Don't worry Beaus Mum its still very early, though I have "sowed a bean" broad beans to be exact they are tough enough to go out as soon as they are ready. Lots are finding the same problem how to have room to keep them all under protection when you need to prick them on & they start to take up more space. Things have a habit of catching up anyway
I won't start seed sowing until the beginning of April but I only grow a few things like marigolds, dwarf sunflowers, nasturtiums and any odd free packs of seeds that have come with gardening magazines.
most of my bedding plants I will buy as plugs in may from my sons old school who always do a large plant sale. They grow hundreds of the basic bedding plants like fushia, geranium, million bells, petunias and over a 2 week plant sale raise a couple of thousand for the school coffers. It is a very popular event and people support it year on year And any left over are given to the the local hospice for planting in their grounds.
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I'm going to sow some Livingstone Daisy's this weeks and have a quick question. Do I just sprinkle a load of seeds all over the soil randomly and see how they get on (theres like 750 seeds in a packet) or do I strategically place seeds in rows with space between them? Does it really matter?
FYI I will propagating these indoors in either my heated propagator or in a basic seed tray in front of a window.
That was me last year Beaus, didn't start until 28th March . My new toy, the heated prop has meant I could start a little earlier (with some lobelia & chillies) but still waited for March to start sowing the rest. There's still plenty of time.
"Seedlings" thread kicked off very, very early this year, aym was egging Gardengirl on to start it back in early Jan. I'd be overwhelmed with leggy seedlings if I'd started back then ?. Still have cosmos, zinnias, dahlias, candytuft, alysum, sunflowers and more yet to sow.
Yesterday sowed tomato "minibel" a small patio type, cucumbers "marketmore" and courgette "gold rush" a yellow skinned one. I'm in two minds whether to try the tomato seeds from my gift box on page one, it's got six different ones in it and don't think my tiny plastic greenhouse could cope. It's only a 6x4
Torg. Don't sow the whole packet all at once. You'll end up with too many plants, unless that's what you want. Sprinkle them thinly and save the rest of the seeds for next year. I've never grown Livingston Daisy's, can't help with tips I'm afraid.
Torg , I wouldn't sprinkle those seeds direct. Start off in trays then pot on, you need to have full sun on them all the time or the flowers curl up tightly. Each seeds will grow into a plant at least 30cms across.
I grew them when I first made my long border, just to fill the spaces, they are too gaudy for me really, but put on a good show when there wasn't much else in there.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Lyn how did you pot on your seedlings of Livingston Daisy I have 2 half trays of them different variety not got 2nd lot of leaves yet what size pot did you put them into? and is it just one to a pot or more together? - love the display
Kitty2 I did start the thread early
I have photos of my seedlings on the camera to put on here so many seedlings coming up, even the Phlomis about 5 now I moved them to the cold frame and they are doing well
I never rush to prick out, get them to a decent size first then each individual one in a tray, sometimes I put them in those 20 to a tray plastic ones, some in meat trays, some in the six packs from GC, whatever I have. so you can see each colour separately.
I like them but maybe a 100' run was OTT. ? they do need the sun all the time and like to be dry, I am not blessed with much sun or dry here ?
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Don't worry Beaus Mum its still very early, though I have "sowed a bean" broad beans to be exact they are tough enough to go out as soon as they are ready. Lots are finding the same problem how to have room to keep them all under protection when you need to prick them on & they start to take up more space. Things have a habit of catching up anyway
I won't start seed sowing until the beginning of April but I only grow a few things like marigolds, dwarf sunflowers, nasturtiums and any odd free packs of seeds that have come with gardening magazines.
most of my bedding plants I will buy as plugs in may from my sons old school who always do a large plant sale. They grow hundreds of the basic bedding plants like fushia, geranium, million bells, petunias and over a 2 week plant sale raise a couple of thousand for the school coffers. It is a very popular event and people support it year on year And any left over are given to the the local hospice for planting in their grounds.
I'm going to sow some Livingstone Daisy's this weeks and have a quick question. Do I just sprinkle a load of seeds all over the soil randomly and see how they get on (theres like 750 seeds in a packet) or do I strategically place seeds in rows with space between them? Does it really matter?
FYI I will propagating these indoors in either my heated propagator or in a basic seed tray in front of a window.
That was me last year Beaus, didn't start until 28th March
. My new toy, the heated prop has meant I could start a little earlier (with some lobelia & chillies) but still waited for March to start sowing the rest. There's still plenty of time.
"Seedlings" thread kicked off very, very early this year, aym was egging Gardengirl on to start it back in early Jan. I'd be overwhelmed with leggy seedlings if I'd started back then ?. Still have cosmos, zinnias, dahlias, candytuft, alysum, sunflowers and more yet to sow.
Yesterday sowed tomato "minibel" a small patio type, cucumbers "marketmore" and courgette "gold rush" a yellow skinned one. I'm in two minds whether to try the tomato seeds from my gift box on page one, it's got six different ones in it and don't think my tiny plastic greenhouse could cope
. It's only a 6x4 
Torg. Don't sow the whole packet all at once. You'll end up with too many plants, unless that's what you want. Sprinkle them thinly and save the rest of the seeds for next year. I've never grown Livingston Daisy's, can't help with tips I'm afraid.
Torg , I wouldn't sprinkle those seeds direct. Start off in trays then pot on, you need to have full sun on them all the time or the flowers curl up tightly. Each seeds will grow into a plant at least 30cms across.
I grew them when I first made my long border, just to fill the spaces, they are too gaudy for me really, but put on a good show when there wasn't much else in there.
They look great hehe! That's the sort of display I want to try and make. Thanks for insight!
Lyn how did you pot on your seedlings of Livingston Daisy I have 2 half trays of them different variety not got 2nd lot of leaves yet what size pot did you put them into? and is it just one to a pot or more together? - love the display
Kitty2 I did start the thread early
I have photos of my seedlings on the camera to put on here so many seedlings coming up, even the Phlomis about 5 now I moved them to the cold frame and they are doing well
I never rush to prick out, get them to a decent size first then each individual one in a tray, sometimes I put them in those 20 to a tray plastic ones, some in meat trays, some in the six packs from GC, whatever I have. so you can see each colour separately.
I like them but maybe a 100' run was OTT. ? they do need the sun all the time and like to be dry, I am not blessed with much sun or dry here ?
Have grown loads this year
Started them off in heated propogators Lupins, Aubretia, Diascia, Lobelia, Snapdragons and Agastache.
Now they have been pricked out and are tucked up in my little 6ftx4ft greenhouse along with some plug plants I am growing on.
These are the wallflowers I sowed last year, the hollyhocks are already in the garden.
Anyone have any tips on growing delphiniums and aquilegia from seed. Never seem to do very well for me.