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mrutty

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 04 10:52 pm Post subject: Things to think about starting this month

OK it's time to start planting a few seeds ready for summer.

Toms and chillis indoors or in the greenhouse with a propergator
soak the seed for an hour and then plant two or three to a small pot

Lettace in the greenhouse borders (risky, but worth a go)
sprinkle the seed and cover with fleece

Broadbeans
Striaght into the open ground, worth covering with a cloche or fleece if available

Early carrots in the greenhouse borders
sprinkle the seed and cover with fleece

Order Spuds and get ready to chit

anneka

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 158

Posted: Fri Dec 17, 04 2:09 am Post subject:
Just mention - if you don't know bin any seeds that float they won't germinate. ....and my lettuce is still going strong, despite a few herd frosts ! Anneka

Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 10744

Posted: Fri Dec 17, 04 8:27 am Post subject:
Wow. Sowing seeds now? I'll get told off if I even look at the seed box at this time of year Still, this year we've invested in a grow lamp for the citrus and bananas in the spare room (who needs guests when you can have a tool store, mini-jungle and wine and beer cellar instead ) so maybe I can get a bit of a head start. The earliest I think I've planted anything yet is chilis in Jan.

cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
Posts: 32429

Posted: Fri Dec 17, 04 11:02 am Post subject:
Toms and chillis already? Really? Wow, I' usually wait till February. Will that bring the harvest forward by much?

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex

Posted: Fri Dec 17, 04 11:08 am Post subject:
I usually start in Feb too.

Sarah D

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Posted: Fri Dec 17, 04 11:12 am Post subject:
End of January for me; apart from onion seed which I sow on Boxing Day.

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Fri Dec 17, 04 1:15 pm Post subject:
Don't think I could do anything that fiddly on Boxing Day.

Behemoth

Joined: 01 Dec 2004
Posts: 19023
Location: Leeds

Posted: Fri Dec 17, 04 1:22 pm Post subject:
Bit early for me, no cover you see, but my seed order arrived this morning, so a bit of planning will be done over the weekend.

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22790
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Fri Dec 17, 04 3:46 pm Post subject:
Couple of weeks ago, I cleared some ground to plant some garlic. Didn't use it all, so I had a rush of blood to the head and sowed three lots of oriental veg under those plastic bell cloche thingies. More in hope than anticipation, but blow me if it hasn't all germinated. Might need some fleece if we have a freeze, but I have high hopes of some fresh greens in February!

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45723
Location: Essex

Posted: Fri Dec 17, 04 3:49 pm Post subject:
Most of those orientals are quite hardy, but then it probably gets quite chilly there...

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22790
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Fri Dec 17, 04 5:04 pm Post subject:
It does get a bit parky up on this hill. Wind is the biggest problem though.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex

Posted: Fri Dec 17, 04 5:07 pm Post subject:
They'll probably do fine then, especially under fleece

anneka

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 158

Posted: Fri Dec 17, 04 6:23 pm Post subject:
I usually plant chilli and sweet pea seeds betwwen christmas and new year. Anneka

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex

Posted: Fri Dec 17, 04 6:26 pm Post subject:
Have you got a heated greenhouse then or do you just keep them in pots indoors?

anneka

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 158

Posted: Fri Dec 17, 04 6:37 pm Post subject: planting
Just indoors until they have sprouted then as I pot them up I put them out in a greenhouse. I use a hotwater bottle and growers fleece if I think there will be a frost, I have used tea light candles too, Somewhere I've got a parafin heater but I never really got on with it - eagerly waiting Marks instructions though ! Anneka

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