I felt like you do a couple of weeks ago Karen. Just have to get that day when things start getting itchy. I've been in the swing of things for the last week or so and it feels good to have a beautiful spring day to keep me going.

Things are much busier for me this year and I've had to 'schedule' some winter sowing in my days. That's how it's getting done. Last Saturday I told DH he was doing the grocery shopping so I got a bit done of wsing done then, and on Sunday I did a few containers between the loads of laundry. Hair cut? Nope. It's got to warm-up a bit more for me to do that one. :O)

I hope you find some moments to enjoy what you've always loved to do. :O)

Karen, I hear you...

It's only beginning of March and I really never even do annuals until beg to mid March so I need that push to get started too... and it's NEVER that we NEED anymore, it's just that we CAN do it and we HAVE the seeds and so - why not?

:0)

Carrie

Me too.
Maybe it's a cosmic thing?
Like the alignment of planets.

I got started well in January and Feb, got my lettuce sprouts quickly, very excited, got lots of wonderful seeds by trade, and now every day, I look at my seeds, my containers, my soil...haha-
if they would just sow themselves.

I have plenty of time, I just can't seem to get motivated, every day, I think - well, tomorrow I'll get the urge.

However Sunday I'm meeting with a friend to get her started on WS'ing, so at least I'll get something sown then, and maybe that will give me the kick in the butt I need.

Took every ounce of strength I had yesterday to sow the tomato seeds. I wanted to be outside instead. With all the containers I did back when it was cold, I just don't want to do more. I'm considering direct sowing my annuals this year. Aside from the petunias that are already done and sprouting, I really don't have much more that I HAVE to do. Doesn't mean I don't WANT more. LOL

Is it ok to have a day where you JUST can't get motivated?
Where you want to say "I'm going to just lay on the couch and read a book today" or to just go sit in the sunshine and do absolutely nothing? Are those regenerating days? Even though there's tons of stuff to do, you just can't get into it?
-B

Brandy, after the winter we've all had this year, I think a day of doing nothing is just fine. There will be plenty of nice days ahead to get things done.

I just sorted the last of my seeds in the box. I have 31 varieties that should be sown now. HHAs and a few other things that I have been neglecting. I guess I really need to get out there and get it done. I have a feeling I'm going to need more dirt too. Ugh. It just never ends.

BrandyM - I have days like that. And while it's not like I don't want to get things done, there's just no motivation. And if I try and push myself to work on something, I inevitably make a hash out of it, I get clumsy, or it all seems so hard. So when my vibe gets out of sync with the world, I take a time-out, enjoy a book or TV or email everyone I know. ;-)

I like to think of couch day as psychic-realignment day, that it recharges me so I can not just 'do' things, but to enjoy doing it. Otherwise, hey, it would just be work and who needs that?!
Kris

yep, getting a little bit tired from WS frenzy. And wait till it all germinates- how about running around like mad trying to find miraculously survived unfilled spot?
Still, the end of clear... same as Token I do not have to do any more but couple varieties, torenias, browallias and lobelias for the container, of course, MG are later ones...
well... out we go... germination started... time to pick up my energy level...

Karen
I just came in from outside in this beautiful weather, 62 degrees here and its so nice to feel the sun again. My container counts are usually anywhere between 100-200, this year I've done 28 and I'm done. The beds are full, I've got day lily's that I ordered due here in April and don't know exactly where I'm going to put them. I did start one new lasagna bed last fall, and I took a look at it today, looks yucky, so don't worry too much about lack of motivation, seems it's something in the air, :)
Alberta

Just got my seeds from Plant World seeds- promised myself that will be last ones, yeah, right...
they have hardy geraniums section - wow!
customer service is great and have had good results with germination...
well, back to sowing we go...!

I still have more to do, I'm off to a slow start too. I'm stuck trying to downsize, I have too much stuff, and I no longer "want it all" the way I used to. They say you get older and wiser...I think I'm there LOL.

I'm not going to do many perennials, mostly annuals, herbs, and veggies. If I did nothing at all I would still have a lot of stuff blooming around here on this postage-stamp sized mobile home lot. I even have a volunteer grape vine growing, I think the concord grapes we planted that didn't make it have somehow managed to put out a shoot and now it's on its 3rd year so we need to make a trellis for it.

Mary

While some things can't be put off, like grocery shopping, feeding the kids, etc., I have been known to put off laundry to do a little wintersowing : )

I have to say though, that this thread makes me think that maybe I'm a bit OCD when it comes to WS, and gardening in general. I have a list printed out of everything I plan to sow this season, with the month jotted down that I should do it, and I just follow the schedule. Once I've sown them I jot down the date. When they germinate, I jot down the date. When I plant them out, I jot down the date. Well, I think you get the idea here. There are well over 100 items on the list, and I've done 62 jugs so far, with plans to do a few more today.

... and then there's always a thread about plunking and running. Nope, I have a map sketched out of each flower bed, and the vegetable garden, so I can see what is going where, and plan changes based on height, and color, etc..

I've certainly had days where I planned to WS, maybe even started prepping containers, and either got sidetracked or lost my motivation, but overall, with a family of five, I have to stay on schedule, or nothing would ever get done.

Bonnie

Hey Bonnie, I heard somewhere that if you want something done give it to a busy mom!!LOL!!

I feel better now, I left the dirty dishes and laundry, went to town and came back with potting soil and containers from the recycling center, oh and groceries but I forgot milk!
Drat, another trip to town tommorrow.
-B

Beautiful here today - 65°F - and I took the opportunity to go out on the terrace and do some cleanup. Looks like there might be some empty pots this year - some stuff doesn't seem to have made it, but I've been fooled before.

I've done 24 containers so far this year; only poppies have started germinating to date. I'm trying to use up a lot of old seed, so if what I've done doesn't come up, I won't be too devastated. Well, mostly anyway; there are a few that I'm looking forward to. Still have most of the annuals and the veggies to do, and will get to them by the time this month runs out.

At least with a bit of cleanup out there, I have a MUCH better idea of how much space I don't have.

PV

I did force my butt out of neutral yesterday and got moving. Did a couple of loads of laundry early, left for grocery by 9. Put groceries away, ate a quick sandwich, had my daily phone conversation to check on Mom. Ran out and got a haircut at 12:30, picked up coffee grounds from coffee shop. Came back and got outside. Raked a giant bag of leaves, added a bucket of coffee grounds to that bag and put aside for start of next batch of compost. Flipped the contents of one of my compost bins. Finally showered and cooked dinner around 7. (Made cedar planked fish on the grill for first time- delicious if I do say so myself). Last night I just lazed around, visited the forum occasionally, read a little... great and productive spring like day.

And I didn't mention that I have a few thing under lights in my house, first time ever. It's a tiny little 3 shelf unit, 2 ft wide, 2 shelves with lights. I was trying to overwinter a few coleus cuttings but by Dec they were declining from lack of light. The coleus, about 10 of them, perked right up. I got brave and decided to try a few seeds, expecting them to die. I've now potted up my 7 Snow White toms, now working on their 2nd set of true leaves. Also have 4 cells of coleus, wall to wall in their cells, working on first true leaves. A few days ago I sowed 24 cells of Yvonne's Salvia, and this morning I see 2 babies sprouting! Subconsciously I think it was the desire for bigger Yvonne's salvia this year. But, if I don't kill them first in the house, I'll still do just organic ferts, not the high-test chemicals.

Still can't decide what flowers I want in front of my front porch this year, except for some balsam. (thanks, lindalana) Never been as organized as Bonnie.

Didn't sow anything else though.

Karen