veg growing Newbies- Feb 2010! lets learn together!

gillian62

skaps wrote: »

Need to buy some lawn seed but cant find any cheap, anyone have any ideas? .

Wilkinson's have lawn seed that you can weigh into brown bags for however much you want. This is what we normally buy.

Also saw some in Morrisons, but didn't look at the price.

red-boxer

We buy the lawn seed from Wilkos, it's pretty good seed too it takes about a fortnight to start showing through, and it's cheaper than other makes.

alicecone

I need some advice! I planted some tomato, french beans, brocoli and courgette seeds last sunday. I was going to put them on a windowsill indoors but we were due to have builders start work so put them in one of those plastic greehouses in the garden.
Nothing much has seemed to happen to them, no signs of life. Is it becauses its outside? The building work has been pp for a while so can bring them in. Will they still grow or will I have to buy more seeds? HELP!!

lynzpower

Courgette definately shouldnt be outside Alice

Beans will be fine

Not sure on broccoli

I would definately not place tomoatoes out till end of may.

A week isnt long anyway...

seraphina

alicecone wrote: »

I need some advice! I planted some tomato, french beans, brocoli and courgette seeds last sunday. I was going to put them on a windowsill indoors but we were due to have builders start work so put them in one of those plastic greehouses in the garden.
Nothing much has seemed to happen to them, no signs of life. Is it becauses its outside? The building work has been pp for a while so can bring them in. Will they still grow or will I have to buy more seeds? HELP!!

My broccoli germinated fine in an unheated greenhouse weeks ago, so that should be fine - if you're worried can you wrap them in bubble wrap for an extra bit of insulation

As for the toms and courgettes - for germination purposes I'd keep them inside if possible - ideally they want a nice constant temperature.

shandypants5

I potted my courgettes into huge containers yesterday, but now I am reading that its to early to leave them outside!

The tubs are too big to bring back indoors, do you think I will get away with insulating them with fleece and bubblewrap?

seraphina

http://www.flickr.com/photos/68191839@N00/4530286681/

Optimisticpair

I was thinking it is getting warmer so I had better put my excess seed in a dry jar and pop it in the fridge so it saves well for next year. Couldn't remember which seeds don't save well though so I had a ferret on the net for a seed viability chart

This is a good quick guide I think

http://faculty.matcmadison.edu/mchri.../viability.htm

http://www.growingyourownveg.com/vegetableseedviability.php

has more maximum storage info
and how to store seed viability article -

http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/1995/3-3-1995/seedv.html

katholicos

seraphina wrote: »

http://www.flickr.com/photos/68191839@N00/4530286681/

They look smashing, Seraphina. Well done!

seraphina

katholicos wrote: »

They look smashing, Seraphina. Well done!

It's a darn sight more luck than judgement! A few more are off to new homes as I grew a few too many. I think misskool had it right (I think it was her who said it) when she said that stuff *wants* to grow, we just help it along:D