Mass Seed Sowing In March [Gardening Allotment UK] [Grow Vegetables At Home ]

[@artyanne65]

Thank you Ivan 😊 learning every time I watch your channel. Very informative.

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Happy to hear that Thank you Anne

[@yemme3813]

Great video - you make it really easy to follow. Thank you

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You are welcome! Thank you Emma

[@GlenysRobinson]

Brilliant video.. I love the way you garden.. After gardening since the sixty’s I am still learning from you.. thank you!

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Wow, thank you Glenys

[@stevesrepairs5778]

Thanks Ivan, great update and info'. Take care and all the best. Stevie

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Thank you too

[@777daf]

Another good video Ivan many thanks 🤝

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Glad you enjoyed it Thank you Kenneth

[@jlwwaugh90]

Excellent videos Ivan. I'm just starting out in the growing world but have followed your videos for the last few weeks. Excellent tips and ideas which I'll definitely be using.

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Thank you Jamie much appreciated

[@sheilathomas8528]

Great video great timing Ivan just sown my sweet peppers, will be sowing greyhound cabbage later. Thanks for sharing.

[@ivans-gardening-allotment-uk]

Thank you Sheila and yes Greyhound is also a good early Cabbage will be doing some myself

[@hisroyalblueness]

I’ve been using growsure compost (bought a load of them as a B&M bargain buy due to damaged bags). Much like your good self, I rubbed it through a 6mm mesh riddle and it made a good light seed compost. However, I found it held the water too well, which caused some rot issue in early / slow sowings. I think the problem is that the manufacturers try to compensate for not using peat by adding wetting agents, but they add too much wetting agent and the compost holds water to an unnatural degree - maybe good for hanging baskets?😕 Anyhow, I took to adding in between 10 & 20% perlite, to counteract the problem and I’ve had great success with it thereafter. It may indeed not be a problem going forwards because as the weather warms up, germination speeds up and seed rot becomes much less of an issue. Thanks again for all your good work 👍

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Good idea Thank you

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

lovely, all your seedlings look super healthy :)

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Thank you

[@shweta2286]

Hi Ivan, again a very nice informative video. All the info u give is very useful, much appreciate ur effort for explaining in detail.

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So nice of you Thank you Shweta

[@charlotteinnocent8752]

Good thing they're in the greenhouse with the hailstones out there! Do you pre-soak the seeds in cold water? Or luke warm? Nice organized cell trays!

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It was Charlotte Seeds soaked in cold water Thank you

[@FASIGMAN]

Thank you..........

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You're welcome!

[@katec9893]

I love sowing seeds, one of the best gardening jobs. Where do you buy your module seed trays? I saw some today but they were a bit thin so I wasn't sure if they would last more than one season, yours look better.

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Hi Kate i get them from Oakland Gardens on Ebay Thank you

[@katec9893]

@@ivans-gardening-allotment-uk Thanks Ivan, I'll have a look for them.

[@Jimsraisedbedgarden]

Great update Ivan , I followedvyour guidance for sweet peppers and 8 out 8 germinated which I was over the moon about, would you still soak seeds for beetroot as they seem quite hard as well, appreciate your help and advice 👍

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Never soaked Beetroot as they always seem to germinate really quick also 1 beetroot seed can become more than 1 plant Well done on the Peppers and Thank you Jim

[@Jimsraisedbedgarden]

​@@ivans-gardening-allotment-uk cheers Ivan, much appreciated 👍

[@katedijkers7827]

Hello Ivan How many bell pepper plants do you intend to grow on? and which percentage do you grow outdoors? Will you grow them all in containers?

[@ivans-gardening-allotment-uk]

Hi Kate I will do around 30 Peppers most in containers a few in the ground in the greenhouse and less outside as our weather is not really warm enough outdoors Thank you

[@katedijkers7827]

@@ivans-gardening-allotment-uk That's a lot of peppers! What size containers do you use?

[@megaman2016]

When do you do your courgettes?

[@ivans-gardening-allotment-uk]

Hi I will start them indoors this week along with Cucumbers Thank you