Hi there winter gardeners!

I got my seeds from The Organic Gardening Catalogue today. I have:
Purple Hot Pepper
Jumbo Sweet Pepper
Habanero
Ring o Fire
Cayenne Pepper

Tomato - Gardeners Delight
Tomato - Golden Sunrise
Tomato - San Marzano (Plum)
Tomato - Burpees Delicious

Aubergine - Black Beauty

Herbs - basil, marjoram and some other stuff.
Seed potatoes

My question is, on the packets of most of these seeds, it says sow
December - March. I have a 12x8 greenhouse, but it's unheated. I do have a
small electric propagator - should I sow them in there (if they'll fit). Not
sure what to do. I could sow them on the window sill but I don't want them
to get too leggy.

Ideas? I fancy sowing them this week.

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In article ,
"Mark Allison" nomail@please writes:
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| My question is, on the packets of most of these seeds, it says sow
| December - March. I have a 12x8 greenhouse, but it's unheated. I do have a
| small electric propagator - should I sow them in there (if they'll fit). Not
| sure what to do. I could sow them on the window sill but I don't want them
| to get too leggy.
|
| Ideas? I fancy sowing them this week.

Far too early. Don't even think of sowing seeds for a month yet,
and possibly even longer for warm-climate plants. The problem
isn't the temperature - it is the light, almost total lack of.
Subtropicals etc. are adapted to growing fast once they start, and
will not do well if kept warm and half-dark.

You can get away with the hardiest of plants because they are
adapted to growing slowly - so you plant them outside and they will
do that. But it won't work for warm-climate plants.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

In article ,
"Mark Allison" nomail@please writes:
|
| My question is, on the packets of most of these seeds, it says sow
| December - March. I have a 12x8 greenhouse, but it's unheated. I do have a
| small electric propagator - should I sow them in there (if they'll fit). Not
| sure what to do. I could sow them on the window sill but I don't want them
| to get too leggy.
|
| Ideas? I fancy sowing them this week.

Far too early. Don't even think of sowing seeds for a month yet,
and possibly even longer for warm-climate plants. The problem
isn't the temperature - it is the light, almost total lack of.
Subtropicals etc. are adapted to growing fast once they start, and
will not do well if kept warm and half-dark.

You can get away with the hardiest of plants because they are
adapted to growing slowly - so you plant them outside and they will
do that. But it won't work for warm-climate plants.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.