I haven't started anything yet, but calceolaria is on my list for 2008. Did you start that one inside??

Off to look up all the other stuff you named ....

PV

I am amazed that you are planting already - I am still saving seeds. One thing though - is this Winter Sowing 2008 or 2007?

I have had Wild leek (allium tricoccum), Michigan Lily (lilium michiganense), and Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum something-or-other) outside for a while now cause they like warm-cold-warm. I also did some Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense) and some Doll's Eyes (Actaea Pachypoda) and Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadense), but I cheated on those and started them in the fridge/indoors because they want cold-warm-cold and I'm impatient.

I'm going to direct sow my bachelors buttons, poppies, and sweet alyssum soon too.

Like northerner, I'm still trying to collect seeds. Spent last night cleaning rudbeckia seeds.

I'm also still doing fall clean up and mulching all my beds with leaves. I'm adding large amounts to stuff to my compost daily, getting it ready to sleep for a couple of months. I have 5 big construction bags of leaves to shred and mulch my beds. I need lots more, which I'll try to get on Tuesday, the day before garbage collection, and hopefully many more to be delivered by neighbors.

Haven't even thought about Christmas yet. Haven't bought or done a thing.

No, we'll be well into January before I can think about winter sowing.

Karen

I am growing calceolaria biflora or annua- have to come to terms of latin name yet-pouch or pocketbook flower- mostly it is houseplant also it could be used as annual outside
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because this plant has such vibrant startling colors it is very appropriate for Valentine Day gifts IMO

I'm counting the days and I've started collecting milk jugs, stock piling potting soil, duct tape and of course seeds...does that count as starting winter sowing already? ;)