24 NEW Seeds We're Growing In 2024!
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It's seed catalog season, and we've got some WILD new varieties that we'll be growing this year. So grab your drink of choice, sit back, relax and pick up some of these brand new varieties yourself before they're sold out!
Learn more about our top picks: growepic.co/3Oh8gKP
IN THIS VIDEO
→ Speckled Swan Gourd: growepic.co/3TOnr1L
→ Caraflex Cabbage: growepic.co/3vows7C
→ Jewel Amethyst Eggplant: growepic.co/47qEOJ4
→ Black Kat Pumpkin: growepic.co/3H60pfd
→ Muncher Persian: growepic.co/3vm8w4J
→ Emerald Delight Summer Squash: growepic.co/3H7R2M4
→ Cream Sausage Bush: growepic.co/3S5Rtg8
→ Pasilla Bajio Chilaca: growepic.co/3S8yt0N
→ Burgundy Broccoli: growepic.co/3RNvrNX
→ Minnesota Midget Cantaloupe: growepic.co/3TNEFfV
→ Purple Emperor Trailing Nasturtium: growepic.co/47n7L8X
→ Orange Wonder Snapdragon Seeds: growepic.co/47n7L8X
→ Love In A Mist Delft Blue: growepic.co/3H90fnA
→ The Bride Bachelor’s Button: growepic.co/3H7V4nO
→ Kilimanjaro White African Marigold: growepic.co/48Bi7ms
→ Lemon & Tangerine Gems Signet Marigold: growepic.co/48Bi7ms
→ Beaujolais: growepic.co/48Ed9Wj
→ Fairy Bouquet Linaria: growepic.co/48Hh192
→ Cardinal Basil Seed: growepic.co/3vpC15O
→ Robin Beet: growepic.co/48DVRsg
→ Catnip: growepic.co/48rY0b2
→ Green And Red Shiso Perilla: growepic.co/3voxctq
→ Sensitive Plant: growepic.co/3RPOTd1
→ All Kinds and Forms Mixed Cacti Seeds: growepic.co/48mHhpt
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:31 - Speckled Swan Hard-shelled Gourd
01:08 - Minnesota Midget Cantaloupe/Muskmelon
01:37 - Caraflexx Cabbage
02:16 - Emerald Delight Summer Squash
02:44 - Catnip
03:34 - Cream Sausage Bush Tomato
04:15 - Jewel Amethyst Eggplant
04:53 - Burgundy Broccoli
05:17 - Black Kat Pumpkin
05:57 - Pasilla Bajio Chilaca Chile Pepper
06:21 - Muncher Persian Cucumber
06:48 - Cardinal Basil
07:17 - Purple Emperor Trailing Nasturtium
07:54 - Kilimanjaro White African Marigold
08:18 - Green & Red Shiso/Perilla
09:00 - Beaujolais Sweet Pea
09:39 - Orange Wonder Snapdragon
10:09 - Cacti Mix
10:45 - Robin Beet
11:06 - The Bride Bachelor's Button
11:43 - Fairy Bouquet Linaria
12:01 - Lemon & Tangerine Gems Signet Marigold
12:24 - Delft Blue Love-In-A-Mist
12:37 - Sensitive Plant Mimosa Pudica
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I love u guys❤
will you be opening shipping to include canada? would love to be able to grow your seeds.
Is there a way you could send me one of each to Miller Farms in McKinleyville, California to grow at my house and in my community garden plots? As you know I am also a CZcamsr but my channel I have had since 2010 is demonetized. I have a garden in my yard but recently went to great lengths to rent two community garden plots. Miller Farms has a display of your seeds but it is small, maybe 100 or so varieties of veggies and flowers, but they let people order me stuff there or call on the phone and pay for what I am buying using their credit card over the phone. I would like to replant my demolished community garden plots with a few each of everything in your video. I also want to mention something about nasturtiums which is that the leaves, flowers, and seeds are edible, and if you have a problem with weeds, and plant one in the patch of weeds, they will slowly but surely overtake and kill the weeds because they grow faster and emit a chemical that makes other plants not want to grow by them. Snapdragons are technically edible but I recommend trying one before serving one at your dinner party - I find the taste to be not so pleasant, and I would only eat them if I was starving. Now let's talk about Perilla. In Japan they have two types of Shiso, Green Shiso which is called Shiso and Akashiso which is the purple or red variety. In Korea they have a cultivar of the same plant they call Perilla but wait, there's more, there is a Vietnamese cultivar, a Thai one, try me, they are as different as the difference between a beefsteak and green zebra tomato and some chefs say you cannot substitute the Korean one for the Japanese one. So I am the person who always eats my Shiso leaf at the Japanese restaurant where most customers treat it as a garnish and leave it behind. Who tells the other customers to do so, too, lol! What exact types of Perilla Frutescens are in this mystery pack you are selling and what countries are they from? I have had interesting results planting seeds labelled Perilla or Shiso in my yard, some growing prolifically and some not sprouting and a wide range of colors and tastes of leaves. Send me some to the store and I'll try them and tell you, please!!
Your link to the nasturtiums is the same link as the snapdragons!
Great! Where do they hide the print catalog request? I've looked all over the website and it appears they don't offer one, yet here you are with two.
Catnip is in the mint family. Contain it or it will take over your garden. It is also a huge self seeder so you will find it next year in other parts of the garden
Just moved onto a new property this year, and every other foot of probably two acres has catnip. And it is IMPOSSIBLE to get rid of.
Catnip, or catmint, is also one of the few mint family plants that is safe for cats. Basil is also safe for cats. Cats are attracted to mint, including peppermint, spearmint, and water mint, which are _not_ safe for cats and may cause stomach upset if they eat it.
Good to know. I planted a few by seed this past year and have three to four plants in my Greenstalk. I guess I had better move them. 😂
Yep!
Thank you. I was just about to ask that question. 😂
I used to grow catnip. I had a friend who had 2 cats. I'd go over there & put the fresh catnip in my pockets. Those cats were so excited when they say me. Then they would go crazy trying to sniff where the catnip was that day. I'd finally pull it out & give it to them. They would roll around the living room enjoying the catnip. Eventually, they would tire out & just sprawl out on their backs. It was like they were so high. We had so much fun and so did they.
My mom has been trying to get a barn cat to trust her and I want to walk up one day with catnip in my pocket to see what happens 😂
I don’t get it. Why drug cats?
@@rubyoro0 I don't get your comment. It was given to them in moderation and only when I was over there maybe once a week. No big deal. A sprig of catnip never hurt the cats.
I grow some for my cat and I actually do enjoy drinking catnip tea.
I heard you have to supplement copper to your soil to grow beets.... Is that correct?
I planted beets and the seedlings died
Invasive note: Shiso is also called Beafsteak Plant (Perilla frutescens). Here in the east it is considered invasive. It was all over the forest floor in WV where I did my graduate research. If you do grow it, I recommend controlling seed production and cutting them down or removing the heads before seed set. The flavor Kevin describes I think is kind of an “umami” or savory-ness quality, hence the English name, too. An interesting species, for sure.
Give me some of those, I live in Canada and I think I need to buy something to heat the bottom of my shiso seedlings this year 😂 Maybe I'll start calling it a beefsteak herb, it's more fun to say than "shiso" or "perilla".
I grew the Burgundy Broccoli for the first time this past season and it's still hanging on in my Ohio garden in January! Since I'm the only one in the house that eats it, it's nice to have those smaller sprouts instead of a large head. I've enjoyed the leaves too.
That is awesome!
Re: Sweet pea in Zones 9 and 10.
Yes - *succession planting* is one of the keys. But equally important is the *varieties* used for succession planting.
Sweet pea needs a certain amount of daylight to bloom. The exact amount depends on the varieties. The varieties needing the least daylight are referred to as "daylight neutral" or "winter" varieties. In my experience (zone 9a) they can bloom with between 10 and 11 hours of daylight. The next varieties to bloom are the "early" varieties, such as Elegance. They start blooming at around 11 hours of daylight. (My experience is that Mammoth Blend and Early Multiflora bloom next and should be considered a reliable "early" variety.) The downside of the aforesaid varieties is that they are not as fragrant as later-blooming varieties. In my experience, the "winter" varieties have little to no fragrance, while the early varieties have a lighter fragrance than those that can be grown in milder zones.
So why are the varieties so important? Because heat is a killer for sweet pea. In Zone 9 and above, the heat can be enough to kill some varieties (or stop their blooming) before the vernal equinox (i.e., March 21st, more or less). In Zone 9a on the east coast of the U.S. (think Florida), it can hit 85 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit by March 1st. Meaning that by the time you get enough light, you often have too much heat. Growing sweet pea on the *east side*of a structure (to protect from afternoon heat) helps, but there is only so much that shade can do when it is 90+ outside.
If you are fortunate enough to live where the winter temperatures will not drop below 25 degrees Fahrenheit, you can begin your succession sowing out of doors (but protect them from the bird - some find the spouts a treat) as soon as it gets cool enough, as early as October. If you are somewhere that can stay hot (85 to 90 or more) into November and/or can drop into the low 20s at night (like Florida 9a), then starting seedling indoors and then transplanting beginning in December is the way to go.
If you are fortunate enough to have a relatively slow heating trend in the spring, you can add more fragrant varieties into your succession schedule, such as High Scent, which can take over as the "early" varieties fade. Some varieties are also known to be more "heat tolerant" (e.g., Zinfandel, Cupani or Painted Lady), and can be used to end your succession schedule. (Of course, more tolerant to heat does not mean totally tolerant to heat - Florida's 9a will kill off Zinfandel before May is over. (Since Beaujolais is reputed to sometimes bloom into the fall, this might also be considered a relatively "heat tolerant" variety.)
Last year (2023) I had flowers from early February to late May (a really good run for Florida 9a, on a porch). This year I am trying to add some of the more highly scented varieties into my succession planting to learn if I can get blooms before the killer heat gets them. (Wish me luck folks!)
Another key: *cut the flowers* often (do not let the plant start to produce seed - this can be an every-other-day process at peak blooming times, as they produce seed quickly). This really does increase your total blooms.
I'm growing many things from BI, but I noticed the Marigold 'Lemon & Tangerine Gems' @ 12:14 actually have a citrusy smell when the leaves are messed with. They grew on my porch and anytime the wind blew, or something brushed against them the whole area would waft with citrus.
Still have seed packets from BI before Kevin bought it! 😂
I noticed a huge smell from my BI marigolds last year! They smelled like my basil plants (if the leaves were crushed) which were grown in a completely separate pot!
Hey epic gardening, I’m 14 and really look up to you. I started growing plants last year and when I found this channel it took that love to a whole new level. I just have one question, how did you get the money to start homesteading? I would really appreciate a response and I love what you do
I know you want Kevin's answer, but in case he doesn't reply. From what I can gather, he had regular jobs to earn and save money, then started a microgreens buisness providing to chefs, and eventually the CZcams channel.
This over time allowed him to save up and build towards his greater goals.
I wish you the best of luck with yours 👍
@@FaceEatingOwl I really appreciate the answer, although I hope he answers, I assume he would say something similar. Thanks again
I'm not being a sanctimonious adult when I say start getting summer jobs now and start saving as much as you can. Saving when you are quite young and then investing that money in yourself and some property will pay off immensely by the time you reach Kevin's age. Kevin will probably also tell you that he made a massive push to get his business off the ground. At some point when you are young, you have to really commit to getting where you want to go. Don't believe the doom and gloom...if you start at 14, a homestead is attainable before you know it.
Great question - I was building websites for local businesses, worked in the publishing industry at a startup, and grew and sold microgreens - a ton of random job(s) before I could save up enough savings to go full-time on Epic Gardening!
@@epicgardeningThanks a lot for your response, I hope on day I have a setup like you have but for now I will save money and see where it goes
I love Jaque' laugh when Kev says "persian muncher." Just a nice friendship type moment. You guys are amazing and this is actually my favourite gardening/homesteading channel
Omg! You just brought out a deep memory from my childhood lol there was a sensitive plant featured at the Wild Animal Park (now called Safari Park) and I was INFATUATED with it!! My mom had no idea what I was talking about when we got home and I was so upset... She didnt believe me when i said it moved and gaslighted me into thinking it was the venus fly trap 🤦🏽♀️
Cant wait to grow this 🙌
You should grow summer savory, it's such a good herb, especially dried. It's really popular here in eastern Canada, it goes great in potato dishes, soups and stews. Honestly it's my favorite dried herb.
I’m glad to start gardening this year, the only thing that grew well for me last year was crushing debt.
Ikr same here
We requested out catalog a few days ago and can't wait to receive it.
Try the Alpha Beit cucumber: it's a classic small Persian-style pickler but unlike most cucumbers it is generally gynoecious (producing mostly female flowers)! Many fewer male flowers means a more productive plant.
Also, your sweet peas MUST be dead-headed. If you do that every few weeks the vine will last for months, and don't be afraid to top it if it gets taller than your support...it will branch out.
Thank you for the info! 🎉
Thanks for this tip!
Great tip!!
I’m trying several parthenocarpic varieties so I can keep them covered. The cucumber beetles were TERRIBLE last year 😣
I got this seed for free from Bakers Creek and didn't know what it was about. Thank you for sharing.
Shiso is an invasive plant in several states, so watch out.
Linaria is a lovely little plant, grows in the wild in Florida with tiny little blue flowers. I didnt know they were cultivated!
Catnip is a blessing here. I put a bed tucked in with a pink sedum close to my house. It attracts the neighbor's cats and they rid the field mice and rats that come in from the corn and soybean fields.
Nurture nature and it will take care of you.
Great job utilizing your ecosystem for benefits
The sensitive plant grows wild in Florida. I thought my husband was pulling my leg when he told me about it. But we found some and...it does fold up when you touch it. Very cool for a plant geek like me.
I was just about to comment this. That was a fun surprise to find last time I was there.
I've grown white marigolds this year and they are freaking beautiful. I've always loved African Marigolds, tried the Kilimanjaros from seed and they didnt do well, got a couple flowers, bought some seedlings named Vanilla African Marigolds and they look insane. They look more yellow in photos than they do in real life though. Have a medium sized wine barrel pot full of them covered in flowers at the moment
Vegetable and flower seeds are in the 99 cents store for 4 packages for $1 Spring 🌼 is here !!!!
That black pumpkin!!! So cool. I picked up some weird ones this year too. Coffee, dragon fruit, pink celery, yard long beans, sugar beet. Yeah im excited.
My goal is to make 100% homegrown everything bagel spice mix. Poppy seed, garlic, onion, black and white sesame. Wish me luck!
Can’t wait to grow my black cat pumpkins! I’ve seen some carved and the bright orange flesh contrasts against the black so well. Perfect for Halloween!
I love the idea of the mini versions of fruit, like the cantaloupe, melon, pumpkin, and broccoli side shoots. As a single person, it's so handy to produce the smaller versions. Easier to process, and less waste!
Those white tomatoes make a gorgeous salsa with green chiles and jalapeños. I’ve almost got my order ready to hit that button. I just love you two together. I feel like God blessed as even more with you two than he did you with each other. Soul seed brothers. lol.
Congratulations! Love you guys and your CZcams channel and that you’ve taken the helm at botanical interests. Very excited about the new trailing nasturtium seeds, and to start planting come spring!!
Great how much fun you guys are having! Just received my order for this year, excited about my flat red onions and the striped sweet pepper.
I can't wait for my catalog to arrive. I am so hoping to get a much better garden this year. Thank you!!
Looking forward to getting my catalog in the mail. I also just got my seeds over the holiday. I ordered way more than I can plant but let’s see what happens. Looking forward to spring. Happy new year.
The mimosa pudica is known as picka (or timarie) in Trinidad and Tobago because it is a weed that grows in the grass and would often prick you with its thorns when running barefoot. Gardening across different climates is so interesting!
Here as a weed in hawaii too!
@@dnmckay that’s amazing! We’re connected by our gardens!
Thanks for this vid. I have been watching a while now. Just subbed. So happy this company is yours. I just ordered a catalog. I have purchases these seeds locally...always great finds and the packaging is very eye catching as well. All the best to you.
hi kevin and jacques 🤗
im waiting for my catalog now.
excited to see what you're planting, as i may pick up a few of the same seeds as well. tfs
I keep a rotation of sweet peas plus a honeysuckle, two varieties of wallflowers and an angel's trumpet outside my bedroom window. In the CA Central Coast I can keep the windows open at night and the scents are heavenly!!!
I wish the seed packages had a picture of what the seedlings look like after the first set of true leaves, as a low experience gardener sometimes its so hard to know if what is growing is what you planted or a stray, specially with flowers or lesser known plants.
They do! At least, all my old Botanical Interest seed packages do, not sure if they've since changed it.
I am so so so excited for you two and the greater Eco System of Botanical Interests.... I am a die-hard Botanical Interests grower -- just planted up a bunch of seeds for my spring '24 garden... ... I love IG and sharing my successes as a home grower... So happy to see you both succeeding !!!
I bought my first two Greenstalks , so excited, and would love to see a video of what you think would work well in them. Can’t wait to get my catalog and start ordering!
Fantastic selection! Definitely looking to get those White marigolds for some color variety.
You two are hilarious. Keep up the fantastic work with the videos. Transitions are 🔥🔥🔥🔥👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Didn’t expect to learn so much in this video! Took a few notes for the future. Excited to get my catalog and put in my first order :)
That's awesome! We went to Thailand and I showed my husband the sensitive plants that grow like weeds and he thinks it's the coolest thing!
Check out any seed swap events in your local cities. It's a fantastic way to meet other gardeners, get seeds and even donate seeds to your community
Love your channel. Last summer I grew your fairy linaria up here in Alaska and loved it! Lasted a long time in the garden!
Can’t wait to grow some of these varieties! Thanks for sharing! The sensitive plant is a weed here on the Big Island of Hawaii. It is fun for kids but not so fun under the feet, it’s thorny!
That white marigold grows about 3-4 feet tall! It’s amazing!
Excited to see the new seeds and still excited you own BI now!
Love the sensitive plant seeds!! They grow on the side of the Road to Hana, in Hawaii!! Super stoked to be able to grow these at home!!
May I say, before I even watch this video. I recently received my catalog! Thank you!! I have a shopping list prepared :). However, My FAVORITE thing in the whole catalog was the last page of When to plant seeds! It had both indoor and outdoor planning. Thank you sooo much guys! I have cut this out and put it in my calendar, should I forget and think I have to resort to the internet again. What a blessing. Also, LOVE both of your channels and all the helpful info. you both share! I have also purchased from Botanical interests and from your website. I am LOVING the 6 cells. I swear every seed germinates in those things. Keep on keepin up the good work and here's to a very happy, prosperous and healthy New Year to you and yours!🥰
Wow! What an awesome Catalog! Good job!!
Sup dudes! Your channel is very helpful and entertaining. Im in the midst of growing brussel sprouts in a bucket but theyre not looking too great. Thinking maybe my soil is too acidic. If/when you guys plant brussels this year, think we could use a refresher course. Keep killing it, looking forward to see what’s to come.
Those mimosas are called “touch me not” where I was growing up and get really invasive as they spread really fast through seed. They will even seed rapidly in a lawn full of Bermuda grass! So careful with those!
Last year I grew the "Minnesota Midget" cantaloupe and pumpkins for the first time. The cantaloupe was the most flavorful melon I've ever tasted in my life and the Howden pumpkins were absolutely beautiful. This year we're going big with pumpkins, literally. We've got the "State Fair Winner" and a more modest size "Musquee De Provence" pumpkin. I also got into drying peppers last year, I dried a ton of Aji Charapita and Chile De Arbol for spice blends. This year one of the 18 kinds of peppers I'm growing for the first time is the Pasilla Bajio. Really loving how similar our seed choices are.
Your seed starting videos with Jaques is my all time favorite format. You always make it fun and I love the banter between you two.
I love your selection of seeds that you will be sowing at the start of the year. We do have a lot of sensitive plants where I live in Trinidad.
Yay, I ordered a bunch of these during your December sales. Can't wait to grow the same varieties as you guys!!
Minnesota Midgets are awesome!! I had great success with them even as a second year gardener last year! You got this, Jacques!
Hi Kevin and Jacque!! Love watching all you do! I actually purchased and planted the Kilimanjaro White Marigold seed from Botanical Interest. They germinated really well, grew two feet tall, the flowers are large and amazing but not really white. They're a light light lemon yellow and age towards white at the end. Though not perfectly white they sure look terrific mixed in with the tomatoes and I love this marigold! It will have a place in my garden always. The Love In A Mist and the Linaria are included in the seeding of the alley behind the house and part of the Alley Pollinator Corridor program I've started here in AZ. I think they will look terrific up against the wall with all the natural wildflowers in front. Also included your hollyhocks in this program too! Thanks so much for the fun and the info you give. Cheers, Susan
My mom grew catnip for 25 years and seeing how it behaves, I will never grow it in my garden. As much as the bees love it, it is IMPOSSIBLE to get rid of. It’s in the mint family, but I honestly think that it’s worse than mint. Even if you simply grow it in a container, the seeds will spread very quickly and prolificly. My parents had an acre and a quarter of land and after planting it one time, it spread throughout their entire yard. Any neighborhood cats will love it though ☺️
I love the company! My local nursery introduced me to the beautiful seed packets years ago and I was hooked.
I just got my catalog the other day. Very helpful tips in it.
Yeeeeeeeessssss, Persian cucumbers!!! I am so down for planting that and mini eggplants 😊
Just made my 1st order from y’all! Gonna break em out next week. I picked up the cream sausage…I’m with u I bought like 15 diff tomato varieties. I still have like 20 more seeds I wanna pu but as a container gardener I don’t have much room lol. I did pick up the cacti seeds too
Thanks so much for the Botanical Interests seed catalog. I received it in the mail and immediately went and curled up with it and read it front to back. Gorgeous pictures, awesome descriptions. It really evoked memories from childhood where I would read my grandparents Burpee seed catalog.
LOVE to hear this
Reason the mimosa folds is so that the rain falls under it. I have the regular mimosa (silk tree) for bonsai
You can tell how good of friends you are because you crack each other up constantly. Got some great ideas from this vid!
Hi! nice to see so much of info about so many flowers, etc. I'll be trying peas soon.. Mimosa Pudica aka Touch-me-not grows widely here; I have a few on my terrace garden. Just that it grows horizontally-spreading after its seeds fall off from the main plant. So its better to keep it in containers. Also, Jewel Amethyst brinjal is widely used in variety of veggies in India. 💚💚
About Mimosa
The movement are termed Thigmonasty or Seismonasty, non-directional response to touch or vibration.
They also have Nyctinasty, which is circadian rhythm-based response.
also a caution when touching them, the can have thorns on some stalks
2024 is going to be my best growing year!!! Shout out to you Eric for all ur tips...u make me a better gardener.
I am anxiously waiting for my seed catalog....also I started the cream sausage tomatoes and I just realized from this video I've been picking them too soon 😅 but it's a great little plant perfect for my balcony garden 😊
I purchased “botanical interest“ seeds from my local nursery. Glad to see them here. 💕
I'm growing the caraflex this spring. If you ever have trouble sleeping, Catnip & mint tea is a great sedative.
Parilla grows wild on my property here in Georgia, and I've cultivated a little plot of it in my garden. Its a gorgeous plant. Used frequently in Korean cuisine (kkaenip), as well. It smells really good, and looks beautiful when its in bloom. Self-seeds really well, and will come back every year.
These seeds all look fun and interesting!
Trying Cream Sausage too. Looking forward to the new gardening year. Cheers 🎉 (thanks for the reminder to start my sweet peas-😬 same kind, too!)
Love in a mist is one of my favourites, and after it makes this alien looking ball to keep the seeds! Looks super cute in a floral arrangement.
I love how giggly you guys are it’s contagious
I grew the Minnesota Midget for the first time last year zone 6a CO and had 4 successful and delicious vines! (planted 4) first time growing any kind of melon.
Also the Linaria has been a garden STAPLE for several years bringing early GORGEOUS color that lasts (I move them to a more shaded area during summer).
I just picked up a packet of that catnip yesterday! So excited to have some fresh for my kitties.
I love a good innuendo 😏 Y’all are so fun to watch 😂
I’ve got an amethyst jewel eggplant in my hydroponic system hella-producing flowers and fruit right now 👌
Love Botanical Interests! 💚🌱
We had touch-me-not's in the yard growing up all over. Loved just rubbing my foot across them and watching them all close up at once!
You two are so much fun!
Thank you for bringing back Lemon Drop French Marigold. It’s my favorite and absolute “go to” for pest control. I was so sad when I ran out of seeds. I’m finally restocked and good to go. Thank you thank you thank you!
Edited to add: excited to try the bird house gourd this year. And I’m now doing to buy some of the melon Jacque discussed.
OMG you two make me want to grow more vegetables! I already have way too many seeds to start this "off season". Now, I think I'm going to order a few of these you mentioned. You two are THE best gardeners on YT. 💚
Get on the veggie train!
You guys should try night scented stock, such a small unassuming flower but omg the fragrance in the evening is incredible! I like to grow it around entertaining areas so you really get the benefit when chilling in the summer evenings 😊
We had the classic Old Fashioned drink, where the glass was lined with shiso leaves. It was awesome!
This comment is for Jacques-
I have never liked cantaloupe, but the Minnesota midget is GARDEN CANDY! Wish you the very best of luck growing this amazing variety! I cannot not grow it
Cream sausage tomatoes are great! They are pretty mild and pasty so you can add them to sauces to add to the depth of flavour!
Just started my channel going to be staring my natural garden here today! Hopefully have some updates uploaded soon! Finally in our home and it is time
I grow catnip for the strays I feed and my neighbors cat. Super easy to grow, I keep in a container so it doesn't take over. Ive grown the kalibos cabbage, its beautiful, I found the heads to be loose.
Birdhouse gourds are one of the best to grow for little ones. Growing your own bird house. Curing and painting is such fun!
As always I'm pushing for lupins. Beautiful legume that attract pollinators, with L. succulentus being a useful annual that will self-seed readily.
Seconded! Lupines are also nitrogen-fixers!
I would also love lupines. Remind me of my home state of Maine, where they grow along the highways in the spring
I have red perilla growing in my yard. I inherited it from the previous owner. It’s beautiful, prolific, smells amazing. I don’t care for the flavor personally though. But I enjoy pulling up the escapees because it’s easy and seriously smells soooooo good.
I’m growing Pride of Gibraltar, Bunnytail Grass, Pampas Grass, Stock and liatris for first time. Will also do for edible Sunflowers, blue pumpkin, chickpeas, fava bean, purple gem corn, and red Brussels sprout!
Fun fact for you Eric: Red Shiso (or perilla) leaves are what they use--traditionally--in Japan to turn the pickled ginger you find along side your rice etc, pink as well as helping umeboshi turn more purple/pink as well! The green leaves are used for eating (tempura battered, wrapped in meat, etc).
I'm growing a Japanese food garden in one of my raised beds this year with Shishito peppers, shiso leaves, Japanese cucumbers, edamame (from seeds I grew last year), mizuna, buckwheat, and a Japanese lettuce as well! Bees LOVED the takane ruby buckwheat I grew last year and it definitely gave them easy food, I think! :)
I can't wait to see how your garden turns out this year too!
Just got out my box of seeds last nights to get ready! Perfect timing 😁
So excited you're growing the perilla plant. Should be low maintenance but might be a good idea to grow them in a container. I think they can grow like mint/weeds in some areas so you gotta be careful about that.
Sensitive plant also does well indoors in California. My mom had one for years in the house and we used to mess with it all of the time. Lol.... until the cat killed it.
Love in a mist is glorious and the seed pods can be used in place of nutmeg.
Catnip is a nerve calming mint relative. Great for those who suffer anxiety, have trouble sleeping, or love cats.
Shiso is one of my favorite herbs for a number of reasons: it has that flavor that you aptly described as indescribable and it is excellent for medicine. The red shiso is great for coloring foods and drinks and is used in Japan to boost the immune system with its antioxidants. It also makes a wonderful summer drink! Green shiso is used to help prevent and treat food poisoning or stomach upset. That's part of why it is so commonly served with seafood. The best way i can describe the flavor is perhaps to say it has a fruity sweetness with a rose floral note and a candy tartness.
Highly Recommend the Cream Sausage Bush Tomato. It's probably one of my highest producing tomatoes in the garden! I end up having so much that I freeze them and use them in soups over the winter time. Two Thumbs Up!
Glad you've had a good experience!
In Seattle we direct sow our sweet peas on Valentines day and then on the 14th of each month and they grow through October!!! One of my all time favs! Can't wait to try the new nasturtiums! And I am IN LOVE w/ the Epic 1020 Universal Trays! Thank you so much for your commitment to quality products! Ya'll are the BEST!!!
In northern Indiana, we sow our peas on St Patrick's Day. It's funny how we each use a holiday to remember!
I loved how Jaque couldn't stop laughing 😂
OOOoooooh Lordy! I already have seeds for at least 15 different kinds of basil and now I'm going to have to add another one, Cardinal basil. Almost the same with nasturtiums but only 5-6 varieties so, hey, what's one more? I NEED that Purple Emperor!! The Emerald Delight summer squash has been one of my FAVORITE zucchini to grow because it's so compact yet still a great producer. Unfortunately, mine developed mosaic virus but I still grew it for a number of years since it didn't really affect the taste, just the looks. A tip about Fairy Bouquet Linaria... don't give up on it if you think the seeds aren't going to sprout. I winter sowed some and while most everything else sprouted and got planted I thought these didn't come up. So, I gave up and tossed the soil into other pots and then was surprised when they popped up much later in those pots with other things I planted!!
I like gourds too. I grew birdhouse...it was so cool looked like spaceships. You can make bowls, covered bowls, you can stain and paint them.
Sensitive plant sounds fun! Trying eggplant in containers on a balcony 🤞. Oooh and Purple Emperor trailing nasturtiums.
Pelleted carrot seeds for my earthway seeder. It’s a game changer.
I've had a Dickens of a time with carrot germination.
Got a couple of stale beds I'm keeping up with for spring time.
Any tips?
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The seeds absolutely cannot dry out after planting. I’ve had good luck with putting an old board over where I seeded carrots. This keeps the soil moist because you don’t sow very deep. Carrots can be slow to germinate. Just keep checking under that board and when you see germination starting, remove the board. Good luck!
Fabulous picks. Fabulous video. 🥰
Just requested for my catalog. Cant wait to see what I can grow this year