Yes! I am new myself, but from all I've read you can certainly start!

Re-read the FAQs. I had to read them many times before things clicked. I think they mention that one can WS until very warm weather.

I now have over 200 containers out and I am still sowing! (It gets a bit addictive, I am slowing down. Once all my tender annuals are in I'll stop. Really. Promise. Just a few weeks from now. OK, maybe a month.)

Yes, read the FAQ's.
I believe among other things they say
- do not wintersow things which require cold stratification, if it is too late for that.
- you may leave them uncovered or only partially covered if it is very warm. Once they sprout *definitely* uncover, or they will cook.

good luck.
let us know how it goes.
I've never WS'ed this late just cuz by now I've had enough!
But I'm curious.

ellen

You can sow seeds all year long using the winter sowing technique - it just becomes spring-sowing, summer-sowing, fall-sowing!

In the warmer months, as ellen says above, you'd probably want to leave the containers uncovered and be very mindful of moisture needs, and watch that your seedlings don't fry in the sun. If critters and such digging in your containers is a concern, you could cover your containers with chicken-wire or something like that to keep pesky paws out.

Technically, even seeds that need cold strat could be sown - you could provide the necessary stratification in the fridge and then put outside.

Your list of seeds looks good to go - I'm not certain on a couple of them that might be grown-up when it starts getting too hot for them. Hopefully, someone else will come along with more specific info.

But, go ahead and give it a shot! You're bound to get a bunch of plants, and it'll be good practice for next winter.

Welcome!

PV

Hi,

I'm not going to be much help since this is my time trying this technique. Just thought it would help you to know that someone else is doing the same thing - moral support. Yesterday I WSd california poppy. I started with cosmos on 3/18 and have been adding containers as time permits - alyssum, shasta daisy, lobelia cardinal flower, hollyhock, evening primrose, oriental poppy, columbine, english wallflower, poppy amapota etc. Trying to treat it as an experiment and pretend that I don't really care whether it works or not :-) Nothing has sprouted so far at last check yesterday - obviously I'm not doing very well with the pretending to not care. Ultimately, all these experienced people can't be wrong - something will sprout.

Good luck,
Amna

I winter sow in Columbus until 7/1.

YES you can sow those.
Marigolds can wait till after frost date
Alyssum I've been planting all last week and it is sprouting right away in this cold.
Nasturtium I've just started doing these last week.
Larkspur Those are sprouting for me already I did them early.
Salvia (Blue Bedder)Some of mine are up some not.
lavender Some sprouts here new ones just this last week and I'll be doing more later this week.
Creeping thyme Oh yeah.
Poppies (not sure what kind - big seed pods) I hope so I put in more this week too.

wait with marigolds, go ahead with everything else. Good luck and keep sowing!

Wow, that is great. Thanks for all of the responses.
I will report back!