On a cold January night, members of the Driftwood Garden Club of Marblehead were treated to a “Winter Sowing in Coastal New England” presentation by DGC member Dawn LiVigne.
Dawn, an avid winter sower, said her inspiration for winter sowing was the desire to have fresh food all year long. She says there is a wealth of information online and hundreds of instructional videos on YouTube highlighting many techniques of seed sowing. Plants she has the most success with are hardy perennials, annuals, and herbs.
Proper jug preparation is important. Our instructions included drilling holes in the plastic jug containers, filling them with moist potting soil, spreading seeds, and dusting with more soil. Depending on the winter conditions, plant containers are ready to go outside in mid-to-late February. Just set them on the ground in a protected spot and forget them!
We ended our evening with a seed swap. Dawn and many members shared seeds harvested from their own gardens. We hope to enjoy a plentiful harvest of winter-sown vegetables and flowers over the coming spring and summer…with more seeds to share next year!
Driftwood Garden Club 
We had such a big group for this! Hats off to Dawn for such an interesting presentation. I have my seeds and just have to hunt down some plastic jugs!
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