April Update: What are you growing in 2006?

wayne

oops packets have gone in the bin.(told you i was thick)thanks for the reply annie.by the way i,m trying to grow mint,corriander,chives and sage.

FunkyFairy

My chillies were the same took about 4 weeks to come up and now they are growing really fast

Lemon_Tree

reading this has inspired me so i have just been into the garden and put some seeds into trays.
I have planted some yellow tumbling tomatoes (need to scrounge some brackets from my dad as i already have hanging baskets)
some carrots, spring onions, peppers, courgettes. and some flower seeds.
I have also got some onions and garlic to plant once i have sorted out the veg patch.
I have managed to scroung some timber as well from my dad so i can do a long raised bed in the front garden which they are bringing down this week when they visit for easter.
I have also potted on some cherry tomatoes that i planted about a month ago and am thinking of selling the spares in a little while.
what i want to find now is some spinich, any ideas where i can get some really cheaply?
Lem

annie-c

my chillis are also slow to grow.

Wayne - windowsill (plenty of light) will be good for herbs in propagator.

kjl26

hello
just to say if you want to grow something and see nearly instant results/encouragement, try salad leaves...my OH planted our 'mixed leaves' seeds on Thursday night and they'd all come up by Sunday morning!! some are an inch high now . Apologies if everyone knew that anyway, I was just really excited by it!

annie-c

I am really pleased with all my seedlings, but have got the the point where checking every day (yes, I know it's OTT!!) is getting frustrating because after the initial excitement, not much seems to be happening.

How long will it take for my tomato seedlings, currently 1-2" high and just sprouting their second pair of leaves, will look like the plug plants that you can already buy in the garden centres?

Thanks

Impatient Annie :T

battybird_2

b&q have terracota pots about a foot across for about a pound i have loads but be warned they are porus and dry out quickly so need more water

Strepsy

annie-c wrote:

I am really pleased with all my seedlings, but have got the the point where checking every day (yes, I know it's OTT!!) is getting frustrating because after the initial excitement, not much seems to be happening.

How long will it take for my tomato seedlings, currently 1-2" high and just sprouting their second pair of leaves, will look like the plug plants that you can already buy in the garden centres?

Thanks

Impatient Annie :T

Hi Annie,

Here's one of my 6 week old tomatoes.

I found that they grew really fast after I'd pricked them out into their own pots. They're now about 8 inches high.

My speediest plants have been marigolds so if you want quick results I'd recommend them. I planted them at the same time as the tomatoes and some of them are just about to open their first flower.

annie-c

Wow, that's amazing! Are you using a heated greenhouse or something? Maybe mine are too cold?

Strepsy

No they've just been in my windowsill in the house, didn't cover them with anything but they were above a radiator while they were little. Now moved to the back window with no radiator for fear of them becoming leggy.

Where are you growing yours? I wouldn't worry about them being cold if they're somewhere in the house but I've no experience with greenhouses so don't know about that.

I would wait till the second leaves are a little bigger and then !!!!!! them out. They'll probably get going much quicker then.