During the darkest days of the coldest season, seeking garden motivation can be difficult. It is more tempting to give up, save your resources, and let your remaining plants wither. Seeing your favorite fruit-bearing bushes losing their life can eventually drain the remaining hope from you, and you’d just prefer to grab a book, curl up, and drink hot cups of coffee until spring comes.

However, the idea of taking the challenge to get through the season and build your tolerance can also get you charged up. So, you’re torn between letting your garden die and reviving it— and as someone who loves gardening dearly, you surely would choose the latter.

The Challenge of Growing Plants during Winter Season: Leafy Greens

It is difficult to grow an abundant, wild garden indoors; however, you can grow selective crops of leafy, tasty, and nutritious greens. These easy and fast-growing plants are a cinch. All you should do to get yourself started are potting soil, a small watering container, a seedling tray, and seeds.

You may also have an unused bread pan, a plastic jug, or anything similar. Harvest your leafy greens regularly and add them to stir-fries, soups, or sandwiches. Here are some examples of leafy greens:

• Lentils
• Wheat
• Mung beans
• Alfalfa
• Nasturtiums
• Buckwheat
• Sunflowers
• Arugula
• Peas
• Mustard
• Brassicas

The Challenge of Growing Plants during Winter Season: Eye-Catching, Colorful Houseplants

The darkest and most dreary days of the winter season allow you to treat yourself to a snazzy houseplant with colorful or striking foliage. Here are some:

• Aluminum plant
• Calathea
• African violets
• Kalanchoe
• Rex begonia
• Purple velvet plant
• Croton
• Polka dot plant
• Coleus
• Zebra plant

The Challenge of Growing Plants during Winter Season: Spring is Nearing Up

When winter is almost over, and spring is nearing up, it is time to prepare for the abundance and pull out your seed catalogs. Start with potatoes and peas between February and March. Depending on the climate of your location, early spring and late winter can be an ideal growing time for your transplants, such as onions, broccoli, collards, and kale.

Vegetable seeds like spinach, turnips, radish, carrots, mustard, and parsnips can be grown between February and April. Then, you may start growing tomatoes, eggplants, and peppers indoors in March so that they will be ready to be relocated outdoors when spring starts. Again, the best timing actually depends on your location’s weather condition.