i have seedlings :) yay

[soul691]

dont know if this is the right place the forum layout confuses me so sorry if its not but i have seedlings an i was all excited... i have mixed lettuce spinach ad parsley all srouting in window boxes my 1st ever!

[Selkie]

oh that's fab news - and the best feeling in the world -- well done!

[flowerlady]

Well done you !! Do hope you don't have cats they tend to jump onto cills !!! ANd that is heart breaking!

If you can find some mixed salad leaves to that will bive you a great cut and come again salad mix ... Bonus !!

[pepper]

It's a wonderful feeling isn't it?
I've got broad beans and sweetpeas growing at the moment and hoping to sow more soon.

[soul691]

thanks for the reply guys an no i dont have cats so im safe there i just hope there ok with the cold coming again!!

[binner]

i have too, great aint it
trouble is mine are growing like the clappers and its still too cold out

[Hedgehog]

Well done. I hope you've got plenty of windowsill space. Keep us posted as to how they are progressing.

[soul691]

i have yes and i will

[Nikki]

I just love this time of year, all the planning and sowing and watching them all grow, well done keep it up

[flowerlady]

Just had a rummage through my seeds again and have discoverered I could sow sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, spinach, onions, carrots, peas, lettuce, raddish, leeks and some herbs !!! ... but my greenhouse is full of spuds !!!

[soul691]

this morning i have cauliflower, spinach and carrots sprouting ) i have my carrots in a deep tub but cauli and spinach is in seed trays. at which point should it be moved and how much space dose it need? the same for the spinach? they will also be in tubs

[Sally A]

I'm pants at brassicas they either get got by cabbage white caterpillars, or I'm lacking space when they need to be transplanted out. So long as I manage a few sprout plants each year, I don't get too wound up about it.

Received the Sarah Raven book for Xmas, was a bit floaty laura ashley perfect for me, but one tip that has stayed with me is that brassicas put down a long tap root first, so am planning on sowing them in deeper pots this year, possibly kitchen roll tubes, but will pop 8+ into a big flower pot, rather than the 2 -3 inch tray I normally use.

I don't have a seed bed area so can't start them off there.

Time to get your tomatoes in soon for unheated greenhouse crops - sow around Valentines Day on the window sill ready for putting in the unheated greenhouse - which I tend to do around the first May bank holiday.

[soul691]

neither myself or the oh like tomatoes so i wont bother with those as it would be a waste, think ill get some deep pots then when can you plant sprouts?

[Sally A]

Sprouts get sown March ish. They like a bit of compost, but also like compressed soil. So feed the sprout area now, but when you plant them out, do the Splodger dance around them, ie heel them in as hard as you can. Clay soils seems to suit them best.

[soul691]

can they be grown in pots? the landlord is not a fan of us digging up the garden

[Sally A]

MIne get started off in pots, and planted out June-ish.

[splodger]

i have frown just about everything in pots - at one time or 'tother - and sprouts are no exception, but i would use half barrels not pots for them (if you can't dig garden) - just about anything can be grown in half barrels