[murrie]

Hi fanfan,

I’m just learning how to post pics here. Took me over an hour to figger it out.....those are pansies. They overwintered in a container (shouldn’t happen-they say they don’t do well in pots over the winter) and we got lucky. Used miracle grow soil in the pot. We are in zone 7 now I believe-we used to be in zone 6b? but I think they recently changed it. Not sure. We can get winter temps in the teens and rarely in the single digits. So glad spring is on the way.

[fanfan]

Hi Murrie, you did a fine job. It get's easier with practice. :-)

The colours are beautiful!

We are in zone 7 now I believe-we used to be in zone 6b?

I've noticed that too. I've always been zone 4b, but now the master gardening society tells me I'm in zone 5. Not sure I believe it.

I finally have some pics of the winter gardening experiment to show to all of you. So far, only the 'cold hardy' plants have germinated. (Romaine, foxglove,beets.) I can't wait to see what the others do. (Peppers, tomatoes, cleome, cosmos.)

I like the idea of planting tons of seeds in the middle of winter, resulting in pots full of seedlings by mid-April. If I can keep them alive until the last frost date, my property will be abundant with life this year. *evil laugh*

This is foxglove:

This is romaine, but in fairness, I used 5 year old seed:

There is only one beet seedling so far, so I'll spare you the picture.
I think I should be giving them more air.