Ladybug, you should get Aaron on creating a zone specific wall calendar! They don't exist as far as I can tell! And all the art could be your garden! 😍 😍 😍
Wow love the seed storege container. So when you going to get a chicken coop and some chickens that's all that's missing. Just a few. :). What ya think?? Lol
I have never grown flowers from seed, I don't know why. Lol I think I'll have to start because that would make it much more affordable. And I would definitely like to learn more about soil amendments. Great video, thank you.
Thanks for sharing Laura. I live in Florida, so we've been getting really nice temps lately. Our winters are usually 50 to 70° during the day with 40° nights. We are lucky to be able to grow a lot all year long. I've been a grower/gardener for 6 yrs and love what I do! I'm hoping to start a non profit organization this year with enough support so I can help people in need. I have lettuce, peas, beans, peppers, radish, sunshine blue blueberries, blackberries and strawberries which are in season here right now. I live in plant city which is where the commercial farms are. So gorgeous to see all the fields filled out this time of year! I need to get organizing some seeds so I can continue planting my February into spring garden.
Definitely plant lemon thyme! It's my favorite and I grow it every year... Do you happen to remember any of the seeds you used in your garden last year? Like the tomatoes and the Cinderella pumpkins, they seemed to do really well...
Now I need to rearrange my seeds. In a shoe box with dividers so cheap + cheerful. I organize based on starting date for indoors and outdoors so I don't miss anything. Love my heirloom tomatoes and peppers. Baker Creek seeds are great and purple cosmic carrots are my daughter's favorite. Would love the recipe for ditch water!!! Glad to hear you have your voice back. I still have my Christmas cold.
Just be careful where you plant your milkweed because once it's established it comes up EVERYWHERE year after year, like I spend a lot of the summer pulling milkweed babies out of my perennials haha. I do get a ton of happy monarchs, even though it took them a couple years to figure out I had milkweed lol!
I'm in Zone 5, Wisconsin, and we literally let milkweed grow wherever it wants to - and even then, there's not that much of it. My husband mows around it if it comes up in the lawn, and in the "wild" part of the property, I help the seeds scatter far and wide. We used to be able to count on finding caterpillars on every plant. Now, we're lucky to find any at all. Even the milkweed doesn't seem to grow that well. Don't really understand it.
@@jacquikomschlies6079 I'm in Minnesota, we're neighbors! I'm Zone 4 though, I'm jealous of your Zone 5 lol. My milkweed would take over all of my gardens if I let it, it's vigorous! I found last summer I had a problem with monarch caterpillar predation, I think the wasps figured out where to find them; maybe that's what's happening to yours?
@@samantha.irenes Maybe? We zoomed right past our Zone 5 this winter. Got to -27 plus wind chill. I'll have to be on the lookout for the wasps you mentioned.
You are more organized than anyone I have ever met! I don't think there is hope for me to get anywhere near that. I am always so impressed how you have things so planned out.
Nice video Laura! I have a question and was wondering if you or anyone else might know the answer. So I absolutely love the Schefflera plant and I purchased one. The garden center actually ordered it in for me. I saw tiny browns spots on a couple leaves but they told me it was shipped and just needed to bounce back. Sad to say it was very infested with scales and I had no idea what a scale was back then! I tried to wash the leaves, and treat them with home made solutions. This was not working so I did buy a chemical to use in the soil but by then the plant was just so full and was getting scales on my other plants. I decided to toss it rather then keep using chemicals in my home. My question is ....Why are most all the Schefflera plants covered with scales in the stores? I want to buy one so bad but that was just a horrible experience! Could I start one indoors easily? Thank you to anyone who can answer
I’d love it if you shared seed starting tips with us. I grew my veggie plants from seed last year, for the first time. I did well, but there’s definitely room for improvement. Thanks Laura!
📗✏️ Hi Laura - I’m a paper and pencil girl too! If I write it down and can see it as I go thru my seeds or whatever it is, then it’s in front of me and out of my head!!! I write notes beside of items and highlight things and it’s all there at a glance! Your raised garden system was perfect last year. Loved your set up with water to each bed. Such a pretty area that you designed as well. Veggies are happier when you can keep the weeds out of them and grow better. Much easier than in the ground! We’ve had a big garden all my life and it’s so hard to keep the weeds out of the ground than in a raised bed. Great job on designing and growing with your set up! Thanks for sharing your seeds set up. Looks just like mine but mine is in a box rather than a metal tin. 🍅🥒🌽🍠🥔🍓💜🤗
I love zinnias. I grow several beds in my garden. I cut them for my neighbors and friends. They last a long time in the vase. The more you cut them the more they bloom.
I'd need a bigger container to store the seeds I have. Any seeds I harvest I store in wax paper that I fold into envelopes . Not sure what veggies I will grow this year but I bought a lime tree an a Elderberry bush another blueberry and a couple of dogwoods one a Chinese the other a red they will be delivered the first week of February. So we are off and racing Thank you for sharing tell Aaron N Benjamin ello !!!Oh an Ive been buying seeds from Renee's Garden before she changed her name from Shepard's Gardens to what it is today think that was the 80's lol
Showy milkweed seeds require a cold stratification period for germination. This can happen outside or in your refrigerator. Good luck! The monarchs need all the help we can provide.
Good morning guys just wanted to ask how your asparagus are looking mine are looking kind of yellow if you can show them and what you've done with them so far. I'd appreciate it.thanks for all your info.🙏🤓
Please introduce more herbs into your garden repertoire. Home herb gardening is something that almost everyone who cooks is doing now due to not only the cost of herbs but convenience, superior flavor, and popularity. (identifying yourself as a chef and not just a cook) Kitchen grown herbs are really popular not only for house dwellers but also and especially for those of us living in condos, town houses, or apartments. Trust me when I say, if you up your indoor and outdoor herb selection you will increase your viewer level. If you add an occasional video that includes you or your husband or both cooking a recipe using the home grown herbs (like the swiss mint you use in mojitos, cookies, desserts and teas) and vegetables right from your kitchen and garden you will also increase your viewer level. Just sayin. You are the first person I have met that agrees with me about sage. For me it is a strong herb that takes over the flavor of the dish. So, for me, it's good to look at but not to eat. LOL. Maybe just try one or two new vetegable/plant that you do not have experience with every season. We always like someone else to be the Guinea pig, (that would be you) so to speak, before trying it out ourselves. LOL. Did you ever cultivate that long strip of land you were talking about back in August? I can't remember if it was in the front but it was right next to a drive way or off road of some sort. What are your plans for that. Thank you for this video.
Careful with the carrot (flower) I think this is Queen Annes Lace?? I planted it and it is more invasive then mint! Constantly pulling it along with Morning Glory. ugh! Pretty but what a pain!
I picked Drunken woman frizzy for the name as well, though I got my seeds from Territorial. Do you ever purchase from them? I got a bee mix and bug mix from them too since they are an Oregon company. I'm trying to be careful about mixes after the General Mills seed mix thing lol Also I am guilty of that overdoing it thing too.. especially when growing. I have been known to grow 18 varieties of tomatoes in a season just cause I can't decide on what to grow!! :D
“I picked that because of the name” 😆 Woman after my own heart! I’m going to do some container veggies this year, since I’ve never done a full garden by myself, and I didn’t really prepare the yard space this past fall like I should have! Love suggestions for staple veggies that can grow in small spaces!
Tomatoes and herbs do amazing in containers. :-) our soil is so poor where we live, it's the only way we can grow veggies. Plus, it's much easier for weeding. :-)
Believe it or not, I used a 5 gallon galvanized bucket to grow butternut squash, on a small patio (about 6'x9'), back in my college days! It produced 8 beautiful squash by the end of the season! It did require slightly more frequent organic fertilizering schedule than if it had been in the ground. I did have to train the fine to loop the perimeter of the space, back and forth, in order to make it fit into a smaller area. Totally worth the jumble of vines 😂 Another great option is to think vertically with gardening. With a container deep enough, you can grow onions and potatoes in a small footprint.
I've been in love with this galvinized seed storage box since the first time I saw it in a Gardener's Supply catalog! I can't garden; but, I love the whole kit. It DOES need to be wide enough for two rows of seed packets, side-by-side. This was a relaxing video; except, it seems to have made a lot of folks even more Spring Fever(ish)! Lol! I love the links to look back at different stages and to check out some of the cool products you use. I hope you feel all better very soon. Hang in there, Laura, Spring isn't as far away as it once was. God bless you all. 🌾💜
I agree, the seed box should be the size of two rows of seed packets. I grow a perennial ageratum flower ( don't know the actual name) that's somewhat tall and beautiful in the fall with its drift of purple. It can be quiet a thug though. Would be great in a meadow garden. Thanks for the follow up info on the wilt stop. I like to use fresh greenery also but, hate the mess. Feel better and have a great week! 💐
Hey Laura! I have a question that I was hoping you knew the answer to. I would like to buy a whole lot of native meadow flower seeds that are good for bees and distribute them in my area in places where there's nothing planted or only sparse grass. I was planning on going for something like bachelor's button, poppy and such. Would the seeds have any chance of growing into plants if I just scatter them over the ground? I was planning on doing this in spring when I know it will rain in the coming days. I want to do this because wild flowers are disappearing here in the Netherlands and pollinators are disappearing with them. I would really appreciate it if you could give me some advice to make this work.
LauraK They sell bulk wildflower seeds at big box stores just for this purpose. They are inexpensive and you get a lot of seed for a large field. I would act fast though as many of those seeds need freezing temperatures to germinate. The time to plant most of those was in the fall for us in the south zone 8. They will be labeled wildflower, native pollinator mix etc and in a larger size seed packet near the seeds in a lowes or home depot. A lot of those mixes have native flowers that will grow well in your climate and will reseed themselves each year. Good luck!
A lot of wildflower seed mixes are full of plants that are not native to the regions they are sold in and can become invasive in some settings. I would research native wild flowers for your area and purchase/ collect the seeds. It is good to prepare the area beforehand and it will need some weeding to remove invasives and mowing 1-2 times a year the first year or so to allow all varieties to grow up and become strong. That’s if you want to replace natives. If you just want lots of flowers, buy a mix. Both methods will attract pollinators. Native plantings can be more beneficial for the native insects and wildlife.
I was indeed planning on getting only native wild flower seeds. However since I plan to distribute them in public areas like a bare roadside strip and the patchy grass field in front of my apartment building, I cannot rake it in or mow it. Therefore I'm looking for seeds that are okay when scattered on top of the ground and that don't need care afterwards. My goal is not necessarily to create one dreamy meadow, but to create pitstops for pollinators and to give native plant species a chance at re-establishing themselves here. That being said, I bet Laura or Aaron has a thing or two to say about this. Like things I should take into consideration. Also as a side note, none of those stores exist here, they're quintessentially American, but we have gardencenters and I can buy (bulk) seed online :)
Not gonna lie- when I first saw "AF" in your seed organizer- I said to myself- Im sure Laura didn't mean that "AF" LOL thats right folks we are changing it to ANNUAL FLOWERS!!
I’m in Chicago and would like to plant using seeds rather then buying the plants and transplant. I’m interested in plants & flowers that attract butterflies and bees. Which ones do you recommend for Chicago? I don’t even know what zone I’m in. Thanks! Zoe
So cute! I'm almost 60 and learning so much. Thank you both🌼🌹🌷🌸 I went to the botanical gardens with my grandchildren last weekend and it was nice I could name some of the plants and they were like wow you're smart Gram's. I told them no I've just been watching a great gardening shows😜🌷🌸🌼🌹🐞🐌🌻🌺🌲
Omg, I have a box of triple bagged seeds in my freezer, the box is 15"x15"x8" and packed full! 😬 my germination rate stays pretty good, excellent on my currant tomatoes from 2012 that I planted this year. But inside that box is a horrible mess 😂 I have to go through everything to remind myself what I have.
Hey Laura. Last year I started seeds about 6 weeks before the last frost, but they were still so small. I kept them under a plastic cover and they got about 8 hours of sunlight per day. Can I start seeds earlier than 6 weeks prior to the last chance of frost? (8-10 weeks?) If not, is there anything I can do to help the plants grow more by planting time? Thanks for posting so many informational videos! Since watching, I've become so excited about expanding my garden. My husband says I'm ridiculous for starting to plan for spring planting in November, but I am just so excited!
You remind me of my Mamma so much with organizational skills. I wish I could be that organized. My outdoor Christmas arrangements are still beautiful. My Mamma even commented on how beautiful everything looks. I used the Wilt Stop. Thank you for sharing and inspiring (Hoping my flower/veggie gardens are as gorgeous as yours and my Moms)
Hi Laura, you may already know this about the "morning Glory" it will take over where ever you plant it & it will cling and strangle anything in it's path. You'll never get rid of it, like ever. I regret planting mine, like 13-15 years ago. It's the bane of my existence...lol
Grow cucumber 🥒 this year. And my garden became beautiful and vibrant because of your tips and other stuff you tell us. I am 16 and learned lot from ur contents.Keep up your work.
Love your channel-thanks for what you teach us all about all the different varieties of plants. Can we see what's on your back porch & grow light room? That would be awesome. Thank you.
The "wild carrot" flower you showed look a whole lot like 'Queen Anne's Lace' that grow along the road here in Illinois in the summertime. They're my favorite. Soooooo beautiful💖
Great video, I can't wait till I have my little greenhouse then I can start some of my plants and flowers ahead. I agree that you should only grow what you eat, but I've been guilty of getting over excited and will grow things that I may or may not eat just because I can, Lol. I love all of your tips and tricks and I really appreciate when you have a new video on these things. Thank you again Laura and I'm looking forward to your next video.
I have been using Wilt Pruf for the past five years and spray all my boxwoods, and I am so thankful as this week we have had minus temps., just shocking, so I am hoping the same success as other years.
Find a place to put in some cinnamon basil. It's an amazing no maintenance gorgeous purple flower fantastic in arrangements. You won't be disappointed. Can you tell me when you are coming to the Philadelphia Flower Show again? I can't find you on their website yet. Can't wait to meet you
I'm going to have to go back in the video to try and catch the name of the mint again if anybody else happened to catch it could you please let me know the name of it. Thanks!
I used to think I hated radishes - until someone suggested roasting or stir frying them. Now, I love them! They lose their hot flavor and just taste like a good root vegetable, which is great because I have a very hard time digesting potatoes. Cooked radishes make an OK substitute in my diet. Not exactly a potato taste, but good in their own right.
Don’t forget that milkweed needs cold stratification in order to germinate. We have a lot of Monarchs that live in our yard during the summer because they love our echinacea. So I spread a bunch of milkweed seeds in the fall so that they have a place to cocoon. Plus milkweed is just beautiful.
Laura, I’ve seen the video where you did some flowerbed planning. Can you do an updated video on replanting new plants in the flowerbed, and how to keep up with what you planted and where? I try to keep a drawing of my beds and number what I’ve planted, but always looking for ways to keep better records.
This will be my 5 growing season and I'm laying out an area for cut flower so I like some of your plants. A new seed company to try is migardener seed and he has a channel on UA-cam check him out when you can . I'm waiting for my order now . I looking for foundation shrub that bloom all white flowers for zone 7 any suggestion
You organize and write out your list just like my mind works. Thank you for staying true to your nature it really helps me grow in my garden skills. I am now organizing seeds and making my list. I feel like I'm going to be successful this year and growing food last year not so much. But I did keep all the flowers alive thanks to your lessons and the way you teach.
Thanks! You just inspired me to organize my plans and seeds for next year. Spiral book and pencil are the only way for me too! It makes a great, portable record from year to year.
I love that seed storage tin you have!! My gosh that's so beautiful! I actually make my own seed storage packets out of oragami paper and they work amazing! I love to save my own seeds from the garden! Thanks for sharing as always!
Have you ever ordered from Seedaholic? Their seeds come with handy cards attached to the seed pack which makes organizing sooo nice !! Also they have some really neat lavender varieties, pinks and white in addition to the classic "lavender." lol
Laura - how important are the best used by dates on seed packets since you mentioned that you might not put all your seeds in your garden this year? Is there a normal shelf life for seed packets or are they are different and if stored properly, can you keep them for years? Thanks for this informative video...I have a small beach garden and would love to start some plants by seed this year.
Your seed storage container is awesome! Love the paper/pencil method! Question: you mentioned possible planting morning glories, is that not the plant that you referred to as bind weed and tried to get rid of at some point? Great video! Looking forward to spring and more videos :)
I do my garden planning the same way. Like to write it down! Love the video. Could you video your gardens now i' d like to see the size of them before the plants start coming up and in.
be careful with button weed and milkweed in my area they grow everywhere. milkweed will grow into big drifts and button weed grows anywhere like ANYwhere.
Thank you so much for this video and please please please do more about your seed starting! I'm trying it for the first time this year and I'm super nervous!
Have you done a video on planting milkweed from seed? If not I would appreciate you making one. I got some seeds to help the monarchs as well, but clueless to how to grow it.
If you like yellow beans , you have to try purple beans. They are the best beans! They grow purple on the stock, but when you cook them they turn green and taste just like a very sweet yellow beans. I love them best of any beans and eat them by them dinner plateful!
I am a total newbie and new homeowner so I’m taking it slow but you’re so inspiring!! Last summer I grew a few herbs in pots and 2 types of tomatoes. I plan to do that again this year and possibly add a few more flowers too!
Coffee and garden organizing with Laura, what a great way to start the day!!!
"We tend to over do it..." You know me soooo well!!
Ladybug, you should get Aaron on creating a zone specific wall calendar! They don't exist as far as I can tell! And all the art could be your garden! 😍 😍 😍
Excellent idea.
Have you heard of Roots and Refuge Farm on UA-cam? She has a bunch of gardening videos on UA-cam and heirloom veggies are her thing!
You are cute AF (Annual Flower), Laura!😂❤️
This video was lit AF! .......... I'm just kidding, I don't really talk like that, lol! But what a great video Laura!
I’d love to see videos when you’re actually planting the seeds!
Wow love the seed storege container. So when you going to get a chicken coop and some chickens that's all that's missing. Just a few. :). What ya think?? Lol
I have never grown flowers from seed, I don't know why. Lol I think I'll have to start because that would make it much more affordable. And I would definitely like to learn more about soil amendments. Great video, thank you.
Thanks for sharing Laura. I live in Florida, so we've been getting really nice temps lately. Our winters are usually 50 to 70° during the day with 40° nights. We are lucky to be able to grow a lot all year long. I've been a grower/gardener for 6 yrs and love what I do! I'm hoping to start a non profit organization this year with enough support so I can help people in need. I have lettuce, peas, beans, peppers, radish, sunshine blue blueberries, blackberries and strawberries which are in season here right now. I live in plant city which is where the commercial farms are. So gorgeous to see all the fields filled out this time of year! I need to get organizing some seeds so I can continue planting my February into spring garden.
Definitely plant lemon thyme! It's my favorite and I grow it every year...
Do you happen to remember any of the seeds you used in your garden last year? Like the tomatoes and the Cinderella pumpkins, they seemed to do really well...
Organized AF! Lol this makes me so excited for spring!
Now I need to rearrange my seeds. In a shoe box with dividers so cheap + cheerful. I organize based on starting date for indoors and outdoors so I don't miss anything. Love my heirloom tomatoes and peppers. Baker Creek seeds are great and purple cosmic carrots are my daughter's favorite. Would love the recipe for ditch water!!! Glad to hear you have your voice back. I still have my Christmas cold.
So informative AF Laura!
Just be careful where you plant your milkweed because once it's established it comes up EVERYWHERE year after year, like I spend a lot of the summer pulling milkweed babies out of my perennials haha. I do get a ton of happy monarchs, even though it took them a couple years to figure out I had milkweed lol!
Everywhere.
Milkweed..yarrow all very invasive for us. I get plenty of butterflies and bees with hydcote lavender..lobelia..rises etc.
I'm in Zone 5, Wisconsin, and we literally let milkweed grow wherever it wants to - and even then, there's not that much of it. My husband mows around it if it comes up in the lawn, and in the "wild" part of the property, I help the seeds scatter far and wide. We used to be able to count on finding caterpillars on every plant. Now, we're lucky to find any at all. Even the milkweed doesn't seem to grow that well. Don't really understand it.
@@jacquikomschlies6079 I'm in Minnesota, we're neighbors! I'm Zone 4 though, I'm jealous of your Zone 5 lol. My milkweed would take over all of my gardens if I let it, it's vigorous! I found last summer I had a problem with monarch caterpillar predation, I think the wasps figured out where to find them; maybe that's what's happening to yours?
@@samantha.irenes Maybe? We zoomed right past our Zone 5 this winter. Got to -27 plus wind chill. I'll have to be on the lookout for the wasps you mentioned.
You are more organized than anyone I have ever met! I don't think there is hope for me to get anywhere near that. I am always so impressed how you have things so planned out.
I would not have even thought anything about af lol. The garden has protected me from such silliness. Lol
I love how extra you are when you added a photo of every flower from the Johnny's seed pack.
Love zinnia have to give a try this year.... thank you for sharing cant wait to see your garden with all those flowers 🦋🌹🌸🌺👌
I loved this video. I found it super interesting. I have started collecting seed packets already.
I'm so ready for spring too 😭♥️
Nice video Laura! I have a question and was wondering if you or anyone else might know the answer. So I absolutely love the Schefflera plant and I purchased one. The garden center actually ordered it in for me. I saw tiny browns spots on a couple leaves but they told me it was shipped and just needed to bounce back. Sad to say it was very infested with scales and I had no idea what a scale was back then! I tried to wash the leaves, and treat them with home made solutions. This was not working so I did buy a chemical to use in the soil but by then the plant was just so full and was getting scales on my other plants. I decided to toss it rather then keep using chemicals in my home. My question is ....Why are most all the Schefflera plants covered with scales in the stores? I want to buy one so bad but that was just a horrible experience! Could I start one indoors easily? Thank you to anyone who can answer
I’d love it if you shared seed starting tips with us. I grew my veggie plants from seed last year, for the first time. I did well, but there’s definitely room for improvement. Thanks Laura!
📗✏️ Hi Laura - I’m a paper and pencil girl too! If I write it down and can see it as I go thru my seeds or whatever it is, then it’s in front of me and out of my head!!! I write notes beside of items and highlight things and it’s all there at a glance! Your raised garden system was perfect last year. Loved your set up with water to each bed. Such a pretty area that you designed as well. Veggies are happier when you can keep the weeds out of them and grow better. Much easier than in the ground! We’ve had a big garden all my life and it’s so hard to keep the weeds out of the ground than in a raised bed. Great job on designing and growing with your set up! Thanks for sharing your seeds set up. Looks just like mine but mine is in a box rather than a metal tin. 🍅🥒🌽🍠🥔🍓💜🤗
I love zinnias. I grow several beds in my garden. I cut them for my neighbors and friends. They last a long time in the vase. The more you cut them the more they bloom.
I'd need a bigger container to store the seeds I have. Any seeds I harvest I store in wax paper that I fold into envelopes . Not sure what veggies I will grow this year but I bought a lime tree an a Elderberry bush another blueberry and a couple of dogwoods one a Chinese the other a red they will be delivered the first week of February. So we are off and racing Thank you for sharing tell Aaron N Benjamin ello !!!Oh an Ive been buying seeds from Renee's Garden before she changed her name from Shepard's Gardens to what it is today think that was the 80's lol
Showy milkweed seeds require a cold stratification period for germination. This can happen outside or in your refrigerator. Good luck! The monarchs need all the help we can provide.
Good morning guys just wanted to ask how your asparagus are looking mine are looking kind of yellow if you can show them and what you've done with them so far. I'd appreciate it.thanks for all your info.🙏🤓
any chance you will incorporate any cooking segments on how you use your veggie harvest later in the year?
Please introduce more herbs into your garden repertoire. Home herb gardening is something that almost everyone who cooks is doing now due to not only the cost of herbs but convenience, superior flavor, and popularity. (identifying yourself as a chef and not just a cook) Kitchen grown herbs are really popular not only for house dwellers but also and especially for those of us living in condos, town houses, or apartments. Trust me when I say, if you up your indoor and outdoor herb selection you will increase your viewer level. If you add an occasional video that includes you or your husband or both cooking a recipe using the home grown herbs (like the swiss mint you use in mojitos, cookies, desserts and teas) and vegetables right from your kitchen and garden you will also increase your viewer level. Just sayin.
You are the first person I have met that agrees with me about sage. For me it is a strong herb that takes over the flavor of the dish. So, for me, it's good to look at but not to eat. LOL.
Maybe just try one or two new vetegable/plant that you do not have experience with every season. We always like someone else to be the Guinea pig, (that would be you) so to speak, before trying it out ourselves. LOL.
Did you ever cultivate that long strip of land you were talking about back in August? I can't remember if it was in the front but it was right next to a drive way or off road of some sort. What are your plans for that.
Thank you for this video.
AF, Awesome Flowers? 🤷♀️😂
Careful with the carrot (flower) I think this is Queen Annes Lace?? I planted it and it is more invasive then mint! Constantly pulling it along with Morning Glory. ugh! Pretty but what a pain!
I picked Drunken woman frizzy for the name as well, though I got my seeds from Territorial. Do you ever purchase from them? I got a bee mix and bug mix from them too since they are an Oregon company. I'm trying to be careful about mixes after the General Mills seed mix thing lol Also I am guilty of that overdoing it thing too.. especially when growing. I have been known to grow 18 varieties of tomatoes in a season just cause I can't decide on what to grow!! :D
“I picked that because of the name” 😆 Woman after my own heart! I’m going to do some container veggies this year, since I’ve never done a full garden by myself, and I didn’t really prepare the yard space this past fall like I should have! Love suggestions for staple veggies that can grow in small spaces!
I have done banana peppers, they did great
Tomatoes and herbs do amazing in containers. :-) our soil is so poor where we live, it's the only way we can grow veggies. Plus, it's much easier for weeding. :-)
Believe it or not, I used a 5 gallon galvanized bucket to grow butternut squash, on a small patio (about 6'x9'), back in my college days! It produced 8 beautiful squash by the end of the season! It did require slightly more frequent organic fertilizering schedule than if it had been in the ground. I did have to train the fine to loop the perimeter of the space, back and forth, in order to make it fit into a smaller area. Totally worth the jumble of vines 😂
Another great option is to think vertically with gardening. With a container deep enough, you can grow onions and potatoes in a small footprint.
So glad you filmed this video!!!! Lol to the AF haha
Looking forward to the success of the annual flowers you plant. 🌻🌺🌸
Looking forward to your planting seeds videos. You are getting me enthusiastic about seeds.
I've been in love with this galvinized seed storage box since the first time I saw it in a Gardener's Supply catalog! I can't garden; but, I love the whole kit. It DOES need to be wide enough for two rows of seed packets, side-by-side. This was a relaxing video; except, it seems to have made a lot of folks even more Spring Fever(ish)! Lol! I love the links to look back at different stages and to check out some of the cool products you use. I hope you feel all better very soon. Hang in there, Laura, Spring isn't as far away as it once was. God bless you all. 🌾💜
"AF"....😂😂😂😂 That Aaron doesn't miss a thing does he? The look of exasperation on your face, Laura... priceless!
I agree, the seed box should be the size of two rows of seed packets. I grow a perennial ageratum flower ( don't know the actual name) that's somewhat tall and beautiful in the fall with its drift of purple. It can be quiet a thug though. Would be great in a meadow garden. Thanks for the follow up info on the wilt stop. I like to use fresh greenery also but, hate the mess. Feel better and have a great week! 💐
Awesome & informative!!!
TFS from Korea❤️
Hey Laura! I have a question that I was hoping you knew the answer to. I would like to buy a whole lot of native meadow flower seeds that are good for bees and distribute them in my area in places where there's nothing planted or only sparse grass. I was planning on going for something like bachelor's button, poppy and such. Would the seeds have any chance of growing into plants if I just scatter them over the ground? I was planning on doing this in spring when I know it will rain in the coming days.
I want to do this because wild flowers are disappearing here in the Netherlands and pollinators are disappearing with them. I would really appreciate it if you could give me some advice to make this work.
LauraK They sell bulk wildflower seeds at big box stores just for this purpose. They are inexpensive and you get a lot of seed for a large field. I would act fast though as many of those seeds need freezing temperatures to germinate. The time to plant most of those was in the fall for us in the south zone 8. They will be labeled wildflower, native pollinator mix etc and in a larger size seed packet near the seeds in a lowes or home depot. A lot of those mixes have native flowers that will grow well in your climate and will reseed themselves each year. Good luck!
A lot of wildflower seed mixes are full of plants that are not native to the regions they are sold in and can become invasive in some settings. I would research native wild flowers for your area and purchase/ collect the seeds. It is good to prepare the area beforehand and it will need some weeding to remove invasives and mowing 1-2 times a year the first year or so to allow all varieties to grow up and become strong. That’s if you want to replace natives. If you just want lots of flowers, buy a mix. Both methods will attract pollinators. Native plantings can be more beneficial for the native insects and wildlife.
SAVE THE BEES!!!!🐝😁
I was indeed planning on getting only native wild flower seeds. However since I plan to distribute them in public areas like a bare roadside strip and the patchy grass field in front of my apartment building, I cannot rake it in or mow it. Therefore I'm looking for seeds that are okay when scattered on top of the ground and that don't need care afterwards. My goal is not necessarily to create one dreamy meadow, but to create pitstops for pollinators and to give native plant species a chance at re-establishing themselves here.
That being said, I bet Laura or Aaron has a thing or two to say about this. Like things I should take into consideration.
Also as a side note, none of those stores exist here, they're quintessentially American, but we have gardencenters and I can buy (bulk) seed online :)
That was great fun - you've really motivated me to get started!
This video is nice AF
Not gonna lie- when I first saw "AF" in your seed organizer- I said to myself- Im sure Laura didn't mean that "AF" LOL thats right folks we are changing it to ANNUAL FLOWERS!!
I’m in Chicago and would like to plant using seeds rather then buying the plants and transplant. I’m interested in plants & flowers that attract butterflies and bees. Which ones do you recommend for Chicago? I don’t even know what zone I’m in. Thanks! Zoe
A wild flower meadow would be lovely for pollinators. Also especially wonderful for Benjamin to toddle through.
I love growing edible/medicinal flowers in my garden beds.
My favorite edible flowers:
Marigolds
Calendula
Nasturtium
Pansies
Hollyhocks
Morning from Mn..... I like the seed box. This year has been bad for mice here due to no snow darn little critters. great video .....
So cute! I'm almost 60 and learning so much. Thank you both🌼🌹🌷🌸
I went to the botanical gardens with my grandchildren last weekend and it was nice I could name some of the plants and they were like wow you're smart Gram's. I told them no I've just been watching a great gardening shows😜🌷🌸🌼🌹🐞🐌🌻🌺🌲
Omg, I have a box of triple bagged seeds in my freezer, the box is 15"x15"x8" and packed full! 😬 my germination rate stays pretty good, excellent on my currant tomatoes from 2012 that I planted this year. But inside that box is a horrible mess 😂 I have to go through everything to remind myself what I have.
Great idea to plant something to draw the bugs away from the main plants
Hey Laura. Last year I started seeds about 6 weeks before the last frost, but they were still so small. I kept them under a plastic cover and they got about 8 hours of sunlight per day. Can I start seeds earlier than 6 weeks prior to the last chance of frost? (8-10 weeks?) If not, is there anything I can do to help the plants grow more by planting time? Thanks for posting so many informational videos! Since watching, I've become so excited about expanding my garden. My husband says I'm ridiculous for starting to plan for spring planting in November, but I am just so excited!
You remind me of my Mamma so much with organizational skills. I wish I could be that organized. My outdoor Christmas arrangements are still beautiful. My Mamma even commented on how beautiful everything looks. I used the Wilt Stop. Thank you for sharing and inspiring (Hoping my flower/veggie gardens are as gorgeous as yours and my Moms)
Hi Laura, you may already know this about the "morning Glory" it will take over where ever you plant it & it will cling and strangle anything in it's path. You'll never get rid of it, like ever. I regret planting mine, like 13-15 years ago. It's the bane of my existence...lol
Excellent. Thank you. Laura, have you ever grown Rosemary 'Arp' in your garden? I live in Denver metro zone 5, and have had great success with it.
"Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a type of arrhythmia..." I was thinking about what it could mean XD.
Good idea my dear friend
Very nice video
Have a great day^^♡♡
Grow cucumber 🥒 this year. And my garden became beautiful and vibrant because of your tips and other stuff you tell us. I am 16 and learned lot from ur contents.Keep up your work.
Love your channel-thanks for what you teach us all about all the different varieties of plants. Can we see what's on your back porch & grow light room? That would be awesome. Thank you.
What would you recommend for getting rid of crabgrass/weeds without killing the grass and when should I start? Thank you.
The "wild carrot" flower you showed look a whole lot like 'Queen Anne's Lace' that grow along the road here in Illinois in the summertime. They're my favorite. Soooooo beautiful💖
Thank you so much. Just loving learning from you. Great video Laura.😳🌸
enjoyed your video I look forward to seeing more videos on how you plan your garden
I think the English name for "Tonda di Parigi" is "Paris Market" =] I have some in my garden too but haven't gotten any luck with them.
Love the Galvanized Seed Saver. Must get me one!!!!
Great video, I can't wait till I have my little greenhouse then I can start some of my plants and flowers ahead. I agree that you should only grow what you eat, but I've been guilty of getting over excited and will grow things that I may or may not eat just because I can, Lol. I love all of your tips and tricks and I really appreciate when you have a new video on these things. Thank you again Laura and I'm looking forward to your next video.
I have been using Wilt Pruf for the past five years and spray all my boxwoods, and I am so thankful as this week we have had minus temps., just shocking, so I am hoping the same success as other years.
Find a place to put in some cinnamon basil. It's an amazing no maintenance gorgeous purple flower fantastic in arrangements. You won't be disappointed. Can you tell me when you are coming to the Philadelphia Flower
Show again? I can't find you on their website yet. Can't wait to meet you
I'm going to have to go back in the video to try and catch the name of the mint again if anybody else happened to catch it could you please let me know the name of it. Thanks!
Swiss Ricola Mint! 😊
@@gardenanswer thank you!☺
Thank you. I rewatched and couldn’t catch it either.
I've been looking for the Swiss Ricola Mint and can't find where to get seeds or plants. Does anyone have any suggestions?
I used to think I hated radishes - until someone suggested roasting or stir frying them. Now, I love them! They lose their hot flavor and just taste like a good root vegetable, which is great because I have a very hard time digesting potatoes. Cooked radishes make an OK substitute in my diet. Not exactly a potato taste, but good in their own right.
Don’t forget that milkweed needs cold stratification in order to germinate. We have a lot of
Monarchs that live in our yard during the summer because they love our echinacea. So I spread a bunch of milkweed seeds in the fall so that they have a place to cocoon. Plus milkweed is just beautiful.
Laura, I’ve seen the video where you did some flowerbed planning. Can you do an updated video on replanting new plants in the flowerbed, and how to keep up with what you planted and where?
I try to keep a drawing of my beds and number what I’ve planted, but always looking for ways to keep better records.
This will be my 5 growing season and I'm laying out an area for cut flower so I like some of your plants. A new seed company to try is migardener seed and he has a channel on UA-cam check him out when you can . I'm waiting for my order now . I looking for foundation shrub that bloom all white flowers for zone 7 any suggestion
You organize and write out your list just like my mind works. Thank you for staying true to your nature it really helps me grow in my garden skills. I am now organizing seeds and making my list. I feel like I'm going to be successful this year and growing food last year not so much. But I did keep all the flowers alive thanks to your lessons and the way you teach.
Thanks! You just inspired me to organize my plans and seeds for next year. Spiral book and pencil are the only way for me too! It makes a great, portable record from year to year.
For cantaloupe we love Athena. In W. Tennessee it grows wonderful, delicious fruits.
Thank you! Love your organization and it makes me feel better about "tend to overdo" I've overdone ;). Have you ever tried Floret Flowers?
I love that seed storage tin you have!! My gosh that's so beautiful! I actually make my own seed storage packets out of oragami paper and they work amazing! I love to save my own seeds from the garden! Thanks for sharing as always!
I'm getting so exicited about the new gardening videos thanks
A treasure box of goodies! May I ask how long can seeds sore before they 'die'(not germinate any more)? Thank you.
Speaking of Russell. ... Where is No??????🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾
Exactly what I am doing today, what a coincidence!
Have you ever ordered from Seedaholic? Their seeds come with handy cards attached to the seed pack which makes organizing sooo nice !! Also they have some really neat lavender varieties, pinks and white in addition to the classic "lavender." lol
Laura - how important are the best used by dates on seed packets since you mentioned that you might not put all your seeds in your garden this year? Is there a normal shelf life for seed packets or are they are different and if stored properly, can you keep them for years? Thanks for this informative video...I have a small beach garden and would love to start some plants by seed this year.
Your seed storage container is awesome! Love the paper/pencil method! Question: you mentioned possible planting morning glories, is that not the plant that you referred to as bind weed and tried to get rid of at some point? Great video! Looking forward to spring and more videos :)
It’s funny because you have an excel spreadsheet now! You said that’s what Aaron would have 🙂
Very informative. What size are your rectangle planting beds?
I do my garden planning the same way. Like to write it down! Love the video. Could you video your gardens now i' d like to see the size of them before the plants start coming up and in.
be careful with button weed and milkweed in my area they grow everywhere. milkweed will grow into big drifts and button weed grows anywhere like ANYwhere.
Thank you so much for this video and please please please do more about your seed starting! I'm trying it for the first time this year and I'm super nervous!
Have you done a video on planting milkweed from seed? If not I would appreciate you making one. I got some seeds to help the monarchs as well, but clueless to how to grow it.
If you like yellow beans , you have to try purple beans. They are the best beans! They grow purple on the stock, but when you cook them they turn green and taste just like a very sweet yellow beans. I love them best of any beans and eat them by them dinner plateful!
I'm from Kuwait. I want these seeds for flowers. How can I communicate with you?
where do you go with your clippings/trimmings? do you have a huge composter?
LIT AF,like always 😂
I am a total newbie and new homeowner so I’m taking it slow but you’re so inspiring!! Last summer I grew a few herbs in pots and 2 types of tomatoes. I plan to do that again this year and possibly add a few more flowers too!
You guys Rock! Thank you for what you’re doing!!😃🌺
Are all the flower seeds going in the vegetable garden? If not, do you already know where you will be planting them?
Could you please do a video on planting and starting from seed. I’m planning to do this in my garden. Thank you 🙏