You Can Sow Seeds in February Snow

What? She’s planting seeds and putting them outside in the snow? Yes. Except this year the snow is mostly gone.

If gardeners want to have earlier cool flowers and spring salads, while spending very little money or time, winter sowing is the way to go. All it takes is a clean jug, potting soil, seeds and duct tape. The mini greenhouses should be placed outside, even in or under the snow, and when the season changes, those little seeds will wake naturally. Leaving the cap off the jug allows moisture to enter. Placing them in southern exposure is beneficial, but not required.

When spring comes, the jugs can be opened to reveal healthy plants, ready to plant into the garden about April/May. Wild flowers do well transplanted into pots and put right in the middle of your beds to match colors. Hollyhocks planted this way last year were blooming in the garden in July. It’s best to check out which seeds will perform with this cool method. Not all will, for example tomatoes and peppers are definitely hot weather plants.

There are loads of YouTube videos explaining winter sowing in detail. So it’s not too early to get our hands into the soil and plant some dreams.