First seeds planted

Yesterday Graeme and I went for an amble around Wantage and came across some cheap packs of seeds. Each of these mixed packs was only 99p - bargin!

It is still quite early for sowing most things, and also very cold! However, there are one or two things that can be sown now indoors:

In the propagator I have sown:

• 1 tray of onion seed rijnsberger from veg patch mix seeds shown above (approx 100 seeds, all of pack)
• 3 small pots of chilli cayenne from hot & spicy mix shown above (3 seeds in each, all of pack)
• 1 large pot coriander from hot and spicy mix shown above (approx 40 seeds, half of pack)
• 1 large pot basil Dark Opal from hot and spicy mix shown above (approx 50 seeds, half of pack)
• 1 tray of leek seed autumn giant 3 from Wilko (approx 150 seeds, half of pack)

It will be interesting to see what the germination rate is like! I have put little plastic bags on the chilli pots to increase the humidity and hopefully help with germination. I have also lined the back of the progator lid with foil to reflect what little light there is and hopefully prevent the seedlings leaning so much towards the window.

I have also purchased a net of Sturon onion sets (bolt resistant) for £1.50. I think there is approx 80-100 sets in the bag. I plan to start each one off in an individual cell and wait until they show signs of growth (i.e. green shoots) before planting out down the allotment. This was a tip that I got from a Gardeners World magazine. Although its extra work, it does reduce the chances of birds pulling them out of the ground.