Ken Druse on Seed Planning – A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Jan 15, 2024

If you think nothing’s on the to-do list in winter, fellow gardeners—that we’re all meant to be dormant like the cannas in the cellar and the herbaceous perennials outside in the flower beds—well, think again.

Most of us in colder zones, especially, may not be actively prepping or planting outdoors at the moment, of course. But even just within the realm of seed-related activities alone, there’s plenty wanting our attention.

That’s what today’s guest, Ken Druse, and I realized when we got to talking seeds the other day on the phone, and one thing led to another, and even though it’s not yet full-on seed-starting time we found ourselves with a list of tasks – and no, not the task of seed shopping!

Ken Druse is an old friend; the author of 20 gardening books, and my collaborator on our Virtual Garden Club online class series...and he’s currently sorting through leftover seeds and also a pile of seed catalogs over at his New Jersey home. Seedy tasks for winter days is our subject today.