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| Filling up the containers |
- Foxglove Strawberry
- White Carrot
- Allium
- Cilantro
- Lupine
- Money Plant
- Gladiola
- Peas
- Forget Me Not
- Golden Zucchini
- Table Queen Squash
- Connecticut Field Pumpkin
- Pumpkin Sugar Pie
- Cucumber Boston Pickling
- Cucumber Sumter
That's 15 more containers for a total of 31 for the season so far. I have lots more to go!
What's your count? Share your count here for a chance to win free seeds! I will announce the next drawing soon so keep those numbers coming! The running total of containers sown by you so far is:
44
Oh, and in case you missed it, here's a link to my first winter sowing status report.
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| Winter sowing peas |
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Isn't it early to start sowing some of these? Most are 6-8 weeks before last frost, which is probably mid-May at earliest for you up there? Whenever I sow too early indoors I end up with plants that are too big and not too happy by the time they get to go outside.
ReplyDeleteI love watching plants grow from seed though. =)
Hi Alan,
ReplyDeleteThat's the beauty of winter sowing!! We get to throw all the traditional seed starting rules out the window! We can start sowing anytime during the winter, and the seeds won't start to grow until spring when they are ready. Check out my blog post about winter sowing which explains how it works. winter sowing seeds
Amy
Zone 5B- Western NY
ReplyDeleteI am up to 58 containers. I have done most containers in duplicate so that I can see how the germination rate is for seeds sown in Jan vs Feb and eventually March too....just need to drink more milk to get those containers!
Kirstie
Hi Kristie,
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting your number here! Can't wait to hear how everything does!
Amy
Lady Bug checking in with another 5 containers.
ReplyDeleteForget-me-not
Early Charm Aster
Single Mixed Sweet William
Wee Willie Sweet William
Dianthus double imperial
Great job everyone! I've got to get moving on some more containers here. Amy, I just bought some Green Arrow Peas to try. I didn't realize you could plant them so early in the ground in Zone 5 (St. Patty's Day or so), so our crop failed last year when I planted them in June... I wasn't planning to w/s, but maybe I should now. Any idea of germination time with w/s? And I confess to peeking into my milk jugs already to see if anything is up!!
ReplyDeleteLady Bug, great job! I see you did forget-me-not too. I had some in my garden that survived and spread for four years, and it up and died on me last summer. Weird. I have to try some asters, thanks for the reminder!! My garden is lacking color in the fall!
ReplyDeleteMichele, funny you say that about peas. I struggled with them for a few years until I realized I was planting them too late in the season! I try to get them out in the garden mid-late April here in z4. They are usually done by late June/early July. This year I think I'll try a second crop in the fall. Your peas will be some of the first seeds to sprout with winter sowing. I'm not sure how your weather has been, but I have to imagine they'll sprout pretty fast if you can plant them out as early as St. Patty's day! Last year my broccoli was the first to sprout and that was in mid-March (we still get snow and freezing temps in March)!! My peas were sprouting by early April.
Amy
Since I'm in sunny Sarasota, Florida, I can sow straight in the ground, but I do have one Cassia seed sprouting on my windowsill. I'm jealous of your Lupine...it won't bloom here.
ReplyDeleteHi LettuceShare. Thanks for the comment. Lucky you to live in such a nice place! Yes, the lupine is beautiful...but don't get me started on all the plants you can grow year round that can only grow as houseplants! :-) I used to direct sow a lot of my vegetables but have had better luck with sowing them in containers. The best part about winter sowing is that I can start them at any time, I don't have to rush to cram it all in during the spring. You can probably sow year round too I suppose. Hope your Cassia seedling does well!
ReplyDeleteAmy
W/S update, sowed 6 containers (your seeds!) for a total of 28 so far. Michele
ReplyDeletehttp://motherofpearls.wordpress.com/2011/03/05/winter-sowing-03-04-11/
Hi Michele,
ReplyDeleteWohoo, 6 more containers! I hope they do well for you. Thanks for linking to your blog post here too, it's fun to see the pictures.
Amy