With the cold and snow, it’s easy to think of February and March as a quiet time in the garden, but now is the perfect time to get a head start on planting by doing some winter-sowing!

You don’t need any grow lights, just a sunny outdoor spot and some clear milk jugs to be transformed into mini greenhouses that can used to germinate seeds of hardy cool season plants like kale, broccoli, and peas, natives like milkweed and joe pyeweed, and flowering plants such as digitalis (foxglove). 

Growing Center volunteers will walk you through the process of making and planting your own mini greenhouse to take home. Seeds, Soil and empty jugs will be provided but if you have extra empty clear gallon jugs from milk, water, or cider, please feel free to bring them!