Comments on: Winter Sowing Update: Day 33

By: Michael Nolan

Michael Nolan — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:44:16 +0000

It’s pretty late in the season for new starts, even in New Jersey. They still may come up but I wouldn’t count on them.

By: BR

BR — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:24:38 +0000

I planted my tomato seeds directly in my raised boxes on April 15 (I’m in NJ). So far only one cherry tomato plant has come up out of the 11 different varieties I planted. But I have 4 ‘volunteers’ in other parts of the garden. Do you think there is hope for the other 14?

By: RJ

RJ — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 23:51:03 +0000

I was a bit late to try this method this year, but I did manage to get Brandywine tomato seedlings to sprout. The weather has been so warm in NJ that I probably could have started all my seeds outdoors.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:30:53 +0000

I am trying winter sowing for the first time with about 15 different varieties of plants. I live in Colorado and set them out in early February. So far, I have bush snap peas, lupine, snow in summer, yarrow, vision violet geranium, broccoli and candytuft starting to come out.

I have been misting them with water each day, though, as they keep wanting to dry out.

I got a bunch of milk jugs from friends and even my local starbucks gave some to me. This has been lots of fun!