On a good day, you could easily distribute seeds for 800 to 1,500 plants, with certain types boasting a germination and growth success rate of around 90%. The hand-sowing technique is more art ...

Left to their own accord, seeds would drop to the ground in late summer or autumn, survive winter, then germinate when the ...

Winter cold actually aids germination of some seeds. They will fare poorly if planted too late. It's advisable to plant seeds of California poppy, bread seed poppy, larkspur, nigella and bachelors ...

We winter sow, of course! Winter sowing is precisely what its name suggests: sowing seeds during the winter months. Technically, any seed dispersal after late fall can be considered winter sowing.