LOL, who cares about the milk, bread, and toilet paper? You've got seeds and potting soil, so what else matters?

That stinks that you're getting hit with snow! Is this usual for your area at this time of year? We are supposed to get rain today and tonight, and it's pretty darn chilly, so I wouldn't be surprised to see a few flakes. But eight inches? Yikes.

Well, have fun sowing!
:)
Dee

From Broomfield: Yes, this is typical weather in March for this area. I got sunburned in yesterday's warm weather, and now can't find my dog in the back yard for the snowdrifts! A joke in Colorado is, "if you don't like the weather, give it five minutes!"
Sister K, what do you winter sow this late? I was thinking that I would need to winter sow by January at the latest (I have only read about it and haven't actually DONE any wintersowing yet...) Sincer we're practically neighbors, I was wondering if you're sowing veggies...

sis - take care and be careful. I hope your power stays on and that everyone is safe and sound. Enjoy your unexpected WS opportunity.

I can see it now on the news: local schools and businesses are closed due to a heavy snow. Stores today report running low on milk, (gallon jugs especially), bread and potting mix. Film at 11:00!
Kris

thats my kind of snow storm dirt,seeds,jugs & beer!! We almost hit 60 up here in ma today, out burning yesterday. I hope there is no more snow for us! but I do remeber the april Fools storm a while back. Will keep my fingers crossed.

sister k, I had to laugh at your comment about the food/beer/wine stock and now the potting soil/seeds/container!!! I'm in NE Colo --wondering if we'll get as much as you guys; kinda doubt it. I think ours is blowing away with this wind! I'm surprized I still have internet access. Usually it blocks the signal.

I was hoping to do a little more WS -- Catalpa tree seeds, poppies, HH, columbine; forgot what else. Hope it isn't too late; I don't know since this is my first yr to try WS. Anyone know?

Hi Mayberrygardener -- I'm extremely new to winter sowing, just started in end-Feb. I kind of thought I was done, but... well, I just can't stop buying seeds AND I got the most incredible newbie pack from Bakemom, so I'm getting those into containers today too. I do have some tomatoes & squash still to do, but most everything else is non-hardy annuals. From what I've read here -- it's not too late to winter sow, which I think is considered the method of planting, not necessarily the season in which you plant (did I get that right?) Although I did see spring & summer sowing mentioned.

The reason for waiting to sow for some of the less hardy plants is that the seedlings can't tolerate the freezing temps (seeds can, seedlings can't) and some people are willing to move sprouts or cover them when freezes occur -- others do not want to bother, so they sow the hardy stuff early and might wait a while before sowing the non hardy ones.

I just sowed:

Night Phlox
Datura
Impatiens
Lobelia
Coreopsis
Sweet William

(Now, I have to do another bout of paying work.)

If you haven't yet, you should also check out the Rocky Mountain Gardening forum. I think there are a few other Broomfielders, though Lafayette is so close to Broomfield too!

Here is a link that might be useful: Rocky Mountain Gardening Forum

I winter sow up to July 1.

I dunno...I'm a "hands-off" kinda girl. We had lows in the teens last week and I had a lot of sprouts. I was lamenting that I DIDN'T have snow to insulate them.
I left them alone, snow or no snow.
I just got a chance to look at them a couple days ago and they are all doing fine (and I have more sprouts, besides).

I WS with two to three (to four or more) of snow. Snow definitely doesn't hurt the unsprouted seeds. And if you're getting enough snow to cover the seedlings, they might be better off than without the snow cover. Moisture holds more warmth than dry air.

Linda

Diggerdee -- I seem to be in the 8-15 inch zone, a little north and they're saying 12-18. We have not had much snow or storms at all this winter & spring, so that often means we get hit late. However, March is Colorado's snowiest month anyway, with November 2nd snowiest and April the 3rd. The last couple of weeks have been absolutely gorgeous, in the 70s consistently. It'll probably warm up pretty quickly after the storm.

By the way, I'm not truly snowed in -- in 9 years in Colorado my Jeep has never failed me, but there are a couple hills on the way to work that get slippery and a lot of cars just can't get up and block traffic. Better to just stay off the roads if you don't HAVE to go anywhere! And yes, I am in no danger of running out of food, drinks, seeds, jugs!

I kind of wish the storm was going to stick around for another day so I'd have another good excuse to stay home tomorrow!

My reply was meant for the other post...

Sorry!

Linda