Word to the wise, if..........

[David from Dothan]

.........you are starting seeds under lights indoors AND using a seed heat mat for the first time (got my hand raised)........start the seeds 6 weeks (rule of thumb) before your last frost date (NOT 9 weeks), ESPECIALLY crooked neck squash and zucchini......just sayin'........

 

[zigs]

.........you are starting seeds under lights indoors AND using a seed heat mat for the first time (got my hand raised)........start the seeds 6 weeks (rule of thumb) before your last frost date (NOT 9 weeks)......just sayin'........

Good point David

I built a cold frame for inside the unheated greenhouse, it's on an insulated base and so far has stayed above freezing even when the pots in the greenhouse have frozen.

I'm putting my seedlings out there as the house is too warm and they'll get leggy.

 

[David from Dothan]

Zigs, this is what I already have after just 3 weeks.....to the day....

and STILL 6-7 weeks away from last frost date.

 

[zigs]

Cor, potting on time then

 

[David from Dothan]

Cor, potting on time then

That's what I spent all morning doing was repotting......Had planted 3-4 seeds in each pot so I had multiple plants to separate, putting 1 plant to a pot. Tell ya what, tho......as fast as they germinate using the seed starting heat mat.....not gonna be putting more than 1 seed to a pot from here on. If a seed doesn't sprout, I'll just push another seed into the pot......it'll catch up.

 

[HarryS]

I will be sowing my first seeds of the year later this week . Cayenne and Jalapeno chillies also sweetpeas. The really nothing else until early March.

 

[zigs]

I will be sowing my first seeds of the year later this week . Cayenne and Jalapeno chillies also sweetpeas. The really nothing else until early March.

I've got some Sweetpea seeds, i'll get them in then

 

[DirtMechanic]

I've got some Sweetpea seeds, i'll get them in then

I would swear our winters are like your summers yet my peas have not amused me. They are large though, and I think I will plant anew into the spring sun whilst leaving those many that have been with me all winter. It will be a lark of course, we do so much better with beans here than peas.