My baby seedlings

r.mac_2

mine are coming along nicely too. The basil is the slowest, but there are a couple of small shoots coming though. The coriander is a small jungle and the swiss chard looks great. HOWEVER, I did manage to kill the rocket - ooopps :rolleyes:

not sure if i'll ever manage to eat any of it - put it makes my window sill nice to look at when I am doing the washing up.

rchddap1

I have a pot outside with a variety of herbs in it (will have to replace next year...but that's another story). The sage is starting to grow, as is the thyme, and chives. I think the parsley needs a funeral though, which is annoying as this is the one I used the most.

Elsewhere, is rosemary (can't grow fast enough), and curry (only a baby, but growing rather fast).

nicki_2

Just had a look at my seeds/garlic and they have finally sprouted :j I think the warmth of the kitchen on Sunday and yesterday with all the cooking/baking I've been doing has warmed it up enough for them. I just hope they will survive my weekend away.

I bought a mint plant from Asda yesterday and I'm going to pot that up into a bigger tub as soon as the rain stops long enough for me to get out into the yard!

I'm going to have to put off buying seeds for another week, our toaster died yesterday so I had to spend my seed money on a new one. :rolleyes:

moggins

Nicki if you soak a teatowel and put it into the sink, put the seeds/pots/trays on top of that it will keep them going for a few days.

calleyw

At the moment in my cold frame I have red salad, rocket and some other salad leaves growing.

My mum planted them up as she has a greenhouse and I don't at the moment.

They seem to be coming on really well. As I hate paying silly prices for bags of salad. As I find salads with just iceberg get a little boring.

Just need to to start to think about what else I can plant in our new garden.

Might try some taters.

Yours

Calley

nicki_2

Our weekend away involved staying at OH's grandads who grows LOADS of his own veg and he's given us 3 packets of seeds for nothing, then I went out to wilkinsons and bought some more. Currently I have sown onions, strawberries, lettuce, basil and tomatoes.

When I've finished sorting out my flowerbed (this week weather permitting) I've also got Beetroot, Spring Onions (red ninja - never even seen this variety before, let alone grown it!), radish, carrots, parsnips and potatoes. :j This along with all I've already got growing and I'm hoping for a wonderful summer of tending to my own veg and picking it fresh for the first time in about 13 years :T never mind savings loads of money!!!!!!

crana999

Have a look if there is a freecycle group in your area on https://www.yahoogroups.com. I've seen seeds being given away on there, and you can also give away unwanted seeds.

leonie_2

Hi

Just wondered how everyone's seeds are doing?

My toms and cucumbers are only a couple of inches high and im panicking that its going to be too late to get any veg from them :think:

Galtizz

Don't panic Leonie, mine are only about that high too. They can't go outside for another couple of weeks yet anyway (because there is still a slight risk of frost). If you think how much they've grown in the last fortnight they should be just about the right size when you come to plant them out (at least, that's what I keep telling myself, I've never done this from seed before )

I think my biggest problem is going to come in a few months time when I'll be posting 'what to do with millions of cherry tomatos?' I planted loads so they'd germinate (and thinking I'm not very green fingered) but they've all taken really well, so well I've got 37 plants to plant out :eek:. I've been offering them around friends and relations but I'll still have loads left and I don't want to kill them, it just seems mean

Eliza252

I have runner beans waiting to go in my allotment - but i cant plant them until my tools get delievered - and i cant stop them growing!! They are going to outgrow their pots before i get them in the ground - nail biting stuff, queue the action music!
Also I have sweetcorn seedlings looking very healthy. Lettuce is looking good. Chives and Thyme being boring at the moment not much action there. Waiting for Brocolli, tomatoes and cabbage to get moving. I killed my mint though - oops!
- I tell you, its non stop excitement in my house, who needs a TV!