Sowed a tray of long season seed; chillies, tomatoes a tray of alliums. The few rows of brassicaceae I sowed in those trays are looking hella aetolic but I just wanted to test how early I could sow them and more critically to check viability as they were as low as 5p a packet. If they happened to be non viable it would have been better finding out from an early sowing than chasing all over town and online later in the sowing window when stocks might be out.100% germination though. I've a tray ready with compost for sowing january-sowing [read as a month later for this far north] ornamentals but haven't got round to sowing yet.
Outside I've planted bulbs/corms/tubers which were starting to green in the store box and in small pots I've sowed poppies. So much for going all edible.
Sowed a last week, a few leeks, peppers, chillies Antirrhinums, Verbena and lobelias.Now the kitchen is cluttered up with seed trays.!! Will do some in the greenhouse later
should my chillies sown over 3 weeks ago in a heated propagator have germinated by now? Cup and saucer sown at the same time doing fine but nothing from the chillies yet
I have lots of things planted now - all on my front room windowsill, using my "super 7" seed trays. Some are hardy perennials. Dahlias are already up and should be ready to prick out in a couple of weeks time. I worry more about the tomatoes which can get very leggy if sown too early. Because I am away a lot I have to time things very carefully, and need to know that there will be space - somewhere - for the transplanted seedlings as they grow.
I got a delivery today of seed sowing compost arrived from Marshalls and some celery blush seeds, I check the seeds I sowed on the 3rd and some cauliflower seeds up so good seeing seeds germinate
Fidget. I soak seeds in saliva, the amylase helps break down the seed coating and it helps in embryonic development before photosynthesis can take place. I'm not sure what tea would do.
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I've sown a few annuals and perennials today. Cornflowers in the greenhouse and the rest in a heated propagator.
Started antirrhinum but thats it so far
Sowed a tray of long season seed; chillies, tomatoes a tray of alliums. The few rows of brassicaceae I sowed in those trays are looking hella aetolic but I just wanted to test how early I could sow them and more critically to check viability as they were as low as 5p a packet. If they happened to be non viable it would have been better finding out from an early sowing than chasing all over town and online later in the sowing window when stocks might be out.100% germination though. I've a tray ready with compost for sowing january-sowing [read as a month later for this far north] ornamentals but haven't got round to sowing yet.
Outside I've planted bulbs/corms/tubers which were starting to green in the store box and in small pots I've sowed poppies. So much for going all edible.
Sowed a last week, a few leeks, peppers, chillies Antirrhinums, Verbena and lobelias.Now the kitchen is cluttered up with seed trays.!!
Will do some in the greenhouse later
should my chillies sown over 3 weeks ago in a heated propagator have germinated by now? Cup and saucer sown at the same time doing fine but nothing from the chillies yet
Have you still got the packet? It should give some idea of germination time on there. I usually keep them just in case I need to refer back and check.
Dont chillies have to be soaked in tea for 24 hours first? I seem to remember something like that on Staceys, chilli thread last year.
I am soaking banana seed, before they go in the propagator tomorrow.
I have lots of things planted now - all on my front room windowsill, using my "super 7" seed trays. Some are hardy perennials. Dahlias are already up and should be ready to prick out in a couple of weeks time. I worry more about the tomatoes which can get very leggy if sown too early. Because I am away a lot I have to time things very carefully, and need to know that there will be space - somewhere - for the transplanted seedlings as they grow.
I got a delivery today of seed sowing compost arrived from Marshalls and some celery blush seeds, I check the seeds I sowed on the 3rd and some cauliflower seeds up so good seeing seeds germinate
Fidget. I soak seeds in saliva, the amylase helps break down the seed coating and it helps in embryonic development before photosynthesis can take place. I'm not sure what tea would do.