Winter Sowing is a method of starting seeds outdoors, in the winter! It is best for seeds that need to be stratified (a short cold period) in order to germinate. By winter sowing you are taking ...

Proctor's Garden: Winter seed sowing You don’t have to have a large garden space to grow many of these plants. By using a large pot or plastic container you can do this on a deck or patio.

You and your seeds can hit the ground running in the spring with these growing tips. When growing plants you have a couple ...

Curious about winter sowing? Here's how to set seeds for success Helen Vanella, Master Gardeners of Greene County Special to the News-Leader 0:04 ...

The only materials and equipment you'll need for winter sowing are suitable containers, potting mix and seeds. Any food-safe container with a lid that can hold roughly 3 inches of potting mix will do.

Winter sowing is great for starting milkweed seeds since they need to go through a winter before they will sprout. This is called cold stratification. Winter sowing also works for other seeds that ...

Proctor's Tips Proctor's Garden: Winter seed starting Winter sowing is a fun, economical way to garden in the winter. 00:03 03:03 Author: Jennifer Dawe Published: 9:03 AM MST February 11, 2021 ...

What gardeners do over winter break This round of seeding lands us solidly in fall, which means that after the above tasks are taken care of, I’ll be taking a break from sowing until February.

Winter sown containers are meant to live outside in the cold, watered by rain and snow. So before you plant, find a sheltered place in your yard that is safe from marauding squirrels, heavy winds ...

For jugs, holes in the top aren’t necessary; instead, you will be leaving their caps off. Add 3 inches of moistened seed-starting mix to shallow containers or the bottom halves of jugs.

“Be aware of double dormancy plants,” they said. “Bellwort may be one. Native lupine was very [successful] with winter sowing, and this will be the third year so maybe they will bloom.

Winter sowing is what our native and other temperate zone plants do naturally. After they set seed, the flowers and fruits dry. Within months or years, they either shatter and release the seeds, a ...