WOO HOO!!! The first twelve of Drippy's gazillion winter sows!!
And they are all going on Zone Seven's container count!

BWAHAAHAAHAAHAAAA!!!!

Too much coffee? :)

Shore

WOO HOO!!! The first twelve of Drippy's gazillion winter sows!!
And they are all going on Zone Seven's container count!

BWAHAAHAAHAAHAAAA!!!!

Too much coffee? :)

Shore

WOO HOO!!! The first twelve of Drippy's gazillion winter sows!!
And they are all going on Zone Seven's container count!

BWAHAAHAAHAAHAAAA!!!!

Too much coffee? :)

Shore

Congratulations on your first dozen! How many still to go?

I've been poking holes in the bottoms of milk jugs for a couple of weeks & making sure I've got labels ready to go. Brought a bale of growers mix inside before it could freeze. My seeds are sorted by those that do/don't need cold stratification. I'm definitely ready to get started but will wait for the solstice.

In hindsight, I went far beyond what I could reasonably handle last year so I hope to keep the madness in check this year and WS fewer containers but more of the ones I really want to add to the flowerbeds. At least now I have some idea of what to expect when March rolls around and the seeds begin to sprout.

Drippy finally has her feet firmly planted in dirt again. Watch out world, here she comes!

Karen

Good for you! What did you sow, tell us.

Awe, shucks!! I never thought of the Container Count 'til Shore brings it up. That's it... Zone 5/6 is doomed on the numbers! :O)

Must feel good to get back in the game Drippy! Do tell - what was sown?

I am glad to hear someone say it may be enough warm days for the seeds that need the warm period in a zone comparable to mine. I have 9 sown after a the things you sent me drippy I need at least 2 more going.

Drippy I want to say thank you for the wonderful seeds you sent me in the wish list swap!!

Some of the things I started could just be wintersown, probably, but I have some older seeds among them, so I thought I'd get them out there. I still have a lot of warm-cold-warms left to do, too, sigh...

I started:
Joe Pye Weed, collected from my garden in MA
Magnolia (fresh seed)
7 kinds of clematis
3 varieties of cornus (floridus, stolonifera, and sanguinea)
Aconitum Blue Bishop & Ivorine
Rose, Morden Blush
Helleborus lividus
Malus floribunda
Holly, collected from my garden in MA
Japanese Maple, lace leaf weeping burgundy
and
Alchemilla mollis, collected from my garden in MA

I've got seeds coming in our moving crates in 10 days...unfortunately I have to unpack first and then I can start thinking about WS, starting indoors, and sorting stuff that grows super easy outdoors (space is limited).

Calendula, cosmos grows so easy I do it outdoors in the spring.

Lupins I like to start mid-Feb indoors because I have enough light and love to watch them grow.

But ya never know what turns my crank this winter. I will have a full 4 shelves of my mini-outdoor green house set up in front of my patio door this winter. Heaven knows what happens there and I always get 'the fever' to winter sow things that I know need cold stratification.

Glad to see activity starting on this thread again!

Cheers,
Peggy

Drippy,

I just wanted to pop in and thank you for the wonderful seeds that you shared with me in the wishlist swap!

I always hate to post a seperate thank you to one person because I don't want to hurt anyones feelings!

SO, Thank you!!!! (I may throw a few containers out myself)

Lisa

We could really use a warm cold warm list in the FAQ on this forum :) (hint hint).

GGG, I'm not up for the research that would require right now - maybe after the holidays, but of course, that's too late for this year. But here's what I've researched so far that fits that category (multiple warm/cold cycles to break dormancy) from my own stash:

Agrimonia eupatoria
Marrubium vulgare
Cimicifuga rubifolia (and most cimicifuga types)
Cornus sanguinea, stolonifera, and probably most types
Dictamnus albus
Helleborus, most
Melanthium virginicum
Primula veris
Veronica gentianoides

Yawn...falling asleep here...I'll try to add some more tomorrow.

This will be my third year Wsing and there is still much to learn. I didn't realize some plants have a warm/cold cycle. I thought the two basic cycles were very cold sowing (for hardy perennials) and closer to spring sowing (for tender perennials.)

I just received some Primula veris in a seed swap, so I will get those planted ASAP. Thanks for the heads up, Drippy.

A lot of trees need multiple warm/cold cycles - here's a few more plants I noted on my list:

Alchemilla mollis (I'm pretty sure folks have just plain WSed this with success, though)
Anemone virginiana
Cranberry
Phlox paniculata
Trollius europa
Centaurea americana
Daphne giraldii

And that's about as far down my list as I've researched. I use the info in Tom Clothier's a lot. I think T&M has a seed germination guide on line, too

The whole group could probably put together a nice list and get it posted in the FAQ. Anytime is helpful. You see, I did not know anemone virginiana could use warm cold warm, I've not been able to germinate them well, and I thought perhaps this was the fuzzy coating. I've not grown Phlox from seed, so I didn't realize that either.
Trees and shrubs yes, I did realize many need warm cold warm (hence, their seeds mature in summer here)...I did have great success sowing some shrub seeds last year with some warmer early temps and a few wicked colds spells!

You are so helpful, Drippy!