With below zero temperatures, several inches of snow on the ground and a newborn to take care of that keeps me inside all the time – I am seriously missing playing in the dirt. Now that my pregnancy is over…
Tag: Winter Sowing
Nature Braving the Cold
In the past few weeks we have had incredible ups and downs in temperature. Since about the 8th of November it’s been mostly down, way down. The week before it was in the 60s and 70s and then January came…
Update on Winter Sowing Experiment
Believe it or not some of my wintersown seeds that actually bore seedlings are just getting into their permanent home in the ground. I have some White Swan Echinacea and Japanese Irises that actually sprouted in June and survived the…
Winter Sowing Experiment Follow Up
Even though it seems I’ve had more failure than success at this endeavor it wasn’t a total loss. There are some Japanese Irises that are growing; they are no more than 1/2 an inch tall, but they are growing. Also,…
Winter Sowing Experiment's First Sprouts
I’d felt a bit dejected over the fact that none of my little greenhouses had shown signs of life. So, today I decided to move them to a more exposed area with more sunlight. As I was doing this I…
Lull in the sowing process
There has been a bit of a lull in the sowing process lately. I’ve been trying to fly under the “husband radar”. All my tools and seeds got put in a cabinet out of sight. Hmmm. Could this be a…
Yay for snow!
What? You may be asking, but when you have winter sown seeds precipitation, especially snow is a welcome occurrence. Just because I set the little greenhouses outside doesn’t mean I don’t have to keep them from dehydrating. The snow is…
Breaking free of cabin fever!
February 12, 2008 is the date I will remember as the start of my winter sowing experiment. I’ve spent most of my “free” time – time in front of the TV or sick time – making mini greenhouses for a…
