Winter Sowing Pictures...

18 years ago

Last summer, I posted some pictures of my wintersown garden beds at different stages. Some of you have asked to see more updates.

I put together a few albums. One for winter sowing, which includes photos from my last two years of winter sowing.

Another album contains flowers that I thought some of you would like to see, many of which were wintersown. There are other albums for birds and creatures for you to see.

I'm eagerly looking forward to seeing my plants grow this spring and summer since many of them were perennial or bi-annuals. I'll update my albums throughout the summer so you can see them too.

If you notice any errors, or can help me identify anything that I didn't identify yet, please let me know.

Thanks and I hope you like it.

Wendy

Here is a link that might be useful: My Winter Sowing Photo Album

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Comments (8)

dereks
18 years ago
It's fun to see pictures of progress. You have a lot of plants.
thelwig55
18 years ago
Enjoyed your pictures, very encouraging to a newbie WSer
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mnwsgal
18 years ago
Enjoyed seeing your photos, Wendy. Thanks for sharing.
kqcrna
18 years ago
Nice website, Wendy.

Karen
agirlsgirl
18 years ago
Great job! The pics are wonderful and everything looks so pretty! I cant wait for my babies to pop up! Thanks for the inspiration! :)
~Angie
laurelin
18 years ago
Beautifully done, Wendy! I think my favorite photo is the toad in the sprouts, lol. Seeing the progress from bare new bed to flower carpet is sweet, isn't it?

Laurel
threeorangeboys
18 years ago
Wendy,

Did you winter sow a lot of your flowers too? For example, your clematis?
I'd like to try to grow clematis from seeds, but I have no idea how tough it is.
wrichard
Original Author
18 years ago
Thanks everyone.

I did wintersow most of the flowers too.
I did not wintersow the clematis though.
I've had it about 5 years and it didn't do much until last year when it bloomed like crazy. I added lawn fertilizer (Agway organic), and staked it to the trellis that you see. I neglected it in previous years. I have heard that clematis is difficult to grow from seed. Maybe someone else will respond with their experience to this.

These were wintersown:

White Columbine
Hollyhock
Love in the Mist
Sunflower
Snow on the Mountain (which I won't grow anymore since I found out how dangerous the plant is, and my skin reacts to things easily) It is very pretty though.
Echinacea Purple Coneflower
Hibiscus
Poppies
Silvercup Lavetera
Spider Cleome
Malva Zebrina
Coreopsis
Bee Balm
Feverfew (One of my favorites! Bugs hate them)
Cosmos
Columbine
Melampodium (Wish I had more of these! hard to germinate, but it is a carefree plant and blooms until frost.)
Intense Purple Amaranthus
Scarlet Runner Beans (Another favorite! YUMMY!)
Queen Anne's Lace
Sweet William
Zinnias
Butterfly Bush

These were not wintersown:

Clematis
Lupines and Daisies (in the photo. I've wintersown daisies though)
Phlox (not the one in the photo, but yes, I've wintersown them)
Chives (not these, but ws'd others)
Bleeding Heart
Cherry Tree
Pitcher Plant
Pink Lady Slippers (they grow in my yard/woods)
Lilly of the Valley
Lilly
Water Lilly
Wildflower (unnamed)

As for vegetables, I've wintersown many, including:
kale, leeks, tomatos, pumpkins, zucchini, tomatillos, peppers. Some did better than others. Those tiny tomato seedlings do really catch up and grow.

I've also wintersown many herbs: fennel, parsley, oregano, basil, etc.

I will have the candy mountain foxglove blooming this summer. I can't wait to see them!