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if you mean lids as in the "caps" that come on the bottle when you buy them, NO, you take them off, that gives you a way for the snow and rain to reach the dirt.
Once the sprouts come, and the heat, then you remove the top of the containers to allow more air circulation.
Hope this helps !
Hey everyone, computer has been down.......BUt I am so happy to say I have over 70 containers done.....and still going.
Mel, I love those containers !! What a great idea, look forward to hearing how you make out with them !
I wintersowed them last season, out in Jan in a milk jug, and I had over 90 % germination rate.
It worked really well, and they were nice and healthy
good luck with them !
Scarez, what if you decopash (sp ? ) your gourds...you can pick pretty papers, or print off your pictures from the garden, and deco them onto the gourds, then cover with a few layers of shalack (sp? again...LOL)
You can even deco.. a picture, then go over the picture with a puffy paint, to...
I plan on making a photo album of pictures of my winter sowing from last year...thought it might help anyone just learning.
I am planning on starting my WS this week, cant wait to play in the dirt !!
Dizzy, hmmm, can I send ya some nasturtium seeds ??:D
I just cant forget to plant SUNFLOWERS, they always make me smile, and I love to have some inside...I want to try the dwarf ones this year..
I also love BES vine, have had it for atleast the past 5 years..and cannas.
Hi Smelly Melly....and gosh did you get the Smelly part right...so glad to see it took someone else bugging you to get you here...
will you be adding to your rose collection this season ??
my hubby has been looking...he said to ask you if this is what it looks like...
If that doesnt work, google parasitic ringworm
http://www.dkimages.com/discover/DKIMAGES/Discover/Home/Animals/Invertebrates/Segmented-Worms/Roundworm/Roundworm-2.html
Hi Dizzy, so glad to see you here !!!
( now I have someone to tease...he he)
We have gotten a ton of snow today 13 inches and still going...roads are bad no one is getting the last minute shopping done here.
Linda, I will try and type more info tomorrow, but most people start on the winter solstice...and it depends on your zone for some of the plants. Look for perennials or seeds that need stratifycation.
I didnt go by any list of seeds, I took a chance with anything, as long as it wasnt tropical...
I always bake and give to people that have made an impact on my life thru the past year....always looking for a good cookie recipe...do you have one to share ?
Kale, thanks so much for the info...can anyone tell me the plants that deter the aphids ?
I honestly didnt think this way....so thanks so much for the new way of looking at my garden.
However, I do have lady bugs, frogs, and mantis around to help in the yard..
Id love to learn more...
Yes, I was told to let them grow over the summer, then give the a dormant stage....it was on the box when I received them....so they are still in the pots...so I shall water...and hope they re grow...thanks
I have heard they arent easy to get to re bloom..is this true ?
I will take...
Shine, thank you soo much !! I am one of those people that need to "get it" then I can run with it, and the way you wrote it, I got it ! I am going to make it this weekend, thanks again...I am also going to make the "chicken stew" as my kids wont even TRY the beef stew..they dont know what they...
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