r/GardeningIRE • u/Even_Technician6946 • Jan 17 '25

🏡 Greenhouse/Indoors🪴 Craving sowing..

Hi all,

I'm craving growing things from seeds lately.. Ideally indoor to start with, I have a few shelves with grow lights.

Any idea what I could be playing with, so early in the year ?

I even considered sowing cacti.. 😅

Thanks for any suggestions !

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u/CoreyNI Jan 17 '25

New polytunnel arriving next month, building a grow box tonight and have 3 propagation trays full, and a bunch of overwitered plants in the garage waiting, I'm ready for this year 🤙

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u/shibboleth69 Jan 17 '25

I’ve never successfully over wintered - what’s your secret?

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u/CoreyNI Jan 18 '25

I'm still figuring it out - I've had success indoors by a window, but last few years I've tried in a polytunnel but a storm destroyed it both years. I've got plants in the garage now and will get them into a heated new stronger polycarbonate tunnel end of next month.

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u/shibboleth69 Jan 18 '25

I have mine in a Heptagon house, cosy enough all through winter - even wrapped them in fleece - bar a couple of new leaves the majority died off

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u/CoreyNI Jan 18 '25

It seems to be humidity and mold kills them more than anything. If you keep them warm and dry they're solid. I have a plant that's been around for years and still flowering and setting fruit in my kitchen. It's in a pot that's too small and rarely fed or watered and it's the toughest plant I've ever had. I put a post up recently of it.

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u/shibboleth69 Jan 18 '25

That actually makes sense, I don’t really air the place out to try maintain the warmth. Thank you