Whelp, no more winter sowing for me. Less than 1/4 germinated compared to seed starting indoors. We had a cool spring. What did germimate is still too small to safely transplant.

The results are in. Winter sowing produced only abt 1/4 the germination compared to those grown indoors under lights. We've had a cool spring. The seeds that did germinate are still too small to plant. Those I grew indoors were planted during the last week of May.

Rhubarb require a lot of moisture and is a heavy feeder. It may be difficult to meet the plant's requirements in a container.

I'm also in Mn. I don't harden mine off until April. I hope to start prepping mine next week.

Bet she loves the heat mat. Lol

They are easy to start from seed, however, they have to be started in January to have them flowering in April.

Wandering is one of their non scientific names.They are also called Egyptian onions or Traveling onions. Each year any of them that you don't dig, flower and then produce sets from the flower stock. These sets are heavy and pull the stock down to the ground away from the original plant.

Great idea!

The earliest tomato that I've found for zone 4 is called Fourth of July. You can check out Totally Tomatoes to see what they offer.

I have tried the jug method previously with mixed success. I attended a seed starting class given by a Iowa State professor who said vernalization stops when the temps are below freezing and above 40. She suggested the best method to ensure the correct "chill" hours was to use the fridge.

I have 9 jugs plopped in a snow bank so far. I'm also starting many of the same varieties indoors as well to hedge my bets.

Strawberries are adaptable to a broader range of soils and produce fruit quicker. The blueberries require acidic soils to produce fruit and several years before they fruit.

The wimps.