Winter Sown Seeds
Are you thinking about spring too? I love gardening, but since I live in Michigan, spring planting is still a long time off. I've tried growing seedlings inside the house but they've always ended up so spindly that they never really made it to the garden. I came upon this idea while surfing the internet one night and have wanted to try it out.
The idea is to plant seeds in miniature greenhouses made of old containers such as deli trays and Costco-sized pretzel jars and then set them outside for the rest of the winter. When the time is right - and the seeds will know when - they will sprout, protected from birds, from washout by torrential downpours, and from drying out in the wind. You'll get a very early start on your garden or flower beds with very little investment.
