[kingdhesiii]

When people are saying chitting spuds, are they talking about 1st earlys. As I started to chit these 3 weeks ago but I havent started the  main crops yet.

[mumofstig]

When people are saying chitting spuds, are they talking about 1st earlys. As I started to chit these 3 weeks ago but I havent started the  main crops yet.

You can start those as well ..........mine are all planted at roughly the same time, so they are  chitted together...cosy

[kingdhesiii]

I just left the mains so far as the packet said to plant them a month later then earlys.
Ill get them chitting on sunday then.

[kingdhesiii]

Im also gettin confused. On all the packets of seeds I have the only ones that it said to start were onions, broad beans and parsnips although im leaving the snips till later. On here you see people planting so much which is confusing me as im only fairly new to this game.
So I guess what im asking is what should you deffo be starting to plant now.

Many thanks John.

[Loubs]

I'm right in the south of the UK. The weather, on the whole, is warmer & milder down here, so if, for example, a seed packet says sow Feb-March, I might get away with sowing in Feb, but as you are further North, you'd be better off waiting another 3-4 weeks, and maybe not planting till March.

That's the simple answer.

Where it gets complicated, is whether or not you or I have a greenhouse, whether or not it's heated, and whether or not you or I like to gamble 

What people on this site are sowing (or not) is very interesting to read, but really, you are best off reading the seed packets and looking out of your window.

It's anybody's guess as to whether March & April will be a harsh or mild one.

If you want to risk it, don't mind losses, aren't too worried about the prospect of having to start all over again when you lose everything to another bout of ice & snow, are organised & can be discplined about successional sowing, and have the space to give some kind of protection from the worst of the weather, then go for it. But if you think that lots of dying seedlings might dishearten you and lead towards you giving up, then hold off from sowing till a bit later.

[mumofstig]

This sowing (and harvesting) chart may help
link

[Kristen]

On here you see people planting so much which is confusing me as im only fairly new to this game.

I've sowed my Tomatoes.

The seedlings are growing on the windowsill.  I will pot them on to 3" pots in a while, and then they will be in a little zip-up plastic greenhouse in my cold conservatory. On really cold nights I will carry them into the utility corridor.

I will pot them on to 4.5" around the beginning of April and 9" pots by the end of April ...

... eventually it will be warm enough to plant them in my unheated greenhouse mid to end of May.

By this time they will be about 4' high! ... so this certainly is not a solution for everyone

[SPUDMIESTER]

Leeks and onion seedlings doing ok on the back bedroom windowsill along with 2 types of tomato - the peppers haven't shown yet though(sown at the same time as the toms in the same propagator - i'm starting to wonder if they will anyone any ideas? Do they need a higher temperature?

[mumofstig]

Not necessarily...they just do always take longer in my experience 

[SPUDMIESTER]

Thanks mumsofig - i'l leave them for now

[kingdhesiii]

Any1 from the north, what have you planted so far.

[MoreWhisky]

Any1 from the north, what have you planted so far.

Nothing yet, theres no rush. soon tho )

[Kristen]

the peppers haven't shown yet though(sown at the same time as the toms in the same propagator - i'm starting to wonder if they will anyone any ideas?

Last year my Sweet Peppers sown on 15 Feb (plastic bag on windowsill) germinated on 08-Mar.

This year sown in [unsophisticated] heated propagator on 14-Feb germinated on 26-Feb (but germination patchy so far, so more to come I think/hope!)

The Toms by comparison germinated in a week or less.

[harry]

I'm north wales nowt yet planted but got spuds chitting in spare bedroom and going to put some tomatoes on the kitchen windowsill

[tam]

Toms, peppers, cape gooseberries, aubergine & spring onions.

Next on my to do is leek, melon (indoors), mange tout and radish.