I'm new to winter sowing-I have 6 gal milk jugs with different types of milkweed that I planted in January and I'm patiently waiting for something to happen. Thinking ahead to next year, I have a couple of questions:
1. For those of you that plant in flat, clear "Rubbermaid" trays, do you poke drainage holes in both the lid (to let water in)and the bottom (for drainage)? Do the lids need to be clear? Can you have your little pots of seeds on the lid and have the clear bin part as the lid? (did that make sense?)
2. This may be a dumb question. One of my current projects is naturalizing a patch of woods where we go camping with natives (we own it). Can I direct sow the seeds and put a little cover over them to protect them from squirrels and such? It would be like winter sowing in the ground (kind of like what Mother Nature does, but with a little guidance).
Thanks-you all are a wealth of information!
