Do I plant the seeds out now or not?

buxtonrabbitgreen

Hi all
I have many packets of seeds, mostly vegetables. Most of them say I can plant out from March. But is it still too cold. We have had a frost here in the mornings this week. I have got some going (I hope) in the milk bottle propogators sp sorry. on the windowsill.

Jack's_mummy

Personally I'd say no. The soil is still very cold here in West Yorks. I think pretty much any seed would sit and sulk if planted outside

Rummer

Hey, it depends where you live and how settled the weather is, if you are still having frost I would hold off for a while. Why not start the new ones off indoors too.

buxtonrabbitgreen

Thanks both. That is what I was thinking. It is just that I have 2 days off and want to get going. Got to drink some more milk first.

livefornewt

How about broad beans and pea's ?? Mine are getting too tall for the window sil now. Will they survive outside? Also how about cauliflowers n cabbages ?

RAS

Hi

If it is a hardy annual - peas and broad beans, plus things like endive and beets, they can go out now.

it is much better to start them indoor, otr under a pice of glass outside, to protect them from the frost.

A lot of other things - like french beans and tomatoes cannot cope with the cold, let alone frost.

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buxtonrabbitgreen wrote: »

Hi all
I have many packets of seeds, mostly vegetables. Most of them say I can plant out from March. But is it still too cold. We have had a frost here in the mornings this week. I have got some going (I hope) in the milk bottle propogators sp sorry. on the windowsill.

Hi, I'm in Buxton.

The only things I'd stick in the ground at the moment (if it wasn't waterlogged/swampy) are first earlies and broad beans.

I started some seeds off in an unheated greenhouse earlier this week, and normally put seedlings out in May.

angelavdavis

livefornewt wrote: »

How about broad beans and pea's ?? Mine are getting too tall for the window sil now. Will they survive outside? Also how about cauliflowers n cabbages ?

My broad beans and early peas (Feltham firsts) have been out under cloches since November! The broadbeans are flowering now. I live on the South Coast and we haven't had frost since the snow in February so I guess we are lucky.

You might find the soil hard still, so you might need to cover the soil to warm it up (with a clear plastic sheet for example or a cloche). That would be worth doing anyway.

If you harden them off and keep them under cloches, you may well get away with it. If frost is forecast, just throw an old blanket over the cloche (remove in the morning).

You should be able to plant the seeds outside if you have any left too.