Northeast Gardening: Winter months???, 1 by Theresa

Theresa wrote:
I have my own online garden group to keep me busy. I hold several swaps during the year, including plants, seeds Round Robins, a fantastic bulb swap. So I am always on the lookout for new seeds to try and obtain. Hubby and I bring in all the houseplants and display them in our cool garden window. We enjoy watching the cacti gardens bloom throughout the winter months. This year Im gonna take a stab at winter sowing. Any tips for that?
Im busy seed gathering as I can at the moment. Im hoping to be able to get some mini hosta seeds and I have a huge huge purple hyacinth bean vines just waiting for them to mature. Do you think since its getting near freezing and soon to be freezing that I should harvest the beans and hope they mature off the vine?
I have enjoyed reading and getting some tips for my indoor winter this year.
I have a couple of craft shows that I will be working at this fall, trying something new. I make decorative ceiling fan pulls and sell them on ebay.
I cut down these beautiful brugs just yesterday and hacked em up for cuttings to overwinter. I use an aquarium airstone to keep the water moving and help prevent rot. It worked great last year!
Take care all....nice chatting with you today.