With Spring right around the corner this is a good time to get some winter sowing done! Actually, I’ve left this to the last moment but still have enough time to get it done! I live in Western NY so I could have officially started winter sowing anytime after the new year started. That’s what makes winter sowing so great is that whether I winter sowed my first container on January 1st and my last container on Feb. 28th–they are both going to grow into beautiful plants!
Winter sowing is a technique of planting seeds in recycled containers and placing them outside in winter where they will start to grow naturally in the Spring. They will be more cold hardy, have stronger stems, save you money and get you a head start on filling your gardens with beautiful flowers!
Seed packets are usually so much cheaper than buying already grown & established plants. In fact you can usually get the seed packets at a discount at the end of the year to save even more money when you winter sow for the following Spring.
You can use almost any clear or white container –like a plastic milk gallon. Your container can be various sizes as long as it can hold 2-4 inches of potting soil in the bottom of the container and have enough room for the plants to grow until after the last frost when you can transplant it into your gardens. Some people use the minimum size container and minimum amount of potting soil but I myself prefer to use a larger container so that I know the plants will have enough room to grow and more soil so that they don’t get too root bound just in case you can’t plant them in your garden right away.
Don’t worry, it’s easy and I will show you step by step how to do it!
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