Hi from Ireland. I had a routine every year where I would buy seeds, sow them in (what I know now to be) an inappropriate growing medium, watch them fail and swear that I’d never do any of it again. Of course the next year, I’d start all over again. I’ve learned so much from just watching your videos that I’ve tried again this year and had great success with everything. Thank you so much for your easy and relaxed teaching style and please keep up the good work.
I donate any extra plants to community garden at food bank. I just can't throw a seedling away, just makes me feel like I'm wasting potential food. Last year I was able to donate 50 beef steak tomatoes. It felt great to help someone else too.
This was so helpful! This is my first year growing plants from seed, and I really appreciated that you gave different options for each thing, light, fertilizer, etc. rather than just saying "this is the ONLY way!". Also, I was sad when you said I'd have to thin off some of my plant babies 😭
It's my first year I will be 35 in am at the point I loss alot of my seedings that I was just growing from my kitchen now am trying to learn so I can give them as much love as I can
Thank you so much for answering every single one of my questions. This is by far the best video I have seen about seed germination and every single step that comes after that. I just wanted to let you know that you did a great job at educating a gardening apprentice. 🌷👍
I have seeded my veggies for many years and still enjoyed this great video. You covered everything a new seeder needs to know. An excellent resource for anyone starting out. Happy growing all!
When growing seedlings in the summer especially (Zone 9B) I've noticed that I often need to "stake" my seedlings using a combination of either toothpicks or kabob skewers to keep the plants from laying down in the dirt, which often kill the seedlings if the soil surface is moist. Sometimes I'll need to use zipties too, to have them stay up on the stakes.
I am trying to grow from seed a lemon tree from my garden. This tree produces the most delicious lemons but the variety cannot be identified. This tree is 20years or more old.
You have answered many of my questions and for sure saved my new seedlings from gruesome death. 1st time gardening from seeds hot peppers, cilantro and tomatoes. I also have some tree seeds that are sprouting. Wish me luck.
This was awesome! I planted a chico seed after eating the fruit. I saw a little dirt had been pushed up so I dug in and saw that the seed actually germinated! I'm so excited to have chico fruit in 6 years lol
Just planted a large variety of seeds and realized I have no idea what to do next. This is the best video I have yet to find, extremely informative thank you.
Nice job. Started gardening last year for first time after retiring. Have watched hundreds of videos, especially the well known ones with multiple videos. They're all really good, but this video covered more of the questions I've had in a single video than I've had to watch in dozens of videos by the You Tube "all stars"!
Hi There's another option. Instead of tossing your seedlings when you pull them out, share with friends, neighbours etc... This may seem like a small thing to do but others will certainly benefit from your generosity. Thank you for your video. Well detailed.
Thank you! I just found your channel. I am growing cherry tomatoes, super steak tomatoes, early pick hybrids, red bell peppers, Mini-peppers, and sweet pea flowers. I was very lucky with the mini-peppers last year. I ended up with a tone of peppers so I canned them. Great info!
I watched à huge bunch of vidéos for beginners, and I can tell you that you are the best of All. As i am from Quebec I understand very easely whatever you said because you dont speak too fast.Thank you.
glad to know after watching this video that I've done everything i can to make sure my seeds do well. I started pineapple, cherokee, and rutger or roma tomato seeds, tomatillos, holly hocks, celery, basil, dill, lemon cucumbers, and cantaloupe, and a few things I can't remember because I didn't label properly. Beginner mistake. lol
I’ve been growing my garden from seed for 8 years and I’ve never been “great” at it. This video has given me SO much helpful information! Thank you SO very much for sharing! I feel like I have learned a lot! I can’t wait to use the new knowledge I’ve gained!
Thank you so much! Got my first seedlings 🌱 going. This video is so helpful for us beginners. I have needed to water 💦 from above and find that a turkey baster works beautifully!
You have been so thorough and ridiculously clear and concise. I have a green thumb from the heavens(my Dad who got me into gardening has passed on). This is my first attempt at growing from seeds for Veggies and Flowers. I was so excited to see the growth, but I am doing somethings wrong. I have all these leggy weak vegetable seedlings. Flowers too. The bulbs are thriving. I'm hoping save as many as I can because I've so much luv and pampering into them. I'm on about my 3rd watch of this video learning corrective techniques. The prices of bedding plants are stupid high, but even before this inflation madness, I'd been planning and trying to learning about starting from seeds indoors. I love and appreciate that your videos are about lessons and not social media fame.
Hi, im from Manila Philippines. There are only 2 types of season, summer and rainy season. I am a newbie in gardening. I put the seeds in a seedling tray just like yours and cover it with plastic. Out of 8 different seeds only 1 so far has germinated. My question is: Should I still continue to cover it in plastic and wait for the others to germinate? I live in a condominium and don’t have a direct sunlight by the way, only bright light from the window. Thank you.
I planted chives and they've sprouted away, was looking to see what to do next and I found your channel very helpful, I live in India and now it's the start of the monsoon or rainy season . I see that I have to acclimatize them to the outside weather.
Thank you! This is my first experience with germinating seeds and I almost made the mistake of taking my tiny tomatos outside for some sunshine, it's way too early and too fast! Thanks again!
THANK YOU!!! This is the BEST video i have seen about what to do with plants!! I would LOVE to see your next step with plant like this, im gonna chec k out your channel some more. I'm looking forward to learning more. I'd love to see some of these grown in containers and how you take care of them.
My mom had such a great green thumb, she could grow anything with little to no effort. She collected as many different types of African Violets she could find, and when she went on vacation she asked me to water them, I was so afraid I'd kill them because unlike her I had a very brown thumb. I would go to her house and water them trying to make sure I didn't get water on the leaves. That was the main thing she stressed for me to do. She had a whole windowed room full of African Violets, she loved them. She never said anything about whether or not I killed any, so hopefully I didn't. I've tried growing things from seeds in the past and didn't have much luck, but I'm going to try it again this year. Hopefully with all the information out there like your wonderful video, maybe I can do better. So I thank you for all the in-depth information. I'm sure I will do better.
Really enjoyed this tutorial. I have a south facing balcony and store bought herbs and chillies are doing well out there ... the main thing seems to be to keep harvesting. A chervil plant I was given didn't make it, and on a whim I put some chilli seeds almost on top of the soil in the vacant pot. For a few weeks ... nada. Then one plucky little chilli plant appeared on the very edge of the pot. While I was contemplating how to centralise or repot it ... and procrastinating ... two weeks later ... another 10 have sprouted overnight! It suddenly looks like very poor social distancing in there. So I have my work cut out to help at least one or two get underway. The plus side: out on the balcony they get a lot sun and breeze (for right now, anyway) and some enthusiastic rain as well, so if they make it into larger, discrete containers safely, they'll be pretty hardy from the get go and can be transplanted into my son's garden below our flat. :^)
Just a side note; spindly tomato plants can be used to grow some of the best tomato plants. (the long hairy stims, need to be buried on transplant.) All of the hairs will then become a set of roots making your tomato plants root system much larger than normal.
Thank you so much for your indoor seed starting videos, they are the most comprehensive ones I have found. I am a first time gardener and can't wait to plant my seeds.
This is my second year gardening and I’ve been learning so much! One issue I’m having is that my seedlings are starting to fall over and I’m needing to prop them up. I had this issue last year so this year I purchased lights hoping it would help. Also I’ve been having some mold and algae problems even when the soil on top is dry and I don’t know how to fix that. I do have a fan blowing as well
Some things change, and some things stay the same. Your lessons will last forever. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. You have an enjoyable looking atmosphere as well.
Excellent tutorial! I don't want to have to kill any of my new baby plants so I hope pulling extra ones out and transplanting works. They're so cute. The little Red Acre cabbages popped up with little purple cotyledons.
This is a great video! I like that it gives a broad, general overview of the whole process, rather than focusing on some minor detail or product selection. Thanks! I’ve started some marigolds, basil, cilantro, dill, lettuce, and sugar snap peas which all germinated. My lavender and spearmint did not germinate under the exact same conditions. I’m curious as to why that might be.
Thank you 😊 I just love your direction I am the type of person that just puts the seeds and play they grow 😜. I have been making a effort to learn a little more so I can have better success. I have raised beds and this information will really help me to accomplish my goals 😊❤️🏡😺🐶
I started some seeds a few weeks back. Tomatoes, SUnflowers, Kale and Marygolds. The sunfowers are doing great. The rest, not so well, tall and spindly. Your video has shown me my errors :) I am going to start over and follow your guidance. Thanks again!
Thanks for your precise instructions. I live in Provence but love Thai purple basil or Tulsi very difficult to seed & grow in France so I bring the seeds from Thailand. I managed last spring/summer after suffering while they grew. This year I've watched many many videos & your videos top them all. Today I planted some seeds but did not sterilize the pit, I did not cover them & probably not well watered, I put a light (only 4000 k) too early following other videos. I'll be correcting all the errors immediately. Now I know all the steps. I"ll be sending you pictures by July. Merci beaucoup!
I'm so glad it was helpful. Good luck with your basil!! I have some Thai purple basil that's finally growing well but it wasn't as easy as the regular green basil.
Super informational! I put some bell pepper seeds in soil and they just started sprouting. I didnt know fluorescent lights would work as grow lights, so cool!
Absolutely great learning experience for myself! I am a gardening beginner and I found this video extremely helpful and super easy to understand. Thank you very much!
Thank you so much! This is my first time trying to grow anything, I'm trying to grow lettuce for my pet rabbits. The seeds sprouted, but they got really leggy, which I didn't know until an experienced gardener saw pictures and told me. Now I've learned so much from you about how to care for seedlings! I didn't realize they needed anything special, haha. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with me!
Wow! I have seedlings now for my Fall planting. You have just taught me every thing that I was needing to know! I tend to overwater and this is my first year to plant by seed rather than buying starters from the Big store chains.. this is excellent teaching, highly informative! Appreciated
I forgot to turn off the grow lights last night.🌙 So, I thought I'd be fine. Now I just ran out and turned off the lights 🙃 Thank you for a very informative video. The last time I tried to grow seedlings was 20 +/- years ago and was a complete fail! After watching a few videos, I'm growing some cosmos and sunflowers. Your video really walked me thru the process and answered some questions I had in the "what's next" step. My little seedlings are doing well so far and I'm at the pot up stage I think. If this goes as hoped, I'll be starting more seeds soon. Thanks again
I'm trying several things: glass corn, sweet corn, red potatoes, moon flowers, marigolds, peas, beans, carrots, broccoli, coliflower which was here from last year and has now flowered, greens, tomatoes, kale, melons, strawberries, etc. Also, different cucumbers, herbs, flowers, radishes, celery, onions, garlic, etc. Thinking about Bok Choy, Daikon, and others for later. Testing out storage capabilities. Something's I'm trying in bags and some will be placed in ground while others in special pots. Just a few of each. Trying some berry bushes and small fruit trees too. Playing around with trying to germinate fruit seeds, heat, light, seeds in general, etc. Really liked your video. Want to work on saving seeds, roots veggies, rhyzones, etc. for another season. Also planning on reading up on medicinal herbs/foods and aromatherapy/essential oils and how to create your own. Lot's of goals. We'll see!
I have two grow lights that have the white, blue, red combo. I also have a full spectrum therapy light from Verilux that I used in a pinch and the therapy light gave me the best results actually (when my my seedlings were sprouting)
Thank you for this video I learned a lot. I am trying to grow cucumbers this year. I’m new to growing anything so I had lots of questions. I used two different methods to make my seeds sprout and putting my seeds in a baggie with some water worked phenomenal! The seeds I put in a paper towel still have not sprouted. I did this three days ago and today I had to put the ones from the baggie in some soil and still nothing from the paper towel method. I learned a lot about what to do next so thank you very much.
Thank you. I have not begun germinating my seeds. I was just planning on putting seeds in egg containers under a full spectrum lamp. I had no idea you had to have heat and multiple layers of containers for watering from beneath.
Very informative video. I am starting various types of milkweed as host plants for the Monarch Butterfly. Last year I raised and released 83 Monarchs so this year I decided to start my plants from seed instead of buying plants.
That's wonderful (and much cheaper than buying plants!). I wish more people grew plants to support pollinators (and raised Monarchs - thank you!!). My garden is full of milkweed that I grew from seed - although here in Tucson the packrats and quail are just as likely to eat it as the caterpillars are...
@@bettyheemsoth5681 Once the seedlings have germinated, you don't need the heat mat any more (unless the seedlings are in a very cold location, like an unheated garage and it's really cold outside - then the extra heat can be helpful until they're more well-established).
So grateful for a comprehensive video. It covers things I wasn’t ready to delve into yet because of the technical nature but you made it so simple for me. My tomato seeds have sprouted and this information could not have come at a better time. Hopefully all goes well I sowed my seeds in the enclosed balcony because I was fearful of the hardening off process and I’m happy to see conditions were favourable. I simply covered the with a plastic bag at night for heat.
I made a killer grow light using three 6,500K color LED headlight bulbs that were laying around. My mistake was putting reflectors on two of them, which focuses the light at a certain distance. I need to remove them for this season, but they are SUPER bright! Have it suspended from chains on the ceiling, so it is height adjustable as well.
Use a Warm and a Cool bulb in tandem??? LADY!.... You just rescued me from three years of maddening frustrations and Hundreds of Dollars in failed product purchases...THANK YOU!
When it comes to basil I try hard to plant one seed per module cell now because last year it was such hard work separating the seedlings out for onward transplanting. I fill the modules with compost and settle myself down in a chair with the module tray nearby at a comfortable height. I put on my reading glasses and pour the seeds into my left (dry) hand, Now I mark the starting column with a plastic label and take another one and carefully use the tip to remove a single seed from my palm and drop it into a cell. Carefully I move down cell by cell whilst counting until I reach the last row and then I move the column marker along one and repeat. It takes patience but I find it works quite well and when transplant time comes it is quite easy to loosen a cell with a plastic label, extract the seedling and drop it into the next growing vessel. Mike L
You have more patience than I do, Mike! Good on you for taking the time up front to make it easier down the road. I have to admit that I usually just pull apart basil seedlings into clusters of 4 to 6 and pot those on, rather than pricking out individual seedlings. Although the mature plants are a little crowded, they still produce a prolific harvest.
I'm growing tomatoes, peppers, corn, squash, cantaloupe, and spinage to get an early start in michigan. In April I will be planting cool weather seeds, also. Then end if may I should be able to plant me seedlings
Have you tried the WINSTRIP germination trays? I like them better (easier & faster) than soil blocks, and because of the air slits on the sides they grow great roots systems without getting root bound. Big hole on bottom of each cell for great bottom watering (I use wicking mats-but not mandadory). Holes make it easy to push seedling up and out for transplanting. The trays (mine are 50 cell) are VERY strong and won't bend. You can stand on them! Fit inside a standard 1020 tray. I think they are only available from Neversink Farms and are a little pricey, but reuseable, washable (soapy warm water, rinse, then dip in bleach/water and dry - store for next use. I love them.
as soon as it is warm enough for me to move my plants outside for some good sunlight i take them out and put them in full sun on a table and leave them there all day. if the temps are going to be warm overnight i will leave them out all night. i do not start them in the shade or ease them into getting used to the sun. i just make sure i water them more often outside as the sun will heat up the black soil mix and dry it out a lot faster than indoors. the daytime temps usually have to get up around 60 before i move them outside but if it was hotter (say around 80 or so) i would gradually get them used to the outdoors. in my area around april 15th the danger of frost is supposed to be past so i will transplant the ones big enough to my garden. the smaller ones i leave in containers till they grow large enough to place in my garden.
It sounds like you have a system that works for you, Paul. All I can say is that if I were to do what you suggest here in Tucson, I would have crisp, dead leaves and seedlings. (even hardening them off slowly resulted in sun scald on some of my hot peppers this year). In a milder climate with less intense sunlight, you might get away with it. Still, it's considered best practice to harden seedlings off slowly - gives them the best shot at success.
Omg. You are just what I have needed! You have that motherly vibe about you too lol but also straight forward no b.s. information yet extremely informative. Thank you so much! You got my sub and like!
I can watch this awesome lady for hours talk about seeds, plants, and so on. I learned a lot with this video that will help me with my current seedlings. Please continue making videos! You are very refreshing 🥰
I just planted seeds in a flat a week ago and it's started to grow. Thanks goodness I watched your video and learned what to do with them. Thanks very helpful. Liz.
The shop lights have hooks and chains so all I did was get a $45 Home Depot shelving unit and I hung the lights under each rack. Simple. Got seeds to sprout but now I’ve hit a wall...haha
Monica I'm growing all types from seeds I've bought over 3 years. And some from harvest. I live in san Antonio Texas it's hot march 25th 2020. I enjoyed your video. This year in back yard; I've been seeding: Sweet Pepper big reds Hot Pepper long slim red Hot pepper jalapeno Gigantia Cucumber garden sweet Tomato Roma Tomato Bush steak hybrid Tomato sweetie Tomato Delicious Beets Detroit supreme Cucumber straight eight Lettuce Mesclun and Looseleaf blend Broccoli raab rapini Basil lemon SPINACH BLOOMSDALE AND 2 FLOWER TYPES: COLUMBINE AND IMPATIENS flavors hybrid strawberry. Just trying out some flowers I prefer food! Thanks for your informative video.
Thxs for sharing your knowledge of seedlings, I've been gardening for a couple of years. However, I'm just now deciding to dip into starting my own seedlings. Your video delivered a ton of knowledge that I can use before the upcoming spring season. Great video and thxs again.👍🙏
Thanks for a very practical, detailed two videos. This is my second year of germinating seeds. Wish I had seen your videos earlier and saved one year of learning. Please comment on LED light bulbs.
EXCELLENT video - thank you!! You hit on several things that took me a few years and lots of reading to figure out, like the 2 slightly different bulbs, and using a fan. I'm sharing with my 2 gardening groups.
Thank you for posting this!! We accidentally killed all of our plants last year because we had a late Memorial day cold snap/snow. :( I've been doing my research this year to be a better plant mama and this helped me so much!
this was so helpful and I found most of my questions answered. I love tomatoes and I am trying to grow Heirloom tomatoes. Keeping everything crossed and your video helped a lot.
Super information. This is my first year of starting my garden from seeds. I am SO excited and nervous to do it right. Your information was what I needed to build my confidence. You were so precise and went step by step. I will let you know how it goes.
Excellent video and thanks for sharing. Lots of information that i did not find in the many videos i have watched and i have watched many. First year of gardening.
I just found your channel and throughly enjoyed your style of teaching! I am growing Milkweed Plants to help feed our dwindling numbers of Monarch Butterflies! 🦋✨💕
Thank you for the video. I am starting my garden from seed for the first time this year. I have seedlings that germinated and I am holding to have a good harder this year. I’ll keep tuned in to learn from you!
Yes, cutting up old mini blinds work really good as a label. I am excited that I got 12 year old seeds to germinate! They are Tomatoes. I used a full spectrum LED light.
I planted kale and it germinated in 4 days, and grows like crazy! Still waiting on celery, which I’ve heard can be tricky. Next up after that is lettuce and tomatoes ( Sweet 100’s).
12 hours of sunlight is about the total amount of sun we get in a whole summer in the UK. 🌧️🌧️🌧️🌞🌧️🌧️
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Wow !! I couldn’t be out there !! I love the sun and the fruits and veggies they bring ..
Not even that! We might get daylight; but sunlight? Not a lot!
That's okay. You can always go colonise a country that has ideal climate conditions and import cheaply from them..oh wait u already did that
Great job! I watch this every year (for 3 years) just before I start seeds to make sure I don’t forget anything. Very thorough!
Hi from Ireland. I had a routine every year where I would buy seeds, sow them in (what I know now to be) an inappropriate growing medium, watch them fail and swear that I’d never do any of it again. Of course the next year, I’d start all over again. I’ve learned so much from just watching your videos that I’ve tried again this year and had great success with everything. Thank you so much for your easy and relaxed teaching style and please keep up the good work.
Great video. Even though it’s 29min., I don’t feel like I “wasted” any time, like I do with many videos. This was informative. Thank you!
Agreed! It was worth more than watching a dozen of other videos I’ve seen
The miniblind plant labels idea is perfect.
I donate any extra plants to community garden at food bank. I just can't throw a seedling away, just makes me feel like I'm wasting potential food. Last year I was able to donate 50 beef steak tomatoes. It felt great to help someone else too.
This was so helpful! This is my first year growing plants from seed, and I really appreciated that you gave different options for each thing, light, fertilizer, etc. rather than just saying "this is the ONLY way!". Also, I was sad when you said I'd have to thin off some of my plant babies 😭
It's my first year I will be 35 in am at the point I loss alot of my seedings that I was just growing from my kitchen now am trying to learn so I can give them as much love as I can
I call mine "my lil bambinos". Lol
Thank you so much for answering every single one of my questions. This is by far the best video I have seen about seed germination and every single step that comes after that. I just wanted to let you know that you did a great job at educating a gardening apprentice. 🌷👍
I have seeded my veggies for many years and still enjoyed this great video. You covered everything a new seeder needs to know. An excellent resource for anyone starting out. Happy growing all!
Thank you, Dan! I'm so glad you enjoyed it :-) Here's to a terrific spring and growing season!
Yes she did! From the light to transplanting - very useful info
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When growing seedlings in the summer especially (Zone 9B) I've noticed that I often need to "stake" my seedlings using a combination of either toothpicks or kabob skewers to keep the plants from laying down in the dirt, which often kill the seedlings if the soil surface is moist. Sometimes I'll need to use zipties too, to have them stay up on the stakes.
We are in the same zone. Thnx for this nugget of info
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Well explained in a comprehensive and straight forward manner. Glad I watched.
I'm glad you watched too, Art! Thank you.
I am trying to grow from seed a lemon tree from my garden. This tree produces the most delicious lemons but the variety cannot be identified. This tree is 20years or more old.
You have answered many of my questions and for sure saved my new seedlings from gruesome death. 1st time gardening from seeds hot peppers, cilantro and tomatoes. I also have some tree seeds that are sprouting. Wish me luck.
This was awesome! I planted a chico seed after eating the fruit. I saw a little dirt had been pushed up so I dug in and saw that the seed actually germinated! I'm so excited to have chico fruit in 6 years lol
Just planted a large variety of seeds and realized I have no idea what to do next. This is the best video I have yet to find, extremely informative thank you.
Nice job. Started gardening last year for first time after retiring. Have watched hundreds of videos, especially the well known ones with multiple videos. They're all really good, but this video covered more of the questions I've had in a single video than I've had to watch in dozens of videos by the You Tube "all stars"!
Thank you Conrad! I hope you're enjoying gardening again and found this video helpful 🌱
Hi There's another option. Instead of tossing your seedlings when you pull them out, share with friends, neighbours etc... This may seem like a small thing to do but others will certainly benefit from your generosity. Thank you for your video. Well detailed.
Thank you! I just found your channel. I am growing cherry tomatoes, super steak tomatoes, early pick hybrids, red bell peppers, Mini-peppers, and sweet pea flowers. I was very lucky with the mini-peppers last year. I ended up with a tone of peppers so I canned them. Great info!
I watched à huge bunch of vidéos for beginners, and I can tell you that you are the best of All. As i am from Quebec I understand very easely whatever you said because you dont speak too fast.Thank you.
glad to know after watching this video that I've done everything i can to make sure my seeds do well. I started pineapple, cherokee, and rutger or roma tomato seeds, tomatillos, holly hocks, celery, basil, dill, lemon cucumbers, and cantaloupe, and a few things I can't remember because I didn't label properly. Beginner mistake. lol
I’ve been growing my garden from seed for 8 years and I’ve never been “great” at it. This video has given me SO much helpful information! Thank you SO very much for sharing! I feel like I have learned a lot! I can’t wait to use the new knowledge I’ve gained!
Thank you so much! Got my first seedlings 🌱 going. This video is so helpful for us beginners. I have needed to water 💦 from above and find that a turkey baster works beautifully!
You have been so thorough and ridiculously clear and concise. I have a green thumb from the heavens(my Dad who got me into gardening has passed on). This is my first attempt at growing from seeds for Veggies and Flowers. I was so excited to see the growth, but I am doing somethings wrong. I have all these leggy weak vegetable seedlings. Flowers too. The bulbs are thriving. I'm hoping save as many as I can because I've so much luv and pampering into them. I'm on about my 3rd watch of this video learning corrective techniques. The prices of bedding plants are stupid high, but even before this inflation madness, I'd been planning and trying to learning about starting from seeds indoors. I love and appreciate that your videos are about lessons and not social media fame.
Hi, im from Manila Philippines. There are only 2 types of season, summer and rainy season. I am a newbie in gardening. I put the seeds in a seedling tray just like yours and cover it with plastic. Out of 8 different seeds only 1 so far has germinated. My question is: Should I still continue to cover it in plastic and wait for the others to germinate? I live in a condominium and don’t have a direct sunlight by the way, only bright light from the window. Thank you.
I planted chives and they've sprouted away, was looking to see what to do next and I found your channel very helpful, I live in India and now it's the start of the monsoon or rainy season . I see that I have to acclimatize them to the outside weather.
Thank you! This is my first experience with germinating seeds and I almost made the mistake of taking my tiny tomatos outside for some sunshine, it's way too early and too fast! Thanks again!
Just for your information you cannplant outdoors once frost times are past, farmers have been doing this for centuries!
THANK YOU!!!
This is the BEST video i have seen about what to do with plants!! I would LOVE to see your next step with plant like this, im gonna chec k out your channel some more. I'm looking forward to learning more. I'd love to see some of these grown in containers and how you take care of them.
My mom had such a great green thumb, she could grow anything with little to no effort. She collected as many different types of African Violets she could find, and when she went on vacation she asked me to water them, I was so afraid I'd kill them because unlike her I had a very brown thumb. I would go to her house and water them trying to make sure I didn't get water on the leaves. That was the main thing she stressed for me to do. She had a whole windowed room full of African Violets, she loved them. She never said anything about whether or not I killed any, so hopefully I didn't.
I've tried growing things from seeds in the past and didn't have much luck, but I'm going to try it again this year. Hopefully with all the information out there like your wonderful video, maybe I can do better. So I thank you for all the in-depth information. I'm sure I will do better.
When transplanting tomatoes, I was told to cover the stem to just under the leaves.
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I've been told that also. Trying it this year, I will see how it goes.
Really enjoyed this tutorial. I have a south facing balcony and store bought herbs and chillies are doing well out there ... the main thing seems to be to keep harvesting. A chervil plant I was given didn't make it, and on a whim I put some chilli seeds almost on top of the soil in the vacant pot. For a few weeks ... nada. Then one plucky little chilli plant appeared on the very edge of the pot. While I was contemplating how to centralise or repot it ... and procrastinating ... two weeks later ... another 10 have sprouted overnight! It suddenly looks like very poor social distancing in there. So I have my work cut out to help at least one or two get underway. The plus side: out on the balcony they get a lot sun and breeze (for right now, anyway) and some enthusiastic rain as well, so if they make it into larger, discrete containers safely, they'll be pretty hardy from the get go and can be transplanted into my son's garden below our flat. :^)
Just a side note; spindly tomato plants can be used to grow some of the best tomato plants. (the long hairy stims, need to be buried on transplant.) All of the hairs will then become a set of roots making your tomato plants root system much larger than normal.
Thank you so much for your indoor seed starting videos, they are the most comprehensive ones I have found. I am a first time gardener and can't wait to plant my seeds.
Good luck with your new seeds!
Starting gardening has made me very proud and happy to be living near the equator.
This is my second year gardening and I’ve been learning so much! One issue I’m having is that my seedlings are starting to fall over and I’m needing to prop them up. I had this issue last year so this year I purchased lights hoping it would help.
Also I’ve been having some mold and algae problems even when the soil on top is dry and I don’t know how to fix that. I do have a fan blowing as well
Some things change, and some things stay the same. Your lessons will last forever. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. You have an enjoyable looking atmosphere as well.
Thank you! I bought a mini greenhouse from the dollar store and decided to try to grow flowers from seeds. Your video was helpful!
This was the best seed starting vid I’ve seen yet. This is our first year and this was invaluable information. Thank you.
That was great!!! I was going thru trauma about thinning out my first baby seedlings LoL. Now I feel better!
Thanks
Excellent tutorial! I don't want to have to kill any of my new baby plants so I hope pulling extra ones out and transplanting works. They're so cute. The little Red Acre cabbages popped up with little purple cotyledons.
This is a great video! I like that it gives a broad, general overview of the whole process, rather than focusing on some minor detail or product selection. Thanks! I’ve started some marigolds, basil, cilantro, dill, lettuce, and sugar snap peas which all germinated. My lavender and spearmint did not germinate under the exact same conditions. I’m curious as to why that might be.
Thank you 😊 I just love your direction I am the type of person that just puts the seeds and play they grow 😜. I have been making a effort to learn a little more so I can have better success. I have raised beds and this information will really help me to accomplish my goals 😊❤️🏡😺🐶
I started some seeds a few weeks back. Tomatoes, SUnflowers, Kale and Marygolds. The sunfowers are doing great. The rest, not so well, tall and spindly. Your video has shown me my errors :) I am going to start over and follow your guidance. Thanks again!
Knowledge is power! Good video
They T5's last far longer then regular florescents, rmit little heat but have limited penetration, good information though BadMF
Thanks for your precise instructions. I live in Provence but love Thai purple basil or Tulsi very difficult to seed & grow in France so I bring the seeds from Thailand. I managed last spring/summer after suffering while they grew. This year I've watched many many videos & your videos top them all. Today I planted some seeds but did not sterilize the pit, I did not cover them & probably not well watered, I put a light (only 4000 k) too early following other videos. I'll be correcting all the errors immediately. Now I know all the steps. I"ll be sending you pictures by July.
Merci beaucoup!
I'm so glad it was helpful. Good luck with your basil!! I have some Thai purple basil that's finally growing well but it wasn't as easy as the regular green basil.
micaela perera I’m trying to grow tulsi from seed this year. Fingers crossed!
Super informational! I put some bell pepper seeds in soil and they just started sprouting. I didnt know fluorescent lights would work as grow lights, so cool!
Hello. I'm setting up my first greenhouse and your video was so helpfully clear without unneeded information. Thank you!
Using old venetian blinds for labeling!! I feel dumb that I never thought of this. Great tip.
Absolutely great learning experience for myself! I am a gardening beginner and I found this video extremely helpful and super easy to understand. Thank you very much!
Thank you so much! This is my first time trying to grow anything, I'm trying to grow lettuce for my pet rabbits. The seeds sprouted, but they got really leggy, which I didn't know until an experienced gardener saw pictures and told me. Now I've learned so much from you about how to care for seedlings! I didn't realize they needed anything special, haha. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with me!
I’ve been using a 4000k led shop light. I can see the difference between growing with the light and without
Wow! I have seedlings now for my Fall planting. You have just taught me every thing that I was needing to know! I tend to overwater and this is my first year to plant by seed rather than buying starters from the Big store chains.. this is excellent teaching, highly informative! Appreciated
The bird in the background around 9:55 sounds so cute 🤗
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This is EXACTLY the video I needed. My seedlings are hanging in there. Now they might actually live to bear fruit. 😄
Ask Rhonnie EXACTLY what I was gonna say 😊👍🏽
I forgot to turn off the grow lights last night.🌙 So, I thought I'd be fine. Now I just ran out and turned off the lights 🙃 Thank you for a very informative video. The last time I tried to grow seedlings was 20 +/- years ago and was a complete fail! After watching a few videos, I'm growing some cosmos and sunflowers. Your video really walked me thru the process and answered some questions I had in the "what's next" step. My little seedlings are doing well so far and I'm at the pot up stage I think. If this goes as hoped, I'll be starting more seeds soon. Thanks again
Thank you! Great info, I am two weeks into my seedlings and this helped me to know what to do next. Everything has sprouted except the raspberries.
I'm trying several things: glass corn, sweet corn, red potatoes, moon flowers, marigolds, peas, beans, carrots, broccoli, coliflower which was here from last year and has now flowered, greens, tomatoes, kale, melons, strawberries, etc. Also, different cucumbers, herbs, flowers, radishes, celery, onions, garlic, etc. Thinking about Bok Choy, Daikon, and others for later. Testing out storage capabilities. Something's I'm trying in bags and some will be placed in ground while others in special pots.
Just a few of each. Trying some berry bushes and small fruit trees too. Playing around with trying to germinate fruit seeds, heat, light, seeds in general, etc.
Really liked your video. Want to work on saving seeds, roots veggies, rhyzones, etc. for another season.
Also planning on reading up on medicinal herbs/foods and aromatherapy/essential oils and how to create your own.
Lot's of goals. We'll see!
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I have two grow lights that have the white, blue, red combo. I also have a full spectrum therapy light from Verilux that I used in a pinch and the therapy light gave me the best results actually (when my my seedlings were sprouting)
Thank you for this video I learned a lot. I am trying to grow cucumbers this year. I’m new to growing anything so I had lots of questions. I used two different methods to make my seeds sprout and putting my seeds in a baggie with some water worked phenomenal! The seeds I put in a paper towel still have not sprouted. I did this three days ago and today I had to put the ones from the baggie in some soil and still nothing from the paper towel method. I learned a lot about what to do next so thank you very much.
Thanks for the straightforward explanation! I feel more confident that I am on the right track with my seedlings.
Thank you. I have not begun germinating my seeds. I was just planning on putting seeds in egg containers under a full spectrum lamp. I had no idea you had to have heat and multiple layers of containers for watering from beneath.
Just a thought....you might want to be careful using the blinds as seed markers. Old ones have lead in them and it will leach into your food
Great information for a new gardener, Monica. Thank you. I'm so excited about my seedlings popping and I want to keep them healthy.
i'm pretty sure i just found my favorite gardening channel. :)
Well, that just made my day! There'll be plenty more videos coming soon!
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Gary at The Rusty Garden is also brilliant. To the point.
Where do you get the cow manure pots?
@@melissakingery4393 cow arses
Very informative video. I am starting various types of milkweed as host plants for the Monarch Butterfly. Last year I raised and released 83 Monarchs so this year I decided to start my plants from seed instead of buying plants.
That's wonderful (and much cheaper than buying plants!). I wish more people grew plants to support pollinators (and raised Monarchs - thank you!!). My garden is full of milkweed that I grew from seed - although here in Tucson the packrats and quail are just as likely to eat it as the caterpillars are...
I have lights and a fan, should I continue using the heat pad?
@@bettyheemsoth5681 Once the seedlings have germinated, you don't need the heat mat any more (unless the seedlings are in a very cold location, like an unheated garage and it's really cold outside - then the extra heat can be helpful until they're more well-established).
I really wish I'd seen this last season. Excellent presentation. I'll be kind to myself and say "there's always room for improvement "
I've watched a number of videos for all my questions. You answered every one. Yours is the only video I've found that has. Great job.
So grateful for a comprehensive video. It covers things I wasn’t ready to delve into yet because of the technical nature but you made it so simple for me. My tomato seeds have sprouted and this information could not have come at a better time. Hopefully all goes well
I sowed my seeds in the enclosed balcony because I was fearful of the hardening off process and I’m happy to see conditions were favourable. I simply covered the with a plastic bag at night for heat.
I trust this woman with my life
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I made a killer grow light using three 6,500K color LED headlight bulbs that were laying around. My mistake was putting reflectors on two of them, which focuses the light at a certain distance. I need to remove them for this season, but they are SUPER bright! Have it suspended from chains on the ceiling, so it is height adjustable as well.
Use a Warm and a Cool bulb in tandem??? LADY!.... You just rescued me from three years of maddening frustrations and Hundreds of Dollars in failed product purchases...THANK YOU!
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When it comes to basil I try hard to plant one seed per module cell now because last year it was such hard work separating the seedlings out for onward transplanting. I fill the modules with compost and settle myself down in a chair with the module tray nearby at a comfortable height. I put on my reading glasses and pour the seeds into my left (dry) hand, Now I mark the starting column with a plastic label and take another one and carefully use the tip to remove a single seed from my palm and drop it into a cell. Carefully I move down cell by cell whilst counting until I reach the last row and then I move the column marker along one and repeat.
It takes patience but I find it works quite well and when transplant time comes it is quite easy to loosen a cell with a plastic label, extract the seedling and drop it into the next growing vessel.
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You have more patience than I do, Mike! Good on you for taking the time up front to make it easier down the road. I have to admit that I usually just pull apart basil seedlings into clusters of 4 to 6 and pot those on, rather than pricking out individual seedlings. Although the mature plants are a little crowded, they still produce a prolific harvest.
I'm growing tomatoes, peppers, corn, squash, cantaloupe, and spinage to get an early start in michigan. In April I will be planting cool weather seeds, also. Then end if may I should be able to plant me seedlings
Have you tried the WINSTRIP germination trays? I like them better (easier & faster) than soil blocks, and because of the air slits on the sides they grow great roots systems without getting root bound. Big hole on bottom of each cell for great bottom watering (I use wicking mats-but not mandadory). Holes make it easy to push seedling up and out for transplanting. The trays (mine are 50 cell) are VERY strong and won't bend. You can stand on them! Fit inside a standard 1020 tray. I think they are only available from Neversink Farms and are a little pricey, but reuseable, washable (soapy warm water, rinse, then dip in bleach/water and dry - store for next use. I love them.
as soon as it is warm enough for me to move my plants outside for some good sunlight i take them out and put them in full sun on a table and leave them there all day. if the temps are going to be warm overnight i will leave them out all night.
i do not start them in the shade or ease them into getting used to the sun. i just make sure i water them more often outside as the sun will heat up the black soil mix and dry it out a lot faster than indoors. the daytime temps usually have to get up around 60 before i move them outside but if it was hotter (say around 80 or so) i would gradually get them used to the outdoors.
in my area around april 15th the danger of frost is supposed to be past so i will transplant the ones big enough to my garden. the smaller ones i leave in containers till they grow large enough to place in my garden.
It sounds like you have a system that works for you, Paul. All I can say is that if I were to do what you suggest here in Tucson, I would have crisp, dead leaves and seedlings. (even hardening them off slowly resulted in sun scald on some of my hot peppers this year). In a milder climate with less intense sunlight, you might get away with it.
Still, it's considered best practice to harden seedlings off slowly - gives them the best shot at success.
Omg. You are just what I have needed! You have that motherly vibe about you too lol but also straight forward no b.s. information yet extremely informative. Thank you so much! You got my sub and like!
I can watch this awesome lady for hours talk about seeds, plants, and so on. I learned a lot with this video that will help me with my current seedlings. Please continue making videos! You are very refreshing 🥰
I just planted seeds in a flat a week ago and it's started to grow. Thanks goodness I watched your video and learned what to do with them. Thanks very helpful. Liz.
The shop lights have hooks and chains so all I did was get a $45 Home Depot shelving unit and I hung the lights under each rack. Simple. Got seeds to sprout but now I’ve hit a wall...haha
Good way to do it - works perfectly well without having to buy a whole kit :-)
Monica I'm growing all types from seeds I've bought over 3 years. And some from harvest. I live in san Antonio Texas it's hot march 25th 2020. I enjoyed your video. This year in back yard; I've been seeding:
Sweet Pepper big reds
Hot Pepper long slim red
Hot pepper jalapeno Gigantia
Cucumber garden sweet
Tomato Roma
Tomato Bush steak hybrid
Tomato sweetie
Tomato Delicious
Beets Detroit supreme
Cucumber straight eight
Lettuce Mesclun and Looseleaf blend
Broccoli raab rapini
Basil lemon
SPINACH BLOOMSDALE
AND 2 FLOWER TYPES: COLUMBINE AND IMPATIENS flavors hybrid strawberry. Just trying out some flowers I prefer food!
Thanks for your informative video.
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Thxs for sharing your knowledge of seedlings, I've been gardening for a couple of years. However, I'm just now deciding to dip into starting my own seedlings. Your video delivered a ton of knowledge that I can use before the upcoming spring season. Great video and thxs again.👍🙏
An older video, but the best I have watched. Thank you.
...im very much a noobie and have watched a LOT of these videos...this is one of the BEST ive seen so far... thank you!
You are a wonderful teacher. I am grateful.
Blue for vegging which helps avoid stretch between nodes and red for flowering. Or dual spectrum for a bit of both.
Excellent video , I had so many questions on the seedlings I’m growing. You answered all my questions . Thank you
Thanks for a very practical, detailed two videos. This is my second year of germinating seeds. Wish I had seen your videos earlier and saved one year of learning. Please comment on LED light bulbs.
EXCELLENT video - thank you!! You hit on several things that took me a few years and lots of reading to figure out, like the 2 slightly different bulbs, and using a fan. I'm sharing with my 2 gardening groups.
Thank you for posting this!! We accidentally killed all of our plants last year because we had a late Memorial day cold snap/snow. :( I've been doing my research this year to be a better plant mama and this helped me so much!
Thank. You. So. Much. Your. Plants. Look. So. Beautiful. Thank. You. Again. For. The. Education
Growing our first garden with my 7 & 5 yr old! Thank you so much for this video, very comprehensive 🙏 we're about to transplant, wish us luck!!
Bell peppers, carrots, tomatoes, baby tomatoes, spinach, cilantro, onions & bunching onions
@@rachelclapper8455 How did it go? So great to hear that you've got your kids involved in gardening at a young age. Lucky them! 🙂
You inspired me to finally thin my poor seedlings so ty!
this was so helpful and I found most of my questions answered. I love tomatoes and I am trying to grow Heirloom tomatoes. Keeping everything crossed and your video helped a lot.
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Great job,you can always count on a women to explain in detail.I've been gardening for years,however,a refresher course is always good.Thankyou
Super information. This is my first year of starting my garden from seeds. I am SO excited and nervous to do it right. Your information was what I needed to build my confidence. You were so precise and went step by step. I will let you know how it goes.
Most thorough video I’ve seen so far ,I’ve learned a lot. Thank you very much.
Excellent video and thanks for sharing. Lots of information that i did not find in the many videos i have watched and i have watched many. First year of gardening.
I just found your channel and throughly enjoyed your style of teaching! I am growing Milkweed Plants to help feed our dwindling numbers of Monarch Butterflies! 🦋✨💕
One thing u forgot to mention full spectrum led bulbs work great as well.
@@jollyrogerexperience I guess but for a 100watt on Amazon you get a pretty nice light for only 30$
Thank you for the video. I am starting my garden from seed for the first time this year. I have seedlings that germinated and I am holding to have a good harder this year. I’ll keep tuned in to learn from you!
Good luck with your garden! It's so satisfying being able to harvest something you grew yourself from seed :-) Let us know how it turns out!
Yes, cutting up old mini blinds work really good as a label. I am excited that I got 12 year old seeds to germinate! They are Tomatoes. I used a full spectrum LED light.
Great Job,this is the most Informative video about seedlings ,thanks for sharing.
I planted kale and it germinated in 4 days, and grows like crazy! Still waiting on celery, which I’ve heard can be tricky. Next up after that is lettuce and tomatoes ( Sweet 100’s).