April Update: What are you growing in 2006?

Strepsy

MORPH3US wrote:

I only want a small bag of compost if I have to buy some because we don't have a garden yet so can't plant too much and would have nothing to do with whatever is left over!!!

I was going to plant them in some seedling trays - would that be ok? What do you mean give them an inch or two? Between each seed? Or and inch or 2 underneath for the roots to grow? or cover them with an inch or 2 of soil?

Sorry to be stupid, my mother has very green fingers (we call her house the plant hospital) but obviously it didn't get passed on to me!!

M

Yes, sorry, an inch or two between each seed. The bigger the seed, the deeper you plant, so for tiny ones just place them on the surface, then cover over lightly with a sprinkle of soil, and bigger ones a cm or so down. But then I didn't have any huge ones like pumpkin or anything, they probably go deeper.

annie-c

Thanks everyone who contributed to this thread in April.

Please don't post any more below, but join me on the new thread to post tips and questions during May:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=2075838#post2075838

Annie :j

frannyscho

ostrich7 wrote:

We've actually covered over half of our allotment with tarpaulin this year as we have so little time - we will get back into it with a vengence next year and when our little one is old enough, she'll be over there in her wellies!

Why not instead lend this unused space to a neighbouring bod to fill for you. Then you can share the produce without the pain?

missk_ensington

How long does it take in seeds trays before things start to sprout? My tomatoes are inside and they proute after 3-4 days, but my spring inions and carrots are outside and I've not seen any life in them yet?!?!! Have I killed them???