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https://realseeds.co.uk/germination.html...EVK-N33jkI

I don't think we have too many problems with mice at the moment, as I direct-sowed sugar snaps and CFBs last year and nearly all of them came up. That said, someone small enough to get down the narrow entrance tunnel was eating the hedgehog food last autumn and I'm not entirely convinced it was hedgehogs!

I was surprised at how low the temperature can be for sowing brassicas and alliums.

I have sown chillies in the propagator with very few germinating. Take them out of the propagator and onto the windowsill, and they start germinating.

(05-02-2021, 12:58 PM)Vinny Wrote: [ -> ]I was surprised at how low the temperature can be for sowing brassicas and alliums.

This is why our medieval ancestors mainly ate onions and cabbages as their vegetables

I found this on an alternative site, first figure is lowest, middle is optimum, last figure is max. Not the best format but worth a comparison.

Beetroot 8, 28, 33, Broccoli 7, 25, 30, Brussels Sprouts 6, 3o, 35, Cabbage 10, 30, 35, Carrot 7, 25, 30, Cauliflower 8, 23, 30 Celery 15, 20, 24, Cucumber 20, 30, 35, Kale 10, 32, 37, Leek 8, 25, 30, Lettuce 7, 18, 23, Onion 10, 23, 33 Parsley 10, 23, 30, Parsnip 10, 17, 20, Pea 15, 23, 27, Pepper 18, 30, 37 Tomato 5, 27, 33 Turnip 15, 30, 38.

I usually use the chart at https://tomclothier.hort.net/page11.html
Its been printed off and stuck inside the seed cupboard door.

(05-02-2021, 01:08 PM)Eyren Wrote: [ -> ]

(05-02-2021, 12:58 PM)Vinny Wrote: [ -> ]I was surprised at how low the temperature can be for sowing brassicas and alliums.

This is why our medieval ancestors mainly ate onions and cabbages as their vegetables

Apparently pottage was one of the staples, made with peas and whatever else they could chuck in the pot methinks!