COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The Otsego Master Gardeners are holding a Winter Sowing Workshop on Saturday, December 17, 2022, at the Oneonta Job Corps greenhouse, 21 Homer Folks Avenue in Oneonta. The session will run from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
There is a $5/person charge for the workshop. No previous gardening experience is needed. Space is limited; registration is required by Friday, December 9, by going to https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/WinterSowing_243/. For more information call 607.547.2536. Ample free parking is available.
Winter sowing is a method of starting seeds outdoors in winter popularized by Trudi Davidoff and is now practiced around the world. It is recognized by the USDA as, “A propagation method used throughout the winter where temperate climate seeds are sown into protective vented containers and placed outdoors to foster a naturally timed, high percentage germination of climate tolerant seedlings.”
Come sow with workshop presenters, veteran Otsego Master Gardeners, Chris Burrington and Francine Stayter. They will cover the techniques for winter sowing including the materials needed and the various kinds of seeds that can be used, as well as the benefits of this low-cost method of germinating seeds and some of the advantages it has over indoor seed-starting requiring grow lights and the hardening-off of seedlings. In addition, participants will make a mini greenhouse in a container and sow seeds to take home. The workshop will also cover how to handle the seedlings once they germinate.
Otsego Master Gardener Volunteers have been specially trained and certified by Cornell University Extension with a mission to provide education on a broad range of horticultural topics and practices based on university research and recommendations.
Cornell Cooperative Extension provides equal program and employment opportunities. Accommodations for persons with special needs may be requested by contacting Cornell Cooperative Extension Schoharie and Otsego Counties prior to a program.
–Cornell Cooperative Extension Schoharie and Otsego Counties
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