Propagation: First Time wintersowing? , 1 by kqcrna

kqcrna wrote:
klstuart: Up here in the frozen tundra, we don't see green in those jugs until the weather starts to break and days get longer- usually around March for me. You southerners will have things pop earlier, but I don't know when. Maybe someone from your zone will chime in with some feedback.

But poppies are early sprouters. They like cool weather and germinate in cool temps. They may well be first for you.

Here's a picture of my poppy sprouts on March 3, 2006.

Many seeds take much longer- I have known folks who have waited a few years for tough sprouters. I'm not that patient. If they don't sprout by spring or early summer, I dump them into garden beds.

Karen