Ready to Start.

Very icy start to day again here and a flurry of snow (nothing much though). I have peered through into my greenhouse and most of the seeds I started off seem OK although one lot has disappeared :(

Gee have'nt looked in mine for a while, keep thinking if i go and try being nosey in it i might let some cold air in, mind you the sun was shining on it a good 3hrs so should have warmed it up abit.

Frosty morning here today........ you are well ahead with your seeds clarice.....

Well done Carol :o) Nothing like geting down to it. I have seeds I started off in the autumn but I can't get to see them at the moment. Let us know how you early sewings do.

Only these few that can be planted in january.

good luck with your seeds carol, ive lost all my seedlings for plants, died on me :o(( trouble is its so cold and i have heating on and just wasnt a constant temp in the spare room, so im not going to bother again, just buy plants, wish i had a greenhouse,

Sandra keeping my fingers crossed everything ok in greenhouse, I'm doing some tomotoe plants for you, loads in a packet so you may aswell have some as me throw them away.

Oh Carol, (there's a song there somewhere Lol) I wish I could get into my greenhouse but it's got a layer of snow lying over it and it just doesn't get enough sun to melt it at this time of year.
Your going to have to keep those cucumbers at a constant 23-25 degrees to get them to germinate! I put mine in the bottom of the airing cupboard until they sprout and then on the bedroom window sill with a plastic bag over them to keep the moisture in. (that's the only place that gets enough sun at this time of year)

Dont have a airing cupboard, but one of my window sills as a big double radiator under it, thats where i put them last year, as for greenhouse plenty of sun on it but not been in dont wont to let any cold air in to it. Got lots of cardboard from corflake pkts to cover, plus my plastic tray covers.

Oh you are after my heart I will be doing this Monday Love you have a beautiful day.

Thanks Lujean :o))

well done u Clarice...
i did a bit im my tunel today...clearing up and sorting pots. didnt last long though, nice when the sun popped out but it didnt last long. but it was nice to get a few things sorted...;-))

Well done Clarice you are braver than me, All i do is look at the seed packets and pray for warmer weather.My greenhouse heater packed up before christmas.:-((

Nothing Like Sowing New Year Seeds Clarice :) il be sowing some myself sum time this wk ;)

I agree - I feel like some seed-planting, too. Hmmm...I wonder what??

My word Clarice,you are certainly going to be busy.Good way to take your mind off the icy weather !

Think me and you are going to be busy then this week Jacque, can't wait to get started this next few days.

What an early bird, good luck with all your seeds, dont have a greenhouse, use the porch instead, keep it warm with a greenhouse heater, so far so good.

you have got us al wanting to plant now, clarice, i am heading for the seed box now :o) but i did go to B&Q today and bought some potting compost...

Good luck all of you with your seed planting.....

thanx carol i will have a go with them thanx,, hope its a good summer to grow them outside ;o))

Sandra i will give you a cucumber plant aswell as they are so easy to grow and they can be grown outside aswell, last summer was the first time i'd ever grown them.

ooow thanx carol, love cucumbers, hope we get ours little budlea buzz come spring to carol ;o)

So do i, at least they wont die on us in this cold weather, then they have all summer to get a good start, kept receipt for them. they did say march we should get them.

yes think we may have lost them carol in this, so it was ment to be ;o)

Well done with early seeds, hopefully you will do better than me. This year I will plant less seeds than last year because even though I have a greenhouse and even though it`s heated, the best place for them was the back bedroom which became more like a nursery than a bedroom...lol!

Sandra x

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You're making a very early start with your tomato seeds, Clarice! Do you have a place to keep them warm enough before they can go outside? I was thinking of planting some tomato seeds this year but earlier than other years. Last summer wasn't a good one for tomatoes & even though I planted more then any other year I got a lot less return!

I was dreaming a couple of nights ago about planting the seeds of the chocolate coloured leaf Dahlias that I collected last year. I had dreams of all the plants on my balcony being these Dahlias!!!

Balcony going in my bathroom where its warm.