Did you know that you can sow seeds outdoors, in containers, in the dead of winter, and they’ll germinate with more ease and success than they will in a flat on your windowsill? Many of us didn’t.
Elaine Williamson Conway School ’11, our resident Master Gardener, is here to change that. She’s been using the Winter Sowing technique for many years, and swears by it, for the following reasons:
- Simple, low-tech, low-cost process
- Low maintenance
- Avoids common indoor sowing pitfalls such as legginess and damping off
- Seeds germinate at optimal times for growth
- It’s fun!
Elaine leads a Winter Sowing Workshop for our students as part of Conway’s curriculum. This year she’s offered to lend her expertise to anyone in our community who wants to try it!
If you’d like to learn how to successfully winter sow your seeds, please join us for an upcoming Online Winter Sowing Workshop on Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 1pm EST. Attendance is free and registration is required. We’ll send registrants a confirmation email with a list of materials to collect if you’d like to follow along with Elaine’s demonstration. We’ll finish with a short Q&A session where participants can ask specific questions about the process.
If you’re unable to attend, we will record the workshop and share the recording online for folks to watch. Register at https://csld.edu/2024/12/winter-sowing/
