(DeKalb) – Winter sowing is an easy, inexpensive method of starting seeds outdoors in recycled containers (like milk jugs) during the winter! This creates mini greenhouses that provide natural cold stratification, eliminates the need for grow-lights and hardening off, and results in tough, self-hardened seedlings ready to transplant in spring. This technique is perfect for many perennials, natives, and cool-season vegetables that require a period of cold, moist conditions (stratification) to break dormancy, mimicking nature’s timeline for germination.
Join us at the DeKalb Public Library on Wednesday, February 4, to start your own winter sowing. Bring one or two clean, translucent 1-gallon milk jugs to fill. We’ll provide the seeds and the soil for up to two milk jug planters per family, while supplies last.
This program is for all ages; children must be accompanied by an adult. No registration is required. It will begin at 11:00 a.m. in the lower-level Zimmerman Meeting Room.
For more information, contact Susan at susang@dkpl.org or (815) 756-9568 ext. 2114.
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