I need all the help I can get! (Please)

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So long story short, I need to find joy in being outside so I am reinventing myself as a veg growing gardener, despite zero knowledge or skills 🙈I mean last year I grew strawberries and tomatoes.. (well, I bought plants from a garden centre and popped them down in my planter and they grew).

ANYWAY! I have enthusiastically been and bought many, many things. I have my obligatory Aldi potting table and cold frame (awaiting painting). I have tools. I have a pretty watering can. I have a huge stack of bags of soil. I have potting trays. And soooo many seeds.

Space wise, I have:
-A big raised planter (currently has returning strawbs on one third)
-3 small wooden planters
-Lots of fabric planters (surprisingly good!!)
-Pink pots (I like these, can buy many more, just need to drill holes in bottom)
-A big ugly patch down the side of my house for things that can grow in the shade
-Space for grow bags all along my fence

Now, here's where you lovely MNers come in; I have these things. I have enthusiasm. What else do I need to have and know?! My next step is to pot all of the ones that say 'sow indoors' on the packet and fill up my window sills. What will grow well where?

Thank you, from Clueless!
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Here's my seeds, separated into 'plant outdoors' and 'sow indoors'

Not a clue!

Giving you a bump. I grew a chilli last year, full sun- lots of chillis!

We've recently planted various types of lettuce, radishes, cucumber, tomatoes, aubergine, courgettes. All from seed, some started off in a small greenhouse. The seeds were cheap so have planted generously as know from experience that not all will come up. If you use pots to plant into you will need to water regularly.

Strawberry plants from last year are growing.

Well done for your progress so far!

Looking at your seeds most of it needs sun rather than shade. Radishes are really easy and you should get quick results. You need to get your peas in, it's a bit late but should be ok. Soke them in water for 24 hours before planting.

Butternut and pumpkin grow well once they have germinated, but take up lots of room. I would pick up a couple of courgette plants too. Easy to grow and you get lots of courgettes off 2 plants.

We've had success with various types of squash they do take lots of space though

It's already a bit late for tomatoes and pepper from seed, so if you want to do these, I'd start these ASAP. A few seeds in a little pot of damp compost and keep it somewhere warm. Airing cupboard is fine, but check daily and as soon as you see germination, get them somewhere not cold with loads of light. So your best window, or conservatory.

Peas you can grow in your grow house. But you need to protect them from mice and voles when germinating, and from pigeons when planted out.

I can't see what else 8s innyour indoor pile - sunflower, squash...?

Radish you can do outside now. Do one row, them in a week or 2 do another row. They grow fast. Do rows so you can tell weed from radish! Nb you'll probably need to then them out a bit.

Which are your sunniest growing spaces?

The things i grow in shade that are edible are blueberries, blackcurrants, chives and mint. I'd recommend a bit of caution in how many seeds of each you plant... it can be overwhelming if you end up with too much all needing work at the same time, or without the space for them all! The easiest to grow i tend to find are things like courgette, salad leaves, herbs, green beans, mangetout etc. But, just give it a go, try different things, not all will work, but you'll learn as you go!

Thank you all!

My garden is super sunny thankfully most of the day.