hey roo-b-loo! thats always the way with seed packets!! they're not always as clear as you want them to be. As you've got a greenhouse it's a great way to start things off earlier than normal, as long as it's kept frost free. Normally for tomatoes they are planted in mid-Feb if you're going to grow them on in the green house or ealry-March if they're going to be planted out! I personally don't grow them in the greenhouse as they take over if not kept under control! Peppers are best started in the warm as they need a highish temp of about 21 and above to germinate, so then move them into the greenhouse and i would normally plant mine now but running a bit behind! With strawberry i haven't had much luck from seed so can't help you with that one!! But atm with the unpredictability with the weather i would sugest starting seeds indoors for best germination rate in somewhere warm like an airing cupboard or on top of a boiler then when big enough moving to your greenhouse!
I planting them indoors isn't an option then insulating your greenhouse with bubble wrap (you can probably get a kit from your local garden centre for £15) is a good solution and works as i do this with mine!!
The best advice I can give you is to get yourself a cop of 'Alan Titchmarsh The Kitchen Gardener'. It's by far the best gardening book I have ever read!
Hope this helps!!
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08-02-2011, 06:31 PM
hope you have a successful year 
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