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NJCher

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11. the thing that surprised me about winter sowing

Wed Jan 25, 2023, 05:37 PM

Jan 2023

was how long it took for some of the seeds to sprout. If I had put them directly in the bed, I would have given up hope and re-planted. As it was, they sprouted, but so much later than I expected.

So I got lots of plants like you did, but there were a few that took forever.

i agree that the fact that they are hardy and don't have to be babied is one of the best things about winter sowing.

I'll be doing peppers, eggplant, and tomatoes indoors, too. I have a couple warming mats that I put them on and almost always have good results from that.

Did you learn about winter sowing from Trudy at GardenWeb? That was a long time ago that I learned about it!

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Looking forward to your report! niyad Jan 2023 #1

You don't have any snow there, Cher? Diamond_Dog Jan 2023 #2

So far no snow NJCher Jan 2023 #3

Where in NJ? IbogaProject Jan 2023 #4

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I understood that NJCher Jan 2023 #10

I started to do winter sowing last year MissB Jan 2023 #5

I used to do winter sowing NJCher Jan 2023 #7

I look forward to hearing about it! I had great success last year, particularly with squash MissB Jan 2023 #8

the thing that surprised me about winter sowing NJCher Jan 2023 #11

I too use heat mats inside MissB Jan 2023 #12

I'm going to check that out NJCher Jan 2023 #13

checked out the Facebook Winter Sowing group NJCher Jan 2023 #14