Seed Starting Masterclass: My Blueprint for Success Every Time
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- čas přidán 6. 06. 2024
- We all know that feeling of disappointment when al the seeds we lovingly sowed have failed to germinate. It's so frustrating! So how can we avoid it happening and ensure that we get more success with our seedlings?
In this week's episode, Ben treats us to a seed starting masterclass, with ten top tips for seed starting magic.
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When he said birds eat seeds then spread them in their droppings and then said he puts seeds in a cup of Camomile tea and drinks the tea I thought he was going to show us a novel way to spread the seeds.
That certainly would have been a very novel way!
Beginners can really get caught up to speed just by spending 15 minutes with Ben here. Even experienced gardeners can benefit from a refresh and a new tip or two. Well done sir!
Thanks so much - appreciate your kind words. :-)
Couldn't have said it better myself.
That’s why I’m here. Started gardening less than 2 weeks ago 😂❤ 9 sunflowers popped above ground :) but I think I killed a bunch of seeds in trays 😢 Live and learn (and get educated) ❤❤❤❤❤
Beginner here, sitting in front of all my seeds. Super excited to get started and I’m already learning so much 😃
@@mcgritty8842 Might not have been your fault.
Seeds do have a shelf-life.
I have been researching gardening for 40 years now, and this is the best video I've seen on seed starting.
That is an incredible honour. Thank you for saying that. Happy gardening. :-)
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The top of a refrigerator is also a warm spot to get seeds to germinate
Didn’t think of that- of course, I’ll need a note to remind myself where they are! 👍
oo thank you!
I've done it over my dryer 😂 laundry never stops lol
If you live somewhere with heated flooring, like some bathrooms have, this is also an excellent place to germinate seeds.
I don't have fancy lights or heat mats but instead use polystyrene sheets that I have recycled from previous deliveries to make an "incubator" for my seeds. The sheets help with keeping things warm and because they are white they also help with light reflection back onto the seeds to keep them straight. I simply put my seeds on a table in front of the window and make a fence around the seeds with the polystyrene and some tape. I've been reusing the polystyrene for years now and it seems to really help.
What a fantastic method, absolutely love this! :-)
What a great idea! I don’t have electric (only generators & solar) but I can easily get hold of polystyrene. Thanks for sharing this brilliant idea! 👍🌻
I usually surround my grow shelves with foil emergency blankets to keep the light distribution
Oh thanks that's a great idea I have old polystyrene I kept for packing some day this is totally accessible to me. I've used milk bottles for tiny greenhouses before looked like a trash bin in my windows but worked and didn't cos me to buy seed trays. Was great for coriander. And tomatoes.
@@diannew5264haha I have a few of those I've never used they're always in a first aid kit and the last thing to get used!
Soaking seeds before planting helped me tremendously.
Laughing at myself at how much the ice cube tray idea made me happy. Love the brilliant simplicity! I'm going to put it into practice as soon as I've finished watching the rest of the video. Thank You :)
That’s really great to hear. Sometimes the best ideas of the simplest aren’t they. :-)
Yes great ideas as usual.
You can likely use those pill boxes in the same way, with possibly easier separation when decanting if they have decent individual doors
A few years ago I started converting my backyard into a cottage inspired kitchen garden. Your videos have a great source of knowledge, humor and inspiration. Thanks for sharing with the rest of us!
You are very welcome. So pleased to have been part of your journey. :-)
I've done the same
Lots of tips and tricks. I appreciate your putting up lists and charts to help!!! Seeing it visually helps a lot!
So pleased they helped. Happy gardening! :-)
Hmm seems to me like this is all just a thinly-veiled plot to have a cup of chamomile tea... not that that's a bad thing
Good for the soul I reckon!
Lol 😁 love it !
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I missed the part WHY he was using the tea from being too disturbed by the chicken squirting 🤪 so had to watch it again. Hmm, mankind. The only animal that feels it needs to hide when pooping. Something that STEMS from the GARDEN maybe? 😆
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Your demeanor and ways of presenting…including your humor…informative ways to handle seed starting, planting, tending, and harvesting the garden items is very well received. Your straight forward and brief-to-the-point advice has helped us get better and abundant harvests. Much appreciated. Oh, and I learned a few things in this video. Keep them coming.
That's so lovely to hear, thank you. I'll be sure to keep the videos coming! :-)
I'm saving this video as a reference when I begin to sow my seeds this year. Another tip I use is to have a fan gently circulating air around tomato seedlings. Makes them grow nice, thick stalks.
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That's a really great idea. I think you could also brush your hands gently over the seedlings to help firm them up and mimic the wind.
i blow on my seedlings to strengthen them
Don't forget the peppers as well! There was a very noticeable difference in stem thickness with my peppers that had constant fan airflow vs. the peppers that just had open window air exchange. The fan created woody stems a lot sooner, as well.👍
@@irenemacwilliam530 - I tried that, but got dizzy and fell into my seedling table! lol...
just kidding...
Thank you Ben for all the hard work you put into your videos. They are a delight to watch and full of such helpful information, I'm getting so much from watching them!
This, I particularly love the puppy breaks.
That is so so lovely of you to say. Thanks so much. :-)
I’m so glad you said use the tea bag again, I thought it might be drink the camomile tea then collect your wee!
Haha, that would be quite something!
I soak basil and use a pipette with the tip slightly cut off to make the opening a little bigger, and use it to suck up seeds, then squirt them into the soil.
What a fab idea - love it! :-)
Wonderful timing! did some retail therapy and have quite some seeds coming my way. This is going to help with getting them to germinate.
Such a great, peaceful gardening video. Thank you. A friend and I have had so many gardening adventures in our desert gardens. The first year, the mice ate all the watermelon seeds. We had to replant three times. Once the plants finally started growing, the early morning 'desert dew,' that is humidity, caused the young plants to wilt. As the weather changed, the intense sun burned the fruit ! We have moved on to peppers and some herbs which do well in the sun, and started growing grasses for the animals. Sometimes we just have to be guided by the land itself.
Yes, it is definitely worth concentrating on what grow best in your climate. Sounds like you have a very challenging set of growing conditions though!
I wish I had seen this video sooner! This is exactly the sort of video I have been looking for! Starting from seeds can feel daunting, but here it’s broken down easily. Next I need a good video like this about preventing pests
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Thank you for covering the two areas that I have always had issues with: hydrophobic soil and how to properly prepare seeds for planting. Your tutorial relieves my mind greatly and inspires me very much!
That's great to hear. Appreciate your comment. :-)
0:35 Master Information. Thats what needed. Excellent work
One of the best gardening videos I’ve ever seen and I’ve seen thousands. Great job.
Oh wow - thank you so much! Really appreciate it. :-)
This video has SO much great information! Thank you! I'm just now beginning to try my hand at gardening and found a lot of great advice here!
Great video to watch as the snow falls. Very informative too. Thank you!
Thank you so much. I've watched a lot of videos on seed starting but that was by far the best. The lists were particularly useful.
That's really great to hear. Thanks for watching. :-)
Excellent tutorial Ben and the team. So valuable is the information here, I just keep on learning from you guys. Thanks very much.
So pleased. Thanks for watching Mike. :-)
H202 is absolutely one of the best, PROVEN (in research) assister in germination rates.
Thank you very much for taking the time to research these methods and share them with us all.
Much appreciated!!🌱
This is by far the best gardening video on the web, spot on with everything. The practices shown are tried and true, and it's awesome you are sharing them, so cool, thank you so much, I hope every gardener watches this. If I could just mention my own technique (sorry), which is using "old school" christmas lights as heat source. Has to be c7, the stuff from us old-timers' childhood. Table/lights/a rise (2x4), grates/pots. Obviously cant regulate heat via thermostat, but can lower or raise with the addition of extra strings of lights. I have been doing this in unheated areas for more than a decade, and am currently using it to heat a simple but effective hydroponic setup. I hope I'm not sounding arrogant, just trying to help. Thanks again for all you do, most righteous.
What a fantastic idea - I love this solution - and a great way to repurpose old lights. Love it! :-)
Your videos always arrive at the perfect time Ben 💪👍🌱
Haha - fab stuff! Keep up the excellent work on your channel. I'm checking in when I can. :-)
@@GrowVeg Oh bless you. You're a busy man so I appreciate it. I'll be checking back here when I come to gardening. I need to make some raised beds sooner rather than later I think
Thanks my friend!!! Well needed information!!!
I LOVE the idea of using an ice cube tray for soaking seeds....genius! I will give that a shot this season as I'm usually too lazy to soak (except my sweat pea flowers). And it's always great to see Rosie, she's such a cutie. Thanks for the great tips and I always appreciate your videos! I'm so excited to start seeds next month, woo hoo.
Thanks for watching. Sowing begins in earnest very soon! :-)
Very helpful, and perfect timing as I plan my autumn garden, thank you 😃
So much information, thank you! I appreciate understanding not just what to do, but also the reasoning behind it.
Brilliant, thank you Ben. I’m a relatively experienced gardener and there are some great tips in there that had never crossed my mind. Really useful…a video that I’m sure to revisit. Ps great that you’ve posted lists. Again, really useful reference point and no doubt helps to make this video evergreen (pardon the pun) 😊
That is so lovely of you to say. I’m so pleased you found this video useful. Happy gardening! :-)
thanks for this teaching video, it helps a beginner like me.
We have a balcony, it is our second year here. This video is the best for beginners, lots of useful information! Thank you for sharing and showing us we have so many options!
So many great tips! I always prespout my sweetcorn but never thought of doing cilantro, thank you for the idea😊
Brilliant! Inspiring information. Many thanks
Great tips, particularly soaking garlic cloves, I'm off to do that now!
Many thanks for yet another great video packed full of advice and tips. I have always had problems with seed germination. Hopefully this tear I will have better success 😊
I'm sure you will. :-)
Am so glad the temperatures are given in both units, esp for someone like me who never grasped Fahrenheit. Centigrade is the only temperature I can relate to easily. Thankyou.
I just really like how enthusiastic you are! The cool season crops are the ones that are the most difficult to get out because our spring is so wet, it rains right up until it doesn't and then it's just hot lately. However it's never too late to try. Who knows, it could happen.
Fingers crossed it will happen. :-)
Extremely AMAZING application you have created thank you so much
Best video ever! Everything explained perfectly! Thanks a lot!
Thank you, Ben! We actually have snow at the moment so it will be awhile before we can plant outside but these tips will be helpful!
Timely and great information, Ben! As always, your videos are so informative and get straight to the point. We appreciate that so much! Thanks for these tips!
That's really lovely to hear. Thanks for watching! :-)
Great video Ben!
Already have practiced some of these, but some I had never heard of doing. I'm quite excited to try the new to me ones! My germination for peppers has been low or takes so long. I love tea, especially chamomile. The sandpaper one is also on my list to try!
Thank you for sharing!
So pleased this has offered a few new ideas. :-)
A great recap, reminded me of many things my dad taught me. Always looking to learn something new. I will say, that bit about the camomile tea was fresh for me! 4:53 Awesome video!
I dusted off my garden planner this morning, perfect timing!
Fab stuff! :-)
It’s my first year starting everything from seed. Very helpful indeed 😊
Very informative video thank you!!!! Got a lot of useful information watching this as usual
Thank you kindly. Brilliant and most helpful.
Growing down in Florida. Thank you for your knowledge. I appreciated the difference in seed temperature! Here we can't grow what you grow up north but we can grow what you can't up north! And that is awesome. And knowing the difference is key to making a good garden turn into a bad garden.
Absolutely. You guys must enjoy a lovely long growing season at least. :-)
I saw a video on how to start my canna seeds. It said to nick them with a saw. I tried and tried to no avail. Then I decided to soak the seeds in a glass of water over several days. Lo and behold roots began to poke through! Into a pot they went. Success without losing any fingers. 😂
That's a superb result! :-)
Very good. I love the detailed temperatures, etc!
HI there from NZ. This is such a helpful video. I will be watching it again and again. I took heaps of photos. And, I will write down all the tables and make a chart that I can print out. Thank you for taking you valuable time to make a very much needed video!
Thanks for watching Martin. You can also find the tables here: www.growveg.com/guides/seed-starting-masterclass-my-blueprint-for-success-every-time//
Great update as always Ben. I have never sown celery before and I bought some to try, they were pelleted and the package said soak 🤷♀️ so I did. You got it I had a nice mushy sludge in the dish but I sowed anyway 🙏. I’m going to be using the chitting method for lots this year. Have a great day from 🥶🥶 minus 14c 🇨🇦, Ali
Yes, the chitting method is very handy. -14C is incredibly fresh. Keep warm! :-)
THE VERY BEST VIDEO I'VE WATCHED ON STARTING SEED!! ❤ I just need those gadgets.
This was a very informative video. Thank you!
Thanks for another great video ❤ the dog's expression 😊
She is rather sweet sometimes! :-)
Very helpful, and well done instructional video! Thank you!
Very instructive. Thank you
Great video - exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!! ❤
very helpful video!!! Thank you
Happy New Year Ben and Rosie! Great presentation with the basics and beyond. I'm now a big fan of winter sowing in jugs that act as mini green houses. Nature takes care of much of the process, and the seedlings produced are lush and healthy. I'll try again with some of these methods, but a short bout of inattention (or a weekend away) can result in disaster. As always, you inspire us!
Thanks so much. I've tried the mini greenhouse method too - a great idea to get an early start. :-)
Super interesting thank you! As a beginner gardener this is really useful info 🙏
Best , most diligent video ive seen on seeds thankyou
Such an informative and easy to understand video, and no unnecessary yapping. You just won a subscriber; I can't wait to binge! Have a great day!
That's jsut wonderful, thank you - and a very warm welcome to the channel! :-)
This is the most interesting thing you have done
And that chart at the start is very helpful
Thank you
Thanks for the germination table.
Thanks for lessons... from across the pond 😊
While we don't condone violence on this channel ... but let's rough up our seeds! That cracked me up! I started watching your channel in August, when me and my husband bought our first garden in very bad shape. I have made an awesome compost heap that is now half full thanks to the many leaves of the fall and all the kitchen scraps we've collected and dumped there. This February will be my first ever time trying to sow seeds! I can't wait to see the results! Thank you for the awesome videos that kept me entertained on boring winter days!
I'm sure you will absolutely ace sowing seeds. Good luck with it all and I'm so pleased you found our channel. :-)
Not “ me and my husband”, but “ my husband and I”. Literacy matters.
@@judeirwin2222 thank you Jude, now let's discuss how many foreign languages you speak. English is not all people's first language.
Great video Ben
💖 Thank you so very much for sharing your experiences and wisdom!
Thanks for watching. :-)
Great idea about the pre-sprouting so you'll know exactly how many germinated seeds you have! I'm off to buy a Matabi now😂
Even as an Australian viewer, I found so much value in this video. Thanks for sharing the knowledge.
I'm so pleased. Thanks for watching. :-)
But since you are in the Southern Hemisphere, make sure you do everything in reverse...
Excellent video and instruction...thanks
On top of the fridge also.
Good tips for cold climates.
I think this is your best video yet. Great overview!
Oh wow - thank you so much! :-)
Good morning Ben, good advice regarding our precious seeds! I by accident I found by leaving the garlic in just a touch of water makes them sprout and you can judge here to see healthy cloves or dud ones. I also like to soak the hard outer seeds in water, it does help to get them germinated sooner. Almost just common sense. A gardener's work is never done, there is always something to be done, clearing, cutting back, sowing, germinating you name it, hence you will have a flourishing vegetable patch and flower border. Thank you for sharing and showing how to get better results it will even get some to become enthusiastic and start sowing, even indoors. Have a great planting and planning day. Kind regards.
Thanks so much. As you say, a gardener’s work is never done. Keeps us busy, hey?! 😀
excellent video . thanks
Thank you, very good info. I pre-sprouted cayenne pepper seeds on paper towels with good results this year.
Thank you for the charts/tables!
Excellent video, thank you.
Wet compost is a great tip! I had a bag of compost left outside in the rain before sewing and had great results, However its was much colder so I made sure to keep the pots warm to balance it all out.
Your video was very useful. I really enjoyed it.
Wow! Thank you. Very informative.
Fantastic information! Thank you so much. You present so clearly and encouragingly. I am just starting up for the year now, March 1, in coastal Wa, USA
WOW! A HEAP of valuable information!!! Many thanks!
You’re most welcome, thank you for watching. :-)
Thanks! Very informative video.
Very helpful!
Very handy reference, thanks so much 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
So pleased you've found this video useful. Thanks for watching. :-)
Extremely useful video... Thanks Ben! :)
You're most welcome - thanks for watching! :-)
Best video you have ever made! Good on ya!
Oh wow - thanks so much!
Wow! So many golden pieces of advice. I learned the hard way that sowing too soon won't get my seedlings started. Actually they rotted 😅 Thank you so much for sharing so much valuable knowledge ❤
Love the organization list to plan ahead. Peroxide/water soak. Thanks for so many great tips.
Great video 😊
Most excellent.
Great chart thanks!
This is wonderfully wise counsel. Thank you very much.
I wish I was your neighbor.
That is very kind of you to say. Thanks for your support. 😀
Same