In this garden vlog and seed starting guide, learn how to maximize space in your grow room, how to deal with fungus gnats, tips on sterilizing soil and pots, how to fertilize and bottom water seedlings, potting up best practices, etc. Starting flower and vegetable seeds indoors is an easy and great budget friendly way to save money in the garden.
Seed Organization System: https://youtu.be/3GIhgSZGmkI
DIY Seed Starting Mix: https://youtu.be/cztNhLuLxMU
DIY Potting Mix: https://youtu.be/oCzeOhM8BlM
How I Organize My Seeds: https://youtu.be/3GIhgSZGmkI
DIY Grow Lights: https://youtu.be/bcruMgnwU-8
How to Retrofit & Expand a Grow Light System: https://youtu.be/0plqLetpt9I
How to Sterilize Pots: https://youtu.be/jxReLbIWcwU
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I started planting my own perennial seeds last year. I bought mine from Swallowtail Seeds. Excellent germination rate and I think the prices are great. I highly recommend them! I refer to your playlist on collecting seeds. Thanks for the great information!!!
What kind fertilizer do you put on your seeding how often how much I feel like I can ask you guestion judy
Excellent video. I love your down to earth approach.
Glad you posted a video this morning! Below zero here and not looking forward to going out to day as I have a leg with metal rods and screws in it and it doesnāt like the cold. This Sunday I will be starting my onions š§ and it will be the first try with the MIgardener heat mat. Coconut coir with vermiculite and perlite, thinking of adding a little fertilizer to the mix. Any thoughts or suggestions?
You mentioned a couple of times that you were 8 weeks before your average last frost date…. or did you say 18??
Thanks for reposting this video. I hadn't seen it before. I have one question about kicking some plants out to your garage. Do you have grow lights out there or is there enough natural light. My indoor space is very limited but I have a nice, large garage. Even in this very cold weather, it stays around 40 degrees. It is currently -11 outside and my garage is 38 degrees. It would be awesome if I could take advantage of this space..
Very nice tutorial on seed starting ššØšæāš¾
I am trying to maxamize my grow light shelves so I am trying to get all my pots the same height in the trays on a shelf. Trying to save money, I have an assortment of different things I use as pots. Hence the problem. I was hoping not to have to invest more money this new year, as I spent more than I wanted to last year to set up my new plant business on a small budget. But I have to have something to plant them up from the 12 cell pots. I ran out of containers I have gotten free. I have used all kinds of boxes to raise plants closer to the lights, but since they are not uniform in height they waste space and look unslightly. I like the square pots myself. As always thank you Vita!
Thank you for your great videos! I am in the process of setting up one 3-tiered shelf unit in my basement with the shop lights. I live in MA so am in zone 6 and my basement is very cold. What is the coldest temperature seedlings can tolerate?
LOL Vita! I was so confused because I was watching and looked away when you put at the bottom that this was a reposted video LOL and when you said 8 weeks until your last frost I had a panic moment that I was way behind:). OY, I should pay better attention š
Lots of great info. Thanks so much for sharing š
How long does you impatiens take to sprout. Mine are on a heat mat, under grow lights . Itās been almost three weeks. I do have a handful that has sprouted.
I have not had very good luck on my petunias! They germinate and look good but then dieā¦Iām very careful to make sure I donāt overwater.
Gotta remember to recycle my soil. Boiling it to sanitize it is a great tip! Thanks for sharing!
Hi,
I'm so bored one year I started in February. That was way too early for my I usually plant 5-31 memorial Day and I have to wait till HOA lays the front mulch. I was carefully counted my Dalia seeds. As usual I grew too many. I planted yellow and red ones. It's amazing how the colors mixed. I plan to plant around tax day. Tomatoes, marigolds, petunias, and daliahs
So can transplant with just two leaves for all plants?
When you do fertilizers in seedlings please make video with measurements.
āThen I got into collecting my own seeds Iām too cheapā š ā¤ļø it
When is your first frost date and do you have a schedule of planting it seems early for me my first frost date is May 15th but I have a high tunnel to plant in a little early?
What do you do with the extra seedlings in the restaurant trays when you pot up what you want? I always feel like i have to keep them all even if i don't need them.
I appreciate you mentioning the distinctions. Iām still learning. It gets confusing when they say, āwater it inā and looks like a drowning. Later itās bottom water. Iām learning it all dependsā¦..š¤Ŗ
Very informative and complete tutorial. Thanks very much for sharing this.
I have a problem for you. I started some geranium seeds (I have been doing this for years) and they came up quickly but within a day or two they had spots on them. It looks like they were burned, but they weren't. I have not given them anything but water. Are the leaves sensitive to getting wet when they first come up?? They may have gotten wet. I am trying to determine if I need to start over. Thanks!
Good morning, I've been watching your shows but even the older ones on seed starting. I live not far from you. Still confused. I wanted to start the foxgloves that are suppose to bloom first yr. Pkg says s
for spring sowing when soil can be worked. Germination 14-21days. So when can I start indoors to get head start for blooming? Thank you
Verbena bonariensis, one of my favorites. Proven Winners had a newer version out but doesn't get as tall. So I bought seeds and pkg indicates start indoor 10-12 wks before last frost.that seems long.
Last I was anxious and tried different seeds in house, no lights just near Windows and didn't have luck grew before I could put out and became leggy with 1 set of leaves.
Thank you!