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Seeds not growing
flowergirl4
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in Fruit & veg
Hi all...Im after some advice please. I built a raised bed and put in some well rotted horse manure and new compost then covered it in a few layers of fleece to warm up the soil ready for planting..
After a couple of weeks I planted some seeds then about 10 days after that we had about 6 inches of snow which I cleared off the fleece.
My question is will these seeds grow now and if not will it be ok just to leave them in the soil. and re-plant them. I planted carrots, beetroot, parsnip .
thanks in advance for your help
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I personally won't be starting any seed off in the soil at the moment. Rather, in trays/modules with good compost indoors or in a sheltered spot. Carrots and parsnips will be started next month.
I help run a communuity allottment site we have a number of raise beds etc, but due to the cold /snow /rainy weather more rain today and again some of the site flooded we are only planting seeds in pots/trays in ourer polytunnels hope to plant out when the weather inproves and soil dry out and warms up and hopefully we get some sun this year is a matter of waiting a little long and hope thing change
I would have thought a proper cloche rather than fleece so the soil can actually warm for at least 2 weeks before sowing. It has been exceptionally cold though and I am sowing into the greenhouse at the moment toplant out later.
Thanksfor all the advice.. I shall recover with some cloches that I have and hope for the best and if still nothing appesaars after a couple of weeks I shall re-seed