Planting out impatience

[GoldenBlue]

I gave in and planted my first few plants out in the garden today as a test. I have tons of plants crying out to go into the garden. The wild flower seedlings even started to flower so I've put some out to see how they get on.

Tomorrow morning will be the test eeek

But I have 5 more trays of wild flowers and I want them out for the bees sooner rather than later. Plus I need the room in the green house to pot up some of my other seedlings.

Anyone else giving in to temptation?

Me! I planted put tomatoes yesterday and today. Only some, and I have loads more, but it has BEGUN.

What wild flowers do you have?

Whereabouts are you? Am in South East and started planting out some flower seedlings and put tomatoes in greenhouse last week. Been frost free so far and seems ok but have been worried.

Ne'er cast a clout til May be oot.

I wanted to jump in to getting things planted a couple of weeks back when I was getting sunburned. Then got snow storms last week.
I'm glad I waited.

I've now realised why May is called May,

Its because it may be sunbathing weather, it may be blizzards, it may be 30 degrees it may be in the negatives!

I've put out only what I know can handle overnight freezing so far. (SW Scotland)

A mixture of several different packs focussing on bees and butterflies. I'm going to plant a few veg alongside for the wildlife a bit of lettuce, cabbage, broccoli and carrots and will let them go to flower and seed too.

Yellow rattle, mustard, poppies, buttercup, campion, cowslips, foxglove, mallow, wild carrot, yarrow, corn flowers, marigold, sunflower, forget me nots, borage. The seeds came up brilliantly in the greenhouse so im hoping they carry on as well in the garden. There are a number in bud and flower already so if the first batch survive I need to get the other trays out soon.

How are you tomato's liking the weather mine took ages to come through this year, everything that liked warmth was slow

All of those except the sunflower are UK natives and should be fine outside.

The yellow rattle is semi parasitic on grass, so unless you plant it in grass, it will slowly sicken and dies over the summer.

Poppies, cornflowers and marigold are annuals which like newly tilled soil free of competition.

Forget-me-nots are also mainly annual but are less fussy about where they grow - I have them in my lawn. Mustard I don't know about, unless it's hedge mustard which is unfussy n its requirements.

The rest are perennials - they may not flower this year but will keep going for years.

It's quite frequent to have a mix or annuals and perennials in a wildflower mix - the idea is that the perennials are the important part, but because they may not flower in the first year, a handful of annuals is thrown in to provide interest in the first year. Then as the perennials get established and dominate the ground, the annuals will be crowded out as their seedlings won't be able to compete.

Was just about to say what MereDint did - they will all be fine outside, they are hardy annuals or perennials so are intended to overwinter outdoors in the UK.

I put my squash and courgettes out this weekend (sheltered south east, but allotment with no protection) which was slightly brave, but I also need my greenhouse back.

Thanks both, interesting about the courgette as I've some to go out too and I may do mine at the weekend if it's vaguely safe.

The area I'm planting is mostly bare apart from nettles and I think the soil is poor enough to inhibit competition. At the edges there is grass and that's where hopefully the rattle will help keep the wild flower area wild