Gardening for cheap? Gardening for free? Well, yes, at least starting seeds for free or cheap. In this video I will give you some great budget friendly tips for starting seeds on a budget.
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Dollar tree sales seeds 4 for $1.25.
Thank you!
So informative ❤
Can you use vermiculite instead of perlite? Thanks!
Great beginning information!
Warm water absorbs best
I just finished, sifting out some seed pods from last years container crop of chives. I bet I harvested 500 + seeds!
Such great tips Brian – nailed it, again! Thanks 🙂 🇨🇦
Want an even more lazy way to harden off the seedlings? Once over night temps are warm enough, I place them on a table right next to the shady side of the house for a week. They get indirect sun/light shade the first half of the day and a little stronger shade the second half of the day. Works great for me. I should mention that you have to make sure they don't drown from rain, so protect them if that's the case.
Boot strap farmers trays and cells are excellent and in expensive! I got all I need for like $60 including shipping and they are very good quality!
Thanks Brian, great tips ! ❄️⛄️💚🙃
Seeds are like baby chicks 🤗❄️⛄️💚🙃
I HATE Harding off seedlings ! ❄️⛄️💚🙃
I suppose if you were to buy all of the equipment all at once it would be pretty expensive but if you buy pieces a little at a time or more every year it certainly isn’t expensive. It is definitely an investment that is well worthwhile.
Funny that you posted this as I was chatting with a friend yesterday about when I first started planting a garden and what I used to start seeds. I collected the wax coated milk cartons and would cut them down and put holes in the bottoms/sides and use cling film on top. My tomatoes grew like crazy and I think the first year I had over a 100lbs of tomatoes for salsa! Great video, thanks!
GUILTY!!! 😮 I'm guilty of over watering!!! And plenty old enough to know better!!! 😂
Question.
I have a amazon green tunnel greenhouse my question is if I keep the door open and put them in the greenhouse to "harden" will it still need to be overcast?
Questions: How many lumens would we need in that shop light? If I set my seed tray into a pan of water how do I know when my starts have had enough water? When I'm hardening off my seedlings should I set them in full sun?
Dry cleaner bags work great to keep humidity in for a large tray. Next winter going to try to make little greenhouse tents to overwinter peppers with. Was super excited to figure out a repurpose use for drycleaner bags!
Great info and I have used several of those ideas with success. Here's a suggestion if using shop lights: use bulbs that are rated at least 6000k for the best results. Wire shelf units are great because you can hang the light fixtures by chains with S hooks and easily adjust them. (Plus they don't collect debris and need cleaning. My favorite feature!)
Dollar Tree 🌳 seeds are 4 for $1😊
So every fruit, vegetable and ext. Has a seed. If we would harvest our own seeds we would never have to buy seeds from the store ever again. Why don't we?
Ive found Menards has great deals on seeds. Store brand are 40 to 50 cents. Brand names are 40 to 60 percent off in the spring.
I got 9 packs of different seeds for just over 8 dollars!
Watch for clearance deals in the Fall! Soil, fertilizer and accessories can be quite inexpensive. I found $100 really nice grow lights at Lowe's on clearance for just $25. I bought 4!
Hello, this was such a great video. I enjoyed my first year of gardening last summer and i enjoyed it so much i did invest in some items to enhance my growing experience this year. I am looking forward to seeing how everything comes out this year! Thank you have a wonderful day!
Thank you Brian. Get tips.
Looking forward to the group starting.
In the vein of cheapness… YOU CAN save HYBRID seeds… you will get FOOD…but as said it wont be tru to its parent plant… but you will get FOOD
Hi Brian, The season is only getting ready to start on my side of the Atlantic. It was 57 F today but we are due more rain than you saw in your 3 wet days tomorrow and 30mph winds and temperatures back down to mid 40 F for a few gays. Hence the Emerald Isle moniker.
A cheap stacking system for seed trays I use is a 4 tier shoe rack. Its a cheap one I bought in what you would call a dollar store. Saves space if you don't have much room. Another thing I have used to prevent damping off and virus on my trays is a cinnamon and water mix sprayed over the compost. It also is useful for beds as plants are still young. The smell keeps a good few heeby geebys away from the seedlings too. Its also good mixed with neem oil sprayed on leaves. Its been a strange start to the growing year, my climbing rose, white fuchsia and honey suckle all have leaf growth. Its not uncommon for us to have snow next month so I hope they will be ok.