SELECTING SEEDS? IT'S ABOUT FEELINGS TOO!
Kitchen Garden|February 2022
There are many things to consider when it comes to selecting seeds but don’t forget the emotional value a particular variety may have for you, says Annabelle Padwick
Annabelle Padwick
SELECTING SEEDS? IT'S ABOUT FEELINGS TOO!

It’s that time of year when we are all frantically, or perhaps calmly in your case, selecting which seeds we want to sow this year – wondering how many rows of carrots we can fit into our allotment plot this year or if we have enough space to try a brand-new exciting variety of sweetcorn. I always want to grow my favourites but as you may already know, I also have my tradition that I have to grow something new each year. But I suppose each year I continue to do this I will need a bigger and bigger space! Or I could just not grow some things I have in the past, but I like to be able to grow everything!

Since I gave up my old 20mx7.5m allotment and moved on to our narrowboat in 2019 with a 19 x 1m hedge-lined public space, my desire to grow everything hasn’t changed either. I’ve just had to adapt how I grow and regularly push the boundaries of what ‘should’ grow in a container as that’s all I can grow in here.

I can also positively report that actually most things will grow in a large container, especially if it’s between 30-80cm (12-32in) in diameter! I haven’t tried sweetcorn or pumpkins yet though, what do you reckon? Think they are destined to succeed or fail? Perhaps it’s one for a future trial.

SEEDS NEEDS

When it comes to selecting my seeds for the year, I do have to think about those core conditions they need. Space, sunlight and soil condition are all super important things to consider, but for me there is another – and it’s not actually to do with the physical growing environment.

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