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Maybe a more natural approach to it would be planting in Autumn? My attention span and life combine with the typical refrigerator/ freezer stratification process to typically result in science experiments lost in the black hole of the freezer &/or fridge. So, I MUCH prefer to plant those seeds that need it, in Autumn. And, here in the northern hemisphere, that is coming up pretty fast.
In fact, I'm finding myself doing more of my planting - particularly of perennials - in September and October, along with my bare root pants/ trees, rather than in spring, when I mostly plant my annuals, like tomatoes. But... I've even been thinking about those. Last year, I had volunteer spaghetti squash, and this year, volunteer grape tomatoes. Both in places I've never intentionally planted anything, so it's got me wondering...
If I toss the seeds in a favorable area, in Autumn, the seeds will pick their own perfect time to germinate, then I don't have to fuss with them, in the spring, doting on them and pampering them, worrying if they're getting too leggy, or if I missed my planting widow, altogether, or if I'll end up killing them as I move them in and out of the house, to harden them off. And then, there's all the springtime work it could save me, during a time when my goats are kidding, and my chicken & duck hens are brooding... and I'm dealing with goats having Spring fever, wanting anything that is on the other side of their paddock fences...
Does anyone else do this, or have you thought about it? If you do it, how well does it serve you? Is there any reason (other than critters possibly running off with the seeds) why this is not a good idea?
"The only thing...more expensive than education is ignorance."~Ben Franklin. "We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light." ~ Plato
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