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Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
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Location: South Wales

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 16 11:00 am Post subject: started my Seeds
I started my seeds yesterday. Last year, I started them at the end of Feb/beginning of March and they did so much better than previous years. I have sweet peppers in the propagator and I have soaked my aubergine seeds overnight. So today, I will be doing the aubergines and some chillis and tomatoes. I am thinking, I will leave the squashes & courgettes until mid March.

Treacodactyl
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Posted: Thu Feb 25, 16 11:55 am Post subject:
I'm trying to hold off a bit as we've got a bit of a cold spell. Just have some bamboos germinating in the propagator.

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 16 12:41 pm Post subject:
It's sooooo hard to hold off! I'm like a child with a bag of sweeties!

Bebo

Joined: 21 May 2007
Posts: 12590
Location: East Sussex

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 16 1:39 pm Post subject:
Good to get chillis and peppers going this early. I'll probably wait until late March / early April for my squashes.

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
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Location: East Midlands

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 16 9:28 am Post subject:
Otherwise they take over the greenhouse before you can get them outside and you can't get in to water the tomatoes.

sean
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Sun Feb 28, 16 2:33 pm Post subject:
I've just mowed the lawn.

Bebo

Joined: 21 May 2007
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Location: East Sussex

Posted: Sun Feb 28, 16 4:04 pm Post subject:

wellington womble wrote:

Otherwise they take over the greenhouse before you can get them outside and you can't get in to water the tomatoes.

Yup.

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Sun Feb 28, 16 5:48 pm Post subject:
The worst plant I have ever had was Fat Baby Acocha. It took over the entire greenhouse and took about 5 hours to eventually extricate the damn thing.

hots

Joined: 23 Sep 2010
Posts: 397
Location: Suffolk

Posted: Mon Feb 29, 16 10:36 am Post subject:

Interesting!
I've just looked up fat baby whatsit as I'd never heard of it.
I'm tempted, but had told myself at the end of last season not to grow cumbers this year, I have a small greenhouse and they take up a lot of room.
So, this year it's all going to be tomatoes, I have started off 3 varieties on the kitchen windowsill and they're all up, moneymaker, garden's delight and piccolo.
Bring on the Spring!

hots

Joined: 23 Sep 2010
Posts: 397
Location: Suffolk

Posted: Mon Feb 29, 16 10:36 am Post subject:

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Mon Feb 29, 16 10:43 am Post subject:
The Acocha are interesting enough but I would say you would be better off concentrating on tomatoes and maybe a few pepper plants. The amount of space the Acocha takes up versus the value of the crop is not worth it. The damn thing grows so quickly, it reminded me of the Carnivorous plant from The Little Shop of Horrors!!!

Bebo

Joined: 21 May 2007
Posts: 12590
Location: East Sussex

Posted: Mon Feb 29, 16 11:27 am Post subject:
I grew a mexican sour gherkin plant in the polytunnel once. That wound itself around everything, taking over half of the shelving that I use for rearing seedlings.. As it was tucked in the corner and wasn't really affecting anything that I was using I left it to it. Took a while to unravel it all at the end of the season though.

gil
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Posted: Mon Feb 29, 16 2:20 pm Post subject:

I scythed the grass when it was frosty - it cut really easily.

Trying to hang on re sowing seeds (also waiting on main seed order arriving), though I may start tomatoes soon. I will probably regret this if I do, as we are forecast continuation of this settled period of cold weather.

The best warm sunny windowsill is already full of housebulbs dying back (hyacinths, paperwhites). No room for tomatoes yet.

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Mon Feb 29, 16 2:33 pm Post subject:
I was supposed to do my Tom seeds last week but it's too cold outside. I'm waiting for some sunshine so I can sit outside and do it.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15950

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 16 7:38 am Post subject:
If I don't keep my grape vine well cut back it disputes my right to enter the greenhouse.

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