Is it too late for me?

I am so far behind! I think I started around Feb. 2nd, and I am still sowing as fast as I can. So far, one Tutti Frutti lupine seedling has germinated. I still have maybe 30 more kinds to sow. I think I can do that today and tomorrow.

Please tell me that it's not too late. When did most of you sow in order to get all this germination so far? I couldn't really have done it much earlier because we have only been here ten weeks, and all kinds of things went wrong with the house and pets.

We are still getting freezing temps at night, but during the day it looks as though the temps will be mostly in the 40s and 50s.

On the up side, inside my Summer Carnival, bellamosum delphinium, and New Zealand delphiniums have germinated.

This message was edited Feb 16, 2008 8:34 AM

gloria here in my zone 5, I am still WSing. I started around the same time you did. I know the southern states are getting way warmer weather now. But here in Mi we are still getting low temps. You could probably still sow them, just keep a close eye on them :o)

Anybody in zone 6 still WSing?

Connie

I don't even start winter sowing until February. When I checked on-line for success rates for zone 6, what I found was that stuff started too early often failed, while in zone 6, stuff started in February and March were more successful. :-)

I still have lots to do. I'm waiting for closer to spring (March & April) for a lot of things.

Karen

I am still WSing. But my bulk was done january and early Feb.

rebecca30

I don't even start until February in Zone 6 too.

I think starting earlier for most seeds just sets up opportunity for rot or other catastrophes (like dogs knocking over the containers). The only seeds I might start earlier are tree or shrub seeds or perennials that need eight weeks of cold stratification--and I can't think of any of those at the moment--maybe a campanula or aquilegia type, for instance.

I know VA is warmer than here and spring time arrives earlier, but, it certainly can't be too late for tender annuals and half hardy perennials and so forth, can it?

This message was edited Feb 16, 2008 8:55 PM

There are a few seeds that need to be stratified for three months - but not that many. You have lots of time to winter sow many, many things :-)

I'm just starting my winter sowing in mid-February (I'm zone 7a, optimistically--6b probably more the case.) Last year I sowed from mid-February to early April (for tomatoes and tender annuals) and most things germinated very acceptably. I don't think you're too late at all. There are always weather-variables that can't be anticipated but I'm coming to appreciate that the beauty of winter sowing is that Mother Nature does come through.

Hi Gloria,

If you are getting freezing temps at night with daytime temps in the 40s and 50s, that's perfect winter sowing weather. I am right outside of San Francisco, and that's as cold as it ever gets here. My window of near freezing nights/ high 40's days is only about 5 or 6 weeks (late December/early January to early February), and winter sowing works to beat the band. I find that as long as the nights are still in the 40's, most things that need cold stratification do just fine

Go sow!
Susan

Thanks, I am off to my bathroom to pot up about 20 cups of seedlings to put outside tonight. My biggest problem is too many great seeds! To add to it, I bought more Alaska and White Knight Shasta seeds today. I want big swaths of flowers of the same kind and color. I want....I want.... I want...
It's endless!