WINTER SOWING TIPS If... - Empress of Dirt Creative Gardening

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,

Good evening everyone!❄️Have you tried starting your seeds outdoors by “winter sowing?” Not only will it save you ⏰💰, work, and space, it can also give you a bit of a head start to the season. In the last 8 years, I’ve noticed that plants seem to be more resilient when exposed to the adverse conditions outdoors in early stages. ✅Seeds can be planted directly in place under cloches or into plastic containers such as milk jugs, water or juice bottles from winter through early spring. Cut the cont