Scroll down for the full videos on Snapdragons, this is just a reminder to ‘Pinch’ now.
Early March
Click below to go through to the Video Hubs for each seed type for detailed instructions, as you can see seeds can be sown from now right into March so plenty of time to catch up!
More seeds to start now
Late Winter is the perfect time to sow Rudbeckia hirta for blooms from later in Summer until the frosts.
Click below to go through to the Video Hubs for each seed type for detailed instructions
Click below to go through to the Video Hub
Click below to go through to the Video Hub for Clary Sage
Next up I will be starting Malope and Scabious and a few early Tomato seeds (it is too early for Runner Beans and Cucumbers (check your handbook for the checklist and all the details)
Click below to go through to the Video Hub
Click below to go through to the Video Hub
16th February 2025
Start seeds and corms indoors, it’s much to cold for them to naturally wake up outside and you could rot your plants before they have even got going!
In your handbook you have the dates you can get seeds started, but that does not mean you have to! There is more information in the Checklist this year so you know which ones can wait for flowers late Summer into Autumn.
If like me you have a greenhouse full of Autumn started plants you are going to want to give them some space and time to bloom and for your to enjoy them without the pressure of the next lot of seedlings being ready to go out!
If you would like to do a 2nd late Winter sowing, Agrostemma, Poppies, Sweet Peas and Snapdragons can be started now
I will hold off on the Clary Sage and Cynolglssom for the time being as it’s so cold and grey. Both are less hardy and could rot in the damp conditions.
Stocks are so quick to germinate and grow, I’ll be leaving mine for at least another couple of weeks until I’ve caught up on everything else.
Click below to go through to the Video Hub for Agrostemma
Click below to go through to the Video Hub for Sweet Peas
Click below to go through to the Video Hub for Snapdragons
Snapdragons take the longest so I’ll be doing these first.
Here is the full Snapdragon video library as well (Click below to go through to the Video Hub)
Early February
I usually hold off sowing until Mid February, however if sown too late giant Poppies won’t achieve the vegetative growth needed. They also take a couple of weeks to germinate, by which time the light levels will be better.
All the details are the same, just start the seeds indoors to get them going first.
Do not cover seeds with compost, a propagator lid is fine xxx
Before we get started on the next round of sowing lets make a bit more room in the Greenhouse!
Time and Date is a brilliant website giving lighting up times specific to your location.
This is mine specific to where I live. Click the picture below and the link will take you straight to the Time and Date Website so you can create your own:
