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Hello, I am origionally from California and moved here to Iowa back in 1994. Boy did I have a time with plants. I didn't know what perrinnials and Annuals were at all. I probably spnt thousands of dollars in plants and such just for them to die. Since then I've learned to put my favorite annuals in pots and bring them inside through winter, heck I've even had miniature roses blooming through winter as well as other flowers, it's wonderful. I love flowers and plants and am building quite a showcase, I guess. I've learned about some blooming perinnials that bloom continuously and which annuals I don't mind purchasing each year. I am still new at this so I forgot to get my seeds planted early enough to plant by mothers day. It's still cool here, especially at night and I'm having a time with all my plants. The perinneals I planted last year are thriving right now, awesome but the ones I jsut planted desperately want warm weather, I can tell. Anyway, I'm interested in Winter Sowing and need help. I also need help with some of my plants from time to time. is there someone out there who would be my garden pal whom I can ask questions. I'm not sure what zone I'm in, I've heard 3 different zones. Please help. Lyn Melineke@yahoo.com
Lyn, welcome to DG! You might be able to find some answers over in the Beginner Gardening forums, which are open to both members & subscribers. With your wide-ranging interests and obvious passion for flowers & plants of all stripes, I'd like to encourage you to consider subscribing to DG. That would give you full access to a huge number of forums, including winter sowing discussions and a regional forum for your area. I think the $5 trial subscription should be more widely publicized... it's a good way to check out everything that's here! (Although the way the forums keep expanding, I don't think I'll ever really mange to check out everything, myself! LOL)
For your plants that are struggling with cool nights, jugs of water placed near them will absorb heat from the sun during the day and release it slowly at night, acting at "heat sinks" to moderate temperatures.
