Winter sowing is a technique I have been using for several years. It sounds unbelievable but it really does work. You can plant cold hardy seeds now in containers, place them outside, and they will germinate when the weather warms.
This technique works well with lettuce, kale, cabbage, and similar cold hardy veggies. It will also work for some flowers such as sunflowers.
Following is a video I made on this technique. Thanks for visiting.
I planted carrots after the New Year, in the dead of winter this year. They sprouted a month later. Think the slugs ate all the tender tips though.
I have a hard time protecting outdoor-sown seedlings from hungry small animals that will eat them. Can't blame them. I usually try to grow more than enough to share, and keep sowing more every week until they remain. Kind of a waste of seeds, but I have to work with the ecosystem I am a part of.
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My method uses containers (gallon size water jugs) so the seedlings are protected. When they sprout in the Spring I then move them into my small greenhouse and of course bring them in at night if temps go below freezing. It's a neat plant and forget method until they sprout.
Once planted in the garden, for greens I built a protective wooden box that I put netting over. There's a picture of it in my introductory post.
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