My first WSing was on February 6. I planted yellow lupines and blue fescue (grass). On the 13th, i planted gaillardia, white lychnis, Shasta daisies, acquilegia 'Norah Barlow', hesperis matronalis (Dame's Rocket), Leopard's bane, echinacea (white), asclepias tuberosa (keep trying this....), campanula 'Blue Clips' and heliopsis var. 'Lorraine Sunshine'.

These are not "buried", but sitting along the wall of house on the deck with snow heaped up around them. I can't reach the place where i usually put my WSing, so i just left them there. There won't be room for more, so i'll have to find another place to put what i intend to do this weekend (maybe) - got some seeds from a friend. :)

Marcia, you say you keep trying asclepias tuberosa. I've got seeds for asclepias incarnata.

What kind of problems are you having? I assume not many are germinating, or do they really hate being transplanted?

As a beginner, do you think I'd better try them inside instead? Lynn

Well I don't do winter sowing, but I have started some delphiniums. They are doing their cold spell in the fridge.

I've had little luck with germination, and what germinates doesn't make it to transplanting stage. I'm not sure why - my notes aren't all that detailed.

I was talking about the asclepias, of course - must have been half asleep! LOL

Yesterday I planted Sparkles Mix Livingstone Daisy ( Ice Plant?), Milkweed (crossed my fingers Marcia), Arctic Fire Dianthus, and Canadian Sunset Marigold. Couldn't remember if I could winter sow the marigolds, but I had one more jug ready and waiting, so I did it anyway.

I don't usually do annuals until into April, but i'm sure the marigolds will be okay. If you happen to get a long streak of really warm weather, they might sprout and then you'll have to protect them from frost. This year it seems as if a streak of warm weather is highly unlikely! LOL

I put my marigolds out in Mar. last year and they grew just fine. Just finished putting the last of my w/s out. Wait.....I think there's more to come!

Well this year I'm really hoping that my wintersowing takes. Last year we went to Hawaii just after things started to sprout and they didn't make it. So far I have five different varieties of columbine, coneflower, lupins, and monkshood. I sure hope I get something, my grow lights are already full and I haven't even started the tomatoes yet. c