Yes I would think all annuals are treated like that.
Dont know why your sunflowers died, but the clue is in the name, they need warm sun, if your weather is anything like mine, I wont start sunflowers till mid April. They come up very quickly.
Yes you do need to harden off sweet peas, no rush to plant out yet.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Gardengirl, we put the sunflowers in the little plastic greenhouse thing we have on the patio. We've got a sheltered south facing garden and am in an area of south Devon that seems to have its own little microclimate, tends to be milder here than elsewhere A gardener friend of mine who has worked in various places north and south is amazed by how early things come out down here, what you can get away with and how big they grow, so my luck might not be indicative!
Chris Packham was saying tonight on Easter watch that spring generally starts earliest in the south west and latest in the north east. With the prevailing wind in the UK being westerly carrying warmer,wetter weather it makes perfect sense
hardening off is acclimatising them to lower temperatures. I.e. Seedlings from inside being put in An unheated greenhouse/conservatory or outside in the sun and brought in at night. Planting out without hardening off can cause young plants to keel over with shock.
Chris Packham was saying tonight on Easter watch that spring generally starts earliest in the south west and latest in the north east. With the prevailing wind in the UK being westerly carrying warmer,wetter weather it makes perfect sense
He obviously hasnt been here, hardly any daffs out yet! 4c last night, cold through the day as well and those winds just blow and blow! Everything bigger than a daisy is staked.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
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Yes I would think all annuals are treated like that.
Dont know why your sunflowers died, but the clue is in the name, they need warm sun, if your weather is anything like mine, I wont start sunflowers till mid April. They come up very quickly.
Yes you do need to harden off sweet peas, no rush to plant out yet.
Gardengirl, we put the sunflowers in the little plastic greenhouse thing we have on the patio. We've got a sheltered south facing garden and am in an area of south Devon that seems to have its own little microclimate, tends to be milder here than elsewhere A gardener friend of mine who has worked in various places north and south is amazed by how early things come out down here, what you can get away with and how big they grow, so my luck might not be indicative!
I always harden my sweet peas off, I am hoping to sow all my seeds tomorrow just need to clean all my trays and things!
Chris Packham was saying tonight on Easter watch that spring generally starts earliest in the south west and latest in the north east. With the prevailing wind in the UK being westerly carrying warmer,wetter weather it makes perfect sense
What do you mean when you say harden seeds off?
hardening off is acclimatising them to lower temperatures. I.e. Seedlings from inside being put in An unheated greenhouse/conservatory or outside in the sun and brought in at night. Planting out without hardening off can cause young plants to keel over with shock.
He obviously hasnt been here, hardly any daffs out yet! 4c last night, cold through the day as well and those winds just blow and blow! Everything bigger than a daisy is staked.
Melons growing on nice. I've run out of windowsills to put them on, so keeping them going in the propatator, they seem to like it:
I'm ridiculously excited about these this morning, Venus Flytrap seedlings showing, had to get my reading glasses to check I wasn't seeing things:
First ever photo upload, hope it works. Photo's courtesy of my wonderful daughter helping out her technically incompetent Mum.
Cosmos and pompon dahlia seedlings.
coleus and dwarf sunflower "little leo"
cleome and petunia
zinnias and ageratum
nemesia and ten week stocks
I'm getting the hang of this now thanks to my clever girl and her smart phone.