Come pick up your miinikaanan (seeds)!
📅 Tuesday, March 31, 2026
🕙 Time: 10:00AM - 3:00PM
📍 Location: Sagamok Greenhouse
Also including...
- Build a memengwaa house
- Free native aamoo (bee) homes
- Resources for a healthy native pollinator garden
- Invasive plant free garden guide
- Winter sowing guide
Cold stratification is required for many of the seeds. Cold stratify seeds by exposing them to moist, cold conditions (34-38°F) for 1–3 months to break dormancy, simulating winter. The best method involves mixing seeds with damp, not saturated, sand or potting soil in a sealed, labeled plastic bag and placing it in the refrigerator crisper. This technique is essential for many native perennials and shrubs. Learn more about cold stratification here.
Winter sowing is a low-cost, sustainable method for starting seeds outdoors in protective containers during winter, acting as mini-greenhouses. It uses natural cold stratification to produce hardy, strong seedlings—such as perennials, herbs, and hardy annuals—without the need for indoor grow lights or hardening off. Learn more about winter sowing in Ontario here.
For more information, please reach out to Chevaun Toulouse at toulouse_chevaun@sagamok.ca.
