Brrrr! It’s chilly, Rural Sprout readers.

Happy Friday, everyone. Here in my neck of the woods, we’re back to those crispy winter temperatures. As I’m writing to you, it’s only 17F outside. Definitely a good day to drink lots of tea and cuddle up with a good book. 

But I’m probably not going to do that. 

I’ve got a handful of seeds that I need to get started now because they take quite a long time to germinate. It always amazes me the different ways that seeds “know” when it’s the right time of year to start growing. After all, they’ve been hanging out in the cold, snowy winter. Yet, they know when spring is here.

Knowing how long it takes a plant to germinate can be a really useful piece of information to have when you’re trying to figure out when to sow seeds. So you’ll want to check out this list of plants that are sloooooowwwwwwwww germinators, and plan accordingly.

In the meantime, stay warm, and I will see you on Sunday.