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to sow my seeds.  And the orchids flower and reflower all year indoors, as do the cyclamen and, almost all year, the prolific Hoya Carnosa.  Stop moaning, or come to live in CumbriAa Hiya leone123, same here in Cornwall. Everything, it seems, is in full

so am just looking to save abit of space. Can anyone advise me please on which broccoli seeds to sow to grow the "Tenderstem Broccoli" that I can buy in the supermarkets? My wife & I took over an allotment in September last year. It was quite overrun

had an enjoyable hour yesterday reading my seed packets, and writing when and where to sow them, outdoors or indoors, I think I can sow leeks and tomatoes indoors this month. We will be having our first ever home grown brussel sprouts this weekend hi i

carrot seedling in my bedroom at the moment and have other seeds to sow: sprouts,runner beans, leeks, sweetcorn, lettuce, carrots f1 hybrid, herb lemon balm, sunflower, wild flower teasel, beetroot, poppy, cabbage, cornflower blue diadem, pumpkin

I have had this problem with my recent sowings, but I have been sowing in large pots also. What I have done to over come it is to cover them in fleece as soon as I have sown them, it keeps out the majority of the water, needless to say the slugs

more. Same for flowers, start the sweet peas early, buy some dahlia tubers, but don't plant them yet. If you have a greenhouse you can start dahlias in pots earlier than you would outside. When the weather is warmer March/April you can sow flower seeds

in the soil because of the blight so I planted them in tall pots with the bottom cut out into grow bags that way they have plenty of soil. My toms are only now turning red because the first lot of seeds I sowed didn't germinate, I think it may have been

will need to remove the top layer of soil as it is too rich for wildflowers (unless there are already wildflowers growing there?). Grass can smother wildflowers so I wouldn't advise you to sow wildflower seed, especially in turf. If I were you I would first

, and I get a bit carried away. Time to put my realistic head on. Gary, when you say 'sow some holly-hock and foxglove seeds in little trays (to be potted up to flower next year)' do you mean indoors, or to start off outdoors, as I have no greenhouse

, but haven't been out of the gh yet. Might give them a bit more spacious accommodation, withold feed and see what happens. When did you all sow your seeds? I sowed mine in February and put them in a heated propagator until germinated. Then brought them