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Raised bed veg- what do people tend to do,grow from seed or buy seedlings?

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B1ngB9ng · 14/01/2022 12:40

New to this.

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Myotherface · 14/01/2022 21:08

Mainly from seed here. Last year had really good success with peas, lettuce, courgette, beetroot, corn on the cob and parsnips. Carrots were a total failure. I had pea plants both from seedlings and from some ancient seeds I found in the garage. Seedlings did really badly and the ancient seeds did great. I think our reason for success was the soil in the raised beds. We put rocks and torn cardboard at the bottom and then piled topsoil and not quite ready compost from our compost heap on top. Good luck with it. It's really exciting and rewarding!

Newchallenge · 14/01/2022 21:43

I like seeds, but if they don't grow very well I will buy the seedlings. Try things out, have fun!

MereDintofPandiculation · 15/01/2022 08:07

I use seeds. There’s enough in the packet that I can have several tries, you also get varieties that you can’t get as seedlings.

InMySpareTime · 15/01/2022 08:53

Seeds, although I got some plug plants of perpetual spinach and Pak Choi as they tend to get obliterated by slugs so I wanted to give them a fighting chance!
Raised beds warm up faster than ground beds in spring, so you can start seeds off a week or so earlier. I usually germinate seeds indoors on window ledges and plant them out when they're at least an inch tall with a few "proper" leaves.
You can't do that with root veg (carrots, parsnips, beetroot etc) as disturbing the root makes them grow wonky. Those seeds need sowing direct.
Peas grow easily with sticks to support the stems, lettuce too (if you don't plant too many at once and get a glut).
Onions are best grown from sets (tiny onions) rather than seed, but spring onions from seed are a good quick win.
Potatoes and sweetcorn are a faff for the amount of space vs crop yield.
Sprouting Broccoli takes up space for almost a full year, but will then crop for months if you keep picking it.

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