Sacrificing plants

I gave up on the marigolds after a month -- just three have germinated out of twelve seeds sowed, but together with the other two that self-sowed (and are now starting to put out true leaves) that makes for five plants, which realistically is more than enough! So I have emptied out that seed tray and planted up a couple of the compartments with rudbeckia seed; again, commercial from last year. I also put in a compartment of chives, which were supposed to be perennial but which all died off over the winter.

( Pak choi and tomatoes )

( Chillies )

None of the flat-growing seedlings in the basil tray are, in fact, basil. But on the other hand, there are a few new seedlings now emerging which just might be. Likewise, nothing that has germinated in the nasturtium pot is anything like big enough to be a nasturtium, but there is one new shoot that might possibly be.

There are now two seedlings in the mesembryanthemum pot, of which one is small and plump and the other probably isn't a mesembryanthemum -- I definitely need more than one of those, since they come in assorted colours! However I have moved them out of the bathroom and am attempting to harden them off. (Possibly I should do the same for the Demon Red chillies in order to give them the benefit of the extra sunlight.) Apparently there is a 'mini-heatwave' forecast, which might give the plants a chance to catch up from what feels like an exceptionally chilly spring :(