"The coriander has germinated, and the basil is so far doing well!!! Fingers crossed, this will be the year I crack it! Thanks for the tips everyone!"
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Help growing herbs from seed!
Started this discussion. Last reply by Anna Winstanley May 28, 2011. 11 Replies 0 Likes
I have been growing veg for a few years now with reasonable success, or where it hasn't been, i can see why. But growing herbs is something that just seems to elude me! I have tried numerous times to…Continue
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Mo replied to Anna Winstanley's discussion Help growing herbs from seed!"Only if you wrap up well ;)"
Stephen Shirley replied to Anna Winstanley's discussion Help growing herbs from seed!"Will it ever be warm enough to eat outside this year? :)
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Mo replied to Anna Winstanley's discussion Help growing herbs from seed!"I'm lucky with herbs from seed.
I once read that the more you neglect Basil, the better it will do :) I give it very little water and it always seems happy. Another tip I read was not to put it out until it is warm enough for you to…"
Stephen Shirley replied to Anna Winstanley's discussion Help growing herbs from seed!"The technique as per the clip below should work for most. Are you just hoping for too much too ealry - considering the continued very cold nights?
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Malagrowther replied to Anna Winstanley's discussion Help growing herbs from seed!"Not sure if it's going to 'help' but I'm blogging my herb bed where coriander and parsley are coming through nicely here . Both these are quite at home in the vegetable plot needing the same conditions as,…"
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Anna Winstanley replied to Anna Winstanley's discussion Help growing herbs from seed!"Thanks! My basil seeds have germinated (on the windowsill) but I've moved them outside into the mini greenhouse as it get lovely and warm and humid in there! Fingers crossed!"
Jade Hwang replied to Anna Winstanley's discussion Help growing herbs from seed!"Basils love warm and humid condition, but their leaves will get burnt if exposed to full sun and the plant will wither afterwards. I picked up the tip from gardeners' question time and were able to grow them first time last…"
Flighty replied to Anna Winstanley's discussion Help growing herbs from seed!"Anna as you have trouble growing herbs from seed why not buy them as small plants instead?"
Anna Winstanley replied to Zoe's discussion Do you think there are people who are naturally 'green fingered'??"Mo, thats really nice. My mum was greenfingered too... not that she was that interested in gardening, just wanted things for her garden for free, so she would ask people for cuttings and then bring them home and shove them in and voila! She got it…"
Anna Winstanley replied to Anna Winstanley's discussion Help growing herbs from seed!"Yes, the herbs being easier than veg thing seems to pass me by unfortunately, thats why its so frustrating!
I will try the soaking the seeds but will admit to thinking that basils like full sun, so maybe that will help too.
Do coriander seeds…"
Jade Hwang replied to Anna Winstanley's discussion Help growing herbs from seed!"Herbs are much easier than vegetables. I grow basils, coriander from seeds too. They need rich soil and temperature to germinated. I sow them indoor with compost and when they germiate and harden off I then…"
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I have been growing veg for a few years now with reasonable success, or where it hasn't been, i can see why. But growing herbs is something that just seems to elude me! I have tried numerous times to grow basil, coriander and parsley from seed, as these are the ones we use most often. Last year, I had one seedling of basil out of how many seeds I can't recall! It got to the stage where it had two true leaves and then just seemed to stop growing! And kept it all summer - nada! The coriander is…See More
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A few sticks of rhubarb and two asparagus spears!
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 17:53 0 Comments 0 Likes
Thats the sum total of my harvest so far. Can't believe it is my FORTH year on my plot. If I'm honest, its looks as though I still haven't cleared the ground... I just can't keep up with the weeds! True, this year I have been away for three months, so have only just managed to start getting down to business, but really... is there a fairy plotmother out there?! I suffer from a kind of 'grass is greener' syndrome. First it was the lovely plots with all the lovely raised beds, separated by neatly… Continue
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