Well, if Drippy wasn't moving, I'd throw her in the 1000 club... :O)

I'm at 277 plus the ones I forgot to write down. I have a few more perennials to do and I haven't even done the annuals yet - other than the toughies like Bachelor Buttons of course.

I find it amazing that I always say I'm going to do less, but do I listen to myself? Noooooo!

It's fun though and I like doing fun things! Life's to short to do otherwise, eh?

I am estimating when all is said and done I will have around 400. Tiffy,I said to myself no way am I doing this again in such a volume next year. Something in my gut tells me that wont happen! I agree,life is too short to deprive yourself of such fun! :)

I am at 267. i work in a nursery so i bring lots of full growns home. i havent been able to find a lot of my wants this year. almost all of them are things i've never grown before. of course most of the annuals are the same. i still have all my veggies to do but i don't really count that as winter sowing.
Tanya

Only 28 large containers such as 5 gallon water jugs and pastry containers. No milk jugs this year. I am doing mostly annuals. Will probably sow a few more containers of Marigold or maybe not. Was planing to do grape tomatoes, but haven't sown that either.

I am WAY behind this year. I don't have room for much of anything anymore anyway. :-) I didn't get started until last month. The Petunia that was sown the first week of March has germinated already. I may direct sow in planters this weekend, maybe not. I have to pot up my dahlia tubers tomorrow. Sigh.... The spring rush is on.....

It was warm today. No jacket was needed in the garden. My crocus, Snowdrops, Eranthis, dwarf Iris will probably fry this weekend. Scilla are up already. This sudden warmth is going to do my spring flowering bulbs in again this year. :-(

Rich, weren't you the one who was having trouble getting started on your Wsing? Obviously, you got past that problem!

I have 95 containers so far, mostly plastic jugs and 2 liter soda bottles. Only 4 have sprouted so far. But, I still have to sow warm-season grasses, annuals and veggies. That will probably be another 30-50 containers.

Well, maybe it's not 500 or 1000, but I'm determined to make it into the "mile-high" club...:)

I just moved all my pots out into the sun this afternoon. I counted 381 and still have a few more left to sow; I'll probably end up with about 400. I did a lot of annuals this year, stuff I don't find at the nursery. I also am trying for some new shade plants this year.

My B. Buttons faithfully have started to sprout first so now only 380 more to go!!!

So far I have done 182 but I still have around 70+ of seeds left to sow yet. And these include some of my zinnias that nipped by the cold after the germinated a little bit too fast for me. And I am still wondering where and how I will fit everything into place here. I only have so much space. hehe

Paula

Wow, I am in awe...that's a lot of jugs!

I suppose I have about 80. I seeded really heavy since much of my perennial seed I had was old (anywhere from 1 to 10 years old...LOL). It's my first year ws'ing so I'm excited to see how well it works in my zone.

I did start a lot of things from seed inside and in my greenhouse. Just can't help it, need to see the green as soon as possible...LOL

Where do you people put all these babies? I wintersowed for the first time last year. I did have some plants started in my garden before that - daylilies, hostas, etc. I just moved here about 3-4 years ago so my garden is pretty new but now there are perennials from last year's WS that are coming back like gangbusters...taking up space - beautifully. HEY! I've got 5 acres here. My front border is over 100 feet long! WHERE are y'all putting all these plants?

I've just come to the sad realization that I MUST stop sowing. I have 137 containers...plus various things that followed me home from the garden center. They ALL need homes! There isn't any more room. I do have plans to take over a bit more of dh's lawn (he so does not mind!) for another bed. But that takes time to prep and it isn't going to happen right now. So next year I can sow for that one. But...200? 400? Holy Cow! PLEASE POST PICTURES!!! I want to see these gardens!

I have 210 with at least that many annuals still to go. My problem being that I don't have that many containers. I guess I will have to resort to cups. I kinda got carried away with the whole trading thing and before I knew it had over 400 kinds of seeds. So count me in the 'totally gone mental' group. This is my first year to WS. Double crazy!

Hmm, I just counted up my containers, and I have 205. I didn't think I had that many, only because I am sowing more heavily per container than usual.

I probably have another 50 to go. I have the rest of my herbs and veggies, lots of sunflowers, and a few odds and ends of annuals.

:)
Dee

I am going to have to guess since I stopped counting around the 400 mark.I have become obsessed with my stacks of seed and am still buying.I think probably around 600.I found 5 black bags of containers I stashed under the house,and some are even prepped.I will probaly do about 200 more,then start direct sowing.
moonphase

As of today I have 192 containers, about half jugs and 1/4 clear cookie boxes from BJ's and Sams warehouse stores (friends save these for me and we use a lot at work for meetings)and big salad boxes (from my wsing friend Alberta) and 1/4 full sized lasanga pans with tall domes (puchased last year and reusable). I also went a little crazy with the trading this fall and I am just pushing myself to get all these potenial "new and different" seeds sown!

I use shelves to keep the containers organized on my deck but I have have now run out of shelf room! 4 (3-5)shelf units completely full. I am going to go out hunting in the garage and sheds tomorrow to find some ideas for shelving. I still have many annuals to start. Where will all these be planted? Well, I did clear out some overgrown beds and made two new beds last fall, but honestly, if all of these germinate I will be "swimming" in babies! oh such problems to have! I just love it.

Nancy

Ok, so I obviously am way behind joining the club. But please keep in mind this is my first year..... I currently have 22 out and when I am done with my tomato plants I will have exactly 30. I suppose I better start digging in the drawer and find some more or I'll be the laughing stock of the wintersow site. LOL!!!

No way, orcascove. We all do what we need, want, can use, or can't live without. I predict that after you see how well WSing works, you'll be doing a lot more next year.

Like Pitimpanai, I cut back this year out of need. In 2 years of wintersowing I have already filled most available planting space in my yard, even though I created a large new bed last year. My goal this year was 40, but I have about 35 so far, plus a few cups. I still have annuals and maters to do so probably will hit 50 this year.

I also can't imagine how some of you handle 200, 400, ...600. I can see how you sow them but can't imagine how you find time to plant them out and maintain and water afterward. And I too want to see those summer pictures.

Karen

I WISH I could do that many! I have done over 60 so far, and plan on making it to 100, but that will be pushing it for me. 2 kids, 2 jobs, and school, I don't have much time for anything else!

With the midsummer move impending, I forced myself to stop at 300, and I will add between 1 and 5 (depending on size, 'cause all my family/friends want some) containers of spring sown basil.

I have WS withdrawal pretty baaaaaaad...but watch out next year! :)

Drippy, would you please get some pictures of the new neighbors faces when you get your first thousand sowed next year.

This is new to me and I currently have done 63 containers.I have about 10 more to do for cosmos and zinnias.

How funny Tlovesflowers! I have exactly 63 too! All that is left for me to sow are some basils, zinnias, and a couple odds and ends, but I think I'll end up somewhere around 75 or so. The way I was buying and trading for a while there, it looked like I might break the mile high club, but a lot of my warm season veggies will get direct sown in May and June.

Bonnie

highalttransplant, I am also direct sowing some veggies in May. I direct sow radishes, green beans,and a couple hills of pickling cukes and summer squash. Looks like we will be close on the container count.

Absolutely direct sow some veggies, winter sowing is great but I don't put all my eggs in one basket. I have sowed a number of indoor plants and will purchase many garden center flower and veggie seedlings in May. Direct sowing will include peas beans cucs squash lettuce beets morning glory 4 oclock and then some .

newby this year. About 90 so far, with another 20 or so yet to go.

Seeds permitting, next year I hope to do 200.

I've done about 215 so far and still have the annuals to do.
Mike

As a newebie of this year,i have done 165 so far,i keep saying i am done for this year,but a new empty container pops up and ya just gotta fill it----RIGHT?

OK,most of you have sown so many,and have been doing this a couple of years now,where do you plant all of these?
They do come back up year after year don't they?
Are all of you beds so full you don't have to spend much time weeding,thats what i am hoping for.

one more question: Do you all post pictures of your gardens so we can see the results of every ones hard work?

And for those of you who have 3-5oo,how long does it take to plant all your babies?

(sorry,that was another question)

Carol, should i ask this on another post? oppppppps,another one!

As of yesterday I have 61 containers.
Have yet to do:
Basil (1)
Zinnia (4 or 6)
Cucumber 'Cucino' (1)
Pumpkin 'Bat Man' (1)Pumpkin 'Wee-be-Little' (1)
Melon 'Minnesota Midget' (1)
Yvonne's Salvia (1) as a backup!

just1morehosta,

Have you visited the ws gallery yet? Lots of pics found in the discussion forum too (this one)if you search :D
I usually end up giving lots of seedlings away to neighbors and friends.
Not all come back year after year. Annuals live and die in one year, but some do self-sow. About 95% of my containers this year are all annuals as I did about 90% of my perennials in year 1 and 2.

Vera

I have 165 containers, and still need to do annuals..and this is my first season...I had hopes of doing a lot more but time has gotten away from me.

I have at least 300 and still have a lot of annuals to do. I have been planting out some of my perennials so that I can re-use the containers since I have pretty much used up everything I could find at this point.

Becky
ramazz

141 and about 1/2-way done. Still need to get the Zins & Veggies done.

lindakimy: WHERE are y'all putting all these plants?

When in doubt, get out the roto-tiller! Lawn is totally over-rated! At least that's the next thing on MY agenda, since I may not be planting 'everything in sight' but have sowed about 10x more of what I AM planting to take its place.

So far I have 154. I just started my annuals and veggies today. I'll probably get about 200 done. Some of mine are huge (cat litter containers and window boxes) and all are heavily sown. So, I'll be kept plenty busy planting out. Isn't this fun? Way better than Christmas morning.

Martha

I just hit 445 things. About 160 milkjugs for far, some with 6 things in them (with dividers, smaller amounts of seed) and some I have two full milk jugs of (the things I love extra, and had lots of seed for). Will be planting a huge lot of bed space at home, at my school, two neighbors, and giving the rest away.

Will surely hit 500 before I'm done, maybe a little more.

(this is so much fun!)

kilngood: Do you hire out? Wow, such energy. Don't think I had that much energy even when I was 10.

Karen