Thinking Spring

We still have at least three feet of snow on the ground, with another foot predicted this week but it's not stopping me from thinking Spring!

I heard about a new garden idea.  Check this out.  You can start seeds in milk jugs outside.  Have you ever heard of this?  This is news to me. You poke some holes in the bottom of the jug, cut the bottom open and fill with dirt.  Soak it with water and sprinkle in some seeds.  Then you tape it shut and stick it in the snow.  The milk jugs act like mini greenhouses trapping the sunlight in.  The snow around it insulates the jug and supposedly by May these recycled containers will be full of flowers!

I have to admit I'm a little skeptical.  You would think they would just freeze, but people have had success doing this so I thought I would give it a try.  I figure I don't have much to lose - a few bucks in seeds at most.  I'll let you know how they turn out!