although this past winter was not truly "winter" my winter sowing came out just fine..."winter sowing" actually would start on the winter solitice (1st day of winter) and continue as long as it is cold enough to wear a coat outside. you can use any container that will hold 3-4 inches of soil..NO LESS!..I use gallon milk/water jugs (plastic) and 2 liter drink bottles..We will get into all that later date..something I believe everyone that has never started seeds this way will enjoy..This past winter I sowed 238 containers, and had 217 to germinate and grow..The ones that did not germinate could have been my fault, bad seed, or mother nature just didn't want them to germinate. anyway I thought that was a good success. here are some pictures of my winter sowing jug getto!!
this was just the beginning!
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and then when mother nature says its time to peek through!
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and now the blooms come! time for transplanting
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tomatoes, peppers, all types perennials, hardy annuals, and any veggie that reseeds can be winter sown. even squash..start first of winter, set the conrainers outside, let them freeze, snowed on, frozen ice on them, rain, whatever and they will germinate when mother nature tells them. No watering during winter, do nothing but just wait for germination and best part they will already be harden off..
thanks for looking
this was just the beginning!
and then when mother nature says its time to peek through!
and now the blooms come! time for transplanting
tomatoes, peppers, all types perennials, hardy annuals, and any veggie that reseeds can be winter sown. even squash..start first of winter, set the conrainers outside, let them freeze, snowed on, frozen ice on them, rain, whatever and they will germinate when mother nature tells them. No watering during winter, do nothing but just wait for germination and best part they will already be harden off..
thanks for looking
