Winter Sowing Status Report #1

The winter sowing season is in full swing, and I've finally had a chance to get started! I spent most of my time cleaning and preparing containers, and sorting my seeds. Whew.

Now that I've gotten everything organized, I should be able to get the rest of my containers sown in no time. This week, I sowed 13 containers, here's the list...

• Broccoli
• Cauliflower
• Kohlrabi
• Carrot Danvers
• Carrot
• White Carrot
• Cilantro
• Endive
• Rutabaga American
• Dill
• Lettuce
• GA Collards
• Mammoth Sunflower

As you can see, I like to start by sowing the cold weather vegetables first. I plan to do the hardy annuals and perennials next. Then as we get closer to spring, I will be moving on to the warm weather vegetables and annuals.

Free Seed prize sent to one of the lucky winners last year

I am excited that so many of you have entered the contest for free seeds so far! I love seeing all of the winter sowers out there and hearing about your experiences. The total number of containers sown by YOU so far is an even...
300 

WOW, that's fantastic! On top of that, one participant shared a blog post he wrote about winter sowing, thanks Tom! Here is Tom's blog post...  Tom's Garden: Winter Sowing

This is so much fun!! Ok, I will give you through the weekend to get your container counts in before the first drawing for free seeds. You have until midnight CST on Sunday February 5th to enter your name for the first drawing (you can post your counts/entries in the comments below). I will choose a winner via random.org and announce the winner on Monday.

Keep those blog posts and container counts coming! I will have at least 5 drawings over the next few months. There are several ways you can win (even if you're not winter sowing) -- read this blog post for more details... Free Seed Giveaway

I'm waiting on a large envelope of seeds to come in the mail, so I won't get much more sown before that comes. Hopefully it will come in time for the weekend!!

Here's a linky for you to share your winter sowing blog post with us...




Oh, and if you're in zone 4, be sure to head on over to the winter sowing forum on the GardenWeb to post your container count!! There's a friendly zone war going, and zone 4 is WAY behind! (Ok, Ok - anyone in any zone can post their counts there too, I'm just cheering for z4! lol)

Photo Credit: The photo of the seed prize was taken by Michele @ Mother of Pearls & an Emerald.

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