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Posted by barb_roselover_in (My Page) on
Fri, Mar 1, 13 at 21:18

I have winter sown things before but because we live out in the country, my containers have been turned over or destroyed many times . The racoons and the deer are just notorious at dumping and getting into the containers. I have an unheated small stationary greenhouse where I could put my containers and they would not be disturbed. I presume I would have to make sure that the moisture in them would be consistent. Would it be okay to put my containers in this unheated greenhouse to sprout? Thanks for any help. Barb

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I think there are some other wintersowers who put their containers in unheated greenhouses. I would think the greenhouse would act like a container so you might not even need to have them covered. But you're probably right that watering would be the biggest issue -- the pots in my garden window dry out very quickly.

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I would think you would need to more closely monitor the moisture levels and make sure it is not too warm in the greenhouse. I would try to make sure it is very well vented. If it is kept too warm they will sprout earlier, be more susceptible to cold snaps, may need to be hardened off, or may even fry on warm sunny days.

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