Well at this rate I think the courgette growth will be just about at the Devon outskirts, so that will save me a long trip.
Seriously though, I know its way too early, as I said before a heated propagator is an entirely new concept for me, so just experimenting.
It has done remarkably well, some things ideally do not need a propagator at all but the seed packets all suggest a temperature for germinating the seeds and it is surprising how many stipulate 20c or even more.
Lots of the things I have in I have grown before, and have germinated in my unheated greenhouse and although it takes longer usually get there.
I am constructing a secondary home for the seedings for when they come out, a container built with insulated ( rigid foam type like Kingspan)sides and top and sides top and bottom lined internally with silver faced space blanket bubblewrap type insulation. This will be a 30" high open fronted "cupboard" wide enough for two full size seed trays (30") so will have either 6 or 8 trays in.
The front will be a drop down curtain of heavy clear visquine or even a sheet of clear perspex. This will be sat on the greenhouse staging with its back against the brick wall of my workshop ( the greenhouse is a lean to against the workshop) so the brick acts as a thermal store for my stove in the workshop which is on 24 hours over winter.
Here is what I have germinated from 2 to 7 days :
Toms:
Black truffle, Brandywine yellow, White cherry, Sweetie cherry, Marglobe.
Courgette, Black Beauty.
Asparagus pea ( new one for me. not germinated yet)
Capsicum Californian Wonder ( no show yet)
Mesembryanthemum, Lobelia, Verbena, Nepeta, Nemesia, Alyssum ( every other year I just broadcast sow this in late May and always comes up so trying for earlier show)
Portulaca ( rock rose) Heliachrysum, Dwarf Morning Glory, Phlox ( slow)
Cosmos, White Psyche and Brightness mixed. Then I ran out of room.
In the cold greenhouse I have a tray of home seed Nicotiana, germinated in 4 days!
A batch of May Queen early lettuce and 5 kinds of sweet pea. Some White Lisbon Spring onions in but no show from them yet after 4 days.
I would have 6 kinds of sweet pea but the packet of Blue Chatsworh bought from T & M in February have let me down, not one germination. They have a disgruntled email from me.
I have other sweet pea seeds that are 3 years old from Alan Romans that have stormed ahead. Wish he had stayed independent.
So as I say, just a few seeds of each type sown part experiment part hopeful preplanning, see what time brings. Has to be better than last year!