More Seeds To Sow Today

courgette flowerI am going to use the rest of the propagator boxes to sow these seeds:

Box 3 – Brussels Sprouts Groniger – here’s the blurb:

Brussels Sprout ‘Groninger’ is a second early variety noted for its great tasting sprouts, particularly after the first frost.
It produces medium sized green sprouts and gives a steady supply of great tasting sprouts through the autumn and into the winter.

Groninger has a wide sowing window, particularly useful if the weather is being a little awkward! It can be sown under glass in February or March (to plant outdoors in April to May) or can be sown directly outdoors in April or May. Harvest October to December – perfect timing for that all important Christmas Dinner! The growing period from sowing to harvest is 187 days.

Box 4 – Cucumber Marketmore (Cucumis sativus) – here’s the blurb:

Prolific, slicing variety A superb, tasty, straight-fruited slicing cucumber with excellent resistance to powdery and downy mildew. Ideal for culture in pots and grow bags. Outdoor ridge type. Sow indoors for surest results February-April, 0.5cm (¼”) deep, on edge, in small pots of compost. Water well and place in a warm position. A temperature of 21-24°C (70-75°F) is ideal. Keep moist. Seedlings usually appear in 7-14 days. When plants have developed 3 or 4 leaves, transplant to 12cm (5”) pots and grow on in cooler, but not cold conditions. Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions (avoid frosts), before planting out 60cm (2′) apart, during May-June, into fertile, well-drained soil. Or sow outdoors May-June, for ease, where they are to crop. Sow two seeds per position, 0.5cm (¼”) deep, directly into finely-prepared, fertile, well-drained soil, which has already been watered. Allow 60cm (2′) between rows. When large enough, thin to leave the stronger plant. Harvest: July-October.

Box 5 – Cabbage Holland Winter White (See previous post for blurb)

Box 6 – Courgette – is a summer squash, of Mesoamerican origin, which can reach nearly 1 m (100 cm; 39 in) in length, but is usually harvested when still immature at about 15 to 25 cm (6 to 10 in). A zucchini is a thin-skinned cultivar of what in Britain and Ireland is referred to as a marrow. In South Africa, a zucchini is known as a baby marrow.

Along with certain other squashes and pumpkins, the zucchini belongs to the species Cucurbita pepo. It can be dark or light green. A related hybrid, the golden zucchini, is a deep yellow or orange color.