Showing posts with label seedlings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label seedlings. Show all posts

25 February 2009

More Seedlings Have Come Up


My seedlings are coming up in force now, nearly all my tomatoes are up it will soon be time to put them in their individual pots. The "Satan's Kiss Chilli's" are slower to come up only 2 so far but it does say they can take up to 10 days, I've also sewn some more chilli seeds I got free with Grow It magazine this month.
As you can see I'm using yoghurt pots and the old plastic trays meat comes in mainly at the moment. I've also found a slightly cut up and flattened out foil take away tray makes a brilliant reflector to stop the seedlings reaching towards the sun too much.

20 February 2009

Today I found my first seedling had sprouted, it is a chilli plant of an Italian variety called "Satan's Kiss", which despite the name apparently produces chilli's that are only medium hot. I was relieved actually I was worried I had planted the seeds too deep and they were just rotting, but if this ones sprouted hopefully the others will follow over the next couple of days.

Today I also sowed some tomato seeds as we have some grow bags to fill, I've sown 2 varieties "Tumbling Tom" a dwarf variety you can grow in containers or hanging baskets or even indoors, and an outdoor one called "Gardeners Delight." hopefully they will start sprouting after about 7 days.