How great is that.....way to go Greene. I have not looked at my outside seeds yet. I was afraid it was still too early for them since the weather has been so cold here. Not sure what I am doing with those since I never did that before.

My wintersown seeds did not do well. Actually only a few of my wintersown jugs sprouted this year. I suspect the deep deep freezes followed by warmth and then plunging into cold again sabotaged my plans.

I have not looked at mine yet, I think it is too soon considering everything is confused. The daffodil field is in full bloom and it is not yet time for some of the hybrids to bloom. The weather has just been devastating to all of them. I lost hundreds of bulbs in that field this year. So sad.

On Please Help me......my wintersown are showing green in all three. What do I do now? Take off the lids and put them in the greenhouse or keep them outside on the deck in the morning sun.???
The weather is to turn colder and I do not think they should come inside...I just do not know if I should take off the lids. I can not leave them where they are but I can move them to a shadier spot that is protected. The chickens will eat them if I let them open and where they are.

Congratulations, Jacquie. I told you wintersowing would do it.

Since you have the luxury of a greenhouse, you might as well take advantage of it and put them in there, lids open. But if the plant is hardy in your zone it would probably be fine in it's closed jug in shade, depending on what the weather does. I know we're supposed to have lows around 30 for 3 nights.

Karen

But a few of them are bending over they need to have the lid removed I think and it could be too warm in the greenhouse. They are hardy here.

Then take off the lid and put in shade. Maybe give it a light mist of water.

Karen

You might put a bit of wire fence around them to keep the chickens away.

OK, I will do that in the morning. This is very exciting considering I did not cut or file the seeds. I did stratify them for a long time. I am learning...

Still nothing happening to my seeds.

I thought it was too good to be true. When I saw all the green yesterday in my three containers i was thrilled. Today I took the time to open them and not one seed is germinated. The green was bird seed that blew into the small slits in the tops.

Bummer! It's still early. They might still sprout.

Karen

We are to have possible snow showers and below freezing tonight. Can you imagine?

Yes, I can imagine. I remember living up north having to shovel snow just to go to church one Easter.
Snow does not respect the calendar, nor does it care about little patent leather Mary Jane shoes. (I am giving away my age .)

Here is what the snow did to my daffodil field today. First picture was Palm Sunday the 13th. Second picture is today, April 16, 2014.

Still no germination here, but it will sure happen, maybe next year.
I have germination in the Sweet shrub seeds I sowed more than a year ago.

Jonna are you saying it took a year to germinate your seeds ?? Not sure I have that much patience !

quietyard said:Jonna are you saying it took a year to germinate your seeds ?? Not sure I have that much patience !

Yes, some seeds need a year (or even 2 years) to germinate. Seeds are just waiting for optimal conditions to germinate. Some need a long cold period, some need first a warm period and than a cold period and after that they will germinate if it's warm enough. And I also have seeds ( Dictamnus albus) that will germinate partly after a few months, but if I keep the container, I will have more germination a year and even 2 years later.
I sow almost all my seeds in vermiculite in closed containers, so I just wait until they germinate. No need to look after them until they germinate. I just keep them in a mostly shaded place.
http://www.seedsite.eu/article...

Jonna for the good information.

Thanks so much for that information Jonna. You are great!