Welcome. Lots of sharing and caring on this site. The first year I dabbled, just a few containers. Would this really work? The second year I was convinced and sowed over 100 containers. Last winter I jumped in and sowed over 500 containers. The sowing is the easy part. Finding places to plant seedlings or people to share them with is harder. LOL, I still have some seedlings that are blooming in their containers. Most of this year's sowing are perennials and I tell everyone that this old lady needs to start all my perennials now because they often take three years to mature and I'm running out of time. It's hard work and exhausting but I love it all. My body sometimes says, not today. Then I get myself going, need to get some new beds made for all those sprouts. Wintersowing forum is active with people posting every day. Great to read about a surprise, see photos of beautiful plants, and share the joy and frustrations of gardening. Bobbie

Thanks Northerner - better go measure those containers. I think they might just make it but we'll see - no point in taking up space in my collection box!! Actually, I found Trudi right off the hop! Her article was one of the first things I read. I've been bouncing back and forth between the Canadian WS and the WS forums. It has become my nightly reading. What a wealth of information! Hopefully I'll be done by the time I'm ready to get started planting. I'm sure I'll have lots of questions for all you experts out there. And you're right - you all sound like a wonderful bunch - I'm looking forward to lots of feedback! Finally...someone to understand me! The family is already giving me the, "Now what is she doing" looks. Just wait - I'll show 'em! Stay warm!!

go to "Hidden Treasures" RR. We would love to have you!!!! Blessings, Tina

Thank you so much for the warm welcome, making me feel at home, and the info. I have been lurking here for awhile, and was wondering how the different groups worked. You guys are so supportive and friendly, I look forward to getting to know all of you. Wild Chicken, the life style changes I am making is to make excersise a part of my life, I stopped drinking pepsi/Coke, One of my major down falls. And rather than a "diet" I really need to eat more healthfully, and I know it is a life long thing so I guess I would rather just think of it as learning how to eat the right things rather than thinking of it as a diet. I have always failed at dieting, as soon as I lost the weight, I would start eating all the wrong things again thinking I'll just have this today, tomorrow I will be good, and then tomorrow comes, and I say oh, what's one more day, tomorrow..... Before I know it the weight is all gained back and then some. So I know this needs to be a life long commitment. Unfortunately, I don't have the best genes, diabetes 2, obesity, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol all run in my family, so I really need to get my weight under control. Yellowhair, congratulations on your weight loss, I know exactly how you feel about the pepsi. What is the Joyce Vedral "Bottoms Up" book about? it sounds interesting. Thanks again for making me feel welcome, alice