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Jan 16, 2016 7:42 AM CST
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middle Tennessee (Zone 7a)
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This was last years, my 5th year of wintersowing, have pretty good germinating rate. But for 2016 I am not going to have as many, maybe 75 containers.
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Jan 16, 2016 8:42 AM CST
Name: Caroline Scott
Calgary (Zone 4a)
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Wow! That is one large effort at winter sowing!
What were some of the most successful seeds?
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Jan 16, 2016 5:36 PM CST
Name: Jennifer
48036 MI (Zone 6b)
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Wow! I don't feel so over the top now!
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Jan 16, 2016 5:44 PM CST
Name: Arlene
Grantville, GA (Zone 8a)
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Holy cow, you are ambitious. I could do that many jugs but I'd never be able to take care of what is going to grow in them!

I don't know Jen, looks about the same as what you did. Rolling on the floor laughing

Errol, are those red turnips or just really big radishes in your avatar?
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Jan 16, 2016 5:45 PM CST
Name: Danita
GA (Zone 7b)
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Impressive! Thumbs up
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Jan 17, 2016 7:50 AM CST
Thread OP
middle Tennessee (Zone 7a)
thank you all, those are Crimson Giant's and we love them. I usually sow 4 different types of radishes including Japanese daikon, here is my beets , I grow lots of beets spring and fall, and a few during winter under row cover. these are Detroit Red,


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Jan 17, 2016 1:00 PM CST
Name: Jim D
East Central Indiana (Zone 5b)
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Wow Blinking Blinking Blinking ,, Beautiful Hurray! Hurray! Hurray! Drooling Drooling Drooling
In the Butterfly garden if a plant is not chewed up I feel like a failure
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Jan 17, 2016 1:55 PM CST
Name: Arlene
Grantville, GA (Zone 8a)
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Whoa! What are you feeding them? Green Grin! I grow beets too but have never gotten them that big! You must have a pretty good sized garden.
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Jan 17, 2016 4:04 PM CST
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middle Tennessee (Zone 7a)
thank you all , I have to give some credit to my "Lasagna" gardening methods, called a "no till" gardening, my veggie garden is about 65' wide x 56' long,
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Jan 17, 2016 6:46 PM CST
Name: Caroline Scott
Calgary (Zone 4a)
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And are all those jugs vegetables?
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Jan 17, 2016 7:56 PM CST
Name: Arlene
Grantville, GA (Zone 8a)
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That's a HUGE garden!
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Jan 23, 2016 10:25 PM CST
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Wow that is awesome, I am trying my first year of winter sowing outside, with the jug method outside vs the same species inside to see which works better. I am going to sow some annuals, perennials, and edibles. I hope I have even a fraction of your success, that will be exciting.
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Jan 24, 2016 5:20 AM CST
Name: Caroline Scott
Calgary (Zone 4a)
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Welcome! Welcome! Welcome!
Welcome to ATP, Kim.
Keep us posted with your progress with these plants.
That is a good idea to compare the indoor sowing with winter sowing.
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Jan 24, 2016 9:43 PM CST
Name: Reid
North Branch, MN (Zone 4b)
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Impressive beets! I just made two lasagna/hugel beds this fall. I hope my beets get that big!

I just did my winter sowing today. I did mesculun mix, pac choi, spinach, and romaine lettuce.
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