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Too long in the airing cupboard - classic mistake

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Too long in the airing cupboard - classic mistake
« on: March 22, 2012, 15:41 »
It happened last year, so you think I would have learnt, but i made the classic mistake of leaving the sown seed in the airing cupboard one day too long.   All spindly, topped by tiny leaves. 

More seed sowing this weekend as well as planting pots.. :happy:
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Re: Too long in the airing cupboard - classic mistake
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2012, 15:43 »
What were they - do they really need to go in the airing cupboard?

I don't even put my chillies in there!
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Re: Too long in the airing cupboard - classic mistake
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2012, 16:09 »
my chillies were the only ones that have yet to show!

toms, sprouts, calendular, dahlia's and a few more

don't have a green house and my warm windowsills are already full
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Re: Too long in the airing cupboard - classic mistake
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2012, 16:25 »
The worst place for sprouts is the airing cupboard! They hate heat and you'd probably be OK sowing them outside now.

The others need not go in there anyway and you don't have to put them on a window ledge to germinate them.
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Re: Too long in the airing cupboard - classic mistake
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2012, 16:59 »
A small home made cold frame could be your answer
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Re: Too long in the airing cupboard - classic mistake
« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2012, 21:51 »
almost evrything i sow is in one of those blow away greenhouses (luckiy mine doesnt bow away!!!)

Everything seems to germinate just fine in there and imited hardening off is required
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