Thanks for helping me bounce this around in my head. I hear it can be pretty unruly, but I'm intrigued by the whole companion planting idea, so I'm going to jump in and try it. Nice to meet you too! I have a 10' by 22' space for the three sisters scheme. Related Posts: Winter-Sowing 101: The Basics Fast Food My Way: Chicken with Herbes de Provence Thyme and Wine Beef Stew (GF) Hungry for more? Get my email updates, and subscribe to my YouTube channel. It’s fun to plant our gardens at the “wrong” time of the year! I hope this post was helpful to you in some small way. I know a Texan who winter-sows his tomatoes in December.Īnd by the way, have you tried my Tomato Pie yet? Here’s the ridiculously-simple recipe. If you live in a milder zone you can winter-sow your seeds much earlier than me. Platycodon (Balloon Flower) ‘Sentimental Blue’ (pictured above)Ĭentaurea cyanus (Bachelor Buttons) common blue varietyĪgain, this planting schedule is based on my own, zone 5-b climate. Nicotiana ‘Fragrant Cloud’ and ‘Purple Perfume’ (I also sowed these indoors, under lights both grew with equal exuberance) January through February: Flowering Perennials & Hardy AnnualsĬonsolida (Larkspur) ‘Galilee Blue Double’Īlcea (Hollyhock) ‘Camois Rose’ rosy-pinkīerlandiera ‘Chocolate Flower’ yellow, fragrant All of the seeds sprouted and survived (except the Delphiniums, probably because the seeds were old). Last year, in my own, zone 5-b garden, I planted perennials, annuals, herbs and vegetables using the following time-table. That’s why they’re called “tender.” Consequently, to avoid the covering-work, it pays to delay the sowing of tender annuals until March or April. You can plant these early, too, with one important caveat: Should sprouting occur during a warm day (and remember, it’s even warmer inside the milk-jug greenhouse), you’ll have to throw a blanket over the container at night because such seedlings are easily killed by frost. This is not a problem for perennials and hardy annuals. However, the seed can also sprout during some freak warm spell between weeks of frigid conditions. Sprouting will occur when warmth arrives, normally in spring. The following schedule has worked well for me: Perennials and Hardy AnnualsĪs a rule, if a plant is hardy in your zone, you can plant its seed any time in winter, regardless of the temperature outside. The easiest answer is “now.” However, depending on where you live, you may find that it pays to plant certain seeds ahead of others. YOU MIGHT WONDER WHEN, exactly, to winter-sow your perennials, annuals, herbs and veggies outdoors. What to Winter-Sow and When | Updated 2021.
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