I always wondered if those dollar store seeds were worth it. If their 50¢ seed packets were just as good as the $3.99 seed packets you would buy at other stores or online. So I put it to the test and grew my entire vegetable garden using only Dollar General seeds. How did they perform? Are the 50¢ seed packets worth it? watch to find out 😉
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Are they worth it? Go to 30:32 for the answer.
The soil in the squash raised bed looked like its wood mulch? That could be the issue for the tomatoes. Also, zucchini & tomatoes shouldn't be planted together. Ive learned by trial and error. Plant the basil in with the tomatoes. Nasturtiums with the zucchini.
Wonderful job!! Much appreciated
I enjoyed watching your garden grow from start to finish. Thanks for sharing!
Bless you for this wonderful episode!!! WOW!
James, have you ever tried using empty wine bottles as self-waterers for your potted plants? The water will release as the soil dries up.
Beautiful Grow keep up the Good work 👍
I’m so glad you made this video I went and bought dollar tree seeds over a month ago and was wondering if they would be any good.
This was amazing!
Its really amazing what seeds will do. I had some old packs of seeds given to me, probably a decade past their grow by. Anyway, i decided to try them and the mustard went crazy! I had never planted mustard before so when it popped up in my beds, i thoight it was a weed! I plucked about 12 of them before it dawned on me. That was 6 years ago, and now i collect mustard seeds from my plants that still grow from those old seeds.
Mmm I never knew there was round cucumber 😮
Just a little more mulch will do wonders next time. I can see that dry bare soil between rows. Some leaves, clipped grass, straw, even cardboard will do to keep the soil moist and the life in the soil.
How often do you water? Do you do anything to keep birds from getting the seeds?
Great Job!! Love the experiment! Happy Gardening. God is Good prays be to him ❤
Thank you for sharing your hard work.😊
Hey I have tryed tones of different dirts and soils to sow seeds I was just wondering what kind you use
Man really played gag irl
We used good soil, but all my tomatoes looked like yours. We bought Bonnie Plant seedlings. I don't know what was wrong with them or the soil. Though I think they had one of those wilts. Whichever one it was can be given or received by mimosa trees & we have a sick tree. 🙁
I planted peas, carrots, cucumbers, summer squash, lettuce, bell peppers and spinach. Everything came up and is growing well. All seeds from the Dollar Tree. 3 for a 1.50.
You should be proud of yourself. 🎉
Really cool , I enjoyed this !! Thank you !! 🎉
please dont move camera so quickly. it hurts the eyes.
idk why you keep saying 'its too big' girl there is no such thing as a too big zucchini. they taste identical whether theyre small or massive and bigger ones give you more food, why complain?
I am using DG seeds and having great luck so far. I used old, wooden ammo boxes with the lids removed for all of my herbs and they work great for beds. They also have rope handles on each end, making the easily portable if I have to bring them inside or move them to a sunnier/shadier spot. ❤
Really cool experiment you did and shared. For the future…some plants do not like each other and should not be planted near one another.
the tomatoes could be struggling because they are NOT good companion plants with cucumbers never plant them too close together
How many times can you harvest microgreens before they stop growing? Can you get infinite salads?
great video! Thanks so much for sharing it.
Are the seeds GMO?
This was so great!! Thank you for taking the time to film all throughout the growing season!!
It was likely the soil that gave the tomatoes the virus. You just have to remove the plants and the soil and try again with a more resistant tomato variety.
You should feel very proud! That garden is amazing 🎉❤ I’m growing as well, good luck 🍀 always
A friend of mine used really good compost and the tomato’s were a fail as well! But omg look at you ZUCCHINI 🥹🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
You did an awesome job job on this garden and video. New sub
Tomatoes & Zucchini grow well next to each other if they have enough space for airflow , so they might be a tad to close to each other
Zucchini bread
Did you get a update on the cantaloupes? I dont think i heard you mention it in the vid
I had the same brand seeds but I got mine from dollar tree, 4 for $1.25. I think they are GMO because my tomatoes did the same thing. The peppers grew well, but even after the tomatoes were producing flowers the bees didn’t want anything to do with them. I ended up pollinating them myself but I ended up not eating the tomatoes because if the insects didn’t trust it the i won’t trust it either. The tomatoes were just really weak.
19:11 more mature zucchini are called marrows. Here in england we allow some to grow extra large and roast them. Courgettes ( zucchinis) are just baby marrows. I grew up on roast marrow.
Did you use manure in your beds? Because some manure can scorch the roots that affects growth and leaf stress. Horse manure needs to be matured/well rotted before use, just a thought. Greetings from england.
I planted zucchini like a moth ago and it just started growing like crazy
Well if nothing else, you definitely got your 13.00 worth of zucchini and basil!
Thank you for posting this and sharing with us your story. We appreciate your time and dedication to the community in this makes me motivated to grow and share my garden. God bless you. ❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Remember , you can buy fruit trees and your seeds with food stamps
a few years ago, I got some basil seeds from a dollar general, and it was some of the best basil I ever had. especial since I used coffee grind and eggshells as an additional resource. whenever I made any kind of pasta dish, I would always add that basil.
I usually start my tomatoes indoors for one to two months before transplanting them outside; this has always given me the best results so far. (I live in a temperate zone (dfb in the Köppen system) so I think they just need that extra time. I’ve also noticed that tomatoes with small fruits generally produce better results than those with large fruits.) You can usually grow plants from seeds taken from vegetables you buy at the store. I’ve successfully grown mini peppers, dragon fruit (however they did not survive long enought at my temperature zone) and physalis from seeds I harvested from store-bought fruits. However, there are a few things to keep in mind. First, store-bought vegetable varieties are usually hybrids, and the offspring of these hybrids can sometimes be quite different from the parent plant. Second, please NEVER grow certain plants from unregulated seeds, as they can be poisonous. For example, pumpkins can be poisonous—the plant might look like an edible variety but could be crossed with a poisonous ornamental pumpkin and therefore be poisonous itself. However, I assume that things like strawberries, bell peppers, and tomatoes shouldn’t pose a problem.
Man those Seed usedta be 10/$100 at the Dollar Store and not that long ago either.
thowse are bIGGGGG zucchinis holy…
Cut the basil early and often !! It likes a bit of abuse,makes it grow fuller