, are you using one of those giant room size computers that you need to crank up ?
Another tedious question... Been looking at diseases etc for lily , botrytis ...think that may be what's been wrong with my potted ones, been rubbish last year , had them few years now and wondering whether to bin and start afresh . Do lillies have a life span type thing ?
I used to use little trays, so that about 8 trays will fit inside my electric propagator.
But this year I'm using cellular modules. I'm hoping that will eliminate the need for any pricking out, and any root disturbance. In many packets of seed you only get about 12 to 20 seeds, so you might just as well sow those straight into modules.
I can fit 75 cells into the propagator. 75 little plants will then mean 75 pots when they've grown up. I couldn't cope with several hundred plants (as some people do).
I take it you are dressed Geoff?
I bought some of those individual moduled trays yesterday. Never used them before. There are 20 round modules to a tray. Pack of 5 for 99p!
Know what you mean about modules, ohhhh decisions ...need a bigger greenhouse at this rate to test run them all. The top gear trial test of bunnygrowing season .
Rat man has been so it's early coffee in a mo and then dog walk. Hope my parcel doesn't arrive while I'm out - I ordered new foldable pruning saw.
My last house had lovely wide windowsills and I used to put the seed trays and modules there in lesser used upstairs rooms. One day I came in from work to find that Wally the parrot had somehow got out and had a high old time turfing all the seedlings and most of the compost all over the place. He was lucky I didn't have any Paxo to hand
No, i was not amused
I do miss him though, he was such a good talker.
Head honcho here at work today, so keeping my head down n out of the way, hiding in canteen, getting stuck into double chilli cheese burger n chips! ; p
Congrats in order fo Sue! ; )
I tend to use seed tray's both full and half, as Geoff said, depends on volumes
I find nothing better than standing at the bench in the greenhouse with the radio on pricking out!
Very therapeutic to both mind n soul! ; )