2024 - What I sowed today

Cucumber - Beth Alpha
Courgette - Early gem & Sure thing
Mangetout - Bijou/Golden Sweet
DFB - Orinoco
Salad leaves - Mixed lettuce

All in heated propagator with the aubergines and peppers for company.

Salad leaves lettuce and Alstroemeria Ligtu Hybrids

Sown 4 varieties of aubergine

Salad leaves lettuce and Alstroemeria Ligtu Hybrids

Have you grown Alstroemeria from seed before? I didthwred on buying seeds but bought roots instead.Would love to know how you get on

Statice, bells of ireland, snap dragons.

Mangetout "Green Beauty" x 8 root trainer modules.

I think I included these in the seed swap last year. If I did, I highly recommend trying these. They grow tall (up to 2 metres) with lovely purple flowers and have crunchy pods with a good pea flavour.

Salad leaves lettuce and Alstroemeria Ligtu Hybrids

Have you grown Alstroemeria from seed before? I didthwred on buying seeds but bought roots instead.Would love to know how you get on

Yes I have, many years ago. I remember following the stratification instructions on the packet and being amazed when I actually got good germination. I ended up with a nice big clump of plants that I left behind when I moved house.

So having sown a pot now, they will sit on the windowsill for 3 weeks then go into the fridge for another couple of weeks. I'll report back mid-March

Salad leaves lettuce and Alstroemeria Ligtu Hybrids

Have you grown Alstroemeria from seed before? I didthwred on buying seeds but bought roots instead.Would love to know how you get on

Yes I have, many years ago. I remember following the stratification instructions on the packet and being amazed when I actually got good germination. I ended up with a nice big clump of plants that I left behind when I moved house.

So having sown a pot now, they will sit on the windowsill for 3 weeks then go into the fridge for another couple of weeks. I'll report back mid-March

 I sowed mine in pots last autumn. Just left them outside. Hopefully nature has done the stratification for me. I’ll also report back if / when I get germination.

Sown direct onions red Brunswick, red flash f1, shallot zebrune .
Sown inside Nepeta blue panther, Rudbeckia cherry brandy, Sweet pea pink tangier pea, Foxglove bubbly pink f1.
Also Elephant garlic bulblets/ seed thingys from the seed swap thank you DJ (I think)

Assorted Lettuce the other day.