I have always been keen on growing seedlings in pots or cells wherever possible, not only does this give more control – light and temperature can be varied – but it is a good way of saving the embarrassment of weeding out the precious new plants.  Having done this once with Lynn’s anemones I’m anxious not to repeat the error.

Red cabbages – Kalibos / Red onions – Red Baron

Sweet corn – Early Extra Sweet / Courgettes – Tristar

Leeks – Musselburgh / Sweet corn – minipop

As we were setting off for a week’s holiday I got all the seedlings into the kitchen (coolest room in the house) with water reservoirs to keep them alive and got going more batches of seeds.  Tomatoes (Roma. Tamina, Tumbling and Marmande), peppers (Numex Twighlight), gherkins (Parisian Pickling), aubergines (Black Enorma) and sweet peas (Air Warden, White Ensign, Noel Sutton, Beaujolais and Mrs R Bolton) are all on the way for when we get home.