Keep Wintertime Sowing
There is even then enough of fourth dimension to sow seeds outdoors, fifty-fifty inwards this conditions inwards January. You know you lot tin found perennial seeds all wintertime - shrubs and trees, both woody too herbaceous (trunks too twigs all wintertime or choke dorsum to the the world inwards winter).
Here's my Jan 2014 column close how I produce it.
And this i from Jan 2012 has to a greater extent than suggestions of seeds I started that twelvemonth exterior inwards the cold.
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So far this wintertime I accept one-half a dozen containers too 3 flats out at that topographic point freezing their niggling seeds shells off. It's been likewise busy around hither to produce to a greater extent than only I accept big plans for February.
There are dozens of plants that are considered single-year or annual plants that would work.
Green Roof Growers has a shipping service close their success, alongside links for Chicago gardeners.
In fact, WinterSown point org has handy lists of what you lot tin found outdoors -
Here is their Hardy Annual listing too their Vegetable too Kitchen Herb list
for wintertime sowing - some are surprises for me!
Here's my Jan 2014 column close how I produce it.
And this i from Jan 2012 has to a greater extent than suggestions of seeds I started that twelvemonth exterior inwards the cold.
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| Collected seeds for wintertime sowing |
So far this wintertime I accept one-half a dozen containers too 3 flats out at that topographic point freezing their niggling seeds shells off. It's been likewise busy around hither to produce to a greater extent than only I accept big plans for February.
There are dozens of plants that are considered single-year or annual plants that would work.
Green Roof Growers has a shipping service close their success, alongside links for Chicago gardeners.
In fact, WinterSown point org has handy lists of what you lot tin found outdoors -
Here is their Hardy Annual listing too their Vegetable too Kitchen Herb list
for wintertime sowing - some are surprises for me!
Hardy Annuals Suggested for Winter Sowing
(tender annuals are recommended for sowing a few weeks
before your wintertime flavor ends)
Abronia umbellata (sand-verbena)
Adonis aestivalis (pheasant's eye)
Ageratum houstonianum (floss flower)
Agrostemma githago (corn cockle)
Alonsoa acutifolia (maskflower)
Amaranthus caudatus (love-lies-bleeding)
Amberboa moschata (sweet sultan)
Anagallis indica (blue pimpernel)
Anchusa (bugloss)
Alyssum maritimum (sweet alyssum)
Antirrhinum majus (snapdragons)
Argemone mexicana (prickly poppy)
Asperula azurea (woodruff)
Brachycome iberidifolia (swan river daisy)
Browallia demissa (bush violet)
Bupleurum rotundifolium (ox-eye daisy)
Calandrinia grandiflora (red-maids)
Calendula (pot marigold)
Callistephus (China aster)
Campanula (annual Canterbury bells)
Celosia (cockscomb)
Centaurea (cornflower)
Centranthus macrosiphon (valerian)
Chrysanthemum paludosum (mini-marguerite)
Clarkia elegans
Collinsia bicolor (Chinese-houses)
Collomia coccinea (mountain-trumpet)
Consolida ajacis (Larkspur)
Convolvulus (dwarf/bush morning time glory)
Coreopsis tintoria (calliopsis)
Cosmos bipinnatus (tall cosmos)
Cosmos sulphureus (sulphur cosmos)
Crepis rubra (hawks-beard)
Cuphea ignea (fiery cuphea)
Cynoglossum (Chinese forget-me-not)
Datura species (thorn-apple)
Delphinium (larkspur)
Dianthus chinensis (China pinks)
Diascia barberm (twinspur)
Dicranostigma franchetianum (bright-yellow poppy)
Dimorphotheca aurantiaca (Cape marigold)
Dracocephalum moldavica (Moldavian dragonhead)
Echium creticurn (bugloss)
Emilia javanica (tassel flower)
Eschschlotzia californica (California poppy)
Fagopyrum esculentum (buckwheat)
Felicia bergeriana (kingfisher daisy)
Gaillardia pulchella (blanket flower)
Gilia (bird's-eye)
Godetia (fairyfan, farewell-to-spring)
Gypsophila (baby's breath)
Helianthus (sunflowers)
Helichrysum (strawflower)
Helipterum (paper daisy)
Hunnemannia fumariifolia (Mexican tulip poppy)
Iberis (candytuft)
Ionopsidium acaule (false diamond-flower)
Lathyrus odoratus (sweet peas)
Lavatera (annual mallow)
Leonorus (lion's paws)
Limnanthes douglasii (poached-egg plant)
Limonium sinuatum (statice)
Linaria bipartita (toadflax)
Linum (flax)
Lobularia (alyssum)
Lupinus (lupine)
Lychnis (catchfly)
Malcomia maritima (Virginian stock)
Malope trifida (malope)
Malva (mallow)
Matthiola bicornis (night-scented stock)
Myosotis dissitiflora (forget-me-not)
Nemesia strumosa (Cape jewels)
Nemophila (baby blue-eyes)
Nicandra (shoo-fly)
Nicotiana (flowering tobacco)
Nigella (love-in-the-mist)
Osteospermum (Star of the Veldt)
Papaver (poppy)
Petunia hybrida (petunias)
Phacelia (scorpion weed)
Phlox drummondii (drummon phlox)
Rehmannia angulata (Chinese foxgloves)
Reseda odorata (mignonette)
Rudbeckia bicolor (gloriosa daisy)
Salpiglossis sinuata (painted tongue)
Salvia splendens (scarlet sage)
Sanvitalia procumbens (creeping zinnia)
Saponaria vaccaria (soapwort)
Scabiosa (pincushion flower)
Schizanthus pinnatus (butterfly flower)
Senecio elegans (ragwort)
Silene armeria (none-so-pretty)
Specularia speculum (Venus' looking glass)
Thunbergia alata (clockvine)
Tithonia rotundifolia (Mexican sunflower)
Torenia fournieri (wishbone flower)
Trachymene caerulea (laceflower)
Tropaeolum (nasturtiums)
Ursinia anethoides (dill-leaf ursinia)
Vaccaria (cow soapwort)
Venidium fastuosum (Cape daisy)
Viola tricolor (pansy)
Viscaria (rose-of-heaven)
Xeranthemum (everlasting flower)
(tender annuals are recommended for sowing a few weeks
before your wintertime flavor ends)
Abronia umbellata (sand-verbena)
Adonis aestivalis (pheasant's eye)
Ageratum houstonianum (floss flower)
Agrostemma githago (corn cockle)
Alonsoa acutifolia (maskflower)
Amaranthus caudatus (love-lies-bleeding)
Amberboa moschata (sweet sultan)
Anagallis indica (blue pimpernel)
Anchusa (bugloss)
Alyssum maritimum (sweet alyssum)
Antirrhinum majus (snapdragons)
Argemone mexicana (prickly poppy)
Asperula azurea (woodruff)
Brachycome iberidifolia (swan river daisy)
Browallia demissa (bush violet)
Bupleurum rotundifolium (ox-eye daisy)
Calandrinia grandiflora (red-maids)
Calendula (pot marigold)
Callistephus (China aster)
Campanula (annual Canterbury bells)
Celosia (cockscomb)
Centaurea (cornflower)
Centranthus macrosiphon (valerian)
Chrysanthemum paludosum (mini-marguerite)
Clarkia elegans
Collinsia bicolor (Chinese-houses)
Collomia coccinea (mountain-trumpet)
Consolida ajacis (Larkspur)
Convolvulus (dwarf/bush morning time glory)
Coreopsis tintoria (calliopsis)
Cosmos bipinnatus (tall cosmos)
Cosmos sulphureus (sulphur cosmos)
Crepis rubra (hawks-beard)
Cuphea ignea (fiery cuphea)
Cynoglossum (Chinese forget-me-not)
Datura species (thorn-apple)
Delphinium (larkspur)
Dianthus chinensis (China pinks)
Diascia barberm (twinspur)
Dicranostigma franchetianum (bright-yellow poppy)
Dimorphotheca aurantiaca (Cape marigold)
Dracocephalum moldavica (Moldavian dragonhead)
Echium creticurn (bugloss)
Emilia javanica (tassel flower)
Eschschlotzia californica (California poppy)
Fagopyrum esculentum (buckwheat)
Felicia bergeriana (kingfisher daisy)
Gaillardia pulchella (blanket flower)
Gilia (bird's-eye)
Godetia (fairyfan, farewell-to-spring)
Gypsophila (baby's breath)
Helianthus (sunflowers)
Helichrysum (strawflower)
Helipterum (paper daisy)
Hunnemannia fumariifolia (Mexican tulip poppy)
Iberis (candytuft)
Ionopsidium acaule (false diamond-flower)
Lathyrus odoratus (sweet peas)
Lavatera (annual mallow)
Leonorus (lion's paws)
Limnanthes douglasii (poached-egg plant)
Limonium sinuatum (statice)
Linaria bipartita (toadflax)
Linum (flax)
Lobularia (alyssum)
Lupinus (lupine)
Lychnis (catchfly)
Malcomia maritima (Virginian stock)
Malope trifida (malope)
Malva (mallow)
Matthiola bicornis (night-scented stock)
Myosotis dissitiflora (forget-me-not)
Nemesia strumosa (Cape jewels)
Nemophila (baby blue-eyes)
Nicandra (shoo-fly)
Nicotiana (flowering tobacco)
Nigella (love-in-the-mist)
Osteospermum (Star of the Veldt)
Papaver (poppy)
Petunia hybrida (petunias)
Phacelia (scorpion weed)
Phlox drummondii (drummon phlox)
Rehmannia angulata (Chinese foxgloves)
Reseda odorata (mignonette)
Rudbeckia bicolor (gloriosa daisy)
Salpiglossis sinuata (painted tongue)
Salvia splendens (scarlet sage)
Sanvitalia procumbens (creeping zinnia)
Saponaria vaccaria (soapwort)
Scabiosa (pincushion flower)
Schizanthus pinnatus (butterfly flower)
Senecio elegans (ragwort)
Silene armeria (none-so-pretty)
Specularia speculum (Venus' looking glass)
Thunbergia alata (clockvine)
Tithonia rotundifolia (Mexican sunflower)
Torenia fournieri (wishbone flower)
Trachymene caerulea (laceflower)
Tropaeolum (nasturtiums)
Ursinia anethoides (dill-leaf ursinia)
Vaccaria (cow soapwort)
Venidium fastuosum (Cape daisy)
Viola tricolor (pansy)
Viscaria (rose-of-heaven)
Xeranthemum (everlasting flower)
Some skillful Veggie choices are:
Allium household unit of measurement (onions, shallots, garlic, chives)
Artichokes (zone 7 too warmer)
Beans (need real well-draining containers)
Beets
Brassica household unit of measurement (cabbage, broccoli, kale, collards, etc)
Carrots
Celery
Celeriac
Chards
Corn (select an "early" type equally it tin germinate at lower temps)
Cucurbit household unit of measurement (cukes, squash, pumpkins, melons, gourds)
Leafy Greens
Lettuces
Nightshade household unit of measurement (eggplant, tomatoes, peppers, potatoes - from existent seeds....not "seed potatoes" ;-)
Oriental veggies (any)
Parsnip
Peas
Radishes
Spinach
Allium household unit of measurement (onions, shallots, garlic, chives)
Artichokes (zone 7 too warmer)
Beans (need real well-draining containers)
Beets
Brassica household unit of measurement (cabbage, broccoli, kale, collards, etc)
Carrots
Celery
Celeriac
Chards
Corn (select an "early" type equally it tin germinate at lower temps)
Cucurbit household unit of measurement (cukes, squash, pumpkins, melons, gourds)
Leafy Greens
Lettuces
Nightshade household unit of measurement (eggplant, tomatoes, peppers, potatoes - from existent seeds....not "seed potatoes" ;-)
Oriental veggies (any)
Parsnip
Peas
Radishes
Spinach
Kitchen Herbs
Anise
Basil (tender annual best sown towards terminate of winter)
Borage
Chamomile
Chervil
Chives
Cilantro/Coriander
Dill
Fennel, Wild
Lavender
Lemon Balm
Lovage
Mint
Oregano
Rosemary
Rue
Sage
Summer Savory
Sweet Marjoram
Tarragon
Thyme
Basil (tender annual best sown towards terminate of winter)
Borage
Chamomile
Chervil
Chives
Cilantro/Coriander
Dill
Fennel, Wild
Lavender
Lemon Balm
Lovage
Mint
Oregano
Rosemary
Rue
Sage
Summer Savory
Sweet Marjoram
Tarragon
Thyme