[mumofstig]

Great minds n all that!
I've just sown some of the self-saved Carlton toms 

[LilacSandy]

Nearly all mine are saved seed and they grow away well.  My Sun Gold have been saved over the last three years and last year they were one of the first to fruit and one of the last to sucumb to the frost.  Just chose the best fruit on the bush, scoop out the seeds and leave them to ferment in a cup with some water for about a week, rinse off the pap, dry on a plate for at least a week and store in an envelope.

If I can do it, anyone can. 

[DD.]

Sungold being an F1, I take it you've been quite lucky in getting a decent offspring!

[azubah]

Sowed tomato seeds today in a pot on the shelf over the gas fire.
They will probably turn out to be a disaster, but I will let you know in a couple of weeks.

update 26th Jan..they are coming up!

update 2nd Feb..pricked them out. I saved the strongest 6 out of 10.

[LilacSandy]

Thanks DD, Blond or senior moment, I of course meant Golden Sunrise.

[gobs]

This not light lack sensitive pepper is sooo not light lack sensitive that it is not coming up at all.

The not light lack sensitive tomato is sturdy yet, however, some random aubergine seems to be beating it to it. So far.

[mashbintater]

This not light lack sensitive pepper is sooo not light lack sensitive that it is not coming up at all.

The not light lack sensitive tomato is sturdy yet, however, some random aubergine seems to be beating it to it. So far.

I thought about starting some sweet peppers off but pkt says Feb so I didn't 

 Apart from 1 Gartenperle seedling (new pkt) that flunked, the other plus all my old tom seedlings (dating back to 2007!) are so far, doing well in their foil enclosure 
Mash.

[LilacSandy]

As I am trying to get as much stuff as I can for Dad's birthday in June I am starting off anythng that says it may fruit, flower or do anything in June.

I have Pepper plants of Etuida, Ramero, World Beater and Sweet Bites all growing in their little plastic water cups, I have just potted on some Dhalia (redskine mix) and some Cosmos seeds I saved from last year.  I also have some Galia and Cantoloupe melons which I tried from some Melons I ate last week and thought I would see if they would go.  They have all germinated but I expect they will damp off as way too early for them.

[snowdrops]

Well yesterday I finally joined in with 2/3/4 of about 6 varieties. Never ever done them this early. Then added some cabbage-hispi & greyhound & some chilli's. I will be very interested to see the outcomes of everyone's & of course mine.

[Totty]

Have sown... Tomatos-Cedrico, Shirley, and Sungold. Pepper Californian Wonder and chillie, Numex Twilight.
 All are in modules in kichen windowsill.
Although it is true that the young plants still need light, if the plants are given lots of extra heat they will want to romp away and will become drawn. If sown around now, they should all be up in say two weeks, if you can then put them somewhere that gets all available light and keep them somewhere around 10 degrees, they will not try to grow as quick as if they were being kept at say 15 degrees. I did it like this last year and had upto 9 trusses to the roof and was picking them well into september.
 Lets just hope we dont get a really cold snap..... :blink:

[DD.]

Our long range forecast gives a max daytime temp of 1^oC for 6 days from next Wednesday.

[Ice]

Our long range forecast gives a max daytime temp of 1^oC for 6 days from next Wednesday.

Brrrrrrrr, that's a cold snap.  I think because of the unusually mild weather we forget it is still January and winter can come back and bite us on the bum.

[AndyRVTR]

Well, I think it's time I joined in, I've got 16 varieties to grow this year, so no time like the present I guess.... 

[gobs]

I can report an enormous hight difference now between the not light lack sensitive and the other tomato.

These breeders do know what they are doing.

[Auntiemogs]

I can report an enormous hight difference now between the not light lack sensitive and the other tomato.

These breeders do know what they are doing.

What type was it gobs?