Join this channel to get access to perks which focus on live garden mentoring and member influenced videos:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCptL6_qMImyW_yZwiMjQdpg/jo
Earn 15% and become a TRG Affilate for our seed & garden shop. Some people are using it for their social media followings and some people are using it for a fund raiser for schools and sport teams.
You can use this link to our shop and click the MORE tab on the green bar and select TRG Affiliate Program https://www.therustedgarden.com/
Or use this to go directly to our TRG Affiliate Program sign up https://the-rusted-garden.goaffpro.com/create-account
Thanks so much for your support! Cheers & Thanks, Gary!
Visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden Shop:
https://www.therustedgarden.com/ – Seeds, Starting Supplies, Neem Oil, Peppermint & Other Oils, Calcium Nitrate & More.
I now have an Amazon Influencer’s Storefront. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. It is free to use.
Just use my… The Rusted Garden Amazon Influencer’s Storefront link at https://www.amazon.com/shop/garypilarchiktherustedgarden anytime you shop.
I put the products I use and discuss, in videos, there and have gardening products set up by categories. Such as Grow Lights, Fertilizers, Pest Control, and such.
My New Book:
The Modern Homestead Garden: Growing Self-Sufficiency in Any Size Backyard.
An Autographed Copy of my book is at my seed and garden shop: https://www.therustedgarden.com/search?type=product&q=book
My book is also available on Amazon… Thanks 4 the Support!
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Modern-Homestead-Garden-Self-sufficiency-Backyard/dp/0760368171/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=The+modern+homestead+garden&qid=1595425421&sr=8-3
Products I Use and Recommend. I have an affiliation with them:
GreenStalk Vertical Gardening Towers
Use the Discount Code THERUSTEDGARDEN on GreenStalk ‘Vertical Tier Systems’. Use this link and enter my code for the discount http://store.greenstalkgarden.com/?afmc=therustedgarden or this short link http://lddy.no/4eal
Bentley Seed Company https://bentleyseeds.com
AgroThrive Organic Bio-Fertilizers
Use my affiliate link and my code TRG10 to save 10% on your first order: https://agrothrive.com/?ref=M5o6fjdAruq_S
Metal Raised Beds
Check out all the metal bed design & colors (dozens) at Vegega. Here is my affiliate link: https://www.vegega.com/?ref=le64f3gm30 There is often free shipping and discounts. I have a discount code that is always 10% off, use the code TRG. However, it does NOT stack when current sales are active and equal to or above 10% on the site
HoseLink Retractable Hose Reels & other garden care products.
Promotions will vary and I don’t have a code. https://glnk.io/9wqr/therustedgarden
Follow me on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/therustedgarden/
My Vegetable Gardening Podcasts:
are under Gardening Coast2Coast Podcasts
https://gardeningcoast2coast.net/
Join me in my Private FB Group: The Rusted Garden Homestead: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Therustedgardenhomestead
Contact Me at therustedgardenmerch@gmail.com for questions or if you are interested in collaborations, affiliations or advertising.
24 Comments
Thank you for your great information
Perfect timing, I’m setting up my seed starting shelves now haha. Thank you as always for the tips!
On the lights, Harbor Freight has connection up to 8.
Great timing. Thank you.
Laminate the paper or put it in a plastic sleeve and hang it from the shelf so you can quickly review it without water interference.
Last year this time I set it up and started all my plants from seed. I followed these guidelines and had great success. My first time.
Excellent info and encouragement as always!
How many inches apart are the lights from the seeds?
How many hours of light for long day onions seeds?
I use an excel spreadsheet to list all my seedlings. Each seed tray is marked with a letter and each row (or six pack) in the tray with a number. Since I reuse the same (type of) trays over and over, it's just a matter of changing the spreadsheet from what was planted before to what's going in next. This saves me a lot of time because the spreadsheets can be filled out long before anything is planted and more than one copy can be printed out. The individual tray sheets then just go in a binder for quick reference and to make the plant labels. May sound like a lot of work 😁but once the spreadsheet is set up for a tray, it can just be duplicated over and over for different seedling trays.
Nice video Gary – Thanks. Are the lighting fixtures regular fluorescent shop lights – OR – are they special for the LED tubes? Can you provide a link to one of the LED bulbs please.
Literally just saw the other day another yourube channel saying that you can add the lumens. I was surprised but something wasn't adding up in my mind. I still had to keep my plants within a similar distance from the lights.
I’ve been using the shelving and 4’ long shop lights. Works great in a southern facing window on a timer. I’m frustrated that every video out there is about starting seeds. I live in the high desert and seeds won’t be started for 2 or 3 more months. What I DO GROW is dwarf tomatoes, celery, green onions and a lot of hydroponic lettuce. We get none of the above fresh at the store. Where can I find a channel that understands those of us that go dormant in the winter? Everyone makes me feel guilty that I’m not starting seeds already. I recommend folks like me grow lettuce and dwarf tomatoes. Add their own cooked and seasoned garbanzos along with avocado and whatever else they love. I make some lovely salads and they’re fresh which is what I need during these long dark winters
Really like how you summarized at the end. Great video!
Hi Gary! I came across a rusted garden tool today and chuckled to myself; thought of you. Thanks for the video 🪴💚😊
I am growing lettuce under LED shop lights with great success. First time and I love having fresh lettuce! Thanks for great advice 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Great video. I was using 2k lumens which I don't think was enough.
I used a shiny mylar blanket around my shelf and it worked well both to keep seeds warm and amplify the grow lights. Worked well.
O nce my seeds germinate they do not grow plz help
Great work 👍
Walmart still has these lights for under $20.
Very informative video – thank you. I'm really interested in the dwarf tomato plants.
I use Walmart shop lights 5k L and 5k K seems working just fine
TU