Winter Gardening and dreaming of Spring
It’s a week into January.
We have snow on the ground. Not much, but the temperatures are cold. Our high today was 27, so that makes our little plants shiver a bit! 
Last night we got to 15 degrees, and since we anticipated that, we knew we’d better tuck those baby lettuce and kale plants in for the next few days!
Adam and I used up all the row cover we could find, then had to improvise to cover the rest! We came up with some old curtains! I’m pretty sure these are the fanciest plants around with their beaded coverings! But they should do the trick! 
When we had our last good freeze, the plants froze a little in the greenhouse (unheated). This made us all a little sick, considering what went into planting those little guys! But I’m happy to report that they all bounced back!
Winter Gardening and January Reading Material
As soon as Christmas Eve hit, my husband snatched up the Baker Creek Seed Catalogue and, after his initial look-see, we spent the next few days just staring at the wonders within!
The Baker Creek seed catalogue is a work of art! The colors, the food, the amazing wonders of God’s creation popping off the pages leaves our jaws on the floor! 
The difference between my husband and myself (in this instance) is that I look! I dream, and then I shut the book, because I could never make a decision on something so important as which tomato would taste best, or which sunflower would I want to plant (I want them all). 
Not Greg. He looks, he dreams, he reads, and compares, and stays up late, and looks at reviews. He makes lists, he dog-ears the catalogues—he even pulls out other seed catalogues to check out their offerings. Somewhere in that process I start to wonder if he’s fixing to move out to Baker Creek for a job, because I think he could pass a written exam on everything they’ve got! But, then…somewhere when I’m fast asleep…he orders! And he orders early! Not gonna be left empty-handed this year! 
AdLet me tell you, Greg got his order! 
He ordered things I’ve never heard of, and things I’ve always wanted to try! He ordered melons I admired, and seeds he knew others would like! He gave some out as Christmas gifts! 
Organizing the Seeds
Yesterday, when Greg pulled out the seed bin and the seeds I started to give him a friendly jab about his seed collection! My little poke stopped mid-stream when he pulled out a selection of seeds he knew I’d love! I quickly just shut my mouth and stood back to watch! 
He got a handy-dandy organizer at Harbor Freight to hold and categorize the seeds, so we don’t lose track!
Greg is super pumped! And I am too, just watching his excitement!
This year, we will have a garden with variety! If we don’t, it’s not because we lack seeds! 
Happy garden dreaming! Happy Winter Gardening! And keep those little plants warm!
Just in case it will help someone, here’s a link to the list of Our Favorite Seed Catalogues!
Garden planning is the BEST part of January. I’ve already started dreaming. You have shown all of the great catalogues to browse for new seeds.
All of my husband’s favorites! We also use Johnny’s, Territorial, and FedCo, plus Totally Tomatoes 😃
I thoroughly enjoyed reading your blog. I am not a gardener; however, I am an artist and I love the images on the catalogs and the seed packets. I can think of a million ways to use them. I might have to check out the catalog. I wished we lived closer because when you are done with the catalogs, I would recycle them into another art form.
I’m Curious about what you would do! They’re workd of art for sure!
I love dreaming about all the warm weather things…and the new life that begins each year is one important part of that dream. Love your post.
Thank you!
Keep dreaming!!
Then take action!!