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Seedlings shooting on.

tony gtony g Posts: 13
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We are growing ipomoea from seed for the first time after being inspired by GW. We haven’t grown anything from seed before and it is still a bit too chilly to plant these outside but they are shooting along in their little pots inside. Has anyone got any advice what we should do? Should we leave them be, put them outside now, or snip the ends off them. Grateful for any advice. :-) 

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 82,773
    Pot them on into bigger pots and give them some canes to climb up. 

    Im sowing mine this weekend ... voice of experience 😉 
    “I am not lost, for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost.” Winnie the Pooh







  • LynLyn Posts: 21,383
    They need to come out of those tiny little pots, pot into 4”  pots, square ones if possible,  the white on the edges of the leaves looks like they’ve been a bit cold. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • tony gtony g Posts: 13
    Lyn said:
    They need to come out of those tiny little pots, pot into 4”  pots, square ones if possible,  the white on the edges of the leaves looks like they’ve been a bit cold. 
    Dovefromabove said:
    Pot them on into bigger pots and give them some canes to climb up. 

    Im sowing mine this weekend ... voice of experience 😉 
    Ah, I might sow some more this weekend whilst focusing on the best of the current batch too. The rest might go to plant heaven aka ‘the compost bin’. thank you for advice.  😊
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 82,773
    I treat mine the same as I treat my runner beans. They need similar temperatures 😊 
    “I am not lost, for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost.” Winnie the Pooh







  • tony gtony g Posts: 13
    Dovefromabove said:
    I treat mine the same as I treat my runner beans. They need similar temperatures 😊 
    Now you’re getting technical on us! 😉 Raised veg beds are phase 2 for us but we will def be growing our own.  
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 82,773
    If you can grow morning glory you can grow runner beans 😋 
    “I am not lost, for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost.” Winnie the Pooh







  • LynLyn Posts: 21,383
    edited April 2019
    I sow runner beans on the 1st May, whatever the weather, then plant out on the 1st June,  on the same day I sow the parsnips seeds. (1st June that is) 

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • BiljeBilje Posts: 738
    I sowed two lots of Glories 5 days ago. One pack of seeds was really old so I wasn't expecting much...we'll the old ones germinated after 3 days and the new ones are showing too. I know here in the NE they can't go outside before early June, I lost all of them a few years ago. I'll keep these going as best I can but definitely a May sowing next year. Good luck growers. 
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