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you ve got your seeds then you need to sow them we ve brought together a few tips here for newer gardeners all seeds need warmth and moisture to germinate and grow on well how much warmth varies by type of vegetable for example broad beans will grow fine in soil temperatures over 8 degrees c whereas aubergines need much more heat ideally over 24c the table below shows the minimum and preferred temperatures that different types of seed need to germinate while seeds will germinate in the cooler conditions they will come on more slowly and be more inclined to rot damping off and other ills minimum c preferred c heat lovers aubergine 16 24 32 courgettes 16 21 35 cucumber 16 16 35 french and runner beans 8 10 16 30 squashes and pumpkins 16 21 35 sweet peppers and chillies 16 18 35 sweetcorn 16 16 32 tomatoes 10 16 30 others beetroot and chard 4 10 30 the cabbage family 4 7 30 broad beans 5 8 15 carrot 4 7 30 lettuce 2 4 27 onion 2 10 35 parsnip 2 10 21 peas 4 4 24 so you can see that french beans will start to germinate from 8 10c but ideally need much warmer temperatures between 16 30c is ideal remember that the soil temperature is not the same as the air temperature the soil warms up more slowly in the springtime typically soil temperatures only get over 10c from mid may and over 15c from mid june equally don t cook your seeds anything much over 30 35c can kill them this might not seem like much of a risk in a british spring but covered trays in closed up greenhouses can get very hot very quickly on a sunny day germinating the heat lovers tomatoes peppers and aubergines early in the season greenhouses are also often much colder than people imagine we get a lot of calls in march and april from people who have sown tomatoes peppers and aubergines in their greenhouses or on a windowsill and are wondering why they haven t come up so does this mean that you can only grow these tender crops if you have an electric propagator and a heated greenhouse no definitely not but you do have to be a bit creative and think about the ways in which you can give them the warmth that they need luckily all three of these crops will grow on at cooler temperatures once they have germinated so if you can keep them warm and damp until they get started you should be fine if you have an airing cupboard this is ideal sow your seeds in small pots and wrap them loosely in a plastic bag you want to keep them damp and keep the compost off your washing but not airtight put them in the airing cupboard but do remember to check them every day it is very important to get them out into the light as soon as they start to appear cucumbers and melons are also ideal candidates for starting in the airing cupboard and again they will grow on fine at cooler temperatures on a windowsill or a greenhouse once they have got going courgettes squashes and french runner beans lots of gardening books suggest that these crops can be started direct outside in the garden this may be the case in a good year if temperatures stay warm and if you don t have any problems with mice on your plot we find we get much better results if we start them off indoors and don t put them out until they ve got going bigger plants are also more likely to survive any slug attacks we start our beans either in standard seed trays with 24 seeds to a tray or in larger sized modules they can go in the greenhouse if you have one or alternatively they ll germinate fine on a sunny windowsill as soon as they come up put them outside to harden off in the daytime just bringing the trays in at night then plant them out in the garden as soon as the first true leaves are full size squashes and courgettes need warmer temperatures than french or runner beans to get going again you can put the pots in the airing cupboard and then bring them out into the light as soon as they start to germinate start hardening the plants off as soon as the second true leaf has opened and then plant them out once they have two full sized true leaves and the third one is just starting to open peas broad beans if you have a problem with mice you may find peas and broad beans are difficult to get going simply because the seeds get eaten before they have a chance to germinate fortunately the mice don t seem to be interested in seeds that have started to sprout rather than start all of our peas and broad beans in trays we find that we can get away with simply pre sprouting the seed on a thick layer of damp kitchen towel then carefully planting them out as soon as the root starts to show ideally they should go into the ground before the roothairs have started to develop this works best for us once the soil has started to warm up a bit in spring say from around mid april mice also like french bean squash courgette and cucumber seeds so unless you are certain that your greenhouse or polytunnel is rodent free these crops are also best started off safely inside the house happy sowing our real seed catalogue we think businesses 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