MY 2012 WINTER SOWING ADVENTURE is well under way, starting (but by no means ending) with the 8 miniature greenhouses you see pictured above. What I've planted in these jugs, along … [Read more...]
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Winter-Sowing 101
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I start my summer garden in January, using a neat trick called “Winter-Sowing.” Winter-sowing is an outdoor method of seed germination (invented by [Read more...]
Winter-Sowing 2010: Who, What, and Where?
YESTERDAY, while others were celebrating the follies of Cupid, I spent a few unromantic hours cataloging the seeds I've [Read more...]
16 Flowers to Winter-Sow
16 Flowers to Winter Sow. Happy almost-Martin Luther King Day, everyone! Just now my Hudson Valley region looks … [Read more...]
How to Transplant Winter-Sown Seedlings
This week, I received the following email from reader Brick: Kevin, you're extremely good looking. Are you single? My phone … [Read more...]
How’d Your Winter-Sown Seeds Do?
NOW THAT SUMMER IS ALMOST OVER (waaah!), my inquiring mind wants to know: How'd your winter-sown seeds do? My report, followed (I hope!), by … [Read more...]
Transplanting Winter-Sown Seedlings
I wrote this article in April, 2011. So please forgive the awful photography. I'm repeating the piece on the front page … [Read more...]
How I Prepare My Raised Beds for Winter
HOW'S YOUR YARD CLEAN-UP PROGRESSING? This morning I had a panic attack, after hearing that a deluge and a deep-freeze were headed to the Hudson Valley. The … [Read more...]
What to Winter-Sow…And When
What to Winter-Sow and When | Updated 2021. YOU MIGHT WONDER WHEN, exactly, to winter-sow your perennials, annuals, herbs and veggies outdoors. The easiest answer is "now." However, depending on where … [Read more...]
Seeds to Winter-Sow: Platycodon ‘Sentimental Blue’
IF I didn't already have Platycodon 'Sentimental Blue' in my garden, I'd certainly obtain it. In early July, this amusing creature puffs up its … [Read more...]