How are your seeds doing?

[Jonah]

I know a few of us listed what we have sown , but I was wondering how everyone had got on so far.
My Aquilegia Chocolate soldiers are sprouting, but the Stellata aren't, I killed off the Ferula with anti bac spray, so had to start again.
others putting in an appearance are Catananche, trifolium, Malva, dracocepholuem [sp?] and one harebell!
What about you?

[Chuckles]

I've only done Sweet Peas so far Jonah and nothing to report on them yet. I was hoping to get some others going but not had time, also with this cold snap were haveing this week I'm going to wait. Although saying that I do have my new Heated Prop to play with yet ;D

[Cheerypeabrain]

Yesterday I tried out my heated propagator too...I put 1cm sand in the bottom and turned it on...lovely and toasty warm it is..I stood 2 little glass jars in it last night, banana seeds in one, palm seeds in t'othe soaking in warm water which was still warm this afternoon ;D. SO I have planted those seeds today. Nothing else yet...might get the melon and swwet pea seeds in at the weekend.

[borderbabe]

I've got chillies, aubergine, capcicum, carnations, basil, parsley, antirhinums, leeks and onions - but then I did start in mid-January!

Wating for the weather to warm so that I can make some space in GH (Mine is like CC's - stuffed to the roof with overwintering plants!) to prick them out.

[borderbabe]

Jonah - did you give your acquilia seeds any special treatment? I want to sow Nora Barlow and am a bit scard of getting it wrong and losing the lot. I wont sow all the seed at once - I've have learned that tip from here!

[isabella]

I don't sow any seeds until the end of Feb.! Until we start greenhouse no.2 up with some heat there just isn't room to start seeds off in greenhouse no.1!

We were hoping to get the greenhouse going this weekend or the next and then I can pot on my many,many cuttings!

[andy]

No sign of my daturas coming up yet. I've just bought some more so i'll get them in this afternoon. Also just bout 14 canna tubers so i'm going to get them in too !!!

[Deleted]

I sowed a 'Butterfly Collection' from B&Q about three weeks ago. I left them in a dark place thinking nothing would show for ages but when I went a week or so later to look at them the seedlings were busting a gut to get the lid off the seed tray. Thet are now lidless on the windowsill looking like a mad load of cress. I was so surprised that it happened so quickly.

[Susie Snowdrop]

No sign of my sweet peas yet. Am soooooooo tempted to have a little broggle but I've resisted temptation so far

[Jonah]

borderbabe said:

Jonah - did you give your acquilia seeds any special treatment? I want to sow Nora Barlow and am a bit scard of getting it wrong and losing the lot. I wont sow all the seed at once - I've have learned that tip from here!

No special treatment. Just put sieved compost and a bit of play sand in plug plant trays, popped them in and sprinkled a bit more on top. I'm surprised I get anything to grow! I find aquilegias generally germinate quite easily, but the stellata in the same tray haven't put in an appearance yet. Mine are in a heated conservatory, I put a plastic thing over them to start with as I find they dry out so quickly with the heating on. After germination is when I tend to have trouble, I struggle to keep up with the watering until they go out in the garden.
Some of my Harebells have germinated, I'm so excited!!!

[Rosefriend]

I haven't started anything yet, but I have been given some carnation seeds by a friend - any tips on those please as I have never grown them?

RF

[Chuckles]

Reading all this seed sowing and germinating really gets you going also makes you think Oooooh I want some of those too .

Andy you reminded me that I have Datura seeds from Portugal gdn, what do you recommend, anything special or just the norm so to speak.

Can't help with the carnations RF never done them, someones bound to know

[MamIDdau]

I had that with a butterfly collection I bought last year. Had so many seedlings I had nowhere to put them! I only used 1/8 of the total I sowed and they filled a massive planter. Then I got seeds from them too.

[Deleted]

Nothing happening with mine, ill start again when i come back from holiday.

[Alicat]

Hi Jonah

I haven't planted any seeds yet - it's just too cold. - But saying that OH has let me put up the plastic mini greenhouse in the kitchen. So I am hoping to start planting this week. With the kids help.

[Chuckles]

I've got all my saved and bought seeds out and plan to crack on with a few this week. Did I really buy this many

Have only sowed some Sweetpeas and no sign of anything happening with them yet

[Deleted]

Oh dear, this thread reminds me that I didn't sow what I intended to late last autumn ... but:
Cerinthe purpurescens sowed about 10 days ago have all sprouted and seem to be doing well;
Bought one of Lidl's 'mini greenhouses' with red geranium seeds, sowed about a week ago - nothing yet;
Sowed abutilon seeds 10 days ago, seed tray knocked accidentally by small person, everything stuffed back in so hopefully one or two will sprout ... cheers ...

[madonplants]

I have some ornamental grasses, all of which have germinated.

Keith

[4pygmies]

I took a calculated risk with my tomatoes and the cold snap did for them despite being triple wrapped in bubble wrap in the conservatory , never mind I've got more seeds! The sweet peas, Nepeta and peas are going really well but they're still all in my bathroom where it's nice and cosy.

[Deleted]

I DONT BELIEVE IT.
My tomato seeds have germinated, but thats all thats grown.
Will have to wait and see what else has grown when i come back.

Karen

[Jonah]

Nice one Karen ;D
You just never know with those little babes do you! I checked the packet on one of mine [Lysimachia I think] and it could take 4 months to germinate! I'm going to have to be very patient with those!

[4pygmies]

I had a peep at my poorly tomato seeds today and I am very surprised but they seem to be recovering slightly! It just must have been the really really cold snap made them "unwell" looking. So that's good!

[Jonah]

Fingers crossed 4P.
Lucky for me the re sown seeds have now popped out to say hello. I need to make some room for more!

[oldmoleskins]

Hope you don't mind, but this seems as good a time (and certainly as good a place) as any to announce that the Trials sub will start this weekend, since it seems as good a time as any to sow some seeds...

There will be the opportunity to start your own 'Trials Diary', a bit like "My Garden/Allotment" - so watch for the launch, and when you think it's safe to sow, start a thread. Personally, I'm thinking along the lines of 'successional/insurance sowing'...

OM/Rosefriend

[4pygmies]

I'll do my best to sow some then! Bit hectic this weekend but I'll try...

[Deleted]

Hi jonah & 4P
I thought that mine were going to do nothing, they were in my mini GH in my GH if you see what i mean.
I brought the tom seed into my conservatory, but moved them into my kitchen at night.
Now Ive moved my mini Into my conservatory while I'm away.
My con gets hot in the day but is protected from direct sun by blinds and has a heater on timer, so hopefully it will keep a constant temp.
God help the electric bill when i come home. ;D

[Jonah]

I received another seed order today.
I've quickly sown some while the little one is asleep:
Codonopsis Clematidea
Penstemon digitalis Husker Red
Delphinium cultorum Tall Black Knight
Delosperma Stardust
Coreopsis American dream
Polemonium boreale Heavenly Habit
Eluesine coracana Green Cat
Polemonium pauciflorum Silver leaf
Potentilla Melton Fire.

I also got 5 Hellebore Lividus that I'm petrified of sowing! ;D

I've had a pretty good germination record so far. I don't seem to have suffered too much legginess, maybe it's because of the conservatory roof letting the light in? I'm more worried about this next lot, it gets very hot in there when the sun is out.
I just noticed some of my Primula Vialli have emerged, still to show signs of life are Dodecatheon, Semi Aquilegia and Rudbeckia Brilliant Star.

Anyone else got any updates?

[mickthecactus]

Isn't it too early for toms? I don't sow mine until the last week of March.

My cactus and suculent seeds are sprouting well in this pleasant weather.

[Cheerypeabrain]

I'm going to print off Mick's instructions for cactus seed sowing, the propagators emptying gradually as things get moved into the GH or are pricked out ;D

I've got a few tomato babies at the 2 sets of leaves stage, pricked out gaillardia (goblin), rudbeckia (rustic dwarf), echium dwarf bedding, brachycome, celosia, commelina and melons.....the rest are either still to germinate or too small to prick out. The GH is really snug ;D. Today I got the dahlias in from the garage where they've been sleeping over winter too. It looks like my chocolate cosmos is dead (in the CF) but I'm just leaving it to see if it revives later ;D.

Yesterday I sowed a few more hardy annuals....waiting a bit longer for any more...maybe...praps...

[mickthecactus]

CPB, without you I would be lost.............