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Windols seem perfect in January in the
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UK to get growing those seedlings, but
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they can cause problems. Welcome to
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Gardening with Ben. Today we're going to
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talk about window growing. Now, yeah,
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when I first got my a lotment, I thought
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I looked at seed packets and I thought,
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"Oh, it says January. I can start these
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off now. We can get them growing and get
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them going, ready for my a lotment and
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planting out when it gets warmer." Now,
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I made the massive mistake in doing
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that. I bought loads of seedlings for
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January and I started them all off and
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yeah, they did get growing and yes, we
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had issues. Now, the issues that you get
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with growing lots of seeds in January on
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a window is that they will grow leggy.
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Now, leggy means that they'll the
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natural light from a window will stretch
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the plants and it will cause issues
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because they grow really thin and
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spindly and they don't grow well at all.
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and it causes a lot of issues in the
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So, starting them off on a window, they
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will be stretching towards the light,
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which causes them to point towards the
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light. So, if you are growing seeds on a
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window, make sure you keep turning them
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around so that it strengthens the plants
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out. Now, like I've said in previous
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videos, the only vid the only seeds that
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I start this month are the oragans,
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peppers, and chilies. Now, all the other
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seedlings can wait until March time when
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it's a lot warmer and the days are
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longer for the natural light, and I
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start all them off in my own heated
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greenhouse, and they do absolutely
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perfect. Now, obviously starting them
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off on a winter, it does get cold at
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night. So, the cold comes through the
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window and it will affect the roots. It
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can affect the plants and it can affect
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them in growing. So, be careful what you
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do start on your windows and wait until
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it's warmer and start them off in March
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time. And also growing in the house, dry
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air causes stress on the plants.
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Obviously, it's pretty dry in the house.
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It you don't get much moisture and it
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can affect the plants and affect the
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growing of it. And you don't want to
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waste money on seedlings and lose them
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all. So, it's better off sometimes
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waiting until it's warmer, until it's
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nicer to get growing all them plants in
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your greenhouse and poly tunnel. And
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it's better to wait in the long run and
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get a better result and a better
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harvest. And what's a couple of extra
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months? Yes, you do get excited at the
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beginning of the year thinking, "Oh, I
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can get back to my garden and get
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growing again, but there's always plenty
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of other jobs to be doing around
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January, February time down at the
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autumn. You can be cleaning your green
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houses out. You can be digging over your
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beds, getting them all ready, and then
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in March, April time, concentrate on
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growing the seedlings and potting them
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all on and preparing them all ready for
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growing in summer. So, make sure you
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drop a support to stay up to date when
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we plant all our plants and seeds down
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at the aotment. Until next time
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everyone, remember, keep smiling, keep
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shining, and keep gardening with Ben
