when to give up and try again?

Very new to all this. I have sown some things on situ and others into modules. So far the lettuce and courgette have poked through but nothing else: Mint, pepper, cherry toms, melon, thyme, marjoram, basil, carrots, spring onion and beets.

At what point do I give up on the seeds I have sown and try again?

 

Hi

Are you using any heat , are they in a greenhouse or windowsill

 

You never give up - and it is a bit early for sowing outdoors. It's better if they don't come up too soon as a frost now would probably kill them.

Read your seed packets carefully and keep sowing a few at a time during the period it shows as best for sowing; that way everything doesn't peak at the same time - otherwise you'll have to eat all of your lettuces at once.

Don't worry if your first seeds don't come up at all, put it down to experience. As soon as the weather (and the soil) warms up seed will grow much quicker anyway.

Good luck.

 

Hallo GYO,
I sowed bits and bobs last week end - only windowsill stuff but no sign of anything yet. It has been a rather dull, cold week to be fair and without bottom heat, I'm not too concerned - yet,
to Gardeners Corner,
Jenny namaste

 

Thank you for the prompt responses.

Where to start.

Potatoes, carrots, spring onions and beets are planted in containers on my patio. I have covered them on two occasions when I knew there could be frost.

Thyme, basil and marjoram are in my newly purchased grow home.

Lettuce, cucumber, courgette, cherry toms, melon, peppers, mint are on my windowsill. They have a plastic cover on but no heat lamp or anything.

 

When did you sow them all ?

 

I fear this is when you are going to shout at me for being the most impatient person on the planet.

Lettuce leave, little gem lettuce, mint, cherry toms and cucumber was 8 days ago. The lettuce leaves are through and the little gems just behind.

Everything else will be a week tomorrow of which yesterday the courgette just poked through.

Concerned I may have planted too deep.

I also have strawberry plants outside and blueberry plants. Two different kinds so they can cross pollinate. One is doing brill with new leaves etc, the other not so much.

Like I said at the beginning, I have never grown anything before. Loving the feeling but concerned I am doing things wrong.

I have attached a few pictures. I am watering daily - but could I be watering too much? Again, having never grown plants even, this is new, exciting, fun as well as nerve racking. Would hate to kill anything. 'Grown' quite attached to them all.

Thanks

 

Bless you heart GYO,
you sound like a seasoned gardener already!! But this fretting stage will give way to growth in a couple of weeks - then the fun and games start.
Should I turn then round today to stop them leaning? Should I take them out of this blazing sun - is it all too much ?
Oooh - it's cold - raining outside and they are searching for light.
What can I do ?
It will get better and you will really start to love it - really,
Jenny

 

Thanks - so I am being a bit premature!

But does it sound like I am doing ok?

Concerned about my not so happy blueberry bush. The garden centre will replace it if its 'duff'.

Tomorrow I plan on sowing some wild flowers to attract bees and maybe some more herbs - coriander, parsley. Also got some peas to sow.

I have the time, reasonable space and money to buy bits - just not patience.

This forum has been helpful and informative since I joined the other day.

Cheers.

 

Hi GYO...No worries about the Blueberry it's still early days...I'm with you on the patience bit but that's what we have to be.. Patient The snag is we can't rely on the odd sunny warmish day as there is still chance of 'orrible frosts that will set us back.If you can give your seedlings plenty of light and warmth you're on your way Remember even on an insid window sill it can still get cold over night so either move them off until the morning or cover with a sheet of news paper

 

Never give up! This seed germinated this week eighteen months after sowing..............

 

now THAT'S patience Longk....
Jenny

 

Ok - can take them off the windowsill on a night.

WOW - 18 months!

If I do scrap a module and start again, can I reuse the compost or not.

Will think of ways to give extra heat/light.

Should I bring the herbs in from the grow home and leave them on the floor by my patio doors for the next week or leave them where they are?

Cant wait for things to take shape.

 

The seed was too unique to chuck out.

I am often amazed at how seed for very tender plants can survive the winter outdoors where I empty the spent seed pots and then germinate in the spring.

 

No. If the seed has gone bad the fresh seed could potentially get infected by any bacteria too.
Nominate an area where you empty seed pots outdoors and keep an eye on it for any germination.