I get to walk to the garden every day or so to add to the compost .I have too many House plants .Those seed catalogs need to be gone through .

i hate this cold weather. i sit at home and go through the pages on gw. and then i go to school, head to the computer lab (thats where i am now) and do the same thing!! ha!!! =D

oh, that and winter sowing. but i did that in the basement and sat myself down on the floor near the boiler so i was nice and toasty. made sure everything was ready and in their containers before i made a sprint out to the yard to set them all down before i ran back inside to the warth double speed.

What do you all sow outside with your winter sowing?
Just flowers?
Or herbs too?
I promised myself I would not get winter garden itch, but it is here. My poor lilac and a few bulbs thought it was spring and did things yesterday!! They will have stopped by the time I check tomorrow morning, no doubt

Audrey

Hi Audrey,
I sow mostly flowers, but this year I'm going to try some herbs too. I sow them outside in milk jugs and they get a head start on spring and turn out to be very strong plants.
Hope you have good success with it.
Peace
George

Thanks! I will give it a try! Has anyone done winter sowing of Basil?? I kind of live for Basil!
How about tomatoes? Are they possible?

Audrey

Hi Audrey,
I've had success in wintersowing both tomatoes and basil.
Here are a couple of links to help you with wintersowing
www.wintersown.org
http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/wtrsow/
The first link especially got me started on tomatoes and the site often has a "free samples" seed pack offer.
Have fun,
George

Here's what I've wintersown so far :
White Bleeding Hearts
Hardy Geraniums
Jacobs Ladder
Japanese Primrose
Larch Tree
Hellebores
Sundrops
Daylily
Clematis
Zinnias
(the last six items were part of a winter solstice tradition started by a "wintersowing forum" memeber)
I've got more containers and seeds ready to go

Well so far, my Hardy Geraniums are sprouted in their wintersow containers. Still putting out more containers of the more tender things as the weather gets less severe.
Indoors: started petunia seedlings, as well as schizanthus, portulaca, madagascar periwinkle and ice daisies. Rooting lots of coleus too.

I have been winter sowing like a mad fiend! I love it!! No sprouts yet.
But I am hopeful!
I can't thank you enough. It has made a big difference in my abilty to withstand winter

Audrey

Glad you're enjoying it Audrey... I've got a few more containers out and some more started indoors too.
Spring is just around the corner!