Sowing seeds

floydie Full Member Posts: 119	Sowing seeds Feb 5, 2011 11:12:16 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by floydie on Feb 5, 2011 11:12:16 GMT Moved my seed trays out to the window sill this morning i have 3 Sweet-pea shoots ;D.

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Sowing seeds Feb 5, 2011 12:11:20 GMT

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Post by sweetpea on Feb 5, 2011 12:11:20 GMT

Feb 5, 2011 11:12:16 GMT floydie said:

Moved my seed trays out to the window sill this morning i have 3 Sweet-pea shoots ;D.

get them out to a frame or unheated g'house asap, make sure unobstructed light if poss and only cover in the early stages if hard frost forecast.
Grow as hard as poss and dont mollycoddle.

here endeth the lesson. ;D

i still have to do mine yet

I'll get around to it eventually

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Sowing seeds Feb 5, 2011 12:22:11 GMT

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Post by floydie on Feb 5, 2011 12:22:11 GMT

Its cold and rainy today will it be too cold for them 7oC?
Also i don't have staging in the greenhouse yet will it hurt them sat on the damp floor?
(sorry don't want to kill them off

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Also do i leave them out all night? or can i bring them back in?

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Sowing seeds Feb 5, 2011 13:54:42 GMT

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Post by sweetpea on Feb 5, 2011 13:54:42 GMT

Feb 5, 2011 12:22:11 GMT floydie said:

Its cold and rainy today will it be too cold for them 7oC?
Also i don't have staging in the greenhouse yet will it hurt them sat on the damp floor?
(sorry don't want to kill them off

)
Also do i leave them out all night? or can i bring them back in?

should be fine on the floor. The most important thing is good light so they do not get drawn.
No problem leaving them out with these temps.
Once they have been out a few days then let them get full exposure to the elements subject of course to torrential rain washing them away

all commonsense stuff really.
Once one or two pairs of leaves have formed then you can pinch out the top.
I only ever stop spring sown plants as autumn ones usually break naturally.

I'll get around to it eventually

floydie Full Member Posts: 119	Sowing seeds Feb 5, 2011 15:42:10 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by floydie on Feb 5, 2011 15:42:10 GMT Ok thanks i'll hold off until tomorrow now (its gray anyway) i may have more than 3 out tomorrow too .

sweetpea Top Member Posts: 5,982	Sowing seeds Feb 5, 2011 17:07:34 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sweetpea on Feb 5, 2011 17:07:34 GMT Feb 5, 2011 15:42:10 GMT floydie said: Ok thanks i'll hold off until tomorrow now (its gray anyway) i may have more than 3 out tomorrow too . Fingers crossed then Floydie
	I'll get around to it eventually

seaburn Top Member Posts: 2,598	Sowing seeds Feb 6, 2011 19:00:41 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by seaburn on Feb 6, 2011 19:00:41 GMT sowed mine today, 2 per 3" pot. taught by my dad who used to show in co durham in the 50's.

Lou78W Top Member Posts: 9,402	Sowing seeds Feb 6, 2011 20:33:12 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Lou78W on Feb 6, 2011 20:33:12 GMT Sowed some "Fragrantissima" yesterday
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wildlifefriendly Guest	Sowing seeds Feb 6, 2011 21:21:40 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by wildlifefriendly on Feb 6, 2011 21:21:40 GMT Mine are beginning to germinate

sweetpea Top Member Posts: 5,982	Sowing seeds Feb 6, 2011 23:37:50 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sweetpea on Feb 6, 2011 23:37:50 GMT I'm just making out my order
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floydie Full Member Posts: 119	Sowing seeds Feb 7, 2011 10:31:29 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by floydie on Feb 7, 2011 10:31:29 GMT I have one seedling in my other pot of lathyrus . Still only have 3 seedlings of the mixed in the seed tray .

Geranium Top Member Posts: 13,081	Sowing seeds Feb 7, 2011 13:02:07 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Geranium on Feb 7, 2011 13:02:07 GMT My Antirrhinums are germinating! Little tiny green dots, but definitely there! ;D

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Sowing seeds Feb 17, 2011 11:13:04 GMT

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Post by ladybird on Feb 17, 2011 11:13:04 GMT

I just sowed some sweetpeas in toilet rolls inners yesterday, and some in small pots. I think sometimes they do well for me untill planting out as I have heavy clay and have to dig a fairly deep hole for the long roots....perhaps I squash the roots a bit.

lesley Top Member Posts: 9,376	Sowing seeds Feb 17, 2011 18:55:21 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by lesley on Feb 17, 2011 18:55:21 GMT Notice this afternoon that all my seedling are coming up, only planted them at the weekend ;D
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Lou78W Top Member Posts: 9,402	Sowing seeds Feb 17, 2011 19:07:16 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Lou78W on Feb 17, 2011 19:07:16 GMT Thats good Les....they don't take long to germinate do they
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