Rosey the Riveter

Monday, February 13, 2012

Two days of winter!

For the past two nights, we've dipped down into the mid 20s.  I knew if I wanted to save some of my tender seedlings, I'd have to bring my winter-sown jugs inside.  (The cabbages and broccoli and any seeds that hadn't yet sprouted were left out.)  So now I have a kitchen ghetto:

Let's peek inside!

Mammouth Sunflowers:

Catnip:

Batchelor's Buttons:

Dill:

Anise Hyssop:

Celery:

Blanketflower:

And the English Daisies:

I am especially excited about the dill and the anise hyssop, because those are seeds that I collected from my own plants.  It makes me feel like a real gardener to be growing plants from free seeds!!!
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  1. Amy AndrychowiczFebruary 14, 2012 at 6:35 AM

    Wow, you have sprouts already!? How fun!! You could also just throw a blanket over these sprouting containers outside, if you don't want a kitchen ghetto! :-) That's what I usually do. I still have a long list of seeds to sow this winter. I have been taking it slow, because I'm worried about premature sprouting (I'm in MN and we have plenty of winter left, it was blow zero the other day - tomorrow it'll be 40).

    Good luck with your sprouts!

    Amy

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    1. LanetteFebruary 14, 2012 at 7:00 AM

      I've had sprouts since the middle of January... the first ones up were the cabbages and broccoli and they are thriving out there... I tried to find a blanket to throw over them but couldn't find any 'yucky' ones that I didn't care about getting dirty! That's why I hauled 'em in... they've survived light frosts, but I knew they wouldn't survive the low 20s. Our low for the next 10 days is 35, so I'm hoping I'm good. It's been a very warm winter so far!

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