Winter sowing is an easy and cheap way to start plants from seed. You don't need a greenhouse or any special grow lights. In this video, I share 9 perennials that I've been very successful growing from seed using the winter sowing method. There perennials I go over include False Indigo / Blue Wild Indigo / Baptisia australis, Bee Balm / Monarda, Common Foxglove/ Digitalis purpurea, Coneflower / Echinacea, Balloon Flower / Platycodon grandifloras, Cardinal Flower / Lobelia cardinalis, Sea Holly / Eryngium planum, Columbine / Aquilegia, and Lupine / Lupin / Lupinus. Many of these plants are pollinator magnets and some are even native plants in my area. Some plants thrive in sun, some in shade; some bloom in spring and some bloom in summer into fall.
Check out this playlist to learn how to winter sow, how to prick out seedlings and to also see some of my winter sowing reveal videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx94OYQcbu9q1eqxsLsxqWGvzmF2iWq5L
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