It felt oh so good today to be sowing the first seeds of the year! And to make things even better it was warm and cosy in the greenhouse. There are so many seeds waiting in my tin all organised in sowing date order.
So today I sowed seeds of tomatoes, peppers (sweet, cayenne and hot), basil, parsley and leeks.
We always sow a variety of tomatoes to ensure lots of different colours, textures and flavours, so for 2012 we have Gardeners Delight, Moneymaker, Red Cherry, Black Cherry, Harbinger and a heritage variety called Potentate. Of course to go with tomatoes we need basil so we have sown Basil Sweet Genovase.
All the seeds sown today need warmth to germinate so we have put them in my home-made propagator which gives bottom heat and maintains an average 20 degrees celsius. Here they are in their special warm environment waiting for the lid to be closed.
And the seed potatoes are “chitting” away in their egg trays. So the allotment year has been launched and it feels good!!
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2 replies on “Seed Sowing Starts”
Oh boy, this will be fun to watch! You are one serious gardner my friend. Greenhouse? Ooh, do we get to see it? Maybe you already showed it in past posts and I missed it because I’m a newbie visitor.
I shall blog about the greenhouse when it is in full production mode. Just those few seeds and overwintering tender plants in there at the moment.