Time to start Winter Sowing

Thanks for the great reminder, Jroot. I think I will be getting some of my winter sowing supplies together this coming weekend.

-- "To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves." M. Gandhi

I decided not to winter sow this year but I am going to start some of my plants very soon under the grow lights so they get a better start.Like peppers,squash and others that have a long maturity time.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

I was thinking …..
for the last couple of years I have done some planting right in bags of soil. It has been very effective in some not-so-great locations.

This year I want to plant some flowers around the outside edge of my fences … what if I use the bags for “winter sowing”?

What I did for the last couple years was to put some slits in the bottom for drainage, and some in the top for the plants to grow out of.
I could do this same method for winter sowing, couldn’t I? Or does the container need to be clear? Or…?

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)