Fast Start Carrots. Pre Germinate your Carrot seeds before you sow them.
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- If you Pre Germinate your Carrot seeds before you sow them you can shave several days off the 14 to 21 days specified on the packet, giving your carrots a 'fast start'. In this video I pre germinate then plant some seeds using a home made template that's easily made.
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Once you've placed the seeds in the paper towel & container...Do you place the container in a cool-dark or Warm-light place?
@@tmaduro4494 Just room temperature and a light spray with water every day or two. Dark or light id doesn't but try to plant them out as soon as they germinate. A little white root that's hard to see against the white of the tissue that's all your looking for. HGV
@@HomeGrownVeg Awesome. I'm a 1st time Home gardener and I'm really starting to get excited about germinating my first seeds. Thx again😃
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Love the channel. Brilliant way of starting off carrots. Five days germinating. After sowing , they were up a few days later.
Your videos are such a delight to watch! I have learned SO MUCH from you!!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!
Very interesting technique...I must try this...Thanks
Thanks for the tip I've just put some carrot seeds in tub to pre germinate. I have also got carrots in pots that I have direct sowed and they are coming along nicely
Music?? Was it just me or did anyone else experience "dead air " when there was supposed to be music?? Not a problem, I kinda enjoyed the peacefulness of watching you plant the germinated carrot seeds , I stuck with you to the end. Take care and stay safe everyone.... Sandie from Ontario Canada.
Hello Sandie. I stop speaking, the music starts. The music stops I speak. This works best for people with hearing issues. HGV
I hear no music but I enjoyed the birds.
Sound of Silence, Simon and Garfunckle. :-)
@@HomeGrownVeg no music during the sowing lol
I enjoyed the peacefulness too.
Both my 9 year old son and myself love this technique, thank you for sharing with us. We tried to sow Green beans (twice ), we have tried Carrots (twice) and we have tried Parsnips, all in soil in a propogator, and Failed ! We have tried again using your method, and have had such success that we now have 8 tubs on the go, germinating multi-coloured carrots, autumn King carrots, Red onion, Garlic, Sage, Parsley, Fennel, Marigold, Parsnip, Green beans (be warned they pong !). We have also had a go with the Fast start potatoes and they have worked. Thanks again.
I so much love this guy. His humor and just the way about him. Makes me wanna try all his gardening tips. Be well & safe everyone.
This year I have started to pre germinate all my seeds from squash to kale, right up until carrots. Saves lots if time and trouble. My squash germinated in 2 days and the carrots germinated in less than a week. I am so glad I found you. I am now successful at growing carrots. I lay down some paper towel. I spray it till nice and , moist I lay down the seeds and fold the pater. I close the napkin and slide the paper towel in half and slide them in a small plastic baggie. I hang them from a strong magnet on the fridge door. I go to the next I did that to 200 or more seeds this spring and all my seeds are growing. I get almost 100 % germination and when I don't I just tossed them and only plant the good ones. Such a pleasure to grow this way. No more buying plants that come with bugs and cost money....
I'm a delivery truck driver and, on my old route, I used to drive through a town that had vineyards on either side of the highway. The starlings would be running their formations at 10 am, and again around 2-3 pm, as I drove up and back on my route. I LOVED watching that ANYtime I came across it. Once, I suggested to a guy that I'd met on a dating site that we pack a picnic and go there to watch. I never heard from him again. LOL - I miss that route. Love seeing your bird sprinkler; and, thanks for the carrot info.
His loss! LOL!
My grandpa was from Northern England and I am first generation American... I lost him a few years ago and I miss him more than words can say. He was always inventing a better way to do things and you remind me of him in so many ways. Part of me watches all of your videos just to hear your voice. Will you be my adopted grandpa? 💜
Oops I wasn’t done yet unfortunately cigarettes killed all of them except her sisters her one uncle and her grandmother to got dementia. Her parakeet drank beer out of her glass
It may seem quicker but 5 days on napkin plus 9 days in pot is still 14 days. Still, maybe more satisfying and eliminates planting duds
And no thinning!
I heard "five days on a wet tissue" to *Germination* and "four days sewn in a water bucket" to get *Emergence* for a total of 9 days from seed to *Emergence*.
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I got them, thank you so much. Planted my carrots already but I will fast germinate some too. Got some more boockets on the way lol. That's how we pronounce buckets/pots now in the house 😁 .
Brilliant! Question: Where did you place the seeds for germination? Was it in a sunlit place or a dark place? Thanks!
He said they will germinate as long as you put them somwhere with light such as a windowledge
P. S. What music? 😂😂
I’m glad you put this video today as I’ve just received some chantenay seeds, so I put you on hold while I copied your method 😂😂 sorry about that😂 anyway they’re done now. I put some seeds down three weeks ago out the garden but still no show.
The part of the video with the birds was a sight to behold! You can’t beat the wonders of nature. You should send that part of the video with the birds bathing to the rspb, they could use it in their advertising. Or the bbc for their nature watch programme. They would probably pay you.
I’m glad this lockdown is beneficial to the wildlife and it just goes to show that the air is much cleaner for them.
No frightening the carrots 😊 Your videos are some of my favorites, always giving us something new to try for the garden. Thank you!
love the birds!
great timing on this video, very helpful indeed! thank you.
Please don't talk to me about starlings. I don't mind them outdoors where they belong but NOT in my living room!!...Just had one come down my chimney yesterday. I opened the firebox door on my wood stove and something whipped past my leg so fast I had no time to see what it was. At first I thought it may have been a bat. It flew past me into the kitchen and after searching all over and not finding it I took a peek behind my AGA and sure enough, there it was huddled in the corner at the back, way out of reach. (Scared silly no doubt) So not being able to reach it I had to try to get it to fly back out of there so made noise just above where it was and sure enough out it flew, back into the living room. I had already opened the door in the living room out onto the deck so thought it might go for the sunlight and fly out. No such luck.I sat quietly and waiting for it to make a move for over an hour but still no activity and by this time I was starting to wonder if I had missed it. So I carefully ventured into the living room (My house is all open planned with vaulted ceilings in the living room) and sure enough, there it was sitting up on a high shelf. Anyway at this point seeing me I guess he(more likely she) decided to make a run for it and flew out the door. I have to say I was very relieved as my house has very few doors and the starling could have ended up anywhere . Anyway, it all ended well ....
Sandie Black
😂😂😂 what a fright! 😂😂😂🇬🇧
I can recall some time ago watching a video on you tube of a Bat that had got inside a house. The young man with the mobile phone who filmed it by standing half in half out of the room was clearly scared of Bats. What looked like his dad was trying to shoo the Bat out of the room with a towel. It was hilarious to watch. HGV
@@HomeGrownVeg Yes, some years ago my late hubby was woken up by some rather "excited" yelling (from me of course) A bat had somehow got in our living room and kept flying back and forth. The dog was going nuts, I had a blanket over my head and my hubby jumped out of bed in just his underwear and chased the bat with a plastic fly swat. Needless to say, the fly swat was useless so in his murky, sleep induced haze, he turned on the overhead fan. Hmm, also not a great idea! unfortunately the bat couldn't put up much of a fight against the large fan blades and I will leave that outcome to your imagination. Now I would rather chase the wild creatures back outside where they belong. I have a healthy respect for the good they do for our environment, but in this instance that wasn't to be the case. Take care everyone. by the way, I would love to have seen the video of the guy filming his dad shooing the bat out of the room. Sounds like it was funny.
Notice starlings, No Bombing in the pool!
Starlings chatting at the baths. One says to the other "Virus what Virus? nothing wrong here!" A joy to watch them - thankyou!
This is awsome, I’m so doing this
FRIDAY 15/05/2020
CARROTS. VARIETY NANTES.
Started 78 Carrot seeds off in damp kitchen roll in a clear plastic container left the container at room temperature as per your instruction Jim.
Started germinating on the 20/05/2020 that’s 4 days how good is that. 👌
Take care,
Frankie.
Just wanted to let you know that I followed your instructions and my carrot seeds (2 different types) germinated in 5 days too using the tissue in a plastic tub method. Planted them into pots and hoping to nurture them into delicious carrots. Thanks for the really practical advice that works. Looking forward to trying it with parsnips too.
‘morning, the music was lovely 🤫
I wonder if this would work. instead if placing the seeds all over a small piece of tissue, mark a dry piece of template with a pinhole, then place each seed next to the holes, dampen, then leave to germinate. When germinated, place the circle smoothly in the bucket and cover with a thin layer of compost. Press down lightly.
Good idea . I'm going to try that .
Yes, your method works too, only more slowly, as the enclosed plastic works as a miniature greenhouse keeping the humidity, heat, and light in.😊
I didn't hear music only birds singing in your garden. That was lovely & peaceful. The music only came one when you showed the starlings.
What a lovely bath they were having.
I hope it's not too late to get my carrot seeds going?
It's Autumn here in South Australia with winter coming on soon.
I've now got a lovely selection of various varieties of heritage carrots to try out & I'm really hoping for some great results in my buckets.
Just a bit worried it might get too cold for them now.
Thats brilliant hgv ! Loved the birds so much and the music choice.. they had alot of fun ! ...! Looking forward to seeing the results! Im growing various coloured carrots in tubs and the ground. Many thanks!!
I just love and enjoy your videos, smiles and giggles!!!)))
the birds bathing was great with perfect music to go with their antics!!
U da man....
@Home Grown Veg. I just get silence when you stop talking, no music at all until 9 days later.. Tried reloading several times.
Is anyone else here just for the pizza 😁 Great vid HGV loved the starlings but i love your geordie accent the most 🙂 im going to try this !!!
I thought he was Scottish . I worked with a Geordie here in Canada. He sounds very different. It's lovely anyway.
HGV is from Cumbria, which part of Cumbria I don't know...
I think you’re my new favorite person on UA-cam 😊 this was fun.. I’m getting ready to try this out myself! Thanks for all the advice!
I’m a 3d generation gardener but this is the first year in my life that I have to only do container planting.. so I’m excited to see how my carrots work now!
The starlings are pretty, they’re relatively common here in the warm weather. But they don’t usually come too close to the house..
Thanks again! :) :)
I do my parsnips by your method. I’ll do my carrots the same way now. Thanks for the public service.
Good video that 👍
PS thanks for showing the birds. Superb!!
You have given me hope enough to try for the 5th or 6th time to grow carrots.
I have never had good enough germination to have a harvest. I have a huge 55 gallon pot I will try this in. Thank you!
Best of luck with your carrots. You may want to try a few smaller pots or buckets. Check this out: ua-cam.com/video/8pvCwJaKUu8/v-deo.html
I also missed the music, enjoyed the starlings and loved the video. UA-cam has been having some issues, so that's ok.
Every time you do an experiment I learn something. This is hands down my favorite gardening channel. I miss Molly, hugs from Montana, USA.
Printed the templates, thank you! Also have 25 buckets coming monday. Put seeds on tissue today. So excited, thank you!
Hi Jim - you're a bit of a genius with the moist tissue. I tried your idea with parsnips for a second year and zero results - in deep root trainers I got 99% success. What am I doing wrong? You've shown us the evidence and so I can see that it works for you and I'm frustrated that I cannot make it work. Advice would be appreciated. Paul
Martyn. Give this a go with a few seeds and get your confidence back: ua-cam.com/video/J-7YqjoEimg/v-deo.html
Martyn,
There’s a very good chance you’ve made no mistakes and done everything correctly. I’m not a Botanist to be sure, this only my opinion. I had the same trouble with a variety of radish seeds last Spring. My nephew who is a commercial seed broker explained it like this. The packaged seed market doesn’t have the same requirements for germination, lot tracking etc. The average rate of germination is only 41%. Compare that to commercial seed suppliers who need to meet a rate of 93% and this is the lowest threshold allowed. These standards are in place here in the States...no idea for the UK. So when you see these kind of numbers, you might not have a thing to do with it.
Good Luck!
can you regrow carrot top and harvest seeds
Yes but takes a long time just dint be fooled into thinking you can grow more carrots from carrot tops
Heritage seeds. Let one or two plants go to seed & then harvest those seeds for the next growing season. That's the beauty of heritage seeds as well as they are non gmo & are organically grown, but always check that is stated when you buy the seed. Ebay is good.
Thank you so much for your videos. I am getting to plant my carrots and what do I find but your video to show me how to pre-germinate!
Those “somedescent” birds 🤣 enjoying their bath was such a joy to watch. Thank you so much.
Hi Jim. Nice to see you again I'll try it this weekend and I suppose it will work with other root veg like white turnips and radish.
There was no music when you started sowing I guess you just forgot to put the music on
5 days in tissue and 9 days in soil = 14 days as it said on packet ,Good that you can guarantee 100% germination and a regimented layout ! it looked as though you had some fun . Some useful tips to be had
He said: "four days sewn in a water bucket". That's a grand total of 9 days to *emergence*, which includes the 5 days to *Germination*.
His initial statement claimed that packet shows germination of 14 to 21 days and he managed to do that portion in five.
Emergence after just four more days is icing on the cake!
I sowed my carrots 2 days ago, but I will try this. This looks good and I love the wildlife. No, no music when you stop talking, but music when the wildlife shows. Can't believe 5 people disliked this video, they must be jealous gardeners!
"Tail-end Charlie." You were there. Thank you. Semper Fidelis.
Does your pregermination container have holes in it?
No, its airtight when the lids on. HGV
This works! Really satisfying. None of the emotional stress of thinning the babies and the carrots grow to a nice size. Nantes variety works best for me in California. I'm on my third year with this procedure, and telling my friends
Hi Jim,
Seems over in my neck of the woods, some shops are cottoning on to us gardeners using their waste products. I recently had to pay £1 for s large empty sweet jar ( the smaller ones were 50p} and £1 for a bag of used coffee grounds! Morrisons now charge 99p for 8 10” water buckets. Still cheap I know, but they have realised that they can make money from their waste now!
Too many startup failures outside. Be it to dry, to cold, to...whatever. Lead me to the same, germinate under controlled conditions, than move them outside. A little bit more work for sure, but definitely worth the trouble, the success rate increase exponentially. No thinning involved, save seeds. Definitely it's a YES! Cheers ;-)
I notice that some of your buckets have numbers on them.
Are you tracking them in some way by numbers, maybe a diary?
And out of curiosity, where did you get the buckets?
How did you come by so many of the same type?
Thanks for everything
David
South Carolina
Did we actually learn anything by watching EVERY seed being placed ????
Great video. The bird scenes were an added bonus.
🇬🇧 Yes, loved the sparrow and the starlings which have beautiful feathers. Irridesent is right. I don't get either of them these days but I get blue and great tits plus robins, dunnocks and blackbirds. I've got some prickly strips to put on my arch and pergola because the damn pigeons defecate all over the place. GRRRR !!
Marvellous! I was mesmorized by your birdbath. The tips on carrot germination was good too.
I'm so glad I found your lovely videos but must confess as a fan of the language I cannot place exactly which county you're from. Would you mind enlightening me?
It's possible that youtube has blocked the music to some countries. It happens sometimes, not sure why. I'm listening from the U.S. and there was no sound at all when you stop speaking. But clearly for some people there is. Not a big deal, but thought I'd mention a possible reason why some can't hear anything. Based on comments, I'd guess the music is bird sounds, so no idea why that would be blocked. But maybe it has a tag from whomever made it. Or maybe it's missing a tag that lets youtube know it's "free use" and not copywrite? Who knows. UA-cam is weird sometimes.
I tried this although I thought my carrot seeds looked kinda funny. When I looked in a few days they were dissolving and realized they were pelleted! They did germinate though. But they were really hard to get off the tissue and into the pot. Probably Frozen now after last night.
Instead of putting your finger to mark where you first poked with pencil maybe you can do a start mark on the template like an X or something for each start point?
That would work. I'm going to do that. HGV
...I would try two pencils.. Leave one in the first hole as a marker and an anchor.
..that way your template is unmarked and re-useable.
What you said about planting a garden and having something to look forward to is so true. It’s always exciting! There’s a quote somewhere, something like “to plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow” ✌️🥕 🌱
Did you show me a video of radishes from start to finish if you made one because I planted some radishes I thought they grew in a bunch not just one radish would you please let me know or show me video thank you from start to finish if you have one would be nice. You inspire me so much . Thank you for your videos and keep them coming please and may you have a blessed day God bless you.
Brilliant, going try this sown carrot seeds twice so far with not much success . Thanks for your advice.
Oh and by the way I was waiting for the music but it never came on LOL. Did enjoy your carrot video though.
I very much enjoyed the birds singing in the back ground rather than music, very peaceful. The starlings are really enjoying their bath
Didn't hear ant music whilst you planted your carrot seeds Jim. I have had no a lot of luck with mine this year.
I really admire your patience. All those seeds, all that time....Whew.
i adore your video's! just letting you know I have no soil in my yard but i have got Courgettes, Carrots, Beetroot, Potatoes, spring onions, Spinach & herbs growing & ive just been given some tomato plants, I suffer with depression & gardening is the only therapy that seem's to help me so I would just like to say thank you for all your help Jim, you really are a breath of fresh air! I forgot to add, ive just got blue tits in my nest box for the 1st time in 3 years! i'm so happy.
It was all going so well until you mentioned the blue tits. I have just put up a nest box, had blue tits in and out of it for a couple of week but the didn't nest. I'm jealous. Keep your gardening going Sadie and good luck with all you grow and above all your health. Jim.
@@HomeGrownVeg bless you, maybe they will nest next year, thank you for you comment Jim, take care & looking forward to your next vid.
Thanks for a very helpful video. Love the footage of all the birds!
Pre germinating carrot seeds for ten days, in plastic containers using your fast start method not any sign of life what so ever. Seeds are uk ones.
. absolutely brilliant love your sense of humour ,. Keep up the good work 👍
I love all the bird sounds in the background
Swot that's amazing thankyou so much definitely going to try this 😊
I planted my carrot seeds in too shallow in my bags they just sprouted. Can I transplant them? To deeper sutuation
Oops- no music played either time you planned on it playing. I like pre germinating carrot seeds. Thanks for sharing how to do this. God bless you from grandma Katie in Oregon
Hello Katie. I stop speaking, the music starts. The music stops I speak. This works best for people with hearing issues. HGV
@@HomeGrownVeg ok thanks
@@HomeGrownVeg But there wasn't any music when you stopped speaking. It's okay, but you should know for next time that your music track didn't load.
@@fumasterchu Hello Jenlynn. Music plays 4 times on this video and accompanies the Wood Pigeons, the Sparrow, and the Starlings (twice). Give it another go. HGV
Enjoy the Music? LOL! Great video! 😎
Great idea but we did not. Need to watch every single seed be planted ...you could fast forward it or cut part of it out
Awesome update my friend
Lol...."Stop it!, You are frightening the carrots!" So funny...xx
I can’t find the link for the templates....can anyone help?
Hmm, never heard the music, but heard the rest of the video !
0:39 yep 🙄
😄
2:06 oh. That explains a lot 🤣
Thanks for doing this; and well done!
You saved me a lot of wasted money and time. Before your video, I'd been having no luck germinating 2 kinds of parsley (flat, curly), spearmint seeds, chives, and 99% of my evergreen white onion seeds (scallions). I kept trying since January - over and over. (My bok choy and arugula germinated at 100%) I kept thinking it was my soil. About 5 days ago, I tested this method of yours. It proved to me that the seeds weren't viable and I'd been wasting my time for 5 months on them - it was a nearly sterile environment and so soil had nothing to do with it. THANK YOU. I bought fresh seeds last night and will try again. My old seeds were exposed to humidity for a few months. THANK YOU for helping me see the problem was dead seeds! (If you saw a previous comment of mine - I deleted that - I thought my parsley did germinate very fast (7 hours) using this method - until I looked at the dry seeds in the envelope to compare what I was seeing and realized the tiny white "roots" weren't roots but were bits sticking out from the dried seed tip! My error on that one. Was all excited thinking they'd sprouted .... live and learn.) Will update if I get the new ones going right! (I'm confident now)
If the packet says 14 to 21 days to germinate don't be surprised if they germinate a lot quicker on damp tissue but I would give them at least that amount of time before I 'wrote them off'. Sometimes germination is hard to see but once you see you have enough seeds germinated its time to 'move them on'. Jim.
I copied one of your previous carrot videos, sowing seeds through a grid direct into the bucket. DT seeds, Nantes and Autumn King, I think they were called. Day 6 about 5 popped up above the soil. It is now 10 days and about 30 have popped up. Why so quick, when packet says 14-21 days?!
You must have a green finger. HGV
Do your flies up!!! 🤣
He, that’s how I start seeds too.....but learned this while in high school during the early 1980s, growing something else.....that’s all i’ll say.
Nudge Nudge Wink Wink. Think I get your drift. HGV
Great video, some tip tips for bucket planting and speedy germination. I have two questions, what brand were the pizzas as the ones we usually get these days have cardboard bases. Last question where in the world are you from, the Mrs and I reckon county Durham, unmistakable twang, surely?!
Hello Darryl. A cardboard disk would be fine. Mark it out using the free template. I am from West Cumbria which is as far north and as far west as you can get in England. HGV
Thanks HGV i have two buckets of spuds planted and same for Carrots. Will try this to get better spread in bucket. You have great ideas. All the best from NZ.
Good luck with you veg Christine. HGV
Could you please tell me how deep does the bucket need to be? How many and what size holes you recommend in the bottom of buckets? Do you use a tray underneath and water from the bottom throughout growing or just water overhead at top of bucket? Ps. I love watching your videos. Always puts a smile on my face and makes me feel happy! Your attitude to life is wonderful!
I usually water from the top and I try to water the soil rather than over the carrots. These are the buckets I us and they seam to work fine : ua-cam.com/video/u372Y2EkxKw/v-deo.html
Spot on, great tips mate, thanks.
I just started some seeds this way. Can't wait to see the results.
Btw loved seeing Molly!
think I'll set this up tonight! thx
For tiny seeds I dump them
On a white paper plate . I can see them
Well against the white. Then I dampen the tip of a pointy knife and pick up a couple of seeds on the knife as Nd scrape them off over hole with a card (paper or plastic) it works well for me them with the rest I bend paper plate like a funnel to put the rest back in package
Sounds good Charles. Jim.
very smart technique
Why take the seeds off the paper? I plant the paper too; saves that fiddly second step. You can also use a thin flour and water 'glue' to keep the seeds in place if you plant without pre-sprouting.
A piece of wet tissue about 6" x 3" with 50 or so pre germinated seeds sitting on it. Just take us through your steps to get the 50 seeds evenly spaced on the soil in the bucket.
Will this work for dill and other other seeds of the Apiaceae family? Are carrot roots sensitive to being moved aroundm
Not sure but what I would say is check them daily and as soon as you have enough seed germinated, move them on. Jim.
Did you use facial tissue? I mean like "Kleenex" which is a brand in the U.S..
Not facial tissue. I reckon he uses kitchen paper towel (kitchen roll) as I can just make out a typical embossed swirl/circles design on the paper. I might be using the same paper towel brand in my kitchen lol.