Seeds are up - Page 2

It's time to play with the hardy stuff while the weather is reasonable. 

Cool. Just been down to the greenhouse and planted up all my wee plant parcels. I am drastically running out of space lol, but saying that there are a few things in there that I put in because I had not been quick enough to get them in the garden. 

i started my toms last year in january and they were fine heated green house though .Had tomatoes in june.

Im starting my Tomatoes next week, Last year I waited, took ages to get off to a fair start because of the drought. Then I could barely keep on top of them because of all the other planting and garening, after that I think I managed to get about 5 tomatoes in total that were edible. Stuff that, I'm going to try and get them started early this year, grow indoors until March then get started on other stuff. I know we are supposed to wait for most things but isnt gardening about the fun of trying and the trial and error and sometimes throwing the rule book out of the window, thats how we sometimes learn the books and experts aren't always right...

Agree discodave, I belong to the 'do it when you feel like it' school of gardening. There have been times when it's led me astray but mostly plants just germinate, grow, seed and the whole cycle carries on regardless of what I'm 'supposed to do'. 

One thing's for sure, seeds still in a packet won't do much.

Sorry discodave-bit confused as to what the drought has to do with your tomato efforts

So much of gardening is "whatever works for you"-but if someone asks when do they so tomatoes -now is not the time unless you can provide the correct conditions for growing on-getting ahead start is fine but what happens next?

I will say again germination is the relatively easy part

It has got nothing to do with books or experts but if anyone gets the impression that buy sowing now they will get early crops is in for a big disappointment-experience tells me that.

Far better to wait for another 6/8 weeks at least.

But of course that is just my opinion

sotongeoff wrote (see)

Sorry discodave-bit confused as to what the drought has to do with your tomato efforts

So much of gardening is "whatever works for you"-but if someone asks when do they so tomatoes -now is not the time unless you can provide the correct conditions for growing on-getting ahead start is fine but what happens next?

I will say again germination is the relatively easy part

It has got nothing to do with books or experts but if anyone gets the impression that buy sowing now they will get early crops is in for a big disappointment-experience tells me that.

Far better to wait for another 6/8 weeks at least.

But of course that is just my opinion

Spot on, I would say, Geoff!

well Geoff, we had a hosepipe ban until May-June, my garden is half an acre, so as you can imagine, trying to water everything I needed to with saved shower water was a bit of a nightmare.. Please dont be so quick to judge

Also, what I did last year didnt work, so this year I'm going to try a different tactic (like the year before last and had so many toms that I couldnt get through them all) I will also plant in March to see which works best and at worst, I will loose 1pence worth of seeds. 

Not being quick to judge-just couldn't work it

So these are for greenhouse or garden growing?

They are for garden growing, so I know that I wont be able to put them out for a while (although we are currently having March/April weather) I have tried doing it by the book several times with toms but have only been really happy with the result when I broke the rules. Its not alot of time effort or money if it doesnt work out so I will give it a try. what else is there to do in the garden for the next month or so.

Sit indoors and look out the window I guess-as I said whatever works for you.

I've been sowing indoors and out,sowed Aubreittas,Calendulas,white Snapdragons, mixed forgot me nots and different types of Wallflowers.

Having a bit of experiment, One of the first plants I grew from seed 2 years ago was some Tom Thumb wall flowers.. Looked at the seed pod yesterday and some of the seeds had germinated in the pods so I collected the remaining seed and have sowed them

Perhaps it should be remembered that apart from warmth, tomato seedlings need around 14 hours of light each day. This can be provided artificially in the form of 'Grow Lights' .....making it ridiculously uneconomic.

Hi sam. When responses are posted, the tone that is perceived may not be as the writer intended. Much meaning comes from facial expression and verbal tone, lacking in the written word. I always take this into account when a response seems on the sharp/dismissive side. 

nutcutlet wrote (see)

Hi sam. When responses are posted, the tone that is perceived may not be as the writer intended. Much meaning comes from facial expression and verbal tone, lacking in the written word. I always take this into account when a response seems on the sharp/dismissive side. 

Absolutely true and eloquently put!

This is true and I must confess, after I had put it and read it back I thought that it sounded a bit mean. I tried to work out how to adjust it or even delete it and couldnt so my apologies. Im still learning on the forum. Ooops.  Feel a bit sheepish now