Veg to plant in March and things to do.

little_miss_welsh

Sorry all, i know its prob be asked somewhere but cant see it on this thread

When do i plant tomato seeds? They ultimately will be outdoor tomato plants as I dont have a greenhouse. I can stick them in teh conservatory to begin with but dont want to start them off too early

Any help appreciated!

Thanks

Sally_A

Are you in Wales by any chance?, North or South?

If south and you have a protected frost free place to bring them on I'd say go for it now, if you are in the chillier north and they are intended for outdoor, any time up until late March/very early April (anything after the 6th of April for me has been pants).

little_miss_welsh

Sally_A wrote: »

Are you in Wales by any chance?, North or South?

If south and you have a protected frost free place to bring them on I'd say go for it now, if you are in the chillier north and they are intended for outdoor, any time up until late March/very early April (anything after the 6th of April for me has been pants).

Ha ha,how did you guess?! :-) Im actually now in Shropshire, so will wait a little then. Just getting a little impatient......

mossy

Sally_A wrote: »

....and you can grab seaweed for mulching too. Lucky you :T:T

Yeah I guess I could ....I have no idea how I'd go about it?? Well obviously I know I'd got to the beach with a carrier bag and pick some up lol, but I wonder if I'd need to dry it, or put it in water to make a liquid fertiliser.

Any ideas??? Might just quickly disappear onto google.

Sally_A

Truthfully, I haven't got a clue...my nearest seaside being Weston super Mud approx 30 miles away and no seaweed.

From what I can gather, some shove it straight on, and others use it for a layer in their compost bins.

mossy

Well after a quick search it looks like you can do several things with the wonder seaweed. As flies like it and lay their eggs in it, some people suggest not to use it as mulch (although some do).

They recommend putting it on top of the ground over Winter and then digging it in, in the spring.
You can use it as a mulch if you don't mind the flies and the smell.
Make it into a liquid fertiliser, just by putting it into water and leaving it for a while...apparently it will smell pretty rank. :eek:
Or it's fab in compost, will heat it up.

Think I'll find myself a couple of big tubs with lids and make some feed. :T

mossy

Sally_A wrote: »

Weston super Mud

Ha ha, you're really selling it to me!!

Lemon_Tree

hi all, looks like i'm really behind on my seed setting. We've an allotment that has a lot of weeds on, we've had it a year and didn't get too much done last year but this year is going to be another story. Going to go out and play in the greenhouse this weekend and go and start the massive weeding job that is ahead of us at the lottie

mossy

Lemon_Tree wrote: »

hi all, looks like i'm really behind on my seed setting. We've an allotment that has a lot of weeds on, we've had it a year and didn't get too much done last year but this year is going to be another story. Going to go out and play in the greenhouse this weekend and go and start the massive weeding job that is ahead of us at the lottie

I haven't started yet either, (mainly because I'm moving in a weeks time). I'm sure you'll whip your allotment into shape. Have fun!! :j

Bubblyblonde

Hello all - quite new to this thred. we have planted some leeks - off to leave in my FIL greenhouse - first year with leeks. We have been out in the garden doing a bit of weeding - but it got a bit too cold for my little helpers