Hi! Bakemom sent me also....

15 years ago

and Dan has been harassing me to check everything out. This is an amazing site and I think I'll be reading and reading for the next week.

I don't know the first thing about winter sowing either...so now there are two helpless newbies on your hands!

Linda

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vera_eastern_wa
15 years ago
Hi and welcome aboard!!

You are in good company here, so don't hesitate to pipe in with questions.

Vera
tiffy_z5_6_can
15 years ago
Ooooh, yum yum! Another new one to gobble up. :O) Keep 'em coming Bakemom!

Seriously, a big welcome! Get ready to be the busiest gardener when the snow falls.
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Hey, Mikki, congratulations! I am betting you won't be disappointed. I'm a vet (sower, that is), having done this for nine years now, and just moved to a new home June of 2010 in northern AL after 14 years in Gardenweed's area. I have an amazing number of wintersown plants established now already, with plans to do a lot more this year. As far as organization goes: I used to keep a spreadsheet with name, botanical name, container # (I still # my containers - I have a lot, and it helps me to cross-check easily), date sown, date germinated, date transplanted, source (gathered, trade or commercial), year packed/gathered, whether or not there were seeds left over, height and color information. It got to be too much for me, so now I just keep a notebook I hand write in: date sown, container #, botanical or common name, source & year, seeds left?, germination date?, transplant date. Much easier for me. Organizing seeds, and I have a LOT (thousands): I separate into 3 large categories - commercial, trade, gathered. Gathered, which is the smallest, gets separated by year gathered, then alphabetized. The other two, which have tons of seeds, get separated into type (annual, perennial, vegetable, herb) and year. Trade seeds then go into the emptied small boxes that held the coin envelopes I use to pack my own trades, marked with year and type. Commercial seeds get alphabetized and held together with a rubber band. The whole shebang gets stored in two rather large plastic containers (potentially 3 this coming year....)to stay cool & dry. For the most part, this insures that I can find a particular variety from my 60-something page "Seeds I Have" list easily. I recommend having less seeds, but I am a full-fledged member of SA (Seedaholics Anonymous). Most important is to have fun - you will develop your own style, more or less different from everyone else's, as you go. Nope, not dancing nekkid on Solstice - don't much like the cold! :)
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dan_the_mailman
15 years ago
""untying the rope from my ankle"..okay..I'll go and introduce myself to the forum.."scuffing sneaker in dirt"..you know how shy I am...geez...." -quote from Linda

it's about time you showed up

(arms crossed, right eyebrow lifted)

you gonna need a shot of "courage", oh Shy One???
kqcrna
15 years ago
Welcome, Linda. Don't be shy. Feel free to ask questions- members here are helpful and friendly.

Be sure to see the FAQs

Karen

Here is a link that might be useful: FAQs
lindaruzicka
Original Author
15 years ago
thanks for the welcome everyone...busy when the snow flies works for me!

Dan, you serving those mint julips again?...
dan_the_mailman
15 years ago
Nope! Just straight shots of whiskey! How many would you like to start off with?
lv2garden2008
15 years ago
Welcome Linda and Dan! I was a newbie a few months ago and loved the wintersowing. Its addictive though so fair warning.

You can send away for a SASE for tomato 6packs of seeds and 6 (or more ) random seeds to get you started from the Wintersown.org. Also, I think bakemom does newbie packs that the kind folks have donated.

I have no other advice other than to heed the no sharpie rule unless you are good at recognizing seedlings. After I learned the hard way I put tongue depressors inside the container with the name written on it.

Have fun!

Betsy
medontdo
15 years ago
ya NO SHARPIE!!!! LOL hmmmm what kind did i get??? it was awesome!! i gave em one!! my markings are all gone!! maybe i'll send ya a two part box!! LOL HEE HEE i like some of their idea's like the knifes, ummm plastic knifes, and i use the mini blinds, thought about sending some in a swap once, as like markings things, just as extra's not "part of it" but then i thought well they might not like it, so i didn't. sometimes i see things and take pics so i can remember them and hopefully make my own!! LOL
brandymulvaine
15 years ago
Greetings Linda!!
Don't be shy about asking questions, we don't bite (much)
'sides we've all had our shots-well most of 'em leastways...
-B
PVick
15 years ago
I may be due for a booster ... have to check.

Welcome, Linda!

PV
Lisa_H OK
15 years ago
Linda, welcome!!!

Lisa
monipsych
15 years ago
Welcome Linda..where are you from in PA?

Monica (near Pittsburgh)
LindaMA
15 years ago
Welcome aboard Dan and Linda! You're going to love it here, especially in the middle of the long cold winter when gardening is a distant memory, but not here, we just keep on keeping on, sowing our little hearts out.

Linda
stage_rat
15 years ago
Welcome to you, too, Linda! We threw all kinds of advice at Dan in his post, be sure to read through it, too! And ask questions here or just about anywhere you like--this is the forum where no one gets yelled at. Of course, things are noticed more easily if you make your own post. :)

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