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Hi and thank you for your videos about winter sowing! I’d love more of them. I live in Sweden, zone 6b I think, and tried out winter sowing for the first time ever this mars and april with mostly great results. I also planted out a lot of the seedlings in chunks but a LOT later than you though, in the middle of june. Many of them where big enough to be planted out much earlier but my area was not prepared before then, and actually some seeds germinated in june- like the heucheras and they are still in pots. I sowed perennials for the most part and also some annuals, but the perennials gave better germination I would say. Have you tried out autumn sowing too? I thought I’d try it out and see the difference. 🌱🌸

Thank you for this video! I feel silly, but I didn't realize I had to open the pods. I thought the "seeds" were just unusual and large, and wondered why they never sprouted. Oh boy!

Very clever to use the golf tees to secure those little figurines! I always have trouble keeping them upright.

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I'm disappointed you're not giving the name of the varieties you're showing I so wanted to know the name of the beautiful blue Veronica you showed Thanks

I have Sea Holly that sprouted up in an oval garden bed - 6 plants. They are flopping over and look unsightly, but I love the plant for its unique look and how it nourishes so many insects. If I try to dig them out, I'm going to disturb the roots of neighbouring plants (correct?). It's late July, zone 7a. What would happen if I cut them back to the ground right now, until I can figure out what to do with them next spring - would they die, never to return, or would they start to regrow and then be hurt by the winter weather?

Love your video this will be my third year growing last year played around with the ws method your video will definitely help me with prep for next year. I am getting ready to do some brassicas for my fall garden. Thank you. This is truly a learning provess

Wow, cutest thing ever! 🥰

So pretty it's all doing so well. I love the snaps. My coleus prefers to be in containers I find. I haven't seen any straw flowers self seeding this year, hmmm.

what is the name of the tiny marigolds those are fabulous. love you garden

Thank you Monica. I learned to Winter Sow because of you and I just love, love it. 🌿💚🌿

I just put a piece of paper towel in with my seeds to write the name of the bag contents and to keep everything dry. Excited to try saving from my new fancy delphs and see how they are

They're so beautiful. Would love to have the self sowing.

Delphinium hate me. They never germinate even in WS. And the onse I've bought don't come back. Maybe they didn't get enough sun? Hate my clay. I also have bad luck with foxglove.

These are really prickly....Deer resistant you bet!

When do you transfer them out of the containers? I have a bunch of saved gallon jugs to do this with! Thanks

I absolutely love foxglove. Thanks for info

They spread like crazy. Good stiff forms in a bouquet. The blue is nt as blue as in the catalog photos. They are more silvery blue.

Zone of your Garden? Really important.

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What kind of Viola is that right next to your dill? It is gorgeous! 😍

Things I never need to plant again if I let them go to seed: Borage, coneflower, Sweet William, cilantro, poppies, marigolds and calendulas. They pop up everywhere and all are easy to move or pull. Great to know about winter sown tomatoes as I’m testing peppers and tomatoes in my garden to see if they produce the same as indoor starts. Love the forget me nots and just bought seeds for pink. The pansies 🤩 look great in a pot crowded together. I’ve discovered bigger onions by growing from seed and planting in full sun 6” apart. I realized a bit late this year that onion seeds don’t keep past a year. Hope they get to the finish line as it’s almost summer solstice and it’s bulbing time here. So hot, humid and bouts of rain the rust and soon mildew will be here so I ripped out most of the poppies as there was way too many and need air. The mosquitoes were not in my garden vision for this year, but they are here anyways. Not too enjoyable with a head net on, long sleeves and it’s 90 degrees as I see NJ is also. 😂😂you have no choice on the lemon balm😂😂it stays whether you want it or not-just kidding. Ohhh, the Agastache 👏🏼👏🏼🤩 it looks similar to penstemon!! Can’t wait to see it here as I have Raspberry Daiquiri and Apache Sunset. By accident I planted the new Josephine clematis near the variegated pink penstemon and it really looked nice. It’s a happy dance when you surprise yourself 😅. Your veg garden is set up very nice. Good luck to us both if we miss the vine borer.

The names that end in -ii are pronounced ee-eye. You say the name Jackman and then ee-eye. Jackman-ee-eye. I have a Philadelphus Lewisii and it's Lewis-ee-eye but I always put the emphasis on the 2nd syllable and say lew-WEES-ee-eye but it's not really correct.

What are the green hoop poles called that you have over the summer squash? They look like tent poles but I'd like some if they sell separately.

Wow you're plants are huge. They look great. Hahah nasturtiums are monsters hahaha. I love those violas I have. A few that have self seeded from last year. What kind of alyssum a that? It looks really upright. I bought seeds for a purple variety a few days ago. Wow that supersweet 100 is crazy. I'm planning on less pruning this year too, see how it goes ahahha. Love the coleus!!!! So fun. The hucheras look great in the container. I didn't bother starting any calendula this year. I get a ton self seeding and poppies too. Ohh I've wanted to try box car willy, heard good things about them. I'm impressed with the winter sown tomatoes. I always baby mine hehhe.

Hubby recommends an 8" auger to drill out a big hole in the clay for your plants instead of rhe grow bags. Thats what he does. The clay has a lot of nutrients, but a pain to dig. You can rent them too.

You're the winter sowing queen. My snaps didn't do well from seed thus year, but rhankfully I have some coming back rather survived and are blooming. Does your gomphrena get big? Mine stalls out at like 6-8". And it's got a tiny bloom. Should I prune it???? I'm not sure they're worth it for me to grow.

I remember growing a Dahlia close to my foundation and it came back every year (which I was surprised as well). I took it out for some reason but will experiment doing that again. Loving your pink Hydrangea at the start of this video. Very prolific. Coneflowers are so awesome. Can’t go wrong with them with all the different colors they come in. I found perennial Ageratum from a local women on Facebook marketplace. They are forming a short hedge and I’m looking forward to seeing them flower. Thanks for sharing your garden.

You have some beautiful hydrangeas Monica. I can't wait for mine to bloom. Thanks for the tour. Bonny zone 5b Canada

😂Astilbes! I have this plant after my in-laws sold their home and now I know why my FIL surrounded it with rocks and I’m sure cut it back because after 4 years it has gained very powerful legs! Yes, they take over and I have no idea where else to put it. Mine is lavender. I noticed since the oak tree has increased the shade the Columbine and astilbe picked up Big time! I definitely have work to do this fall. Your weather sounds like ours here in WI with rain and boy did the astilbe love that. The stems, leaves are bigger than ever. Suppose I could put a free sign on them. The dogwood can get pretty aggressive also. I once had red twig and now yellow twig. I think I have to start considering how aggressive a plant can get before I plant them as I don’t need heavy work going forward. The poppies and primrose are easy to pull. I hope the astilbe didn’t create an iron mat like oregano that was here before us, couldn’t even sink a shovel into it. I still have two plants on my list for shrubs-a snowball and a snowflake Viburnam like you have. The red wigelia that was here is a nice shrub and it has bloomed red flowers a good share of the summer the last 2 years after I cut old canes to the base. I never bought ajuga and it appeared, but I had to catch it as it was choking out the grass. Nice ground cover though as nothing grows through it. We are a couple of weeks behind in growth than your area as we get cold nights longer. That heat is here and it will be a jungle as there are numerous rain chances this week. So nice not to have drought, but the mosquitoes 🤯

I have the chocolate chip ajuga and it spreads really well. The bunnies don't seem to both it at all...🐰🐰🐰

Ugh deer and rabbits! I have to fence everything. If you have day lilies they think they are bon bons. The peony was a lovely color! Cameras are not always kind at capturing the wonderful colors of flowers. I started the cherry rudbeckia also this year and it’s still short and trying to figure out what it’s suppose to do. And I must get some Rose campion! Very nice color in foliage and flower. I had a surprise return on I think salvia also. So fun to have those surprises. Looks like you’ve had a bit of rain as well. The poppies here have taken over and had to move the yarrow out to save it. I really need to thin those poppies as soon as blooms are done. Before I realized they like it here I planted 3 other varieties and a bit scared what they may do. I like things to reseed, but Wow! Now that the soil is better I have more flowers that are getting aggressive and will take those to try planting outside of the box 😊 to see what can survive the wildlife. Have a hollyhock turned tree next to Julia Child rose and things in general are getting crowded and roses want air. A new favorite is penstemon and it’s amazing how it looks at the base of clematis-pinks and deep red purples. The lavender is blooming and love it hot and dry. I have an oak nearby one bed and I think it zaps all the moisture as I’m always watering other flowers, but stay away from lavender and it loves it. You have many flowers that I have started and can’t wait to see them. If the sweet peas don’t pick it up the heat may do them in. Thank you for the tour and hope the wildlife finds another yard.

Beautiful natural looking flowerbed, Its the bees knees.

I’ve searched for months on how to do this with native plants and this is THE best video on the topic. Thanks for all the details and tips! Can’t wait to get started!

Adorable! Love the golf tee idea.

Your videos are a great help for beginners

I’m so happy I found this video

Oh I’m excited to watch your winter sewing videos

Hello is the wire cages around some of the flowers for deer or flopping . I find peony cages are very expensive and thought that chicken wire ? Might help

What is the exact name of the blue evergreen at the 1:21 mark in this video? I love it.

Your crazy bunny stories never disappoint! 🤣😳

Wow what a story with the rabbits. Sorry you were unable to get your Wintersowing in. There’s always something happening in the garden to keep us on our toes. Love the fencing. You are so good at keeping us informed about the critters in your garden and what you do to eradicate it. It was my first time growing Bachelors Button over the fall and they are sooooo pretty. A keeper for sure. Thanks for sharing all the flowers.

Rabbits😡, deer 😡 it’s a battle. I have a garden that looks like a zoo with all the fencing. I moved some coneflower to a trail and no fence-they started eating it and never did next to house. Put a fence around it and they came back and were disgusted to see they couldn’t finish them off. That peony is gorgeous. I could only hope one of the newer peonies bloom this year as I haven’t had luck growing them. Yes! It’s a Russian Sage and Sea Holly year for me also! And a Salvia blow out 😂 I have 5 kinds. Good to know the strawflower looks like that as I thought mine didn’t like it here. I chuckled when you said you chunk planted the Feverfew 😅I grew them inside and they look like mounds of moss. That’s a nice fence! You have to do it because it’s not fun to see hardworking and joy destroyed. I just finished poultry wire around our 7’ wire fencing. That Viola looks the same colors as your free iris 🤩. You will have a ton of flowers before long! The Viburnams are gorgeous! I can’t wait for the Mock Orange to bloom. Sorry but those rabbits would have been totally removed here. They carry ticks, lice and the lady at garden center said worms-😅just added to my reasons. We had 5 baby rabbits in the garden last year because they can squeeze through 2x4” wire and I couldn’t figure out why we had no lettuce and peas. Yep, plastic doesn’t work for rabbits. Today I noticed I’m missing some beets-it’s a war! So I have astilbes and they are taking over. I now know why my FIL surrounded it with rocks😅. I just read today the Jupiters Beard can reseed readily. I’m trying to get rid of two invasives from previous owner-plantain hosta is hideous and I don’t like any hostas because of it. One piece of root acts like crab grass and it is spreading into the grass. The other was sold as Steppables years back and found it’s called stonecrop that loves sandy dry soil-Argh! That’s what I have! I don’t like chemicals but I think I may have to use something to get rid of these two plants for good. When we got here there was no worms at all. We now have them because I’ve improved the soil and I use to say whatever grows can grow-well, the poppies, lemon balm and a little primrose are taking over. The latter was brought here by me from last residence and it did nothing for a decade and all of a sudden it’s gone nuts. If you’ve had Jupiter’s Beard White Cloud let me know what you think. I’m afraid I’m adding to my aggressive list. Thx for the tour!

Looks great! The pollinators will love Russian Sage!

The viburnum is amazing. They make it look like it snowed.

Nice tour!

You don't have to "add" feverfew. You'll have PLENTY soon enough.

I am glad I found your video. This is the first year I did winter sowing. I planted snap dragons seeds. 3 jugs they germinated beautiful. I wasn't sure how to transplant them out to the garden. I di have a question after you transplanted our do you think then out or when they bigger can I moved them. I have an are where I always plant snap dragons.

Great, great germination. Thanks for sharing.