We may not be able to get out in our gardens right now but it is time to get busy with things to do to get ready for the garden. March will be seed starting time and there will be lots to do before for that. I will be elaborating on some of these items over the next few posts as I see there is moe info I can offer.
1. Go over your current seed supply. Organize it. Get rid of any seeds over 3 years old unless you froze them. Fresh seeds are essential for good germination. Older seeds have less success of germinating.
2. Decide which vegetables you want for this year and order any seeds you may need to get from seed catalogs.
3. Talk to your local nursery to see what they might be growing this year. I give a list to mine and they tell me what they are growing so I don’t duplicate. I prefer to let them do the growing, it’s just that I want to grow so many different varieties that they might not have so I have to start some by seed.
4. Stock up on any fertilizers, amendments, compost, nutrients, mycorizzial, and biomicrobes you may need for veggies. i.e- tomatoes, giant pumpkins
5. Check your grow light boxes to make sure they work. Get new bulbs if necessary.
6. Check grow heating mats to make sure they work and get more if necessary. Last year I had one and ordered another as my seed growing expanded.
7. Purchase soil seed starting mix. I use Metro Mix 100 to start seeds. This stuff is great. The water doesn’t roll off the ‘dirt’ like many seed starting soils
8. Clean and sterilize any containers you plan to reuse for seed starting or transplanting seedlings. Use a 10% bleach to water ratio to rinse off the containers.
9. Buy any containers you may need for seed starting/transplanting. Most gardening stores sell up to 3″ in the peat pots. If you want a 4″ peat pot, go to Territorial Seeds. They are the only ones that have that size. I need them for my giant varieties cause they grow so fast. I also like the flats that have a raised lid. good for germination.
10. Read at least one good gardening book your interested in each month during the winter. I’m almost finished with ‘Four Season Gardening’ by Eric Coleman and just ordered ‘The Compost Tea Brewing Manual’ by Elaine R. Ingham.
giantveggiegardener 
Hello Jannine,
Well it would appear you will be doing exactly what I must learn, namely starting seeds indoors. Coleman’s book suggested so much to me to the point that my greenhouse and newly raised beds with their floating row covers area closely duplicate his material. I shall start some planting Feb. 15 since the soil temp reaches 50 degrees inside ( daylight) and I shall learn precisely this spring when these seeds will germinate ( radishes, spinach, lettuce etc.). I shall also , along with a neighbor, start to germinate some seeds before they go into the greenhouse and also outside under PVC and floating row covers, as you suggested. Time lately has been devoted to building screen doors and better ventilating the greenhouse, so that when it turns warm here I want the excess heat out and also the insects not coming in!
Thanks,
Gene Solyntjes
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