Visions of strolling under arching branches cloaked in pink blooms. That’s why I winter sowed a tray of redbud seeds in the winter of 2021-2022. The results weren’t what I expected.

Who doesn’t love a low cost, low maintenance way to start a garden. Winter sowing is taking off in popularity across Ontario for these reasons and more! But can you utilize winter sowing if your goals are to grow a cut flower garden?

It is a no equipment method of seed starting that doubles as a cold moist stratification. The reasons I rely on it year after year: Limited indoor space and once you try it, you will to!

Whenever we step into the role of gardener, we are either directly or indirectly mimicking nature. If seed starting fails to, start… we can look to how that seed would be grown in natural settings to find the answers.