In today’s video, I’m sharing my thoughts on what you need to do now to prepare for the spring garden. I’ll also show you where to buy seeds for your garden by sharing my favorite seed companies! I’ll show you my seed starting setup and the items I use for successfully growing vegetables and flowers from seed.
If you have questions about where to buy vegetable seeds for your garden, need help growing a vegetable garden, want tips for gardening for beginners, are looking for more gardening tips and tricks and “garden hacks” like this, have questions about vegetable gardening and organic gardening in general, or want to share some DIY and “how to” garden tips and gardening hacks of your own, please ask in the comment section below!
MENTIONED LINKS & PRODUCTS
GMO Tomato Video: https://youtu.be/XeViIk9ruf4
Budget Grow Light Video: https://youtu.be/1l3Gfc3A4ok?si=xNXeBKylcYTUeF4O
Seed (Photo) Storage totes: https://amzn.to/3tR96XN
Heat Mat (Small): https://amzn.to/3vzTybu
Heat Mat (Large): https://amzn.to/3O0y1iB
Seed Starting Mix: https://amzn.to/40EybTH
SEED COMPANIES
https://www.bluepumpkinseedco.com
https://www.rareseeds.com (Baker Creek)
https://www.burpee.com
https://www.johnnyseeds.com
https://www.selectseeds.com
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49 Comments
We love trueleaf seed in salt lake UT
I'm now in Spring Branch Tx about 20 min North of San Antonio. I can't keep anything alive. In Southern California I grew everything. I can't figure it out here
Arkansas 6b, 18 yr gardener. Never that great at it. 😂
Beckley WV. 3 years raised bed gardening.
Snohomish WA gardening 30+ years.
Grew up in Louisiana zone 9, lived in North Carolina for 10 years and then moved to central Alaska 5 years ago to zone 3. Been gardening my whole 50 plus years. Thought I had it figured out until I moved to zone 3 which barely has 4 months the ground isn't frozen solid. 😮😂
Marion, SC. Been gardening in containers and raised beds for 4 years. I listened to you all the time, and you are so much help to me!!😊
I'm up in Maine so I'll be a while before I start anything. But I've been going through all my seeds, I have them all organized, makes it much easier putting them in envelopes and writing what's inside.
Santa Rosa, CA (9b). Gardening 10ish years, and getting better using info I found mostly here. I am so far over-wintering about 25 pepper plants in the ground under a hoop enclosure based on your design. So far they are all alive, despite ants, voles, deer mice, mold and sow bugs. I think I figured out how to defeat them next year. 🙂Getting a jump start on 20+ peppers this spring will be AWESOME!
Saltillo Tx
Hello from Fredrikstad south-east of Norway. I have been gardening since 2021. I have a polytunnel on my patio, a small wall-greenhouse for my tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers and some raised beds for peas, beans, carrots, cabbage, onions, garlic and squash. Right now its about 18 F and freezing cold and icy with 10 inch of snow. ❄️☃️Last frostday is in april.
I'm in southeast Louisiana zone 9a, and I've been gardening for about 5 years now. Thank you for a very informative video!
Salt Lake, 7a/b, gardened as a kid and started again 9 years ago.
Hi Brian, I'm in Muskoka, Ontario Canada I planted radishes for the first time when I was about 10 years old, I am 78 now I've planted tomatoes for almost ever since then but still learn a lot from people like you. Good to learn new ideas
Been gardening 60 years. Now in NC. Winding down as I am now in my 80s.
Very informative ! Thanks for posting!
I'm in Bulgaria zone 7a. I live and build my garden in a gorge. It's my 3rd year. The soil is very clayish but on the river bank 40 meters away, there are hundreds of mole wholes with sandy fluffy soil. I was wondering to scoop them all and add them to my garden…Any suggestions?
Iowa 6 years here
2nd year. Got my seeds! Ready to go. Had a horrible squash issue last year. Going all organic…Watermelon went well, cucumbers, beans, herbs, potatoes, cabbage, chard, Brussels too! Small garden. Did 1-2 plants of each . I have garlic and onions in another bed.
I've lived all over the country and have been gardening most of my adult years in every climate the USA has to offer. Landed here in Northeast South Dakota, and move most of my balcony garden in to over winter. I also purchased an Aero Garden in 2020 and a mate for it in 2022 love growing pick as you need lettuce in those. Herbs also thrive in them, but tomatoes and peppers start nicely in them as well.
Boise, ID Zone 6B/7A. I've been gardening ~50 years (chores as a kid, skipped some time, and then the last 40 years). MIGardener is a good source. You get about 10-15 seeds for $2, no shipping charges, great germination, all heirloom. I have all my seeds . . . including plumeria!
Zone 6a. Started gardening with grandparents when I was knee high to a grasshopper, as Grandpa would say. I've been gardening in my own for over 40 years. I learn something new every season. I also plant new things all the time as well. Just picked 3 jalapeño peppers off my "dormant" plant. First time for trying that dormancy situation. Try seeds from MIgardener. Great selection and viability.
Raised on a farm in North Georgia. 76 years old now and have a good sized back yard garden with 25 raised beds and lots of containers. Zone 8b. I have garlic growig outside now and have cabbage, lettuce, onions, leeks and chives started inside.
SE Louisiana learning to garden. Hoping for some real success this year!
Michigan – zone 6 – 3rd year
I live in Japan, in Fukuoka on the island of Kyushu. So southern Japan. According to my research, I am somewhere around 9a.
Basically, stupidly hot and humid summers and "mild" winters.
I just started last year.
Virginia zone 8a, I've been gardening for 4 years
My tomatoes are still fruiting! 😂
Here in SE La – many gardeners have rules for planting. 1) no in ground planting before Good Friday 2) pecan trees are first to drop leaves, last to get new leaves-thus it’s safe (from freeze) to plant when pecan trees start to bud.
I live in Baja on the Pacific Ocean two hours south of Ensenada. Off grid no water, wind, lots of salt in the soil. Having a hard time finding my last frost date. Wind is a serious
issue. Having trouble finding my “last frost date“ This is my third year doing this last year. I was most successful. I’ve managed to save some seeds from plants that have survived here and really looking forward to spring
Croatia, Neretva river delta, by the sea. 9b! This is.my third year npw starting! I prepared my sourdough last 3 weeks and left it until end of February to air. In the meantime I am starting some things inside
I’m in Prosper, TX. Started gardening last year. Looking forward to this spring.
I’m watching from Shanghai China by way of Las Vegas. I’ve been a balcony gardener for 5 years. I’m in zone 7/8. Getting prepped for seed starting very soon.😀
Clairemont in San Diego….
Great info!
Michigan 6a and this will be my first year starting a raised bed garden. Super excited 😊🌱
Statesville NC been 24 years
I have been living in South East Texas for 60 years, before that I lived in Germany and there my mom gave me my first flower bed at 5 years old. So I guess you could say I have been gardening for 78 years. Love both your shows
Gilbert AZ zone 9b Brand new gardener. In my learning phase and your contents are very specific and to the point.
Kellogg's breakfast is one of my top tomato varieties. I don't like acidic varieties, and most tomatoes taste the same. Not this one. So good. So was the great white.
As for starting seeds, I start my peppers indoors in December to go out in April. I like a nice head start
NE Indiana 6a under a blanket of beautiful snow!
7b Tennessee. 19 years
Wadena Saskatchewan Canada gardened for 61 years and still love it❤.Always keep a seeding map of garden and how much i get out of it
We moved to TN six years ago from SoCal. I have always had something growing usually tomatoes, squash, and herbs. Now I’ve added all kind of peppers, okra, and potatoes.
Mississippi
SF Bay Area, 9b. Been gardening off and on for 5 decades, but constantly learning. I need to create new beds this year, but don’t want to put in raised beds. I hope you do a smother the weeds and create a new in ground bed video. Plus, how do you put in watering from one garden spigot to a bunch of beds? Thanks! Love all your videos!
I lucked out and hit a church yard sale that had 2024 Livingston seeds for 10 cents a pack! I got 200 so $20. I went back the next day and they were giving them away for free, so I picked up another 100 or so packs. So I should be set for years to come.
Hello from Evansville IN, BRAND NEW here but I am so intrigued and want to start a garden. I don't have alot of land but have purchased some 10 gallon grow bags. your page is SOO helpful!!
Louisiana. I've been getting my fingers dirty for at least 15 yrs🎉