Even though February flew by much fast than normal, its still killing me that I can’t do anything in the garden.

And I know… I said I wasn’t going to do anything BUT direct sowing for seeds this year. But you all know I’m a liar. I’ve had some moderate success with winter sowing. In January, I started saving and jugs/plastic containers I thought I could use. By last weekend, I had three water jugs, a salad green container, another miscellaneous clear container and a cat treat container. It would have to do.

I spent a couple hours on Saturday afternoon prepping the contaniners, filling them with soil, planting seeds and sealing them up. In the end I planted Canterbury Bells, Lupins, Chinese Lanterns, Wallflower, Snapdragons, and Hollyhocks.

The majority of my failure with Winter Sow has been when the containers got knocked over from the wind, or the cats, or once, memorable – from the leaf blower of the maintenance guys at the townhouse (they got a good scolding for that!).

I’ve tucked these ones down between some of the pots in Potager Parlour so hopefully they will be more secure than in previous years.

Potager Parlor will also be expanding when the snow melts. I’ve been collecting large pots all winter, and I recently picked this up from Giant Tiger.

A sturdy little raised bed with greenhouse lid! I’m hoping this will help my with my spinach and lettuce. I’ve always waited until our last frost date to plant them (third week of May), but then soon after temps get so hot the spinach and lettuce just bolts! I’m hoping this will work like a cold frame and I can plant them earlier, giving more time to grow and get a harvest before the sweltering weather kicks in.

Now its just time for Mother Nature to cooperate.