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February 25
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February 27
The Best Perennials
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Start your garden now with winter sowing
Yes, it's true! You can start your seeds outdoors in January - in
Minnesota.
Using recycled take-out food containers, large soda bottles, gallon milk
jugs or other clear or translucent plastic bottles, you make your own
mini-greenhouses.
Poke holes in the bottom of the container for drainage, and holes in the
top of the container to allow for moisture to seep in. Fill with potting soil,
plant seeds, and seal the container with clear duct tape.
Then set the container in the snow bank on the east side of your home
and let nature takes it's course.
This is a very inexpensive, simple way to start seedlings without the
hassle of grow lamps, and all the guess work of when to plant, how to
prevent disease, etc.
For more information, check out this site: www.wintersown.org