Nasturtiums/petunias/sweet peas/small biz. lizzies-ok 4 greenhouse yet?

DEBTMONKEY1A

Hi all,

I'm a bit of a newbie....have a 3/4 size walk-in plastic greenhouse. I live 500 foot up in the pennines in west yorkshire.

I have sweet peas-spencer-in individual peat pots (transplanted yesterday)-4 inches high-2nd set of leaves-is it ok to put these in an unheated greenhouse-& if net when should i do it?

Also have some nasturtium seeds & some mixed bedding plant seeds-can these be sown straight to peat pots/plastic pots & put straight in greenhouse? Also have seeds for semi hardy climbing anuals-same question?

On my windowsill I have v.small busy lizzies & tiny alpine strawberry seeds just sprouting-2 sets of leaves....when i transplant these to peat/plastic pots when can I put those in the greenhouse?

Do I need to harden any off BEFORE they go in greenhouse?

Have chillis/tomatos & know its way too soon to put those out.

Any advice?

Sorry...new to all this but my windowsills are overcrowded!:)

DEBTMONKEY1A

Bump bump bump-any ideas anyone?

knithryn

Sweet peas - I'd put them in the greenhouse for 2 weeks to get them starting to harden off, then plant out.
Nasturtiums etc I'd start in the pots in the greenhouse now. They are hardy enough to cope.
The semi-hardy seeds are the ones that won't tolerate frost, so perhaps start them on the windowsills, then move to the greenhouse when they have germinated.
Chillis and toms, keep inside on windowsill for while longer, then move to the greenhouse in May-June.

DEBTMONKEY1A

Thanks! I want to re-claim my windowsill! Do you think when I transplant my petunias & busy lizzies + alpine strawberrys (all germinating-petunias only just though-busy lizzies have 2 leaves & are 2cm tall...alpine strawbs have 2 tiny leaves-they're very small-in fact I may transplant the whole 'block' rather than try & transplant individually as they're so small) to peat pots that I can put them in greenhouse? Would guess they'd be big enough in 2-3 wks?

tlck9

my sweat peas have been in the poly tunnel for a few weeks and have survived okay. Just wish I could get my cucumbers and toms in there to recoop my windows!

smellymel74

you should be ok transfering bizzy lizzies etc. into a greenhouse but if there's a very severe frost forecast, i'd bring the petunias in for sure, just in case. the nasturtiums can go out straight away through - they're hardy blighters.

Mortal

If it were me, I'd get them into the greenhouse, and throw a doubled up layer of horticultural fleece over each shelf over night. You can get some cheaply from Wilko's.
Also, keep an eye on the temp of the greenhouse in the daytime. It can get quite humid in them during the daytime, so it might be as well to just unzip it a little for an hour around midday if you are home.

DEBTMONKEY1A

Funnily enough just bought some of the fleece from the pound shop! Will keep you all posted-thanks again!