I have sprouts. The top picture are French Dwarf Marigolds that germinated on my dining room table. I planted them with the intention of winter sowing them. I left them on the table and when I went to set them outside I noticed that they had already sprouted. I set them under the grow lights for about and week and they took off. I repotted them this past week in this flat. Hopefully they will continue to flourish. My plan is to put them in the garden. I like to place them between my tomato plants and anywhere else I can find a spot. They did well last year.
Here are a few plants that I repotted over the week-end. So far I have repotted the following:
2 Tiffen Mennonites
2 Crook Neck Squash
2 Zucchinni
2 Jalepenos
2 Salt & Peppers cukes
8 National Pickling cukes
1 Early Girl
2 Cilantro
2 Dill
2 White Belle
2 Mixed Belle
I planted Basil, but it's not looking good. I'll plant a few more this week. Hopefully I'll have better luck.
These are Dahlias that have sprouted using the winter sowing method. This is my first time using winter sowing. It looks like 1 sunflower has sprouted as well. I have about 10 tomato plants that are being winter sowed, so I'm hoping they will germinate. I did start tomatoes inside just in case I'm unsuccessful. If both methods work, I'll have more tomato plants that I can use. Not to worry though, I'm sure I can find someone to take them off my hands at the office.
I found these fabulous 5" pots at Big Lots. I couldn't pass them up, 36 for $4.00. I love that store. I got 36 3" peat posts for $3.00. I'm hoping to use the 5" for my sunflowers. If my tomatoes get too big in the cups, wishful thinking, I'll repot them in these as well. These pots are made out of a mesh type material that can be directly planted in the garden. How's your indoor sowing going?
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I have the winter blues! I decided to start my vegetable seeds over the week-end. Planning my garden takes the blues away. This year, I decided to try winter sowing. I've been saving plastic liter, juice and milk bottles. Anything that I can cut and punch holes in the bottom for drainage. I started about 20 bottles over the week-end. Tomatoes, dill, zuchinni, squash, sunflowers and petunias. Tomatoes, dill and petunias reseed, so hopefully I will have a successful germination rate. Research showed that the squash and zuchinni will also do well. l will continue winter sowing through-out February. I'll start a few tomatoes, cukes and greenbeans inside to ensure I have something to plant. I set these bottles outside my kitchen door, but will eventually move them to my picnic table. It had just started snowing, so they received a nice coating.
Stay tuned for additional posts. If you are a gardener and use the winter sowing method, please share your experience.
