Hi Laura! I've been starting seeds on and off (off depending on kitties who want to eat them!) for 25 years, and there is NOTHING like seeing the little bent necks of the emerging seedlings just coming out of the soil. It never gets old!
Laura, I cannot thank you enough for this video. I grew tomatoes for the first time last year in pots. The out come was good...it could have been better. I did prune my plants after watching your video and the fruit production took off at that point, some of my fruit suffered from bottom rot. Oh well. This season will be different. I have saved this and the pruning video to my Zone 3 folder (along with others that have zone 3 perennials) and I will be growing tomatoes like PRO!🙂🙂🙂🤗🤗 #zone3 #Winnipeg
@@therapywithisabel Hi Isabel. It's actually quite simple. Every video that Laura and Aaron produce it there is anything I want to replicate or plant that pertains to my Zone 3 climate I click the save button on the video and create a folder and name the folder(s). This way I have my plan for this summer. Laura has been SO inspirational. She has rejuvenated my love of outdoor gardening and now inspired me to keep that going with house plants. ❤❤
In all my years of growing tomatoes, I had not heard the 3 terms for tomatoes. I had to pause jump up and look at my seed package. Yep it was there. I think I always ignored that because I didn't know what that meant. 🥴 Thanks for teaching this 58 year old something new today and everyday I watch your videos. You have a precious gift. I could watch you all day.♥️🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅
Her videos are so informative, i started gardening 10 years ago but recently havent gardened much. her videos are super fantastic and has given me inspiration to go to the store.
I love the way you speak to master gardeners but also tone it done for people like me who have just grown tomatoes for the first time last year. Thank you
OK, i have been watching your indoor garden seedling process for a while now! Today i took the plunge and bought two full spectrum grow lights from Home Depot--each light was 39.00 TOTALLY worth it. Each light covers 2' linear of space and my shelving inside is about 18". THANK you for the past videos on your growing seeds, this one helped me take th leap of faith! I am ordering the PW seeds NOW! CAN.NOT.WAIT! Hope they don't sell out!
I absolutely adore your channel. I'm in Northeast Texas, Zone 8b in a very small town with no other gardeners. I love that you are so organized and have such a sweet personality. Thanks for great content!
I’m anxious to see the pruning stage of tomatoes. In all my years I’ve never seen or done this. I love the idea, and it just makes sense for more production. I have my seeds under a grow light that has two arms lighting a tray on each side, as I have no room for a complete setup, and place them sporadically about the house. I did not know about the heat pad, that is brilliant! I grew up just using a heat lamp for them. It’s so refreshing to go back to basics because over time we forget; having done it for so long you sometimes do your own thing which isn’t always the right thing. 🥴😂
Laura, I have question and a comment. Question: I seem to recall sometime in the past you explained you water in the plant room with a garden hose running up the wall and coming in through a window. Surely you're not doing that in winter! Do you have that garden hose you moistened the bowl of soil with hooked up to a different system? Comment: When I sow seeds into cells, I use a bamboo skewer, moisten the tip, touch a seed in my hand and touch the soil in the cell. It transfers beautifully and efficiently! My wife and I love all your videos and feel like we've had the best visit with a good friend after watching them. Plus, we learn a ton and get so inspired! Oh, looks like I had more than one comment. ;) Thank You!!!
Very exciting video! Totally agree that planting from seed gives more varieties to choose from. I need to wait till end of March beginning of April before I plant 🌱. Something I learned last year is not to plant indoors too early. My plants were blooming indoors, approximately 2 to 3 weeks before it was safe to plant 🌱 outside in the garden. Always learning from you and others, great to get tips and try new things
Love this, so organized and efficient! I would add that if you can't find a heat mat, popping the flats on top of the fridge works well too as a heat mat
Good Morning, January was a year that I have been viewing your videos and I have learned so much.......I just watched your video on tomatoes..... I live in an apartment and would greatly appreciate if .....as you talk about planting your garden this year you would please share about planting You would include all information about planting in pots for your balcony that most apartments have....Thank you so much for sharing your talent.....God Bless you and yours
My frost free date is April 15, so I just finished planting about 220 seeds in the last two days. It was comforting to see your video to reinforce that I planted them correctly. I have never planted that many seeds and I learned to appreciate which seed companies have more of the useful info on the package. It takes time to look up planting depths on line.
Hi Laura, just curious, I've been seeing a lot of alternatives to using plastic seed starting kits, primarily the pots or cells in an effort to reduce plastic and also to save money. I have several different types of plastic seed starting trays, pots, cells, etc. and been using them and reusing them for years. The alternatives I've seen are soil blocks using both plastic and wooden trays to hold the blocks, newspaper formed into the shape of cells, etc. My question is have you seen these used and would you consider doing a video on alternatives to plastic? Thanks!
🍅A video of your chilli sauce process when your tomatoes are grown would be awesome😋 Of coarse, I’m assuming you make an amazing chilli sauce. Pickles? Sweet? Dill? Would be another one I’d love to see. It’s my Garden Answer wish list...Laura, you’re like a garden Santa of sorts...😉 Anything about canning preserves too...☺️
I grew my tomato in a pot last year and it did well! Before transplanting, I added blended banana peel and egg shells to the soil as an organic amendment, I think it helped a ton since I didn't get blossom end rot. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Jake Jones It also has to do with the calcium levels, I think. I live near Laura and I have had blossom end rot, but I’m sure my watering isn’t as even as hers.
Such an inspiration to the UA-cam world ❤️ Just wondering does anyone else see these grow light shelves in her videos and want a full room of them filled with plants like hers? I have so many plantings outside from these videos that I adore my gardens now and now I need a full room inside like this 😆. Definitely not a bad thing.
I just moved and am not really looking to spend money (which I know that the price the seed staring kit you talk about isn't that bad, gotta save where I can!) but I did buy a large pack of eggs from the grocery store, 1 1/2 dozen, that came in a plastic container, do you think that the egg holding spots are big enough to start seeds in? I was planning on poking a small drainage hole in the bottom of each and using the top half as the humidity dome. Love your videos! So many great ideas!
Thank you for all the information this morning for my coffee with Laura. I am exploring getting a smaller grow light system so will be showing this to my work folk to see if we can get one for our classroom. So exciting to see new seeds to start as well as seeing how they perform!!
I’m starting all my herbs, onions, tomatoes, and most of my peppers this weekend, so I’m glad you posted this video 🌱 One of my favorite local farms just fired up their greenhouse heaters and started their seeds on Monday, so it’s definitely time. Spring is just around the corner!
I’m originally from Northern Europe, now living in Italy - a huge chance climate wise and I’m just trying to figure it all out! I’m going to try to grow tomatoes and peppers on my balcony! We get enough sun, no frost, just colder temperatures at night. Unfortunately I might have already killed my lemon tree... it’s wrapped up for winter but peeked underneath yesterday and it dropped all its leaves. I hope it recovers and I’m more lucky with my tomato seeds!
On Tuesday's video, Laura mentioned you can buy seeds from PW. I ordered the 4 pack of seeds, 3 tomatoes and 1 pepper. Happy shipping was included in the packet of seeds.
Loved all the information on how to start these in cells (will try after I get a grow light) , but how do I prevent gnats from finding my plants and becoming a nuisance inside of my house? Aloha from Hawaii! 🌺🤗🌿
Hello 👋🏼 Seedling questions: 1)I have city water, do I use that or bottled filtered water? 2) When do you start fertilizing the seedlings? I’m mainly starting seeds for a cut flower garden like Lisianthus, snapdragons, sweet peas, larkspur, etc. Thanks!
Great video. After watching I see a few mistakes I've made so that explains why I haven't been as successful. Looking forward to seeing the next video when you thin them out, I've never been too sure about that step. Starting by seeds makes it more affordable so I'm planning on trying some veggies, annuals and a few perennials. Can't wait to start! You are a great teacher.
Laura, I love your idea of wetting your finger to pick up those tiny seeds! Just wondering though, if any seeds might have some kind of protective coating on them which you might end up getting into your mouth?
Great info! I just ordered the same 4 variety pack from Proven Winners and was pleased to see the price includes shipping and handling. The tomatoes sound fabulous. I look forward to growing mine along with you.❤
Yes!!!! Im going this weekend to my garden center so I can grow some more produce. I've been struggling with my pepper plant because they are soooooo small and dont know what to do about it.
the timing is perfect! I just got seeds for mini bell peppers, tiny sweetpea tomatoes and window box yellow tomatoes to grow on my window sill and I am planning to start them next weekend!
TIP: For pepper support in the garden or a pot, use the small cheap tomato cages found everywhere. These hold up your plant that has lots of peppers through the season.
I LOVE this! 🍅 I have been gathering the supplies needed to start my planting indoors for the first time in years. I am so looking forward to being on this garden journey with you!
Do you ever have plants stretch while under your grow lights? I’ve noticed some of mine do. I have a smaller version, same brand, of your grow light shelves. Do you have any suggestions on how to prevent stretching while under grow lights? How do you know how far away from your plants to place the lights?
I wouldn't say I like the feeling when I told friends that I wanted to grow vegetables, they think I am poor. I didn't know I want to do it. But I live in a warmer city. This video has inspired me.
Poor? OMG. Please do not call them friends. They do not deserve you. Start planting and show the richness of nutrition you can get from your own vegetables.
This is a great, informative video. I’m on year 3 of planting seeds and you’ve explained so much rational and tips right in time for this weekends seedings. Thank you so much 😊
It would be great if you could make a tutorial on how to prune tomatoes, like, how many branches you keep bcz your tomato plants are huge and gives a lot of fruit too!
I recently watched Gary with the rusted garden on you tube. He boils hot water. Puts seed starting soil mix in a container and adds the boiled water store it to kills any knat or bugs right eggs that are naturally occuring. I also use cooled delituted chamomile tea water to water my seedlings never had damping off.
I had two self seeded tomatoes last year. I didn't realize they are quite that easy. They came a bit late, of course, but we still managed to harvest red tomatoes from them.
You talked about using “these ones” (LOL) as container specimens, just wondering how your blueberries did last year. I’m wanting to try that out this year myself, and I don’t think you ever updated us on that blueberry container. Happy gardening! 🤗
I heard that your supposed to pinch back tomatoes as a seedling to better branching, but if it's determinate should you if they're not supposed to be pruned?
Question-When do you put water in the bottom tray? When you plant the seeds or when you see them pop up through the soil? Thank you for all your wonderful videos. They are so educational and inspiring.
I put mine close to a south east window where they get intense light for 6 hours and they do fine. I use regular food containers to seed them and put them inside a plastic bag, which I blow in order to make a dome, zip close it and wait until the seedlings pop up to take the bag out and let them finish growing free.
I purchased a two strip grow light from amazon for about £16 that is electric, clamps onto a surface and is doing great for my seed starting. I was concerned about electricity efficiency but it hasn’t had a negative impact so far. Hope this helps and good luck 🙂
Luke Marion at MIGardener just did a good video on UA-cam (2/6) about the different options and economies of buying them. I start a lot of seeds and use a 4-shelf set-up with cfl shop lights that I bought at Costco and it has worked great for 5 years. Just be careful to get the right lumens and kelvin. The price of LEDs has come down during that time, so some may be more affordable now.
Woul love to get a video on peppers you plant in your garden like you did for tomatoes. I am looking to figure out which to plant and how to get a huge crop.
In a room tour she showed that she has a house in the room at all times, and when she needs it she feeds it out of the window, when done she pulls it back up
Yeah, that might be interesting: seeing how they catalog their videos. Are they cataloged with keywords or are entire segments in a database with video id numbers and time-stamps? Well, for the nerdy, dorky programmy people like me but I'm not sure the gardeners who watch this channel would have an appreciation (or interest) for it.
She mentioned in a recent video that she has a guy named Kevin help with editing. If he's a pro I wouldn't be surprised if he had some tagging or cataloguing system
Just found your channel and this video had great info, not to mention you stay on point and have a great teaching voice. So, you have a new subscriber! ❤️
To anyone who is watching this video and is really new to starting seeds, please understand you absolutely DO NOT need a heating mat and a grow light, neither do you need a sprayer. Chances are if you are starting from seed, you have a very low budget for whatever you want to grow. If you just put your seeds in a warm and bright place they will be totally fine. I know when I was super new to gardening, I was very intimidated and bummed out by the fact that i don't have equipment or resources to give my seeds the best chances. 4 years in and I can tell you, while those kind of things are nice to have and make it easier on you, they are an extra and are not a necessity. Go and put your seeds in the dirt and keep them warm, well lit and moist and you will for sure be fine. Good luck.
I have yet to try growing any vegetables, because I'm scared of all the disease and pests and chaos that come along with that. Could you please do a video on those issues? I don't eat tomatoes any more, since my yayà (grandma) got too old and stopped growing them in her garden (and then passed away...), because no purchased tomato ever tastes like those... Have a wonderful weekend!! 😊
Hi Laura, thanks for the tip in buying a micro grow light kit. I live in the UK and I've just found from a garden supply store over here. Should help start my tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, chillies....oh I could go on forever. Anyway, thanks again for the tip and for brilliant videos. x
Hi Laura! I've been starting seeds on and off (off depending on kitties who want to eat them!) for 25 years, and there is NOTHING like seeing the little bent necks of the emerging seedlings just coming out of the soil. It never gets old!
"oh for cryin out loud!" one of my fave phrases from my childhood 🤣
Us 4 girls heard it a lot from my mom!
Gidget I say that, can you tell my age,😎
Lost my greenhouse and all my seedlings in a bad windstorm today here in NC, thought of you while I was crying, my heart is so broken💔
Oh no. Sometimes life does not turn out the way we planned. I feel sad too.
So sad for your loss.....sometimes it seems pointless to try to get ahead.....restart and I’ll send good vibes from SC
That sucks. So sorry.
Watching this now. I'm a seed vendor. And I love watching these videos
Laura, I cannot thank you enough for this video. I grew tomatoes for the first time last year in pots. The out come was good...it could have been better. I did prune my plants after watching your video and the fruit production took off at that point, some of my fruit suffered from bottom rot. Oh well.
This season will be different. I have saved this and the pruning video to my Zone 3 folder (along with others that have zone 3 perennials) and I will be growing tomatoes like PRO!🙂🙂🙂🤗🤗
#zone3 #Winnipeg
Try cutting back on the water to prevent bottom.
Teach me how to be so organized!! I love it :)
@@therapywithisabel Hi Isabel. It's actually quite simple. Every video that Laura and Aaron produce it there is anything I want to replicate or plant that pertains to my Zone 3 climate I click the save button on the video and create a folder and name the folder(s). This way I have my plan for this summer.
Laura has been SO inspirational. She has rejuvenated my love of outdoor gardening and now inspired me to keep that going with house plants. ❤❤
please please please do a full tour of all the plants on those shelves behind you! I would love to see all the plants there!!
In all my years of growing tomatoes, I had not heard the 3 terms for tomatoes. I had to pause jump up and look at my seed package. Yep it was there. I think I always ignored that because I didn't know what that meant. 🥴 Thanks for teaching this 58 year old something new today and everyday I watch your videos. You have a precious gift. I could watch you all day.♥️🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅
you’re honestly so fun I wish we were friends !
So true about indescribable satisfaction of connecting to the earth. Really want to try these tomatoes! Thank you!
Come on 😊 tell me 🤔 who else likes her videos before even seeing it. Lol because we know it’s going to be good. ❤️
Yes Always!!!
I don't but I don't "like" any video because youtube keeps track of all the videos you give a thumbs-up to and I find that a little creepy.
Me
Patricia Mireles I definitely do!
Her videos are so informative, i started gardening 10 years ago but recently havent gardened much. her videos are super fantastic and has given me inspiration to go to the store.
I love the way you speak to master gardeners but also tone it done for people like me who have just grown tomatoes for the first time last year. Thank you
OK, i have been watching your indoor garden seedling process for a while now! Today i took the plunge and bought two full spectrum grow lights from Home Depot--each light was 39.00 TOTALLY worth it. Each light covers 2' linear of space and my shelving inside is about 18". THANK you for the past videos on your growing seeds, this one helped me take th leap of faith! I am ordering the PW seeds NOW! CAN.NOT.WAIT! Hope they don't sell out!
I absolutely adore your channel. I'm in Northeast Texas, Zone 8b in a very small town with no other gardeners. I love that you are so organized and have such a sweet personality. Thanks for great content!
I’m anxious to see the pruning stage of tomatoes. In all my years I’ve never seen or done this. I love the idea, and it just makes sense for more production. I have my seeds under a grow light that has two arms lighting a tray on each side, as I have no room for a complete setup, and place them sporadically about the house. I did not know about the heat pad, that is brilliant! I grew up just using a heat lamp for them. It’s so refreshing to go back to basics because over time we forget; having done it for so long you sometimes do your own thing which isn’t always the right thing. 🥴😂
She has a video of pruning her tomatoes from last summer
Alisha Sutton, I wasn’t aware as I didn’t stumble upon her until September or October ... thanks, I’ll see if I can find it.
Thank you thank you for balancing vegetable gardening with the flowers!
Laura, I have question and a comment. Question: I seem to recall sometime in the past you explained you water in the plant room with a garden hose running up the wall and coming in through a window. Surely you're not doing that in winter! Do you have that garden hose you moistened the bowl of soil with hooked up to a different system? Comment: When I sow seeds into cells, I use a bamboo skewer, moisten the tip, touch a seed in my hand and touch the soil in the cell. It transfers beautifully and efficiently! My wife and I love all your videos and feel like we've had the best visit with a good friend after watching them. Plus, we learn a ton and get so inspired! Oh, looks like I had more than one comment. ;) Thank You!!!
Jude, you're not alone. A LOT of us love all their videos.
Very exciting video! Totally agree that planting from seed gives more varieties to choose from. I need to wait till end of March beginning of April before I plant 🌱. Something I learned last year is not to plant indoors too early. My plants were blooming indoors, approximately 2 to 3 weeks before it was safe to plant 🌱 outside in the garden. Always learning from you and others, great to get tips and try new things
Love this, so organized and efficient! I would add that if you can't find a heat mat, popping the flats on top of the fridge works well too as a heat mat
Genius thank you x
You should get one of those mats that are meant for office chairs to roll on. You could just stand on it to protect the floor and easy to clean 😊
Nicole D Price that’s a great idea!
Good Morning,
January was a year that I have been viewing your videos and I have learned so much.......I just watched your video on tomatoes.....
I live in an apartment and would greatly appreciate if .....as you talk about planting your garden this year you would please share about planting
You would include all information about planting in pots for your balcony that most apartments have....Thank you so much for sharing your talent.....God Bless you and yours
Great information 👍🏻. I have mediocre luck with tomatoes. I am trying starting from seed this year. I live in the N.C. zone 7. Thanks 😊
I am NC zone 7 too. I am trying to start from seeds as well. Good luck to you!
My frost free date is April 15, so I just finished planting about 220 seeds in the last two days. It was comforting to see your video to reinforce that I planted them correctly. I have never planted that many seeds and I learned to appreciate which seed companies have more of the useful info on the package. It takes time to look up planting depths on line.
Garden newbie here and I'm so excited to start the Good Hearted tomatoes for my balcony. Thank you for the superb education.
im moving in about a month so I'll be leaving my garden for a completely new area in a zone 10 deep south Texas. y'all pray for me lol
i grew up in south texas... and now live in zone 10b in southern california... lots of stuff to grow all year long! :) good luck with your move :)
Wow you must be moving towards the bottom of Texas zone 10
I'm in Dallas I'm pretty sure it is a zone 8
Best of luck to you from a fellow Texan!
Oh girl, praying!
@@lisarmahan yeah girl I'm headed for Brownsville, just a skip away from Mexico.
im originally from Texarkana
Can you do a video on how to prune a tomato and when? Also, how do you keep tomatoes from cracking? xox
Hi Laura, just curious, I've been seeing a lot of alternatives to using plastic seed starting kits, primarily the pots or cells in an effort to reduce plastic and also to save money. I have several different types of plastic seed starting trays, pots, cells, etc. and been using them and reusing them for years. The alternatives I've seen are soil blocks using both plastic and wooden trays to hold the blocks, newspaper formed into the shape of cells, etc. My question is have you seen these used and would you consider doing a video on alternatives to plastic? Thanks!
🍅A video of your chilli sauce process when your tomatoes are grown would be awesome😋
Of coarse, I’m assuming you make an amazing chilli sauce.
Pickles? Sweet? Dill? Would be another one I’d love to see.
It’s my Garden Answer wish list...Laura, you’re like a garden Santa of sorts...😉
Anything about canning preserves too...☺️
I ferment vegetables! Yum! I love them and use the juice for soups and drinking...the problem is that I can't stop drinking it...soooo good.
Such an exceptionally, well-explained video. Thank you for teaching us so much!
Finally the Celsius conversion 😍 love it!! Love all your videos as well of course 🤗
Thank you for the Celsius equivalent on the screen!
Your videos are so helpful! You have me hooked on all Proven Winners! Thank you!
Excited about these new Proven Winners seeds! Thank you for the great video and telling us about new seeds available!
Your Vlogs seem to come around just at the right time xx
SILVERTONGUE DAYWALKER I think that’s by design!
I grew my tomato in a pot last year and it did well! Before transplanting, I added blended banana peel and egg shells to the soil as an organic amendment, I think it helped a ton since I didn't get blossom end rot. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Isn't blossom end rot usually caused by too much rain (or wild fluctuations in precipitation)? If so Laura probably rarely has to deal with that.
Jake Jones It also has to do with the calcium levels, I think. I live near Laura and I have had blossom end rot, but I’m sure my watering isn’t as even as hers.
Would be fun to see time lapse video of all your seedlings!
Such an inspiration to the UA-cam world ❤️ Just wondering does anyone else see these grow light shelves in her videos and want a full room of them filled with plants like hers? I have so many plantings outside from these videos that I adore my gardens now and now I need a full room inside like this 😆. Definitely not a bad thing.
I just moved and am not really looking to spend money (which I know that the price the seed staring kit you talk about isn't that bad, gotta save where I can!) but I did buy a large pack of eggs from the grocery store, 1 1/2 dozen, that came in a plastic container, do you think that the egg holding spots are big enough to start seeds in? I was planning on poking a small drainage hole in the bottom of each and using the top half as the humidity dome. Love your videos! So many great ideas!
Thank you for all the information this morning for my coffee with Laura. I am exploring getting a smaller grow light system so will be showing this to my work folk to see if we can get one for our classroom. So exciting to see new seeds to start as well as seeing how they perform!!
I’m starting all my herbs, onions, tomatoes, and most of my peppers this weekend, so I’m glad you posted this video 🌱 One of my favorite local farms just fired up their greenhouse heaters and started their seeds on Monday, so it’s definitely time. Spring is just around the corner!
I’m originally from Northern Europe, now living in Italy - a huge chance climate wise and I’m just trying to figure it all out! I’m going to try to grow tomatoes and peppers on my balcony! We get enough sun, no frost, just colder temperatures at night. Unfortunately I might have already killed my lemon tree... it’s wrapped up for winter but peeked underneath yesterday and it dropped all its leaves. I hope it recovers and I’m more lucky with my tomato seeds!
On Tuesday's video, Laura mentioned you can buy seeds from PW. I ordered the 4 pack of seeds, 3 tomatoes and 1 pepper. Happy shipping was included in the packet of seeds.
Loved all the information on how to start these in cells (will try after I get a grow light) , but how do I prevent gnats from finding my plants and becoming a nuisance inside of my house? Aloha from Hawaii! 🌺🤗🌿
Hello 👋🏼 Seedling questions:
1)I have city water, do I use that or bottled filtered water?
2) When do you start fertilizing the seedlings?
I’m mainly starting seeds for a cut flower garden like Lisianthus, snapdragons, sweet peas, larkspur, etc.
Thanks!
Great video. After watching I see a few mistakes I've made so that explains why I haven't been as successful. Looking forward to seeing the next video when you thin them out, I've never been too sure about that step. Starting by seeds makes it more affordable so I'm planning on trying some veggies, annuals and a few perennials. Can't wait to start! You are a great teacher.
Laura, I love your idea of wetting your finger to pick up those tiny seeds! Just wondering though, if any seeds might have some kind of protective coating on them which you might end up getting into your mouth?
Yeah, I recommended she use a damp paper towel to moisten her fingertip so she can avoid doing that.
So exciting! In zone 9 (coastal Texas), we have to start our seeds at these beginning of January lol.. I'm getting ready to transplant soon! 😍😍😍
Great info! I just ordered the same 4 variety pack from Proven Winners and was pleased to see the price includes shipping and handling. The tomatoes sound fabulous. I look forward to growing mine along with you.❤
Great most complete guide for seed starting. Everything a beginner like me needs to know. Really great you guys. I appreciate you. T.Y. 😌
Yes!!!! Im going this weekend to my garden center so I can grow some more produce.
I've been struggling with my pepper plant because they are soooooo small and dont know what to do about it.
the timing is perfect! I just got seeds for mini bell peppers, tiny sweetpea tomatoes and window box yellow tomatoes to grow on my window sill and I am planning to start them next weekend!
Thank you for doing this video. I’ve already bought my proven winner seeds and I’m collecting the rest of what I need to get started. So exciting.
TIP: For pepper support in the garden or a pot, use the small cheap tomato cages found everywhere. These hold up your plant that has lots of peppers through the season.
I LOVE this! 🍅 I have been gathering the supplies needed to start my planting indoors for the first time in years. I am so looking forward to being on this garden journey with you!
Do you ever have plants stretch while under your grow lights? I’ve noticed some of mine do. I have a smaller version, same brand, of your grow light shelves. Do you have any suggestions on how to prevent stretching while under grow lights? How do you know how far away from your plants to place the lights?
very informative I wish you lots of luck on your garden this season
Yes!! I loved this and needed this video!! Thank you!!
If you grow micro greens indoors I would love for you to do a similar video on that topic! Love your channel!
She's done that.
Thank you so much for sharing I have learned so much about plants with you your such an inspiration and so knowledgeable.
I wouldn't say I like the feeling when I told friends that I wanted to grow vegetables, they think I am poor. I didn't know I want to do it. But I live in a warmer city. This video has inspired me.
Blue Sky tell your 'friends' you want nutritious vegetables not the poor stuff from the grocery store.
Poor? OMG. Please do not call them friends. They do not deserve you. Start planting and show the richness of nutrition you can get from your own vegetables.
@@n.w.414 100% agree.
@@thefifthanggo I told myself I never want to grow vegetables. Lol, I change my mind.
Now that's a new one... Go ahead and plant. Like she said, the satisfaction is indescribable. Tomatoes 🍅 especially
Thank you for sharing how to prepare & plant Tomato and pepper from seed.👍 love the background
This is a great, informative video. I’m on year 3 of planting seeds and you’ve explained so much rational and tips right in time for this weekends seedings. Thank you so much 😊
Good Morning Laura!! Thanks for sharing this information!!
Thank you for the links!! 😊 I went the other day looking for them & it just showed me the plants! Buying one of each! Can’t wait to get them! 😊😊😊
Yaaaay! Thanks so much for adding the temperatures in Celsius!!!
Thank you again for reminding us to plant tomato and chilli this time of year,. Thank you for all the informations, it's so much helpful..
It would be great if you could make a tutorial on how to prune tomatoes, like, how many branches you keep bcz your tomato plants are huge and gives a lot of fruit too!
I recently watched Gary with the rusted garden on you tube. He boils hot water. Puts seed starting soil mix in a container and adds the boiled water store it to kills any knat or bugs right eggs that are naturally occuring. I also use cooled delituted chamomile tea water to water my seedlings never had damping off.
Awww how exciting! I love garden and plot planning, and starting seeds!
Great video, I plan on doing some container gardening this year also. The only thing I still need is a heat pad. Thanks for sharing, so helpful.
Time for us to start too! I’ve done one round so far and will be doing another this weekend 😊
Hey can you do a video on your light setup and plants on the shelves behind you. Enjoy your videos.
I had two self seeded tomatoes last year. I didn't realize they are quite that easy. They came a bit late, of course, but we still managed to harvest red tomatoes from them.
Tip: Sprinkle cinnamon on the top of the soil before putting the dome on to help stop fungus.
Oh wo, thanks! I didn't know that!
Ants absolutely *HATE* cinnamon. Fun fact, yo.
Perfect timing! I am going to start seeds this weekend in self-watering seed tray and you answered a bunch of my questions!
Thank you so much, You explain things so well; I would love to grow tomatoes this year,
You talked about using “these ones” (LOL) as container specimens, just wondering how your blueberries did last year. I’m wanting to try that out this year myself, and I don’t think you ever updated us on that blueberry container. Happy gardening! 🤗
Oh my goodness such great timing I just got my seeds in the mail today 🍅❤️
Just ordered all of them. Excited especially about the goodhearted one for baskets 👍
Excellent education video on seeds, soil, when to start and transplant, everything. Thanks so much. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I heard that your supposed to pinch back tomatoes as a seedling to better branching, but if it's determinate should you if they're not supposed to be pruned?
Great info! Thank you! 🍅
Great timing on this video Laura! I was just ordering tomato seeds and I remember your gorgeous plants from last year! Just ordered my seeds!
Congrats Laura! What an excellent seed starting, and overall informative video. ❤️👍
Great video! I'll follow your next videos on the subject to see how to plant, stake and trim them. I've never had luck with this vegetable! Thanks!
Question-When do you put water in the bottom tray? When you plant the seeds or when you see them pop up through the soil?
Thank you for all your wonderful videos. They are so educational and inspiring.
Was trying to figure out a way to get the Garden Gem variety, and this helped so much! Thanks again for some great inspiration! 🍅🍅
Can you do a video on growing seeds indoors in an economical way?Some of the grow lights can be really expensive.. Would a clamp light work instead?
I put mine close to a south east window where they get intense light for 6 hours and they do fine. I use regular food containers to seed them and put them inside a plastic bag, which I blow in order to make a dome, zip close it and wait until the seedlings pop up to take the bag out and let them finish growing free.
Valerie Strickler I bought a $12 grow bulb at Lowe’s for a clamp light. It’s good for one tray. Haven’t tried on seeds yet. Good luck!
I purchased a two strip grow light from amazon for about £16 that is electric, clamps onto a surface and is doing great for my seed starting. I was concerned about electricity efficiency but it hasn’t had a negative impact so far. Hope this helps and good luck 🙂
Luke Marion at MIGardener just did a good video on UA-cam (2/6) about the different options and economies of buying them. I start a lot of seeds and use a 4-shelf set-up with cfl shop lights that I bought at Costco and it has worked great for 5 years. Just be careful to get the right lumens and kelvin. The price of LEDs has come down during that time, so some may be more affordable now.
Will you be doing this type of video for other vegetables you plan on planting in your garden - like cucumbers, bell peppers, squash, etc?
Woul love to get a video on peppers you plant in your garden like you did for tomatoes. I am looking to figure out which to plant and how to get a huge crop.
We plant in June I quests I should wait another month
As soon as I saw that nozzle, I started cracking up. Laura, did you drag a hose up the side of the house to get water into that room? lol
Yes I was wondering if she ever did sort out a setup, or if she had Aaron try and toss it up while she leaned out the window before they filmed this 😂
Yes, yes she did!
In a room tour she showed that she has a house in the room at all times, and when she needs it she feeds it out of the window, when done she pulls it back up
Loved the video, it was filled with very useful information on seed starting!! Wish I had the space to start seeds. 😊🌿🍅🌶🌿
I’m curious how Aaron organizes his videos? Like how long does it take to find footage of an old video and “we’ll throw it on the screen”
Yeah, that might be interesting: seeing how they catalog their videos. Are they cataloged with keywords or are entire segments in a database with video id numbers and time-stamps? Well, for the nerdy, dorky programmy people like me but I'm not sure the gardeners who watch this channel would have an appreciation (or interest) for it.
She mentioned in a recent video that she has a guy named Kevin help with editing. If he's a pro I wouldn't be surprised if he had some tagging or cataloguing system
Definitely getting some of the tomato seeds. Especially the good hearted. Always looking for the perfect tomato.
Just found your channel and this video had great info, not to mention you stay on point and have a great teaching voice. So, you have a new subscriber! ❤️
I love your Garden Answer Channel. I live in Ireland. In the South east of the country.
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To anyone who is watching this video and is really new to starting seeds, please understand you absolutely DO NOT need a heating mat and a grow light, neither do you need a sprayer. Chances are if you are starting from seed, you have a very low budget for whatever you want to grow. If you just put your seeds in a warm and bright place they will be totally fine. I know when I was super new to gardening, I was very intimidated and bummed out by the fact that i don't have equipment or resources to give my seeds the best chances. 4 years in and I can tell you, while those kind of things are nice to have and make it easier on you, they are an extra and are not a necessity. Go and put your seeds in the dirt and keep them warm, well lit and moist and you will for sure be fine. Good luck.
I completely agree; well said.
I have yet to try growing any vegetables, because I'm scared of all the disease and pests and chaos that come along with that. Could you please do a video on those issues?
I don't eat tomatoes any more, since my yayà (grandma) got too old and stopped growing them in her garden (and then passed away...), because no purchased tomato ever tastes like those...
Have a wonderful weekend!! 😊
Hi Laura, thanks for the tip in buying a micro grow light kit. I live in the UK and I've just found from a garden supply store over here. Should help start my tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, chillies....oh I could go on forever. Anyway, thanks again for the tip and for brilliant videos. x
Thank u for all ur great information!!