Midwinter Start to spring

Hi all,

It is the depths of winter here, so I am getting a little squirrely here.  I thought I would look forward to spring and start some plantings.  I have planted a few saved Sea Buckthorn and Highbush Cranberry Seeds that I collected in the fall.
I was still not satisfied, so I headed out in the -25 weather and collected wild rose hips.  I then built a flat to contain some potting soil, filled it and planted some of the seeds tonight.  I will have to see how long they take to sprout.  

Here is a picture, what are you guys doing to stay active in the garden during the winter?

Ive just moved to a new place. I have about 100 x 1 year old fruit cuttings to plant out before spring. Wondering where to make my first garden here. So mostly observing.
Looking forward to propogating wild marjoram, yarrow, comfrey and so on, as a basic diverse mini ecosystem to support fruit and veg over time.

Hi Randy,

as I don't have LED plant lights (yet?) I start with only a few plants.

A few days ago, I put some artichoke seeds in a little pot.
I sowed cold-hardy veggies like lettuce, leek, dill and onions in trays in the greenhouse, and some flower seeds as proper "winter sowing", i.e. putting them in a box outside in the cold so that they "wake up" when the temperatures meet their requirement.

Today I started with the paper-tissue-in-ziplock method:
Various peppers, chili, physalis and eggplants that all need a bit longer to develop.

For my tomatoes (lots and lots!) I will wait until March.

Jasmine Dale wrote:Ive just moved to a new place. I have about 100 x 1 year old fruit cuttings to plant out before spring.

100 fruit cuttings.  That is exciting, what kinds of fruit?

Blackcurrants, redcurrants, gooseberries and a few autumn olive cuttings. They are very simple to get and grow here in the UK.
Snip out 30 -45 cm branches off existing bushes. About pencil thickness is good. Then either stick them in the ground, a nursery bed or pots. They start to fruit well in year 3.
They are from my old place, where I had 100s of mature bushes, grown from the cuttings of a neighbour years before.

going to be starting some more new seeds before too long, but one big way i’ve been staying connected to growing has been these little guys: tea seedlings. the seeds came ripe just before the first real wave of cold in the fall. they seem to be germinating in groups of five, for some reason.