Winter Sowing Update | AFTER ONE MONTH

After trying 3 different types of Winter Sowing over the past month, we've finally got some early results to share with you!

[@khanoclast]

We left our strawberries completely uncovered this past winter (southern Illinois). We had snow, late frosts, and all sorts of rain. They've been blooming, slowly, for two weeks now. Over the past week, it's been unseasonably warm, and they're starting to look like hydrangeas now. Same with our asparagus -- we did a light cover on them, but nothing big, and we've had two good harvests already. So I'm convinced most gardeners work too hard -- nature seems to find it's way no matter what we do.

[@pixievincent2478]

I had mulched around our strawberries, but they were not covered over. They are exploding in growth now in SW Ohio. So is my garlic. And strangely enough, today I discovered a few potatoes growing in a bed where they were last spring! Where have they been for a year? Why didn't they come up in the fall?

[@Cici1791]

@@pixievincent2478 Probably some of the smaller potatoes that were left in the ground survived the winter in a dormant state and came up as volunteers in the spring. I'm in zone 3 and last year I started doing a fall planting of leftover spuds after getting volunteers like you did, naturally. I was expecting my fall planted spuds to come up earlier than my spring planted crop this year, but low and behold, they came up two or three weeks later (I may have buried them under too deep a layer of leaf mulch in the fall). But, they were very lush and stalky are growing very vigorously. I expect they'll be ready to harvest about a week or two after the spring crop, and can't wait to see how the two harvests will compare!

[@SystemOfStrings]

Would love to get another update on this, especially the dome-less direct sowing! I'm thinking of direct sowing native perennials in a few areas of my garden this winter.

[@Muizepluisje]

Yes i was wondering the same thing, what happened? How did all do?

[@libbyjensen1858]

INTERESTING update-thank you! I really like your channel because you present your information in a way that is very easy to follow! Thank you for sharing this with us!

[@BackToReality]

Thanks Libby! We really appreciate that!

[@nathaliecyr2418]

I'm from Quebec and I enjoyed your vidéos. I was very interested in your winter sowing method. I'm always happy to say that I have free lettuce and tomatoes growing back every year by themselves in my garden. I always plant additionnal in my garden and can compare that the free stuffs is quite good! Do you have updates for the end of your 2023 season? What are your comments regarding that experience?

[@marykappesser5145]

This is my second season doing WS, Im in zone 6a. I found the brassica's are exceptional sprouters with WS. A couple others are zinnia, snapdragons. Others I have not had success and will probably not try again.

[@scottfranson4215]

Also maybe you guy would consider mushrooms. They like the cool/ cold basement. Sell local . God’s Blessings

[@MelvinIsMerlin]

I love the idea of trying new things. Please keep up the science!

[@kimberlyguimond4186]

My only complaint about your videos is that they are too short! I am always happy to see what information you have for me. Thank you!

[@wolfmooch]

ty for the update. i will be honest.. i miss the animations.. which take a ton of effort i am sure so i get it. what i got out of this was to just make cold frames for the raised beds. extends the season and gets an earlier start etc. im more than happy to give up on most of my cold season growlight plants if possible

[@JHS9498]

This is my second year of wintersowing in jugs, this year more herbs and flowers. Some didn’t sprouted yet, some are already in de vegetable garden. No vegetables accept tomatoes but I sowed them last week, that’s not really wintersowing but springsowing 😂. I like the way it naturally tike its own time. And it saves so much time and work. I am from the Netherlands and wintersowing is not common here but I like to try new things and it worked. Thanks for the video!

[@williambronson2935]

I love this modern version of gardening under glass cloches. As you have seen, the containers is only partially about the greenhouse effect. Today we protect seed starts by sharing our warm, well lit, (mostly) rodent free homes with them, but as you well know, the pests can show up there as well. Most plants can self seed just fine, but pests consume the bulk of seeds and seedlings. When growing under cloches was most popular, the homes of the farmers were not well lit, very warm or rodent free. Because of costs, I have experimented with translucent white buckets, dishpans and bus tubs as alternatives to clear containers. They work quite well, cost less and are more durable. This has made me wonder about building a full sized hoop house covered in horticultural fleece. This year I'm trying the white buckets indoors to protect overwintered peppers from mice, and outdoors to start cuttings.

[@jeshurunfarm]

Thanks for taking the time. Respect from Africa 🇿🇦

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Such excellent content!

[@chadtitan4159]

That was an awesome experiment. With amazing results. Keep the vids coming. In the infamous words of Tony the Tiger 🐅 “THERE GREAT”!

[@doinacampean9132]

I started a trial on tomatoes 3 days ago - when it was obviously not winter anymore, but very far from tomato-friendly temperatures. Covered trays in a plastic "greenhouse" - which is 4 shelves surrounded by plastic :) Tomatoes in the house sprouted in 2 days! :)

[@Blackhuf]

wow, I'm positively surprised that the plants came up so well despite the cold night temperatures! I'm really looking forward to the comparison with the plants started indoors later in the year!

[@scottfranson4215]

237 Sub’s. . I started watching back when you’ll was in The Van . That was some Awesome Video. A touch of white spouting though. You’ll look your doing Great. I like to garden like your doing.

[@seraaron]

Oh wow. I'ts been a little while since I've seen any of your videos. You've lost a lot of weight! (congrats, if you were trying to do that)!

[@artistinagarden]

Exciting update on the winter sowing project! I could listen to you talk all day, enjoy listening to your commentary, very well spoken! Another Great video, thanks for sharing! Bonnie🇨🇦

[@michellecreel7888]

Just found you today, very interested in the final follow up of the different methods. I did winter sowing last year for the first time and it worked well, but if direct winter sowing has good results it sounds ideal.

[@lundquist22]

Always enjoy your content. Thanks for keeping us up to date with your findings.

[@littlehomesteadbythebeach]

Thank you for the updates! I'll continue to follow for sure

[@kinderleichtlerneneasypeas6885]

About the lavender. Lavender needs frost, we mixed it with sand, put it in the freezer for a few days and then sown it. It grew very well. You could try sowing it in the ground in the fall and keeping it in during the frost period. It should grow normally in the spring. But birds like the green very much, it must be protected.

[@rajs2836]

AS YOU SOW, SO SHALL YOU REAP. ALL THE BEST.....

[@BackToReality]

Thanks Raj. :)

[@snowfuller7599]

Love these types of videos. Im following yous on your journey. 👍💙

[@GetFitEatRight]

I think it really depends on what you're planting, my kale is huge already but its on it's second year. My Onions are huge and all need to come out before they decide to flower but my sets are all going in already.

[@ernestoginebra9651]

Welcome back !! Long time without see you.

[@Crina-LudmilaCristeaAuthor]

We sowed our seeds a bit late this first year because we were out of the country for about 2 weeks, but it's exciting to see the little seedlings growing. I can't wait to plant the corn!

[@paulsmart5199]

I've done one cut bottle with lettuce seeds. Almost two weeks in and so far no signs of life. Great update!!

[@BackToReality]

Hey Paul! How’s the weather been out there? It was pretty warm here last week (it’s back to normal this week), so I wonder if that sped up our initial germination.

[@dealladones-rodriguez5950]

This is such a great channel! Thank you so much. It’s very useful for zone B!

[@jenniferbailey935]

Hi there! Very excited to experiment with these techniques. Glad to have found your channel. So much inspiration. We are also located in Ontario. Would you be willing to share your location or growing zone? I am wondering how our winters compare. Thanks for the excellent videos.

[@kyle14175]

I really love your content thanks wish you guys would post more often 😊

[@fadetounforgiven]

Nice as usual 🙂

[@LittleGardenSK]

Looks like pretty good results so far. I had spinach, kale and arugula sprouting under domes last week and we just went through a spring storm with lots of snow and cold night time temps. Hopefully the mini greenhouses will keep them warm and safe!

[@osmia]

Thanks for updating

[@deborahvalentine2279]

Great video!

[@michaelboom7704]

Looks pretty good!

[@the_green_anna]

Thanks! I must try something similar next spring! I'm curious about what kind of soil you used? (No brands)

[@artbyrobot1]

we need update

[@heathers8472]

were there anymore updates to this? This seems to be the last.

[@gillianforan8219]

still waiting on that update with how this ended up :D

[@stilcrazychris]

So when will the video be out on "HOW TO KILL YOU PESTIES PESTS IN YOUR GARDEN" coming out? lol,lol,lol,lol,lol............. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Just want to blow the he** out of my garden this year. Not only do they breed like rabbits, they also know how to make an underground city of catacombs. If your not watching your feet or looking for burial plots within your boundary lines, you sure will break an ankle, knee, or a hip if your not prepared for your mission...... 😂😂😂😂😂😂 need your suit of armor on when tackling your own property. It's a tuff world out there & they'll eat you alive if your not in a defense position. Thanks for posting, you have a wonderful day, Chris from Missouri

[@ManWander]

fascinating!

[@mothersson2002]

Do you have an end of season update n all of the 3 methods?

[@anthonyrasmussen1916]

I know you're in Canada but here in SD we just got another round of snow, I don't see any snow in you're background. Maybe you got some more but it's still cold here.

[@BackToReality]

Yeah, it was WAY warmer than normal last week. So that may have contributed to our fast germination. We’re back down into average temperatures now, with freezing over night, etc. We’ve even had a bit more snow since filming this video. So it will be a good test to see if these little sprouts survive…

[@ironpine9742]

Odd question you might’ve answered before, but what do you use for your animations?

[@Rajukumar-en2nv]

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