Winter sowing is a great seed starting method if you can’t start indoors. In this episode, I will show you how to do it, and why it is such a good alternative.
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I did some late summer/early autumn sowing last year. I figured that was the way annual plants spread in nature. I can't wait to see if it will work or not!
agree with make it look tidy. We ask people for leaves for our commity garden and people just left black bags on weekends we would un bag and use as mulch and we got angary post in fb group about the trash (some was but most was leaves) and had to stop asking for leaves
Do I need to put holes on the storage containers?
love 2 c your kale plants patiently waiting to grow again!
Long time ago, my Dad had bought a tractor from a vegetable farmer. When he went to pick it up, he noticed that in early February the farmer was out with a seeder planting something . the farmer explained that they planted spinach this way and got a couple of weeks head start on the market. They particularly liked when they could plant through the snow. As the snow melted, the seeds would sink into the soil.
I been doing jugs for years. My jugs are currently completely covered in snow as I type. We use the square water jugs. Good strong tough plants is the result…..
My neighborhood would flip out if I had a bunch of bottles in my yard lol! They'd probably be ok with a few clear bins though.
Hi verry smart idea but what if I have a dry soil I can water it that time but after that how do u water it by lifting every time might damage it or that is safe to do it
What about ventilation?
I would encourage anyone with in interest in winter jug sowing to not dismiss the concept based on this video. Those who have actually used the method as it was meant to be done know that it is an amazing, frugal way to start seeds that produces healthy strong plants. Embrace your “trashy” side, the results speak for themselves.
25 degrees! Can I send you some gloves??? LOL
Like this a lot – eliminates a ton of steps and expense. Thank you!
Who cares what your garden looks like in the winter, especially if you’re going to put those jugs in the backyard anyways.
I would like to start my pepper and tomato seeds right in the ground. I am in 6a zone, is too late to actually get some plants and tomatoes doing it this way? Also why did you say you would do it?
What are the metal hardware fixtures I see every few feet on the outside perimeter of your raised beds?
Third year of WINTER SOWING! I use mostly milk jugs and put them in the back yard. Am still experimenting. I love to see people using pop bottles, milk jugs, etc. They are gardening. Hooray for them!
Did you add ventilation holes to the dollar store storage container?
but those dollar store containers are probably not UV resistant and will crack or break easily. we live in the mountains of arizona.
Nice videos…..it is always good to give people different ideas when it comes to gardening …I always use the milk jugs method and have no complaint …it is a preference thing…
I am in zone 6. Will I be able to winter sow vegetables like eggplants and others that like warm temps to germinate?
Should you drill a couple of holes in the top of the dollar store container?
Can you put tape over the holes if necessary?
This method looks great!
2021 is my 2nd year of winter sowing and it was very successful! My first year I did less than 20 milk jugs of vegetables only. However, in 2021 I winter sowed about 87 gallon sized milk jugs of vegetables, flowers, fruit and herbs. I winter sowed tomatoes, peppers just about everything! Every grew successfully. I never had to water or fertilize them. The snow and rain watered them and nature did the rest. You must use a good organic potting soil. They work like mini greenhouses. They all transplanted and produced perfectly. Virginia zone 7a.
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I really like this method for perennials and annual seeds that needs stratification. Only problem I have is getting the jugs! I don't buy bottled water or soda. I do buy salad in those large rectangle plastic containers- recycle the lids and invert a 2nd container in top.
Rustoleum makes a clear UV spray that extends the life of plastic in the sun. They don't get brittle.
Another reason I don't want to start indoors: because I have a toddler who pulled out all my tomato seedlings this past season.
I replanted them in their seed starting pots and saved some of them. They had labels but since they were all mixed up after being pulled out I ended up planting them in the wrong location outdoors (indeterminate vs determine).