Brad, check out Trudi's Seed Exchange Posting.

Lisa

Here is a link that might be useful: Trudi's Seed Exchange Posting

Brad,
I'm a first year winter sower, here's some that did well for me:

California Poppies
Blanket Flowers
Celosia Fresh Look
Cosmos
Sweet William
Bachelor Buttons

I spring sowed Marigolds and Zinnias, they did better for me than the ones I tried to winter sow. I just waited til close to my last frost date, and planted them in the covered containers... they germinated in a couple of days, and I planted them out shortly afterwards.

Brad, I have some extra seeds. Email me if intererested.

Thanks for the help so far. I would love to hear anymore suggestions.
Thanks so much.
Brad

Brad: Welcome, you'll love us! We're glad to have you.

Have you seen the FAQs at the top of the page? I'll link you to 'em. Near the bottom of the page there are lists of plants recommended by growing zones. I'm not sure where you live? Some might do better in some zones than in others.

Karen

Here is a link that might be useful: FAQs

Brad, the FAQ has long lists of seeds that are suitable for winter sowing, also wording to look for on seed packages that indicate seeds that might be suitable. Check out other links in the FAQ, at the top of the forum main page. There's lots of great info there.

Here's a link to a good list. Hope this helps.

Here is a link that might be useful: Perennial seeds that can be winter sown

Welcome Brad this was my second year winter sowing and like you I discovered it in September prior to winter, which gave me plenty of time to research and read the FAQ's several time over. Good Luck

Carve another notch in the winter sowing bed post.

Hi Brad. I'm another yearling. I used mostly milk jugs, a few 2 liters, & a few big yogurt containers.
This is what I planted out from winter sowing last spring: Lupines, Doppleganger coneflowers, white coneflowers, columbine, blackberry lillies, rose campion, linaria, amaranthus, prunella,Alyssum (white), Campanula, Sweet William, Holly Hocks, Asters, More Alyssum(Purple), Yvonnes salvia (did'nt make it), Cleome, Salvia Farinacea, Snapdragons, Tomatoes,Lettuce (lots), Parsley, Balsam, Celosia (plume), Arugula, Gomphrena, Petunias, Strawflowers, Baby's Breath, African Daisy, Jalapeno peppers, Statice, Swiss Chard, Poppies, Celosia (crested), Thunbergia, Starflowers.
A few things did'nt do that great, but it's probably because of where I planted them, or my sandy soil. Next year...!
Winter sowing works! And it's great! (Sorry this is so long)
Maggie

Welcome aboard! What they said, only I'll add this - you will be wishing for more land soon (unless you happen to live on 25+ acres) - that's how well it works.

97% of my gardens are WSed plants, and I started this process 5 years ago.

Glad you found this forum :) This year was my first wintersowing, and I had a lot of success. Some of the best seeds for me were:

petunias
nasturtiums
spinach
kohlrabi
lettuce
tomatoes
poppies
borage
bachelor buttons
lavender
snap dragons

There are more that are great as well, but these are great for newbies, as they seemed to germinate earlier than a lot of the others. This is important, because as a newby, you will anxiously and nervously await the first sprout appearance. These also grew and/or flowered quickly for me as well, this year anyway. I've heard different years bode well for different kinds of plants.

Welcome to WS, Brad. We are glad another man joined us. We need more of you to even out the number.

Have you stocked up some potting soil yet? Get some now. It'll be more difficult to find and more expensive later.

And you really need to get your garden beds ready before spring. Or you'll wonder where you'll ever going to plant the hundreds of seedlings that will germinate.
I have some seeds. Email me if you would like more.
:-)