I've got some (hundreds) of stock seedlings and alpine starwberries, just starting to sprout their first true leaves - can anyone tell me when they should be ok in the mini greenhouse outside (they are in my living room at the moment).
Also just sown some snapdragons- could/should they go in the mini greenhouse once germinated? I want to start off some tomatoes, but I've run out of space!!
Thanks Lyn. They are still alive this morning! I sowed broad beans in the veg garden when we had a warm spell a couple of weeks back. Then it was very cold and now it's wet. Hope they don't rot.
PaperFlowers I think the strawberries should be OK outside. They are hardy. I planted baby strawberries outside earlier this year. They were snowed on and they are fine.
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Hi PaperFlowers.I wouldn't move anything from the living room to outside until the weather warms a bit. The overnight temperatures in an unheated greenhouse are much the same as outside. Alpine strawberries are hardy but they'll need hardening off. Hopefully by the time the snapdragons germinate we may have spring.
Here, Paeonia rockii germinated today. Sown September 2011. Also Actaea alba which may have been an error, I've since read that they like acid soil which we haven't got. Haven't fully checked that one yet.
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Lizzie, I grew penstemon from seeds last spring and they did flower, right through early winter. They are a good value plant.
I've got some (hundreds) of stock seedlings and alpine starwberries, just starting to sprout their first true leaves - can anyone tell me when they should be ok in the mini greenhouse outside (they are in my living room at the moment).
Also just sown some snapdragons- could/should they go in the mini greenhouse once germinated? I want to start off some tomatoes, but I've run out of space!!
My delphiniums are up (along with some others) they were starting to go a bit yellow on the leaves, I think I must be overwatering them..
Thanks Lyn. They are still alive this morning! I sowed broad beans in the veg garden when we had a warm spell a couple of weeks back. Then it was very cold and now it's wet. Hope they don't rot.
PaperFlowers I think the strawberries should be OK outside. They are hardy. I planted baby strawberries outside earlier this year. They were snowed on and they are fine.
Hi PaperFlowers.I wouldn't move anything from the living room to outside until the weather warms a bit. The overnight temperatures in an unheated greenhouse are much the same as outside. Alpine strawberries are hardy but they'll need hardening off. Hopefully by the time the snapdragons germinate we may have spring.
Here, Paeonia rockii germinated today. Sown September 2011. Also Actaea alba which may have been an error, I've since read that they like acid soil which we haven't got. Haven't fully checked that one yet.
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But I'm so impatient to start off the tomoatoes!!! I will wait a bit though.
Is it true you can harden off a plant just by keeping it extremely dry. I read it somewhere but have never tried it.
Extremely dry?-doesn't sound viable-you should only water when needed rather that follow a strict regular routine-but not let it dry out completely