You should moisten the soil before you put your plant in the pot, that dry soil will dry the roots out while waiting to be watered. It will also settle making the need to add soil afterwards causing another step. When moist it makes the soil easier to manage, I.e. making the finger hole, dirt doesn’t fall back in on its self. I admire your work ethic and use of time thanks for your videos.
One of the things I have learned this year is just how hardy plants and seedlings are. Earlier in the year I had a couple of small chard starts I put in a garden, only to find the next morning that the wild pigs had rooted in my garden and dug them up. I just took the seedlings that were laying on the ground and stuck them back in the ground. They have bounced back wonderfully! I’ve also separated small tomato plants into 3 different pots, and after a few days they all started to thrive.
I recently discovered greenhouse megastore also, and absolutely love their trays and pots! I’m not in a place right now where i can order the bootstrap trays, so i know i took a chance spending $100 on stuff from GH MS but i am really impressed!
Thanks for sharing. Great info as always! I live in zone 6. This year, I did something different- I started my tomato and pepper seeds (all seeds) outside in solo cups and keep the cups moist in trays without holes. I filled the trays with water - 1”. After several days, they all sprouted. Then I separated the young plants into 6packs. When they got stronger, I up potted them in solo cups and buried them deep. By mid May, I have some plants to plant and some plants to give away (in solo cups). From now on, I’ll do that instead of heat mat and started indoor under grow light, then acclimate … way too much work and stress. Nothing is wrong with starting outside just a couple weeks later than normal. The key is to keep the young plants moist at all times. Also, add water soluble fertilizer 1/2 strength.
I just made a “widger” out of a plastic butter knife after I saw ur tool!!! I cut the serration off the one side and made the top a little more flattened off and it fits my 200 cell bootstrap farmer cells perfect!!!
Jill you should come out with a straw hat line lol... because you had one on I had to go order one and received it today in the mail!! No lobster burn for me this year! 🦞
Great video love finding out how others do their transplanting. Everyone has their own system in the end as long as it works. I have saved time counting pot by knowing that when you open a case, the pots are packed in rows, one row has twenty-five pots. Another trick that helps the seedlings, is transplant into already damp soil when you go to water them after transplanting the water wick to the roots where needed fasterand on hot days they won't wilt down and stress. Big time saver for me was instead of filling one pot at a time with soil I put pots in the tray and dump soil on the tray level the soil and all the pots are filled in an instant. Happy planting
We are planning to move this summer so I’m not going crazy in the garden this year but watching you and others plant is really helping fill that spot in my heart
I like to pot my plants like you and expose them to the wind, that way I ensured to have a stronger plant in the future. Love your videos. I hope you have a Kuma week! 💙🌼🍊😊
Thank you for this super informative video, Jill! I plan to up-pot my tomatoes today. They are starting to look a little rough in the small cells. Your video came at just the right time. 🪴👩🌾
I believe it’s a Roxy brand straw sun hat. Just googled straw sun hats because I just love hers ... and ended up ordering one from Hemlock Hat Co 🤦🏼♀️😂
@@marykaterodrigues9979 I went down the rabbit hole and I'm looking for straw hats now😂 have you used your Hemlock Hat Co. hat yet? I read that they're kind of fragile😬
caitlyn it should be delivered today so I’ll let you know what I think of it. Jill’s hat I believe is Roxy and if it is I read the reviews on those and I was kind of nervous which is why I went with hemlock 🤦🏼♀️😂
caitlyn got it! And love it! I got their sangria one. I’d say if you’re worried about it being too fragile get the one with fabric on the underneath like Jill’s has. Would definitely make it more sturdy 😊
I started up-potting a few days ago and everyone has their own process but yes I have a TON of plants to plant up in my basement since I don't have a greenhouse and I am starting seeds for multiple households so I will be happy when I get my seedlings hardened off so I can let them get most of their light outside.
My husband is always harping at me because it takes me forever uppotting and transplanting things into the garden because I'm a perfectionist. I try soooo hard not to he but I can't help it. Like I take a tool and make the seed starting mix totally flat, make sure the plant is exactly in the center, etc... lol 😆
If that is what brings you happiness, I salute you! I am so organized and try so hard to make everything look perfect but by mid summer it always turns to a hot mess LOL. E for effort.
Your video and Jess' came at the perfect time as I REALLY need to do something with my seedlings today. Thanks for all your great videos and info. I found it funny that you're wearing a Roots and Refuge shirt and Jess is wearing a Whispering Willow shirt. Did you guys plan that?
I had a really tough gardener day today.. my Chihuahua that I’ve had for 14 years got stung by a bee while outside and almost died of anaphylactic shock.. it definitely tested my beliefs and my love of the pollinators.. we will have to be extra careful but I’m extremely thankful even though it was a crazy cost to us, i get to bring my baby home tonight.. I’m sitting outside the vet hospital waiting to get her and bring her home and love on her
We are moving from south Louisiana to Tennessee in 2 weeks. I am looking for ways to earn money from the homestead. How lucrative is selling plant starts and veggies at markets? When you consider post and dirt and all the stuff. Thanks for your honest answers.
It's interesting you detailed the starting mix v. potting mix in this video at this time. I have been starting my own seeds for almost 10 years and this is the first season I'm seeing a ton of issues with my standard seed starting mix (organic Jiffy). It has worked beautifully until this year and for some reason everything I've started seems to be less than stellar. It's the first time I've ever had this happen. Next year I will try something different. Gardening evolves and changes constantly, and to think it has to always be the same is limiting yourself. We are all free to garden how we want and it's important to harness changes. We don't grow as gardeners if we're resistant to change.
Hey I'm interested in your rack made from fencing in the background. Also...how much do you sell your plants for? Love watching you. Been binge watching your channel. I am a subscriber to Jess and now you! Love you 2❤️
Do you use fish emulsion in your garden? I bought a bottle this year, but have been terrified to use it because I heard it can attract unwanted critters to your yard (raccoons, bunnies, etc). I never really thought to use it on my transplants. Great idea! Thanks
Great question that we get alot. One of the benefits of up-potting is giving the plant start new fresh soil with more nutrients. The biggest advantage is to make sure the plant starts don't get root bound in your container which can actually stunt the plant when you transfer it into the soil. It makes for overall stronger/healthier plants. The up-potting process specifically benefits tomatoes and peppers. Hope this helps
Why don’t you check into a plant tag marker. I know it runs through the computer and I think it prints them out right onto your tags. It’s possible that someone else at the farmers market would pay you to make their tags or go in with you to purchase the plant tag marker. I’m sure if you checked some of the places where you buy your supplies they will have them. Good luck with your plant sales. I just looked online and it is called a label printer. Without going through all the paperwork I could not get a price.
Girl, why don't you invest in a cheap label maker? They're really inexpensive on Ebay, and you can just print them as many times as you need. Plus, they look really nice.
Hey, Jill! Thanks for all the great info and guidance. May I ask what price you charge for your tomato and pepper plants at the plant sale? I'm looking to sell some starts for the first time this season, and just want to make sure I'm putting a fair price on them.
I’m planning on planting sunflowers for the first time this year. Are you planting them in smaller pots to sale or is that how you also do your own sunflowers? Trying to figure out what will work best for my personal garden. Love following along 💚
If you're growing them for your own garden, sunflowers often grow better when direct seeded into the ground. I've tried transplanting sunflowers before and just end up with dead plants :( Good luck!
Is it okay to transplant ground cherrys ? I have a couple starts that are getting to size but not sure if they like to be transplanted and I really want ground cherries this season lol
Do y’all have to have a license to sell plants in Arkansas. I was planning to sell some extra starts this year but in TN you have to pay like $150 for a license to sell anything.
What potting mix would you recommend that has the fertilizer already in it? This is my first yr starting my own seeds so any advice is greatly appreciated!!!
Girl, it's 2021, you don't have to hand write all of those labels. Lol If you have a cricut vinyl cutter, you could make little decals to stick on the labels or make stickers using the print then cut option on there and just stick those on the label. There has to be an easier way. You could even use a cricut with a marker and have it write them for you 🤷♀️🤷♀️ Just some ideas!
Girl, why not just make a note in your phone saying how many of each marker you need so you don’t have to spend your time counting them out while you’re in your up potting grove? 💕
I almost expected a mouse to fall out of your hat when you shook it out at the begining! ;) We need to have printable, pre-perforated sheets of plastic plant markers that we can run through our home printers. Does anyone know of any?
I don’t see why seed starting mix for up potting is a bad choice, since clearly you’re fertilizing. In fact, I’d say they’d likely grow much faster since they don’t have to fight the soil structure. *looks at seedlings that need to be up potted this week. Notices lack of seed mix. Sighs.*
You should moisten the soil before you put your plant in the pot, that dry soil will dry the roots out while waiting to be watered. It will also settle making the need to add soil afterwards causing another step. When moist it makes the soil easier to manage, I.e. making the finger hole, dirt doesn’t fall back in on its self. I admire your work ethic and use of time thanks for your videos.
One of the things I have learned this year is just how hardy plants and seedlings are. Earlier in the year I had a couple of small chard starts I put in a garden, only to find the next morning that the wild pigs had rooted in my garden and dug them up. I just took the seedlings that were laying on the ground and stuck them back in the ground. They have bounced back wonderfully! I’ve also separated small tomato plants into 3 different pots, and after a few days they all started to thrive.
I recently discovered greenhouse megastore also, and absolutely love their trays and pots! I’m not in a place right now where i can order the bootstrap trays, so i know i took a chance spending $100 on stuff from GH MS but i am really impressed!
Be reminded of the journey. Needed to hear this. Anxiously waiting for my peppers and tomatoes to sprout. 😬
Thanks for sharing. Great info as always!
I live in zone 6. This year, I did something different- I started my tomato and pepper seeds (all seeds) outside in solo cups and keep the cups moist in trays without holes. I filled the trays with water - 1”. After several days, they all sprouted.
Then I separated the young plants into 6packs. When they got stronger, I up potted them in solo cups and buried them deep. By mid May, I have some plants to plant and some plants to give away (in solo cups).
From now on, I’ll do that instead of heat mat and started indoor under grow light, then acclimate … way too much work and stress. Nothing is wrong with starting outside just a couple weeks later than normal.
The key is to keep the young plants moist at all times. Also, add water soluble fertilizer 1/2 strength.
Great advice, thanks for sharing
I just made a “widger” out of a plastic butter knife after I saw ur tool!!! I cut the serration off the one side and made the top a little more flattened off and it fits my 200 cell bootstrap farmer cells perfect!!!
I used a pencil before I got a widger! It's my favorite little tool lol
Bless you! I need to pot up today and was feeling lost.
Jill you should come out with a straw hat line lol... because you had one on I had to go order one and received it today in the mail!! No lobster burn for me this year! 🦞
Great video love finding out how others do their transplanting. Everyone has their own system in the end as long as it works. I have saved time counting pot by knowing that when you open a case, the pots are packed in rows, one row has twenty-five pots. Another trick that helps the seedlings, is transplant into already damp soil when you go to water them after transplanting the water wick to the roots where needed fasterand on hot days they won't wilt down and stress. Big time saver for me was instead of filling one pot at a time with soil I put pots in the tray and dump soil on the tray level the soil and all the pots are filled in an instant. Happy planting
We are planning to move this summer so I’m not going crazy in the garden this year but watching you and others plant is really helping fill that spot in my heart
I like to pot my plants like you and expose them to the wind, that way I ensured to have a stronger plant in the future. Love your videos. I hope you have a Kuma week! 💙🌼🍊😊
Thank you for this super informative video, Jill! I plan to up-pot my tomatoes today. They are starting to look a little rough in the small cells. Your video came at just the right time. 🪴👩🌾
Yes
I love those widgers I've used the heck out of it
Go ahead and put a shade cloth on, good for you and for the plants 🌱
That will help control the growth of that plant good Idea😊
I love how you tell failures, along with success.. we all need to know it's human to error! Thank you!
Another great and informative video, thank you
Where did you get that sun hat??? SO CUTE love it
I believe it’s a Roxy brand straw sun hat. Just googled straw sun hats because I just love hers ... and ended up ordering one from Hemlock Hat Co 🤦🏼♀️😂
@@marykaterodrigues9979 I went down the rabbit hole and I'm looking for straw hats now😂 have you used your Hemlock Hat Co. hat yet? I read that they're kind of fragile😬
caitlyn it should be delivered today so I’ll let you know what I think of it. Jill’s hat I believe is Roxy and if it is I read the reviews on those and I was kind of nervous which is why I went with hemlock 🤦🏼♀️😂
caitlyn got it! And love it! I got their sangria one. I’d say if you’re worried about it being too fragile get the one with fabric on the underneath like Jill’s has. Would definitely make it more sturdy 😊
@@marykaterodrigues9979 Sweet! Thank you, Kate. I just might get one! 😌
I started up-potting a few days ago and everyone has their own process but yes I have a TON of plants to plant up in my basement since I don't have a greenhouse and I am starting seeds for multiple households so I will be happy when I get my seedlings hardened off so I can let them get most of their light outside.
I also always pot up into seed starting mix and just use worm tea or fish emulsion as the fertilizer and it's always worked for me.
My husband is always harping at me because it takes me forever uppotting and transplanting things into the garden because I'm a perfectionist. I try soooo hard not to he but I can't help it. Like I take a tool and make the seed starting mix totally flat, make sure the plant is exactly in the center, etc... lol 😆
If that is what brings you happiness, I salute you! I am so organized and try so hard to make everything look perfect but by mid summer it always turns to a hot mess LOL. E for effort.
Am so glad took ur advise and got one
Your video and Jess' came at the perfect time as I REALLY need to do something with my seedlings today. Thanks for all your great videos and info.
I found it funny that you're wearing a Roots and Refuge shirt and Jess is wearing a Whispering Willow shirt. Did you guys plan that?
Another reason to start in smaller grow trays, Easier for the heat from the heat mat to warm them for good germination.
I had a really tough gardener day today.. my Chihuahua that I’ve had for 14 years got stung by a bee while outside and almost died of anaphylactic shock.. it definitely tested my beliefs and my love of the pollinators.. we will have to be extra careful but I’m extremely thankful even though it was a crazy cost to us, i get to bring my baby home tonight.. I’m sitting outside the vet hospital waiting to get her and bring her home and love on her
Glad she is ok!!
Glad she made it!
I am throughly enjoying watching this while I up pot tomato starts 😄
Great job.
Great video. You have a very good system. Glad you are emphasizing time management and efficiency, also doing what works.
Awesome video Jill.
We are moving from south Louisiana to Tennessee in 2 weeks. I am looking for ways to earn money from the homestead. How lucrative is selling plant starts and veggies at markets? When you consider post and dirt and all the stuff. Thanks for your honest answers.
You need a printer with labels to cut your time by at least 90%. You can then just put the label directly on either the tag or the container.
It's interesting you detailed the starting mix v. potting mix in this video at this time. I have been starting my own seeds for almost 10 years and this is the first season I'm seeing a ton of issues with my standard seed starting mix (organic Jiffy). It has worked beautifully until this year and for some reason everything I've started seems to be less than stellar. It's the first time I've ever had this happen. Next year I will try something different. Gardening evolves and changes constantly, and to think it has to always be the same is limiting yourself. We are all free to garden how we want and it's important to harness changes. We don't grow as gardeners if we're resistant to change.
And love your videos ! ! !
Thanks
Yea!!!!!!!!!! 🌱
Thank you for always being informative and positive! I’m in Arkansas and plant at the same time as you.. keep the info coming! Great job!
You are doing a good job! ! !
Love your hat! 💕
Also this was so helpful as I've been wondering about the seed mix and potting mix differences x
Hey I'm interested in your rack made from fencing in the background. Also...how much do you sell your plants for? Love watching you. Been binge watching your channel. I am a subscriber to Jess and now you! Love you 2❤️
Utilize a printer so that you can print 52 labels in 10 seconds ! :)
What king of hat do you have on? Its so cute! I need to get one.
Do you use fish emulsion in your garden? I bought a bottle this year, but have been terrified to use it because I heard it can attract unwanted critters to your yard (raccoons, bunnies, etc). I never really thought to use it on my transplants. Great idea! Thanks
Whats the need to up pot? Why not start with the 2nd pot size? New to this & trying to understand for sake of time & materials.
Great question that we get alot. One of the benefits of up-potting is giving the plant start new fresh soil with more nutrients. The biggest advantage is to make sure the plant starts don't get root bound in your container which can actually stunt the plant when you transfer it into the soil. It makes for overall stronger/healthier plants. The up-potting process specifically benefits tomatoes and peppers. Hope this helps
How much fish emulsion do you use on upotted seedlings and how often
Why don’t you check into a plant tag marker. I know it runs through the computer and I think it prints them out right onto your tags. It’s possible that someone else at the farmers market would pay you to make their tags or go in with you to purchase the plant tag marker. I’m sure if you checked some of the places where you buy your supplies they will have them. Good luck with your plant sales.
I just looked online and it is called a label printer. Without going through all the paperwork I could not get a price.
Could you print those markers?
Girl, why don't you invest in a cheap label maker? They're really inexpensive on Ebay, and you can just print them as many times as you need. Plus, they look really nice.
Print the names for the markers/pots With a dynamo label printer or write with permanent markers on the pots it way faster
Or print stickers with the names on
Hey, Jill! Thanks for all the great info and guidance. May I ask what price you charge for your tomato and pepper plants at the plant sale? I'm looking to sell some starts for the first time this season, and just want to make sure I'm putting a fair price on them.
So if I start the seeds in the bigger pot and they become leggy can I simply take it out and plant it deeper back into the same pot?
I’m planning on planting sunflowers for the first time this year. Are you planting them in smaller pots to sale or is that how you also do your own sunflowers? Trying to figure out what will work best for my personal garden. Love following along 💚
If you're growing them for your own garden, sunflowers often grow better when direct seeded into the ground. I've tried transplanting sunflowers before and just end up with dead plants :( Good luck!
@@backyardfarmingwithalex9172 thanks so much for the tip!
@@4beefarm265no problem, any time!
So the plastic penetrated the sunlight and gave you sunburn... D:
Is it okay to transplant ground cherrys ? I have a couple starts that are getting to size but not sure if they like to be transplanted and I really want ground cherries this season lol
Do y’all have to have a license to sell plants in Arkansas. I was planning to sell some extra starts this year but in TN you have to pay like $150 for a license to sell anything.
It's actually not required in our state.
What potting mix would you recommend that has the fertilizer already in it? This is my first yr starting my own seeds so any advice is greatly appreciated!!!
Girl, it's 2021, you don't have to hand write all of those labels. Lol
If you have a cricut vinyl cutter, you could make little decals to stick on the labels or make stickers using the print then cut option on there and just stick those on the label. There has to be an easier way.
You could even use a cricut with a marker and have it write them for you 🤷♀️🤷♀️
Just some ideas!
Girl, why not just make a note in your phone saying how many of each marker you need so you don’t have to spend your time counting them out while you’re in your up potting grove? 💕
I almost expected a mouse to fall out of your hat when you shook it out at the begining! ;) We need to have printable, pre-perforated sheets of plastic plant markers that we can run through our home printers. Does anyone know of any?
If you use a laser printer, google "laser printable pot stick". Are those what you're looking for?
@@backyardfarmingwithalex9172 Thank you! I don't have a laser printer but have been thinking about getting one and his may be a good excuse.
@@steveegbert7429 No problem! It's always nice when you have a good excuse ;)
Would you suggest up potting broccoli?
Hi there, yes you can up pot broccoli.
@@WhisperingWillowFarm would you plant them deeper like the tomatoes or same as they are just in a bigger pot?
Bonnie sales single plants for $3.39 hard to compete with that.
However when adding more soil to one my peppers I accidentally broke one my leaves off oops 😬 gues killed that one
I don’t see why seed starting mix for up potting is a bad choice, since clearly you’re fertilizing. In fact, I’d say they’d likely grow much faster since they don’t have to fight the soil structure.
*looks at seedlings that need to be up potted this week. Notices lack of seed mix. Sighs.*
Your cheeks look like mine that maybe stay in green hose too long with out protection