I won't be sowing anything until March, but perhaps some lobelia in February as that worked last year. Even if seeds germinate plants go leggy when sown too soon.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
I sow some begonias - geranium - lobelia queen victoria - knophofia - passion flower and verbena. I will start sowing most of my seeds late Feb - March
does anyone find the best time to sow chilli seed is march? I tried some last year in March but they took ages. Had some from the swap , looking forward to trying.
I've got my chillis going. Most of them didn't germinate though. I think the top of the soil was drying out too quick. I've done a second batch now, and stuck them under a makeshift propagator to keep them moist. Just for the first week or so. Let's see if it works!
Also, a few hardy annuals such as sweet peas got sown in September and October and are in the cold frame.
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Depends what you're sowing granma
In the sticks near Peterborough
I won't be sowing anything until March, but perhaps some lobelia in February as that worked last year. Even if seeds germinate plants go leggy when sown too soon.
As a hardy perennial grower I have a lot already sown, outside and in the cold GH
In the sticks near Peterborough
I agree with Nut. I have lots of HPs sown and in the GHouse, as some of them need a period of cold to germinate.
Annuals and HHPs will not be started till Mid February, indoors.
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S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
I agree with all of the above posts, but wont sow any annuals till mid March. I can never plant out till start of June so no point in sowing earlier.
I sow some begonias - geranium - lobelia queen victoria - knophofia - passion flower and verbena. I will start sowing most of my seeds late Feb - March
does anyone find the best time to sow chilli seed is march? I tried some last year in March but they took ages. Had some from the swap , looking forward to trying.
chillis can be started now, they need a long growing season and some heat to help them germinate
I've got my chillis going. Most of them didn't germinate though. I think the top of the soil was drying out too quick. I've done a second batch now, and stuck them under a makeshift propagator to keep them moist. Just for the first week or so. Let's see if it works!
Also, a few hardy annuals such as sweet peas got sown in September and October and are in the cold frame.
If you find the soil drying out, use a fine mist spray bottle. That way they wont get soaked.