Waiting for autumn finally got the best of me – last week I started preparing my first round of autumn/winter crop seeds. I’ve been using paper pots in the last few months to see if it helps reduce transplantation shock, but I must admit I haven’t noticed a huge difference so far. Some of the seeds I’ve planted are probably a little early, some a little late but I’m hoping for the best (and if you never push the boundaries, you never learn what can work!)
So what’s on my seedling list? I’ve planted:
- Leek
- Onion (red & brown)
- Silverbeet (standard & ruby chard)
- Kale (tuscan, red & blue)
- Parsley
- Endive
- Radicchio
- Cabbage
- Chinese cabbage
- Broccoli (normal, purple sprouting & romanesco)
- Cauliflower (normal & purple sicily)
- Turnip
- Radish (watermelon & china rose)
- Kohlrabi
- Pak Choi
- Aquilegia (thre types)
- Freesia
- English daisy
- Foxglove
- Cornflower
- Larkspur
- Honesty
- Nasturtium
- Stock
- Pansy
- Calendula
- Xeranthemum
So with over 90 seed pots on the go I realise I maaaaay have over done it a little… But I really wanted to try some new seeds this year and realistically they’re not all going to thrive.
Like a little kid I race into the “laundry” each morning (it has been a spare room, was then our kitchen and now a make-shift laundry … ahhh, renovations) to check the seedlings which emerge so much faster than first expected! I love checking the progress daily and it’s amazing how quickly they grow. I may have to find a new home for them very quickly though before they become too leggy. Looking forward to more growth & the harvest to come!
Ha… Niki is having similar super happy fun planting time too… getting all the little guys ready to go into her work vegie garden
Terrific start! I’m with you in the “overdoing it” department – guilty! So many things to try! I have some winter sown seeds outside in their milk jug “greenhouses,” but I’m just about to start some seeds indoors this coming week. I don’t want to start some things too early and then have them get leggy while we wait for outdoor temps to get warm enough. It’s been such a strange “winter,” it’s just so hard to tell what to expect.