SEED STARTING BASICS: Starting your own seeds can save you money and here’s one way you can guarantee healthy strong growth for your seedlings. WHAT SOIL TO USE:Seeds starting soil needs to be light and loose which makes it easier for seeds to push through and sprout. Seeds starting mix are widely available, but if you prefer to start your own. You can use any of this combination: Coir, Peat, Pertlie, Worm Castings, Compost. Remove any hard solid pieces like wood chips.I use a simple blend for m

Over the last nine years, we’ve had success winter sowing the following plants below. Sown between Jan.-March in the PNW, zone 8b, some in containers and some seeded directly. 🥬Kale, collards, cabbage, broccoli, arugula, chard, spinach, lettuce, radicchio, mache, claytonia, scallions, leek, wild leek, walking onion, earth chestnut, & artichoke. 🌿cilantro, spiked thyme, mint, savory, dill, fennel, parsley, oregano, sage, lemon balm, and chives. 🌸Yarrow, marigold, cosmos, columbine, echinacea,