Early Spring Garden Tasks to JUMPSTART Your Garden

SW Ohio, planting zone 6b
March 2nd, 2024
It's opening season in the garden! We've had a string of warm weather which means we are ahead by about 2 weeks. We direct sowed peas, arugula, cilantro and dill and used milk jugs to create mini greenhouses for them in case the weather turns sour later in the month.
We also made a decision to plant the onions out after looking at the long term forecast showing no temperatures in the 20s for 10 days. We planted the following varieties: sierra blanca, cabernet, patterson and super sweet yellow Utah jumbo. We planted a total of 224 plants in a 12x4 foot raised bed.
Back in the seed starting room we potted up our brassicas. These are less cold hardy than onions so we generally plant them out early April. We also started our peppers: watch to the end to see a list of varieties!
As always, if you have any questions, please let me know in the comments. And if you like content like this, please subscribe for future videos!
-Peter & Hilary
00:00 Sowing peas in milkjug greenhouses
02:29 Sowing arugula, cilantro and dill
04:07 Planting Onions
06:57 Potting Up Brassicas
09:41 Starting pepper seeds

[@rachalnocchi5600]

You had some very good helpers! Thank you for showing how you plant and especially WHY, I have been gardening for about 4 years now, and know I still have so much to learn. I love it though!

[@TheGardenFamily]

Thanks Rachel! Spring must be in full swing for you down in Georgia I would think?? Wishing you the best of luck with your season!

[@scottwardcarvings]

Great video !! Thanks Peter.

[@TheGardenFamily]

Thanks Scott!

[@PLD244]

Great Information! I enjoy watching your process.

[@TheGardenFamily]

Thanks Penny. It felt so nice to be out in the garden again! Appreciate the comment and support =)

[@JaneDoe-ft8sz]

👍👍👍

[@TheGardenFamily]

☺️🙏😊

[@HuronSpoonCo]

If I had half the green thumb you’ve got, Peter…

[@TheGardenFamily]

Thanks Sean, but I think you’re selling yourself short, your space is looking great this year!

[@karisawalker3303]

I can grow them from seed but they stay really small, even after 2 months. Are you fertilizing them indoors? If so, with what? What lights do you use and how far away are they? Wondering if I’m burning mine.

[@TheGardenFamily]

Hi Karis? I’m assuming you’re talking about the onions? For lights I use t5 fluorescent lights when they are very small and then a high powered LED starting at week 3 (ViparSpectra xs4000). For fertilizer I do a very dilute (1/3rd the concentration for indoor plants) light watering of water soluble fertilizer at every watering starting around week 3 also. If they flop over you can give the tops a trim as well

[@klosettreat]

Do you find you don’t need to water again until they sprout?

[@TheGardenFamily]

Generally in spring with the little greenhouse on there is no need to water them! Just wait until the conditions are right for them to sprout =)

[@dieselyota]

What zone are you in.

[@TheGardenFamily]

We are in SW Ohio, planting zone 6b (was 6a)

[@emmadaniel5356]

😳 P r o m o S M

[@caketwentytwo]

what is the size of your raised bed?

[@TheGardenFamily]

We have twelve beds that are 4x12ft and 14 inches tall. We have three 4x24ft beds as well. ☺️