Start Seeds With Us: Seedling Mixes, Varieties, and Special Tips
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- čas přidán 20. 06. 2024
- Join @jacquesinthegarden and I as we start our first batch of spring seeds! Whether you're in the dead of winter or are beginning to think of starting yourself, grab a warm drink and soak up some gardening knowledge.
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definitely getting some soon in spring when gardening hits! :)
He should try some new mybe even rare kinds of fruits and vegetables.
Thoughts.
Sooo hoping it's possible to do some overseas shipping ;-) searched and searched for good seed trays here in Australia and struggling to get the same quality that yours look to be. Etched labels sound awesome too...not a fan of the SUP either.
@@DianeHicks We're working on it :)
Do you have an expected availability date for the 4 inch tall 4 cells?
This has big “90’s kid showing off their rare Pokémon cards to each other” vibes. And I’m totally here for it.
Glad you guys are starting your seeds! I just started mine and was hoping I wasn’t too early!
LOL we just have to relive the dream
I choose you Epic Gardening with my suprised Pikachu face @.@ ...I just found your channel today & I am so thankful. I know how to kill plants, it's growing them & keeping them alive that is the real trick. (Watched 2 vids so far & have learned so much already) TY!
couldnt agree more, I love it. I dont even have a garden lol
This clicked so hard for me haha
I wish I had a gardening friend!😭 It looks so fun to start seeds with someone and chat! Instead of mumbling to myself! 😂
Yes that is what I will be doing. Mumbling to myself as I start seeds alone 🤣
Me too... If you were local I could come over and I would I would sit down and start seeing with you like that it looks like it'd be a lot of fun have a great great day and keep growing...
Me too! I already started my seeds by myself. I still enjoying it.
Hey I noticed how like dog people understand dog people like gardeners understand gardeners maybe we can start a local gardening club within your own community?
I can be your seedy friend if you are near NYC
When I lived in LA county, I had a 3/4 acre place and I free ranged my chickens . I noticed the crows would NOT let any of the hawks near my property. I also noticed they would sneak into my coop a fly off with eggs.
So I started just leaving a couple eggs for them, they would stick around my place and where relentless towards the hawks. In the 10 years I lived and raised chickens on that property, I NEVER lost a chicken to hawks ❤️. I so miss my crows now that I have moved to SLO County.
I’ve seen crows chasing hawks for fun before but I love how that worked out! They were farming the chicken with you
Wow, that’s a cool fact/story!
The crows have warned me several times when a fox was lurking around before the chickens knew. Now as soon as I hear the crows freaking out I go right out and scare the fox away
My crow friend warns me about impending storms ❤ tells me to get inside 😅
Don't make them mad! Crows are actually really smart and are capable of recognizing human faces and holding grudges for years. A friend of mine has made friends with the ones in her area and they will come to her whistle.
I love the interaction and conversation you two have, especially as when you're talking information on your tray labels. Sharing the knowledge even between such skilled guys as you. There is always the opportunity to learn and improve. :)
You took the words right out of my mouth. Crows are amazing beings and once you're in, you're in with them and so are your pets! My daughter befriended a murder and one day her cat was in the porch and I seen a hawk. Before I could even stop what was clearly going to happen, the crows showed up and ran off the hawk mid air! They can stay here.
I haven't bought a single bag of seeds of Calendula for 10+ years now. I've saved seeds from my Calendulas and keep sowing them every year. I use them for decoration but I also eat the petals and use the petals in oil that helps with skin issues and cuts.
I would absolutely love to see a medicinal garden part to the channel!!
I love the seed starting videos. It seems like y’all ramp up the silliness when you are just hanging out. This video might have the most quotable moments of any Epic Gardening video I’ve seen yet, and that’s saying something 😂👍
I died at "You don't have to do anything in your life". But seriously, this motivated me to finally go through, figure out my garden for this year and the companion plants.
This was so fun to watch we really feel like we’re just hanging out with you guys. Love the casual vibes. We feel your passion!
If you use rubbing alcohol you can wipe off the permanent marker and reuse the plastic tags.
Congratulations on becoming a father! You guys are so funny 🤣 😆 😂
Pro tip!
Dry erase markers work, too!
You can also cut old plastic (milk cartons, yogurt containers, etc) to make your own tags
@@reesi9049 Second this! Use it in the classroom all the time.
Yes this works on those photo boxes they use to store seed packets as well!
The commercial greenhouse I work in uses almost exclusively Johnny's seeds - under ideal conditions the germination rate is virtually 100%, they're amazing 🌞
We also have to use a huge amount of labels, we could never wash and reuse them all, so we turned to wooden labels which are compostable :)
the videos are better with the both of you together. The humor makes it fun to watch. "if you come for the king, you best not miss." Ok King!
This is so fun. I love the way you two interact!
So true! Been looking forward to this "episode".
No disrespect but I thought they were a couple….. am I alone here?
I am getting close to starting some seeds too, but after that massive Hail Storm and almost freezing weather, I may wait a bit but set up all my raised beds and $5 totes first, LOL. Happy Planting Guys!
:P smart move guys!
Me too!
Me too! We have been getting these crazy temperature swings this year in Dallas Texas. Several times we have been in the 70's one day and then the temperature drops to the 20's a day or two later.
Robbie! 😍
I enjoy watching you two together, you guys complement each other. Great way to start your seeds talking to your friend 👍🏼👏🏼😊
Much like companion plants, they bring out the best in each other!
I'm one of those crazy people who takes an old lettuce box and starts 4 different types of seed in the same thing haha! I don't have much space to work with so knowing what pops helps reduce the empty cell dilemma for me. When you have lots of kids and don't want your seedlings messed with LOL! I do all my brassicas/tomatoes/peppers/etc like this.
Re: labeling. I run a piece of masking tape along two sides (rows and columns). Using numbers on one side, letters on the other and now you just enter each cell into a spreadsheet. New tray, new sheet tab. This seemed easier for me since I can add a lot more information in the cell than my terrible handwriting would allow on a little stick. A bit nerdy but I always have my phone and google sheets a click away.
Watching this while there is a snow storm outside. I am excited to grow some peppers, onions and spinach.
Also currently watching while we get fresh snow haha
I really like these seed starting chats. Makes me get out my packets and start planting!
Jacques hits the nail on the head: why (if you have choice) would you grow any food that didn't taste good?
I'm with him: first consideration, taste/deliciousness; second (Kevin's camp): uniqueness or interest. Why grow something I can find in the store or farmers market?
You two are entertaining. Keep growing!
Did mine today and this year its special as my toddler is now interested in gardening so he helped me
“i think we going to have a cold spring.”
says the person who lives in san diego and weather is always above 50
Right?! Boo hoo. 😭🤣
Hey we got to 39 this year!
@@epicgardeningwell spring is coming so, pretty much where everyone is it’s getting warmer
My not-original-probably poppy propagation method: put the entire moistened tray + seeds into a ziplock and stick it in the fridge overnight. The next morning put it on a sunny window sill or someplace warm and it’ll germinate that very evening. It’s amazingly effective and something I stumbled upon in my impatience this year. Previously I’d fridge them for a week and apparently was just wasting fridge space.
Wow, that is a fabulous tip which I have not seen anywhere. I adore Icelandic poppies and have never been able to start them from seed. I will try this!
@@StrataChalup it’s strange because most poppies don’t require cold stratification but they seem to really like the stress. 🤷🏼♀️
It’s always fun to watch an episode with you two. Get that wok and share with us what foods you prepare in it. I have a wok I want to use more, and I’m going to teach myself to use chop sticks. I agree with Jacque, if I’m going to spend time doing a garden I want to enjoy the taste of the things I planted.
😂 every time I hear your crows I look up thinking there in my yard. Love those San Diego crows. 😂
From what I've read and researched, crows can be great for your chickens! They will keep hawks away, so you might want to help keep them around. Happy Gardening and enjoy your new feathered friends! I love my gals, and fresh eggs from your backyard are so delicious!
Hey guys. I had the same problem here in East Texas. I had pepper and tomato plants ready to go and even planted them two weeks after last average frost date. The rotted in the ground. We got 35 inches of rain in one month. Late season tomatoes did slightly better but I have to rely on store bought tomatoes this year. Ewe
Where I live in Iquique, Chile, rather than crows there are thousands upon thousands of vultures- they roost in the trees at night, 5-10 per tree. We had an earthquake and there was a mass exodus of hundreds of vultures at once one night while taking my dogs out, it was pretty cool.
Now that you have an epic chicken coop and epic chickens....did you know large egg producers feed orange Calendula blossom pedals mixed into their feed to make the yolk color more vibrant, plus of course, it also increases all the other benefits Calendula provides. Once the blossom is spent, just toss it to the chickens, including the resinous green base of the flower head, for extra healthy eggs.
Oh no way!
@@epicgardening Oh yeah, got that confirmed directly from one of the largest egg producers...just because I'm an info nut and wanted to know what they feed their chickens. Had a question regarding egg weights, and they offered that information to me....I was surprised too! Who would've thought! The USDA also confirmed that as well.
New here. I just became acutely aware that I'm a seriously invested gardener.
A member of my family decided to move my gardening journals without telling me.
All my plant layouts, watering/ fertilizing schedules, next season layouts, plant listings, growing times, every single note I've taken and it's gone.
Thankfully I found them, an hour later after tearing the house apart, but not before coming close to a massive heart attack and full meltdown.
I think it's safe to say.... I'm invested. 🤣
Meanwhile, I’m over here in zone 6a, realizing I never pulled my okra and pepper plants from my beds in the fall. 🥴 I’m excited for a fresh garden soon!
I'm watching this while making dinner. I just started some peppers, and I'm starting my tomatoes tomorrow! Great video idea
Hi Jacques and Kevin! I'm still 2 months away from starting seeds and there are still massive amounts of snow where I am, but watching this video is making me so excited for the upcoming garden season!
I've been growing and harvesting Calendula for a few years now. I use it for small cuts and any skin affliction. I also make lip balm and lotion. It treats my Rosacea and my son's excema and our skin never looked better! Thanks for your content you're awesome!
Being in the Southern hemisphere, this reminded me to watch your planting for fall video!
crows are really incredible, interested in humans, and so smart… i think they’re epic gardening fans
I just pulled my stuff out of my shed to get started on some seed starting! I can’t wait for my tomatoes this year 🤤
Same I'm so ready to start mine but I'm trying to time it right, so I don't have to deal with the last frost usually for me in late March or early April.🙂
Season here is starting to end.. wasnt Bad but i wish i had another season to start with.. it's always kinda sad to me
Have fun!
@@ancientaliensarecoming7201 Yes I can see that once the season starts to end its sad to see everything dying off its hard to go from vibrant and colorful to the more dismal colors of dying or dry ready to seed harvest plants. if your Lucky enough to have a lot of good seeds at the end though it never too early to think about your next grow.🙂
Great chemistry between you two. I just love how your channel progresses and how you have others featured.
This is probably my favorite video of yours ever. You two need to do more of these free-form-type videos. If you do, I'll make sure to pick up a box of Toaster Strudels to munch on while watching.
No, you lucky ducks. This year I am actually going to wait until 6-8 weeks before last freeze (even if it feels like forever). But I will live vicariously through y'all.
Yes my favorite couple is back!!! They didn’t break up guys
Haha, as soon as Kevin mentioned getting a Wok - I thought of Kenji and there's Jacques giving the shoutout. I love when my worlds come together
Completely unrelated but you should try growing dandelion some time. It's really good for you and the whole plant is edible. There is actually an endangered species of dandelion where you live, it's just called the California dandelion. It could be good to grow them I wish they didn't get so much hate!
I loved this video. It was like a garden bro version of a Stitch n' Bitch session. So great!
Loved to see you two getting all excited 😄about the flowers. You make a great team. I live north in Santa Clarita(Six Flags) and I have 3 🍅 tomatoe packages that tolerates the cold. I started with those seeds. Happy sowing
Seriously! You guys are such an amazing and cool duo! You are like two best friends having so much fun with your “toys”, be it seeds or gardening tools. Or actually, two best friends doing homework together, writing notes and chatting while working. :)) Thanks for the longer than usual video. If this was 2 hours long, I would still be super entertained. Thanks for being so spontaneous, so funny, and making it so educational too!
Grabbed my iced coffee and tended to my garden while listening to y’all
I have a surprise growing in my compost
Confessions of an impulse buyer: I bought 5 varieties of watermelon seeds and have never grown them before. I'm going to start 1 of each and worry about finding a spot for them later. 😂
Experimenting is always so much fun and you will always gain some knowledge from it. I will also be doing that with different seeds I haven't tried before. Honestly My garden skills are not experienced but my mind keeps saying oh go on try it what do you have to lose lol.
You can grow vertical! Watch a video about growing them vertically.
Love it!! That’s my motto: “I’ll find a spot for it later”. 😂
I know I'm not helping but you should try 2 of each, you know, just to be sure ;) ;)
LOL
You’re incredibly inspiring, guys. I just purchased a bunch of your seeds and am planning to turn my boring backyard into a garden heaven. Thank you !!
I ordered a wide variety of veggie seeds that I've never grown before. Some of them I've never heard of before. This is my experiment year to try tons of new things. Keeping my fingers crossed that they actually grow. Loving that you provide so much info on the seeds you are planting.
I appreciate when channels mention the seasons rather than the months as obviously it’s not the same for everyone so when you say early spring etc it’s much easier for someone from another country to watch your videos :)
Just wanted to give a shout out to the epic seed trays! I finished my seed starting set up a month ago and have already sowed hundreds of flower seeds. It is so satisfying to see the root growth! Thank you for making such an awesome product! :)
Glad to hear this!!
Dying laughing at "Just a little taste." I am going to make a mix like that because I enjoyed this video so much.
That's why I trust you guys. You sometimes get things right and sometime get things wrong. Cheers
We get thousands of crows in our back 9 acres and they keep the birds of prey away. It’s a bonus for the chickens 🐓
Thanks for letting me sit at the table with you both. Looking forward to year #3.
Started my seeds last week and now I'm just staring at everything and trying to be more patient than in the past. The high today was 78 and the low is 34. Back up to 80 next week which makes it even harder to wait. I'm going to end up with over 100 edible varieties including several fruit trees. I am excited about getting my green stalk full of herbs. I like to try lots of new things; hopefully a good number will work out. I also love the queen lime blush zinnia. Can't wait to have the butterfly garden going and have things growing everywhere.
What a fun episode! I feel like I was there sowing my seeds with you!! Always more fun to garden with friends!
Love a long video. Planted some basil and bell peppers here in the UK a few days ago.
I really need to start sifting my starting mix. Good idea.
This was one of your best! Informative but also hilarious how you two were going back and forth and all the creative ideas that came out that I hadn't heard or thought of before. Really fun and helpful!
I put tags with the basics then label my trays with a number/name. I then go into excel and make a table with ALL of the info. I mark the front of the tray so it’s always turned the same way.
The banter between you two is Epic! Great vid
I'd love to hang out with these guys in a garden. You two seem so chill. :)
First!!! You are AWESOME!!! Love your information!!!
I am a TOTAL NEWBIE… but!!!
I stumbled on a really great garden bed label tool… super cheap..
We are remodeling and putting a new garden in at the same time, and when I was buying paint I found a bag of paint stirring sticks that are basically like giant popsicle sticks! They are fairly cheap and big enough for a good bit of information! Worked really well… unlike most the seeds I started 😂😂😂
Thank you for all you do!😊
This is my second year doing mostly heirloom and open pollinated varieties. I want to start focusing more on saving my seeds. However, I do love planting a handful of hybrids for fun. 💚
I've maybe only seen 2 hornworms in my garden and everytime I've seen one it has a bazillion of the cotton swabs on it's back. I've always left them alone because I knew what that meant. Interesting that that works so well here in TN vs other parts of the country.
Love the reference to the devil's lettuce!!! LOL!!!
I'm in Ohio, seed starting all indoors for now under lights with mats.
Lots of cut flower seeds. Enjoy your content.
I’m in OHIO too, starting Weds in February? I’ll start next weekend - first weekend in March. But I do not have a greenhouse… so room is an issue
@Lisa Kaye yeah lisianthus take a very long time to grow 12-14 weeks. So I had to get a head start.
I LOVED listening to you two! You guys are so fun!
Did you pull my shopping list from my local grocery store, that intro felt so intimate 🤣❤️
I’ve started seeds twice already inside this season in zone 6
You two should do a live vid together! I just started a crap ton of flower seeds. My favorite time of year!
Grew milk weed from seed last year in St. Louis and enjoyed the full cycle of the monarch butterfly. So cool.
So fun!
I really enjoy this channel. You guys are great. I’m trying a lot of new things this year. Raised beds, mulching, starting from seeds indoors, composting, I even recently purchased the Urban Worm bag.
Oh, I hope you enjoy it!
I'm not much of a city-dweller, and I really want to raise my plants in a more wholesome, natural, countryside-atmosphere. Do they have a Rural Worms bag option?
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xD XD X'D lololololol! ...sorry, I'll see myself out, now.
Just found your channel yesterday. I had no idea how much I would enjoy listening to gardening conversations. I live on the east coast of Florida and just purchased my tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers. Now I wanna go back for edible flowers…
Hey, about earwigs and corn worms...in Tennessee, I put a few drops of mineral oil down the top of the corn ear TWIST, when the ear is young and before the corn wrap twist is just newly loosening dure to ear growth.... it successfully kept out egg laying of worms, and other pests til full ear growth. Only had to do it once per ear.
I planted that milkweed and so far I haven't had any germination. I'm in the UCR Master Gardner Class, I'm so happy you mentioned the tropical milkweed because the big box stores sell it and they don't understand how harmful it can be to the monarchs if it is not properly trimmed and cared for.
Yeah it's odd they sell it...
@@epicgardening Exactly
We had volunteer tropical milkweed in our backyard last year - I pulled it out and sowed seeds for more native varieties this year
I can’t get it to germinate without two weeks in my fridge. And even then it’ll take another two weeks once it’s taken out. Milkweed is a Diva.
@@stephaniesyed7909 Niceeee
Nice selection of flowers 🌺
Must be nice. We’re getting 6-12” of snow right now in Michigan.
Got herbs and peppers and tomatoes started in the basement. Chomping at the bit over here outside Detroit in
“Garden City MI”
I’m going to try the Clancy potatoes too! I found the seeds in a farm store so I grabbed some. I’m planting a bunch of zinnias, alyssum, calendula and marigolds tomorrow. I started 72 brassicas last Saturday with about 50% germination so far. Yay for seed starting!
Coffee, toaster strudel and seeds? I feel like we would be good friends. xD I'll be starting my seeds in just a few weeks here in zone 6a. I've got a great variety this year. I mostly grow peppers. This year I've got sweet banana peppers, ancho grande poblano, jalapeno, Big Jim pepper, mushroom red pepper, habanero, serrano, ghost pepper, "Delicious" tomato, black seeded Simpson lettuce, chives and slow bolt cilantro. Oh and multiple variety of sunflowers, zinnias and a nice nasturtium.
Love the planting hangout! I planted some in my garden today and am working on starting flowers this weekend, plus it’s time to fertilize the citrus 😉
Always enjoy your videos with Jacque! 🥰🪴🌿🐓
I’m growing some calendula flowers for my tortoise this year.
You guys give the best advice! I love how you encourage learning through experience and embracing failure. I applied that philosophy in the classroom for many years as a preschool teacher. That’s pretty much how I approach gardening too. In my opinion, this approach makes gardening very enjoyable and effective. Thanks guys!
I’m growing lettuce indoors since our warm weather now causes some lettuce varieties to bolt despite temps dropping back down to 60s and 70s. Some lettuce varieties have withstood our weeklong 80-90 degree heat waves. I will be growing these hydroponically using the kratky method. We pay huge amounts of money for our residential water so kratky is the way to go.
LOL Pamplemousse … a grapefruit thrown through the air near the La Croix Factory 😂🤣 so funny!!
Hanging out planting seeds, getting info.... Love it. My mind's all spring garden now.
Between this vid and a rare Feb day hitting 64°F in the upper Midwest, I am HANGRY to start my seeds. :) This was fabulous. Thank you!
Jacque! My dog will only eat homegrown cucumbers!!!
Love this video! I'm starting some seeds today, and it feels so good to sit with my seeds and with the video on of you guys sitting with your seeds. Happy growing! May your harvest be Epic 🙏
Loved this video! It was lovely to see 2 friends chatting while planting and sharing their insights. Gardening is so much fun when shared. Love it!
Why are these some of my favorite videos? I love hearing you guys go back and forth about things
*Okay!!! friend KEVIN with your informative and smashing videos, I admit that you have style that makes me love your way of gardening, I have only one thing to say to you, happy gardeniiiiiiiiing!!!!*
Love this seed starting video!! Learned a lot about flower seeds!😃
Calendula: I dry the petals and use them in chicken soups and clear soups. It gives a rich golden color to the broth, and the faint flavor of summer.....
I started my seeds this week in zone 3(b). Last seasons crop was impacted by a major grasshopper infestation. My tomatoes and sugar babies were the only crop not affected. I've doubled my tomatoes this year and they're already coming along nicely.