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Winter Sowing
just1morehosta

What will you be sowing on the Soltice?

just1morehosta
14 years ago

I am going through my seeds,and trying to decide which ones i want to sow on the Soltice,no tree seed yet.

What will you be sowing this year?

cAROL

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  • ollierose
    14 years ago

    Here's a little more information about winter solstice seed sowing (this is from Trudi's wintersowing site, here's a link for further information - http://www.wintersown.org/wseo1/Solstice_Celebration.html):

    On December 21st please celebrate the Winter Solstice by sowing four sets of seeds. Each separate set of seeds will honor Remembrance, Life, Mother Nature, and Faith.

    The first set of seeds are seeds of remembrance and should be seeds of flowers that remind us of someone we knew and loved but who is now gone from our lives forever.

    The second set of seeds should be for plants that will make fruit or nectar and invite birds and butterflies to our gardens.

    The third set of seeds should be tree seeds. We can honor Mother Nature by growing trees that will help clean the air we breathe, reduce excess sun on the soil, and provide shade for our heads on a hot summer's day.

    The fourth set of seeds should be for plants from a zone that is beyond ours in warmth. It will help us to remember that we accept the "Leap of Faith" in our hearts and know that Mother Nature is capable of miracles. I am in zone seven and I will "Solstice Sow" the seeds of faith for plants that are only hardy to zone eight.

    • Comments (7)

    • gardenweed_z6a
      14 years ago

      I'm going to try lots of different perennials this first time--Echinacea (regular & 'White Swan'), Shasta daisies, stokesia, hosta, coreopsis, armeria, astilbe, butterfly bush, lupine, rose of Sharon, balloon flower, rudbeckia, delphinium, foxglove, hardy hibiscus, globe flower, columbine, agastache & day lily. If you've WSd any of these in previous years I'd be interested in hearing how they did.

    • token28001
      14 years ago

      My echinacea, coreopsis, butterfly bush, rudbeckias, foxglove, hardy hibiscus, and agastache all bloomed the first year. We had a mild spell in January that caused lots of sprouting, then a cold February that tricked them into thinking they had lived through a winter. I love fooling Mother Nature.

      Still not sure what I will be sowing on the solstice. I might wait a bit this year. I'm hoping to add more perennials, but I'm not sure where I'll put them all.

    • ljpother
      14 years ago

      Last frost is May 24. I shouldn't plant anything before March, indoors or out. Maybe I'll plant at the vernal equinox.

    • shinyalloy_5
      14 years ago

      It's tough to decide, I have a no fruit no grow policy as far as trees grow. Needless to say I haven't got any fruit tree seeds for zone 5, if I had believe me I'd share. I cannot even think of seeds of remembrance right now with my friend in the VA hospital, perhaps for him I should just honor life bright and unabashed as him (yet I know not what plant would honor a man that lives such a life) I suppose the liveliest thing I can wintersow, so far that has been gazanias, and for faith I will once again try to sow passion fruit, for the fond childhood memory of stomping on "baby watermelons" in the Carolinas, giants at 3 foot 2 inches. I know you all have your own stories to tell, and I hope you'll share.

      MARY

    • pippi21
      14 years ago

      Stupid question but I keep hearing about this winter soltice. What is that?

    • mmqchdygg
      14 years ago

      I am finally going to participate in the "official" Solstice Sow this year. Usually I just sow general seeds...not giving it ANY thought. I at least have 2 ready to go:

      A plum that a friend gave me for Life-fruit.
      A maple tree for Ma Nature.
      Still need to give some thought to the other 2.

      Anyone have any ideas for Zone 5ers who need a Zone 6 plant? Would seem that the zones are very close, so would be hard to find one that wouldn't necessarily do well in 5.

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