Would you plant out seedlings now?

[Cheezy]

The lettice I planted out a few weeks ago are doing alright believe it or not, not exactly shooting away, but they have grown and more importantly survived. Along with the greek origano (real seeds)

Seedlings are getting backed up in my little plastic greenhouse at the mo, the use of my new propagator hasn't half made a difference, unfortunately it's sped everything up by at least three weeks, with no where out side either ready or warm enough.
Currently my plants include:
Gardeners delight toms
Sungold toms
Black Krim toms
Brandy wine toms
Ferline toms
butternut squash
pumpkins
courgette (little round yellow ones!)
Cauliflowers
Caverlo nero
red cabbage
pea's and B beans (these are to go out this weekend)
Basil
coriander
Hungarian hot wax chillies
Cayenne chillies
Sweet corn

Never had so much stuff ready all at the same time!

[mrsflibble]

Some of my tomatoes are out, just the bigger ones. they're not totally out out though, they're under cover in a home-made greenhouse-come-cold frame thing.
the chillis are a lot happier since being moved into that too, they're getting huge now and all 4 are flowering.

[thomasgreen]

wow i'm excited! it's lovelly and warm and sunny on my day off AGAIN?! what's going on?! i've planted out my pumpkin and strawb babies and they are doing roaringly well!!

[Annpan]

Everything of mine is now out, either in beds or in the cold frames and hot beds... I am very excited about eating my own stuff again, I didn't get much last year.

[Geonz]

I was going to stick some things in the ground (totally new at this so don't expect much!) ... but it's supposed to dip below the freezing point tonight. I wondered if it would matter if the silly kernels were still below the ground.

[Annpan]

I was going to stick some things in the ground (totally new at this so don't expect much!) ... but it's supposed to dip below the freezing point tonight. I wondered if it would matter if the silly kernels were still below the ground.

Some things can get damaged by a cold snap... but a ground frost is something much worse... I have protected all my outside seedlings (those that were brought on indoors) with cloches made form the top of a plastic bottle... That should keep the chilly nights at bay, while still allowing the heat and sunshine in during the day.

[Flo]

We had a lovely week last week and it even started to dry - shame someone has restarted the rain.

There are some seeds planted straight into the ground (lettuce, beetroot, nasturtiums) and carrots, parsnips, radish, spring onions, rocket, coriander in pots where they are to grow as well as sweet peas, peas and beans to sprout before moving on.

Onions and shallots seem to be on their way now. Have to do a lot of work to get the clay to be fit to grow straight carrots and parsnips yet. Oh the fun of being a newbie with only one year on a very solid clay soil.

But it does look as if we are now into the growing season here. Hurrah! Next week I shall look at the seed packets and plant some more out assuming that the soil has continued to dry.

[citizentwiglet]

I think I'm going to tempt fate and get my enormous dwarf-beans out now...before they take over the kitchen! They're looking pretty robust...

I'm putting them on bamboo tee-pees (ahhh, I watched QI the other night so know not to call them wigwams!)...in large pots (that reckon they're frost-proof. Not that they speak to me, you understand, the bloke on Freecycle wot giv um me told me they were...); so if we DID get another frost, do you reckon I could wrap them up in clingfilm? The whole tee-pee, I mean.....(and risk looking like a complete pleb in front of my neighbours....)