sowing seed, transplanting

Witzend, be hopeful. I've never known tomato seeds to fail in germination and growth!

Tomatoes are growing where I sowed geraniums, peppers ...

My pepper seedlings are taking forever to do anything but germinate - two are having trouble shedding their seed husk, even about 10 days after showing their faces.

At this rate it’s going to be many months before they’re anywhere near bearing fruit, so in the absence of a greenhouse, or anywhere non-shady enough to put one, I think I might ditch them. ?
Tomato plants, OTOH, are doing very well so far, so ?.

I read that pepper seeds need a constant warm temperature to germinate so I don't think mine are going to do much either.

DH left the remains of the packet of courgette seeds in his pocket and they went through a cycle in the washing machine at 40C - we're wondering if they will germinate a bit more quickly

The first couple of mine (peppers) did germinate fairly quickly, presumably because I kept them in the airing cupboard. (In a hummus pot saved from the recycling.).

Since then progress has been painfully slow, even though when it was so warm (here at least) I was putting them out in the sun every day.

I now have a load of zinnias - seeds finally arrived - 2 to a pot in my remaining mini peat pots. I’ve only ever grown them in a hot climate before so fingers Xed.

Zinnias are germinating already! I did put them in a warm room, but even so.... They were only sown on Wednesday.
They did germinate very quickly when I grew them before, but that was in a climate where even midwinter temps were usually 20+ deg.

I have just sorted my seeds ready to put away. I kept the repeaters like radish back they are all in a box in the fridge. Last attemp at marketmore cucs today, I only need one more plant, some on wet kitchen roll and 5 in a pot, surely one has to sprout.

I put my best ferline tomato out 2 days ago, looks settled, also 2 courgettes are out and I see buds. My garden is warm and sheltered but I am watchful and have access to fleece. Sweet peas, mangetout, runners and french beans also looking well. I popped some borlotti plants into a trug today, it is against a warm wall so I am not fearful for them

Little turnips popped up outside in 4 days and I have thinned. I have to sit on my hands now and enjoy the spring growth

DH: "what are those things you've labelled something out?"
Me:
Me: "Oh, they're the mangetout"
DH: "They're what?"
Me: "Mange tout, Rodney, mange tout"

He likes 'proper peas'. I must educate him.

haha

I am doing things differently next year, definitely am not going to be sucked into buying trays of 40 tiny plug plants, with my limited growing space and extra care needed

Mostly seeds only next year and mostly have those from this year. Any plugs will be bigger and fewer. My last plugs will arrive around the 10th of june

So transplanting is almost done here in my SW garden and pot washing has started. This is a job that I hate if I leave it until autumn. Outdoor storage is sorted and pots and trays are being stacked and the freezer is being sorted as quickly as I can eat, I have a massive crop ahead of blueberries at least