I only have tomato seedlings up as yet, though the others are perennials and weren't sown until beginning of this month. Of those, Ragged Robin are just starting to germinate (should rename them reliant robins?) Still waiting on field scabious,devils-bit scabious, white and red campion, delphs, water avens, blue hyssop, vipers bugloss, aquilegias, purple loosestrife, salvia sylvestris, harebell.
Have ordered wild marjoram, common toadflax and annual corn marigold. Cornflowers and corncockle direct sown in pots. I'll leave the foxgloves and honesty for a while yet. When is the best time to sow Lupins?
What kind of person counts seedlings - oh yes I do it too! We must be normal?
So far I have 2 peas poking through and lots of mustard about 1cm high (but I seem to have sowed them too thinly).Unless anyone is into photos of propagators and trays full of just compost I don't think I can play yet....
Thanks Gemma, I think that as I opened them 3 years ago they are just no good this year. I thought they germinated about the same time as the leeks, maybe they take longer, cant remember!
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
We have some Basil, Thyme and Chives in coir pots as well as some White Clover plugs for the lawn. The big pots are, if I remember, Snapdragons. But I might be wrong.
I'm very impressed with everyones seedlings they all look fab! I have got Lobelia and a pepper seedling, at the moment which this weekend will all need potting up (lobelia seedlings due to my bad spreading... clumped one end n' barely anything on the other lol!)
This is my first year of planting seeds. Last year only seeds i did was a wild flower mix that i just put onto a bit of ground n' left it to it's own devices there
My OH won't be impressed to see how many pots of seedlings i will have this weekend with me splitting the 300 odd Lobelia seedlings... Then start up my Foxgloves, marigolds, forget me nots, heartease, Globe Thistle and some others...
I did say its just until there big enought to go in coldframe... haven't told him about the 6 Tomato plants i have ordered that will be here end of april - i think... maybe he won't notice?
We have the problem of only haveing the one window to do all of this, so i think some of my house plants are going to have to be re-homed unless i can sneek them into other places in the house....
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I only have tomato seedlings up as yet, though the others are perennials and weren't sown until beginning of this month. Of those, Ragged Robin are just starting to germinate (should rename them reliant robins?) Still waiting on field scabious,devils-bit scabious, white and red campion, delphs, water avens, blue hyssop, vipers bugloss, aquilegias, purple loosestrife, salvia sylvestris, harebell.
Have ordered wild marjoram, common toadflax and annual corn marigold. Cornflowers and corncockle direct sown in pots. I'll leave the foxgloves and honesty for a while yet. When is the best time to sow Lupins?
My lupins are on the go now Fishy - but you are not too late. I did them this time last year as well, and got flowers before the end of the season
Thanks chicky
I'll get some going tomorrow...did you soak them first?
What kind of person counts seedlings - oh yes I do it too! We must be normal?
So far I have 2 peas poking through and lots of mustard about 1cm high (but I seem to have sowed them too thinly).Unless anyone is into photos of propagators and trays full of just compost I don't think I can play yet....
Leeks are up, I have given up on the Onions, used the same seed for three years, think I was pushing it?
I will buy more Bedfordshire Champions, still not too late.
Plenty of time for Bedfordshire Champions Lyn. I sow them direct mid to late April and got a lovely crop for the kitchen last year.
Thanks Gemma, I think that as I opened them 3 years ago they are just no good this year. I thought they germinated about the same time as the leeks, maybe they take longer, cant remember!
We have some Basil, Thyme and Chives in coir pots as well as some White Clover plugs for the lawn. The big pots are, if I remember, Snapdragons. But I might be wrong.
Melons are up
Looking a bit empty in the propagator now, need to rummage through my seeds and see what I can sow at the weekend.
I'm very impressed with everyones seedlings they all look fab! I have got Lobelia and a pepper seedling, at the moment which this weekend will all need potting up (lobelia seedlings due to my bad spreading... clumped one end n' barely anything on the other lol!)
This is my first year of planting seeds. Last year only seeds i did was a wild flower mix that i just put onto a bit of ground n' left it to it's own devices there
My OH won't be impressed to see how many pots of seedlings i will have this weekend with me splitting the 300 odd Lobelia seedlings...
Then start up my Foxgloves, marigolds, forget me nots, heartease, Globe Thistle and some others...
I did say its just until there big enought to go in coldframe... haven't told him about the 6 Tomato plants i have ordered that will be here end of april - i think...
maybe he won't notice? 
We have the problem of only haveing the one window to do all of this, so i think some of my house plants are going to have to be re-homed
unless i can sneek them into other places in the house....