Please tell me I'm not alone in my disgusting seed storage situation! So happy to be moving forward in this new year with new organization. It's the small things, am-I-right?
You are so not alone. I’m sure there’s an army of us. I love you new seed ‘homes’. I’m going to try those out also. I have a bazillion collection of herb and wild collected wildflower seeds. They need condos too.
I have a cardboard box that I brought home baby chicks from local feed store in acting as my seed storage containment unit. Haha. Love from Vancouver Island BC
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I have the same exact case for my seeds... being a fairly new gardener I decided to organize my seeds by month they need to be planted. That way at the beginning of every new month I grab my seed case and take out that months cartridge and head out to the garden! 🌱🌱🌱
I really like your idea for a preparation box in conjunction with a sowing catalog. I'm going to set up my seeds from an idea I got from another garden channel. She has a dresser with the little boxes labeled in alphabetical order. I am going to designate each drawer to greens, beans, roots, fruit and herbs etc. I have nine drawers to organize and utilize.
Check out seed savers for heirloom seeds you can then save every year. I just bought a book on seed saving a month ago, it's The Seed Garden. Best wishes.
Gather, Create, Live with Leslie H. Ooh that's interesting! I'll have to check it out. I have never saved seeds other than flower seeds. I think saving seeds could be super fun!
Thank you. I left my six year old, washing dishes and watching this video, while I went outside to dump stuff into the compost and love on the outdoor kitty (at 8:15 in winter) . I came back I in and asked her what happened. She said “well, she ordered trees early because she didn’t get them last year and she is replanting them”. This is pure entertainment for families. This is what ALL channels should aim for.
Hi Shaye. I too used to store my seeds alphabetically, then realized how much easier it was to store them according to the date I needed to start the seeds. Makes our homestead so much easier to maintain, and I never miss starting a seed, or reseeding as needed, for succession planting. I can then just rubber band the seed packets together - which saves so much space! Hope you'll give it a try! Happy gardening my friend!
This is my method as well! I am a nurse and when we got our electronic medication organizers our old ones had to go. So mine is in a old pharmacy bin. And it was so funny because I already use pill jars!
I got such a rush when you pulled those trees out of those boxes..😃 I have the most excellent nursery in my area. I ordered all my trees from them in October and they are going to call me in the spring when they arrive. I ordered two apricots, two Italian plums, two pears, two apples, some more garlic bulbs to plant when the winter garlic is in, and some winter berries. This is my first year as a homesteader, so I am excited. I bought your book, welcome to the farm, and it is so handy. I also ordered seeds for the giant veggie garden. And of course, I will be getting some bees. Gotta have me some honey. 🐝
We are planting most of the same fruit trees plus apricots figs! First year starting our garden. We will be doing bees in the next few years! I plan to plant flowers that bees love to encourage them for this year!
@@trismama1290 that’s great! I would love some chickens, but I don’t think I want to take that on. I’m almost 63 and I live alone. And I still want to do some travel in the winter. But I will be growing lots of flowers and I am interested in having a tea garden. My property backs onto a forest, so I am going to plant some cherry trees back there for the birds when they go on sale and some really tall apple trees for them too. Aren’t you excited for spring?
I have learned from my boss to organize everything with alphabetical order and level it. Love your video. I have been buying seeds here and there. Now I need to organize it too. I didn't know that I can grow olive trees in the container. I am in 7a and 7b plant hardy zone. Last year I have planted blueberry bush, got handful of blueberries but love the plants which change the color of the leaves seasonally. I just bought the pomegranate plant and can't wait to put outside as soon as spring comes. My grandpa used to bring pomegranate fruits every time we got sick. I lived in a big city in an apartment for 20 years with sunny windows but tried and did grow vegetables, flowers whatever I found around. Now I have a big yard and have trying to grow some for the families. Watching you and other homestead growers inspired me to go to the garden and grow.
I have two of these storage cases. One issues is that if you have torn open a packet, use a paperclip to ensure no seeds escape. Been there done that. Joy Giles
Wonderful video. Thank you! To let other viewers know I used the same seed organization as you right before Christmas and got my photo keeper box at Micheals for $14.99. It works well and love how I can find my seeds so quickly😊
I have been using these for a few years now. I garden in raised beds on 1/8 acre suburban back yard. I have 12 raised beds, a shed, a pergola, a massive inground pool and a pool house. A small greenhouse and a couple ground beds on a curve berm. These containers have been indispensable to keep my seeds straight. I hope you love them as mush as i do.
Olives,lemons , grapefruit tree are growing beautifully here in South Australia where l live! Good to be reminded about the fact that we don't have frost (or barely)and can garden around the year but how precious the gardening season is for cool climate gardeners is! I wish for more rain though,we barely have rain for several months in summer,it means a lot of watering to achieve the lush garden look! Love your channel,always looking eagerly under subscriptions for a new video!!!🤗💠
I take supplements regularly, so i have been saving the silica packs inside for a few years, to keep moisture away from my seeds. Since you're in the PNW, it would be extra-helpful. Lived there five years, EVERYTHING mildews.
OMG, Sun Gold tomatoes are amazeballs, literally candy. I took some cuttings off my plants the end of last year & have been growing them in my garden window, just waiting to plant heaps of them this year.
I LOVE the fact that you just pot these all up in your house... dirt and all... I think my husband would have a panic attack if i started potting anything in my kitchen. LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! :)
I use the same containers as you for my seeds. Have been using them for a few years now. I started out with the seeds in alphabetical order, but I have found it more helpful to organize them by when I start the seeds or plant them out, instead of alphabetically. It makes it easy for me to look in the box and know where I am in my seed starting and planting. I move from Spring to Summer to Fall planting easily without forgetting anything along the way (mostly).
We have yellow tomato seeds we have had over 75 years - we store in the freezer after we have dried - my cousin had his in the freezer for 20 years they were still good !
Hi I’m a new gardening gal, I want to start preparing because I’m renting with little space to grow so stocking up on quality seeds seems like what I can do Now. Can I save Any seeds like you in fridge, maybe for a year or two? Any tips to preserve them? Thank you! -Krissy
I did this last year so very handy-dandy, I love being organized in the photo boxes. My husband was good enough to label them all. Love it as I can take out a single box to plant and my seed package won't blow away.
To manage weeds and improve soil, I put leaves, grass clippings, chicken manure wood chips, worm castings, rabbit manure, etc in the fall and cover garden with a tarp over winter, I broadfork in spring and cover for another month and the soil was amazing and the weeds were in check utill june, which gave me time to mulch my paths and rows
May I also add that The Victory Garden Cookbook (it's hard to find, but worth it!) is a GEM. Many of us gardeners/homesteaders didn't grow up eating beets, arugala, fresh herbs, turnips, etc. and don't quite know what to do with them. This cookbook gives SO many recipes for "odd" crops, how to grow them, how to store them, ferment and make recipes with them. Blessings and happy gardening all!
I did this years ago with the same cases. One for herbs, one for flowers and one for veggies. BEST thing I've done as a gardener in years! There's no getting around the bulk seed though. I use vintage bread boxes for bulk seed and bulbs. Cheers Shaye!
I also have already bought my seeds for the year, also from Johnny’s. We buy from them because they’re 40 miles from our home. And we’re establishing on a new area to allow from the pigs and larger poultry flock.
I am UK based and a great follower of Charles Dowding who is a master of this method of gardening. I had a very enjoyable time last year growing vegetables for the first time with great success by using his methods. You will be amazed at the difference it will make to your lives.
I have been gardening for more than 20 years and this is the first year I have put any energy into seed organization and saving. So I guess we are on the same path. I live up in Ile des Chenes, Manitoba in Canada. Thanks for sharing your experiences with everyone it makes me happy to know there are other people out there with similar interests during this isolating time we are in.
So inspiring! All my seeds are stuffed into a ziplock in my fridge. Lol. Just ordered for this year including “Marquette”vines. Finally doing the hard thing re-building the micro vineyard I once had. Homemaker chic addict here. So much so that my girls (dairy goats) know your voices and come to the barn because I’m often playing your podcast while I do feeding and milking. Thank you both for sharing.
Those boxes are life savers. Got them at a big box while they were on sale. Went ahead and got 5 of them, but sincerely wish I would have bought 30 to use as birthday and/or Christmas gifts. I know so many fellow gardeners that would also love them ad well. Just trying to figure out a good way to keep them organized and inventoried.
@@cayceewhite5536 I don't store them in our refrigerator. Shaye may store hers in her cold room though. I keep mine in a cabinet in our laundry area or even just up on a shelf.
A suggestion on adding 1 more tomato is the Baker Creek Thornburn's Terra-Cotta. Lasw year I decided that we were going to grow as many tomatoes as possible. We had 152 tomato plants. My goal was enough preserved for 2 years and determine which varieties we wanted to grow / make space for every year for both fresh eating and preserved forms. We grew 2 plants of each kind we chose. Our favorites which will be in every garden we have are Sungold Cherry, Orange Strawberry (Botanical Interests), Giant Paste, Jersey Devil, Cherokee Carbon, Cherokee Purple and Thornburn's Terra-Cotta. The 2 stars being Sungold and Thronburn's. Prior to last year Cherokee Purple was the one "we can't do without" tomato. It took me 3 year to order Thornburn's because $5/pkg! I am glad I finally broke down last year.
I love that organizer, you can also organize them by categories, like root vege, herbs, flower, and vege plants. You can even take it to summer and winter plants.
believe me, those help so much! It also made ordering so much easier becuase I could see really quickly what I had run out of! Very easy to organize and stay on top of!
I love that box! We bought 2 of them last year and they are the best thing EVER! We have on box with all clear containers and the other one is filled with multi-color containers.
Thankyou for the tips on seed storage, have you thought about growing non hybrid heirloom seed as you will save a lot of money having to buy them each year by letting a plant go to seed and collecting them. You can also swap them for other varieties with fellow enthusiasts it also keeps the old variety genes alive.
I have a no-till Ruth Stout style garden. I maybe spend about 5 minutes a week weeding! It is fabulous! I mulch with rotted hay, composted chicken and cow manure, and rabbit manure. I spend lots of time mulching, but it's way more enjoyable than weeding for sure! My garden is productive and chemical free. Hope this works out great for you Shaye! I'm a loyal podcast listener!
I've adopted no dig this year. Charles Dowding videos on UA-cam are really useful. Modular planting for onions from seeds is a huge game changer and it starts in February for me in the UK. Looking forward to seeing how you get on with your no dig approach.
Love the photo box idea! I organize mine by week to plant, so tomatoes are with friends in week six, cabbages and friends in week ten, etc. These boxes may help it look more grown up, though!
I must admit I am envious as we live in Zone 3 which sometimes dips into Zone 2 if we have a hash winter. We have a short season and I so wish I could grow things like I see people in better climates can grow.
I use these for my seeds. They are wonderful! I have 3 sets (6 boxes). 2 are colored which I use for my flowers and the other 4 are clear which I use for veges and herbs. I think you'll love them.
I started using the photo organizer for seeds last winter. I love it! I also have a small plastic flip top organizer for seeds that I am gearing up to use. That way if I accidentally leave them out, they don't get ruined with rain or anything.
Last year I did what you did. I got two of these cases and I made one for vegetable seeds and one for fruit, herb, and flower seeds. My son and I decorated the underside of the lids with pictures of veggies, fruit and flowers in crayon. Within each case I ordered the individual cases alphabetically. This year I made a slight change. I went through them all to organize them into what week before frost they should be started indoors. So they say 8 weeks, 6 week, 4 weeks, 2 weeks etc. They may also say direct sow early so I know to do them before frost. I'm hoping this will help me keep track of when to start instead of having to look to the seed packet every time.
I loved this longer one. I'm sure the trees will thrive for you. I think I saw these containers on Laura's channel over at Redeeming the Roberts . So handy, I still haven't got around to it. I've got an ancient port with ancient tins storage for seeds. I really need these. Thank you for sharing xxoo
It’s so good to see a video from you all!! Have missed watching your videos.. love to follow your story and see how things are going on the homestead. Thanks from Tennessee
I’ve been using those same bins for my seeds for a couple years, it’s a game changer. You can get them at Michaels or Hobby Lobby with a coupon for much cheaper than Amazon.
Totally ordered this organizer last week, I can't wait to sort out my seeds! Its an exciting season upon us and preparation is key!! Praying blessings over your family🥰
I would like to thank you for your video on the bed sheets. I purchased a set and they are GREAT. I hate throwing money away on cheep junk and would rather pay more for quality that will last (I hate re purchasing things). These sheets are not cheep but well worth the price for the quality you get. I can see these sheets lasting many years. Thanks again!!!!!!
Sun gold is my favorite tomato too! I saved seeds from 2 plants I bought last year and I was worried if they'd germinate but one has emerged today and I hope others will too. I've never bought a tree before - interesting!
This vlog is very inspiring - if you think your seed storage was hap hazard, mine is terrible -paper bags in the green house. Now I am going to make the effort. Start early. I love your respect for plants and what they give. I hear you on light pots - doing that too...terracotta pots stay on the courtyard, where I do not have to move them around so much. Wishing you a grand harvest in months to come!
I just set some of my seeds in one of those last night. I think I would need about 4 of them so I decided I will use sheet protectors and a 3 ring binder for the others. I want to keep seeds from different sources together as much as possible. I have a approximately 20x20 garden but the amount of seeds I have is truly ridiculous lol. Anyway, this was a lovely time with you. Janice
Nice set of seeds you have there! I just built a 600 sq. ft. no dig cut-flower garden using cardboard & compost & I am also going to build new raised beds for our veggies. (We just bought our forever home last spring) I'm so excited! I'm growing lots of new flowers💐 and veggies 🍅! I bought 6 of those storage containers with the plan to start printing my pictures each month because I have about 12- 128 GB SD cards with pictures on them and I'm afraid something is going to happen and I'm going to lose them or they'll get damaged, but I saw the tip for using them for seeds a while back & have yet to do that as well! 🤣 I'm growing single for the 1st time this year!
I saw this idea on gardener scott and pinterest recently! Love it. I just so happen to have one of these from when I used to make jewelry so I guess it's going to have a new purpose.
Beautiful organization. I have to be frugal so I just use zip lock sandwich bags and make dividers with index cars then store in shoe boxes.That leaves me more money to spend on more seeds or other gardening supplies.
I am also so excited about doing ‘no dig’ this year, I’m buying a wood chipper too! I am definitely going through my seeds ASAP and thank you for the organizing tips! Mine are about like how yours were in the big tin! 😉❤️
I've been wanting an olive and meyer lemon tree and you have inspired me to find them this spring! My seed storage is a mail holder on my desk with the seed packets are bunched up in the slots LOL! Love your organization system!
Love the containers, just saw these on Melissa Norris' video last week and ordered them. Still haven't received mine yet. Have all my seeds and some new ones that were discounted ordered just recently. I'm planning a huge medicinal garden this year as well as veggies. In zone 4-5 so it's quite a bit more challenging. May try to get a green house up also. So looking forward to gardening content.
Me either it’s like the little seed if enough little seeds are planted big change can happen! But I love the organization idea and the Elliott homestead! 🥰
Paper envelopes, make sure they're fully dry before you introduce them to the moisture of the fridge or freezer, and I wouldn't take them all to the garden, especially straight from the fridge/freezer.
It's smart to keep it simple. I have 156 varieties of tomato seeds to pick from. Mostly because I have moved to different zones and they call for different types of varieties. I need just one of your cases just for tomatoes. It's become silly.
A seed swap is how I whittled down my over zealous tomato seed purchases and gained some rare herb seeds I had been searching. Met a few like minded gardeners to boot. Thanks for the Green theraphy Shaye!💚
Please tell me I'm not alone in my disgusting seed storage situation! So happy to be moving forward in this new year with new organization. It's the small things, am-I-right?
I had the basically exact same video go live today 😂
You are so not alone. I’m sure there’s an army of us. I love you new seed ‘homes’. I’m going to try those out also. I have a bazillion collection of herb and wild collected wildflower seeds. They need condos too.
I have a cardboard box that I brought home baby chicks from local feed store in acting as my seed storage containment unit. Haha. Love from Vancouver Island BC
Do you save seeds or do you just buy seeds every year ?
Mine are in a paper bag that’s falling apart. 😅
For those interested and/or avoiding Amazon, those boxes are half the price at Joann or Michaels with a coupon.
Thx!!!
Thank you!
That’s where I bought mine!!
I am SOOOOOO GLAD YOU SHARED THIS ALTERNATIVE. THANK YOU. I was going to then I saw this. Let's support these brick.and mortar stores. They are vital to the health of our society and economy even if you have to pay a little more or wait for that trip to town. Amazon has become cancerous monster.
Ordered mine from Michaels last night!
I have the same exact case for my seeds... being a fairly new gardener I decided to organize my seeds by month they need to be planted. That way at the beginning of every new month I grab my seed case and take out that months cartridge and head out to the garden! 🌱🌱🌱
That's what I'm going to do! Great idea!
Great idea!
I really like your idea for a preparation box in conjunction with a sowing catalog. I'm going to set up my seeds from an idea I got from another garden channel. She has a dresser with the little boxes labeled in alphabetical order. I am going to designate each drawer to greens, beans, roots, fruit and herbs etc. I have nine drawers to organize and utilize.
I'm 15 and I'm already addicted to getting seeds, organizing them, and starting seedlings so I can imagine how this addiction will grow as I do LOL
That’s so amazing. Good for you!!
Thank you so much!
Check out seed savers for heirloom seeds you can then save every year. I just bought a book on seed saving a month ago, it's The Seed Garden. Best wishes.
Gather, Create, Live with Leslie H. Ooh that's interesting! I'll have to check it out. I have never saved seeds other than flower seeds. I think saving seeds could be super fun!
Juliette tomatoes are amazing to grow in the PNW! 🍅 🍅 🍅
Thank you. I left my six year old, washing dishes and watching this video, while I went outside to dump stuff into the compost and love on the outdoor kitty (at 8:15 in winter) . I came back I in and asked her what happened. She said “well, she ordered trees early because she didn’t get them last year and she is replanting them”. This is pure entertainment for families. This is what ALL channels should aim for.
Hi Shaye. I too used to store my seeds alphabetically, then realized how much easier it was to store them according to the date I needed to start the seeds. Makes our homestead so much easier to maintain, and I never miss starting a seed, or reseeding as needed, for succession planting. I can then just rubber band the seed packets together - which saves so much space! Hope you'll give it a try! Happy gardening my friend!
Awesomeness!
I store my seeds by the month they need to be planted as well!
This is my method as well! I am a nurse and when we got our electronic medication organizers our old ones had to go. So mine is in a old pharmacy bin. And it was so funny because I already use pill jars!
I got such a rush when you pulled those trees out of those boxes..😃 I have the most excellent nursery in my area. I ordered all my trees from them in October and they are going to call me in the spring when they arrive. I ordered two apricots, two Italian plums, two pears, two apples, some more garlic bulbs to plant when the winter garlic is in, and some winter berries. This is my first year as a homesteader, so I am excited. I bought your book, welcome to the farm, and it is so handy. I also ordered seeds for the giant veggie garden. And of course, I will be getting some bees. Gotta have me some honey. 🐝
We are planting most of the same fruit trees plus apricots figs! First year starting our garden. We will be doing bees in the next few years! I plan to plant flowers that bees love to encourage them for this year!
Also getting chickens for compost and eggs!
@@trismama1290 that’s great! I would love some chickens, but I don’t think I want to take that on. I’m almost 63 and I live alone. And I still want to do some travel in the winter. But I will be growing lots of flowers and I am interested in having a tea garden. My property backs onto a forest, so I am going to plant some cherry trees back there for the birds when they go on sale and some really tall apple trees for them too. Aren’t you excited for spring?
I’ve been doing Charles Dowding“No-Dig” method for several years. Weeds are no problem anymore. Thanks for the video! 🌱
This is what we’re doing!
I adore Charles Dowding!
I know several no till farmers and I just don't get it. Providing a soft bed for the roots to find their way is key to me!
@@dianajean4837 Because if you provide the right covering for the soil, the soil will be very soft
Us too!
I have learned from my boss to organize everything with alphabetical order and level it. Love your video. I have been buying seeds here and there. Now I need to organize it too. I didn't know that I can grow olive trees in the container. I am in 7a and 7b plant hardy zone. Last year I have planted blueberry bush, got handful of blueberries but love the plants which change the color of the leaves seasonally. I just bought the pomegranate plant and can't wait to put outside as soon as spring comes. My grandpa used to bring pomegranate fruits every time we got sick.
I lived in a big city in an apartment for 20 years with sunny windows but tried and did grow vegetables, flowers whatever I found around. Now I have a big yard and have trying to grow some for the families. Watching you and other homestead growers inspired me to go to the garden and grow.
I have two of these storage cases. One issues is that if you have torn open a packet, use a paperclip to ensure no seeds escape. Been there done that. Joy Giles
Wonderful video. Thank you! To let other viewers know I used the same seed organization as you right before Christmas and got my photo keeper box at Micheals for $14.99. It works well and love how I can find my seeds so quickly😊
We ordered our seeds yesterday! This is the first winter we have continued eating from our larder and our garden from last year.
It’s so fantastic that you’re using your brother-in-law’s original music in your videos! 🎶
It’s really good.
Yes so special!
I have been using these for a few years now. I garden in raised beds on 1/8 acre suburban back yard. I have 12 raised beds, a shed, a pergola, a massive inground pool and a pool house. A small greenhouse and a couple ground beds on a curve berm. These containers have been indispensable to keep my seeds straight. I hope you love them as mush as i do.
Olives,lemons , grapefruit tree are growing beautifully here in South Australia where l live! Good to be reminded about the fact that we don't have frost (or barely)and can garden around the year but how precious the gardening season is for cool climate gardeners is! I wish for more rain though,we barely have rain for several months in summer,it means a lot of watering to achieve the lush garden look!
Love your channel,always looking eagerly under subscriptions for a new video!!!🤗💠
Bravooo for using " no-dig "method by Charles Dowding“.It’s so fantastic method and results too. Greetings from Croatia
I take supplements regularly, so i have been saving the silica packs inside for a few years, to keep moisture away from my seeds. Since you're in the PNW, it would be extra-helpful. Lived there five years, EVERYTHING mildews.
And if you're ever concerned they're no longer absorbing moisture, put them in a dehydrator for a day and they'll be good as new
This way of your new garden planning reminds me of the Never Sink Farm - work smarter, not harder! Bravo!
OMG, Sun Gold tomatoes are amazeballs, literally candy. I took some cuttings off my plants the end of last year & have been growing them in my garden window, just waiting to plant heaps of them this year.
I can just feel my hands in the dirt...I can't wait until spring. Thanks for this lovely video.
I LOVE tidy organization, and this method of storing your seeds looks excellent! 👌
I LOVE the fact that you just pot these all up in your house... dirt and all... I think my husband would have a panic attack if i started potting anything in my kitchen. LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! :)
I use the same containers as you for my seeds. Have been using them for a few years now. I started out with the seeds in alphabetical order, but I have found it more helpful to organize them by when I start the seeds or plant them out, instead of alphabetically. It makes it easy for me to look in the box and know where I am in my seed starting and planting. I move from Spring to Summer to Fall planting easily without forgetting anything along the way (mostly).
We have yellow tomato seeds we have had over 75 years - we store in the freezer after we have dried - my cousin had his in the freezer for 20 years they were still good !
Hi I’m a new gardening gal, I want to start preparing because I’m renting with little space to grow so stocking up on quality seeds seems like what I can do Now. Can I save Any seeds like you in fridge, maybe for a year or two? Any tips to preserve them? Thank you! -Krissy
I did this last year so very handy-dandy, I love being organized in the photo boxes.
My husband was good enough to label them all. Love it as I can take out a single box to plant and my seed package won't blow away.
Also
I have loved that you are using your families original music for the videos. :D love love love
To manage weeds and improve soil, I put leaves, grass clippings, chicken manure wood chips, worm castings, rabbit manure, etc in the fall and cover garden with a tarp over winter, I broadfork in spring and cover for another month and the soil was amazing and the weeds were in check utill june, which gave me time to mulch my paths and rows
May I also add that The Victory Garden Cookbook (it's hard to find, but worth it!) is a GEM. Many of us gardeners/homesteaders didn't grow up eating beets, arugala, fresh herbs, turnips, etc. and don't quite know what to do with them. This cookbook gives SO many recipes for "odd" crops, how to grow them, how to store them, ferment and make recipes with them. Blessings and happy gardening all!
I bought one of those at Michael’s and I couldn’t remember why. Thanks for reminding me!
I got one for Christmas two years and couldn't figure out what the heck to do with it.
I did this years ago with the same cases. One for herbs, one for flowers and one for veggies. BEST thing I've done as a gardener in years! There's no getting around the bulk seed though. I use vintage bread boxes for bulk seed and bulbs. Cheers Shaye!
So excited! And a longer video! Score!
Yay! So excited for new videos :) love the gardening ones!! They are my favorite.
For larger packages (such as beans) try Christmas ball Tupperware organizers.
Great idea!
I also have already bought my seeds for the year, also from Johnny’s. We buy from them because they’re 40 miles from our home. And we’re establishing on a new area to allow from the pigs and larger poultry flock.
I am UK based and a great follower of Charles Dowding who is a master of this method of gardening. I had a very enjoyable time last year growing vegetables for the first time with great success by using his methods. You will be amazed at the difference it will make to your lives.
I have been gardening for more than 20 years and this is the first year I have put any energy into seed organization and saving. So I guess we are on the same path. I live up in Ile des Chenes, Manitoba in Canada. Thanks for sharing your experiences with everyone it makes me happy to know there are other people out there with similar interests during this isolating time we are in.
Just did some pre-spring cleaning. Organizing makes our brains happy 🙌
So inspiring! All my seeds are stuffed into a ziplock in my fridge. Lol. Just ordered for this year including “Marquette”vines. Finally doing the hard thing re-building the micro vineyard I once had. Homemaker chic addict here. So much so that my girls (dairy goats) know your voices and come to the barn because I’m often playing your podcast while I do feeding and milking. Thank you both for sharing.
Very nice ☺️ I hope you love the no dig garden. I really love this method for flowerbeds. The trees are so exciting! I hope you get olives 💖
Those boxes are life savers. Got them at a big box while they were on sale. Went ahead and got 5 of them, but sincerely wish I would have bought 30 to use as birthday and/or Christmas gifts. I know so many fellow gardeners that would also love them ad well. Just trying to figure out a good way to keep them organized and inventoried.
So funny! We are The zone 7a and are in southern central Oklahoma! ❤️ Also been using those.boxes for my seed storage for years! Love them so much!
Does seeds ever mold in the plastic containers? Thx 😃
@@kimmurphy6864 I've been using them for about two and a half years now and I have never had seeds mold in there
Do you need to store these boxes in the fridge, or where do i put my organized seeds?
@@cayceewhite5536 I don't store them in our refrigerator. Shaye may store hers in her cold room though. I keep mine in a cabinet in our laundry area or even just up on a shelf.
A suggestion on adding 1 more tomato is the Baker Creek Thornburn's Terra-Cotta. Lasw year I decided that we were going to grow as many tomatoes as possible. We had 152 tomato plants. My goal was enough preserved for 2 years and determine which varieties we wanted to grow / make space for every year for both fresh eating and preserved forms. We grew 2 plants of each kind we chose. Our favorites which will be in every garden we have are Sungold Cherry, Orange Strawberry (Botanical Interests), Giant Paste, Jersey Devil, Cherokee Carbon, Cherokee Purple and Thornburn's Terra-Cotta. The 2 stars being Sungold and Thronburn's. Prior to last year Cherokee Purple was the one "we can't do without" tomato. It took me 3 year to order Thornburn's because $5/pkg! I am glad I finally broke down last year.
I love that organizer, you can also organize them by categories, like root vege, herbs, flower, and vege plants. You can even take it to summer and winter plants.
believe me, those help so much! It also made ordering so much easier becuase I could see really quickly what I had run out of! Very easy to organize and stay on top of!
Thank you so much Shaye! I was hoping you'd make some seed videos! Love your content so much... Sending love
I see a conservatory room addition in your future. All the tropical loveliness.
I have the same setup. I decided to organize them in two separate containers by cool weather and warm weather crops. So far so good.
I my seeds in these photo boxes too! I love this system. It works great.
Seed organization is very important...less waste. Great video, love the trees. God Bless
I love that box! We bought 2 of them last year and they are the best thing EVER! We have on box with all clear containers and the other one is filled with multi-color containers.
Thankyou for the tips on seed storage, have you thought about growing non hybrid heirloom seed as you will save a lot of money having to buy them each year by letting a plant go to seed and collecting them. You can also swap them for other varieties with fellow enthusiasts it also keeps the old variety genes alive.
I need to get on organizing my seeds as well! Can't wait to see the new garden!!
I have a no-till Ruth Stout style garden. I maybe spend about 5 minutes a week weeding! It is fabulous! I mulch with rotted hay, composted chicken and cow manure, and rabbit manure. I spend lots of time mulching, but it's way more enjoyable than weeding for sure! My garden is productive and chemical free. Hope this works out great for you Shaye! I'm a loyal podcast listener!
I've adopted no dig this year. Charles Dowding videos on UA-cam are really useful. Modular planting for onions from seeds is a huge game changer and it starts in February for me in the UK. Looking forward to seeing how you get on with your no dig approach.
Love your seed container. I always find Amazon are brilliant in searching for stuff you need for garden accessories. Another wonderful video ❤
Love the photo box idea! I organize mine by week to plant, so tomatoes are with friends in week six, cabbages and friends in week ten, etc. These boxes may help it look more grown up, though!
I must admit I am envious as we live in Zone 3 which sometimes dips into Zone 2 if we have a hash winter. We have a short season and I so wish I could grow things like I see people in better climates can grow.
That plastic case is so handy. I found 2 at my thrift store. Great for craft supplies too!!
Yay! So glad to know the musicians in the video! Thanks for that!
I use these for my seeds. They are wonderful! I have 3 sets (6 boxes). 2 are colored which I use for my flowers and the other 4 are clear which I use for veges and herbs. I think you'll love them.
I started using the photo organizer for seeds last winter. I love it! I also have a small plastic flip top organizer for seeds that I am gearing up to use. That way if I accidentally leave them out, they don't get ruined with rain or anything.
That was so wonderful watching and I really enjoyed the unboxing of the trees.
Last year I did what you did. I got two of these cases and I made one for vegetable seeds and one for fruit, herb, and flower seeds. My son and I decorated the underside of the lids with pictures of veggies, fruit and flowers in crayon. Within each case I ordered the individual cases alphabetically. This year I made a slight change. I went through them all to organize them into what week before frost they should be started indoors. So they say 8 weeks, 6 week, 4 weeks, 2 weeks etc. They may also say direct sow early so I know to do them before frost. I'm hoping this will help me keep track of when to start instead of having to look to the seed packet every time.
I loved this longer one. I'm sure the trees will thrive for you. I think I saw these containers on Laura's channel over at Redeeming the Roberts . So handy, I still haven't got around to it. I've got an ancient port with ancient tins storage for seeds. I really need these. Thank you for sharing xxoo
It’s so good to see a video from you all!! Have missed watching your videos.. love to follow your story and see how things are going on the homestead. Thanks from Tennessee
Yep, got one of those last spring. Handy as heck. I got one on the clearance at Michaels for wayyyyy cheap.
i love this i have the multi colored about 7 yrs it was a game changer you are going to love it. i have 4 hey i love seeds. lol
I’ve been using those same bins for my seeds for a couple years, it’s a game changer. You can get them at Michaels or Hobby Lobby with a coupon for much cheaper than Amazon.
Totally ordered this organizer last week, I can't wait to sort out my seeds! Its an exciting season upon us and preparation is key!! Praying blessings over your family🥰
I would like to thank you for your video on the bed sheets. I purchased a set and they are GREAT. I hate throwing money away on cheep junk and would rather pay more for quality that will last (I hate re purchasing things). These sheets are not cheep but well worth the price for the quality you get. I can see these sheets lasting many years. Thanks again!!!!!!
Sun gold is my favorite tomato too! I saved seeds from 2 plants I bought last year and I was worried if they'd germinate but one has emerged today and I hope others will too. I've never bought a tree before - interesting!
I ordered the vinyl - what a beautiful song. And appreciate your videos always.
I love this! I used the exact photo box to organize my flower seeds last year! Can’t wait to see the new garden progress!
Thank you . I'm in zone 4 B but so nice to be thinking of the gardens.
This vlog is very inspiring - if you think your seed storage was hap hazard, mine is terrible -paper bags in the green house. Now I am going to make the effort. Start early. I love your respect for plants and what they give. I hear you on light pots - doing that too...terracotta pots stay on the courtyard, where I do not have to move them around so much. Wishing you a grand harvest in months to come!
I just set some of my seeds in one of those last night. I think I would need about 4 of them so I decided I will use sheet protectors and a 3 ring binder for the others. I want to keep seeds from different sources together as much as possible. I have a approximately 20x20 garden but the amount of seeds I have is truly ridiculous lol. Anyway, this was a lovely time with you. Janice
I've been using the photo storage boxes for a few years. I love it. I actually have 3 boxes - 2 for my veggie seeds and 1 for herbs and flowers.
Nice set of seeds you have there! I just built a 600 sq. ft. no dig cut-flower garden using cardboard & compost & I am also going to build new raised beds for our veggies. (We just bought our forever home last spring) I'm so excited! I'm growing lots of new flowers💐 and veggies 🍅! I bought 6 of those storage containers with the plan to start printing my pictures each month because I have about 12- 128 GB SD cards with pictures on them and I'm afraid something is going to happen and I'm going to lose them or they'll get damaged, but I saw the tip for using them for seeds a while back & have yet to do that as well! 🤣 I'm growing single for the 1st time this year!
I saw this idea on gardener scott and pinterest recently! Love it. I just so happen to have one of these from when I used to make jewelry so I guess it's going to have a new purpose.
Beautiful organization. I have to be frugal so I just use zip lock sandwich bags and make dividers with index cars then store in shoe boxes.That leaves me more money to spend on more seeds or other gardening supplies.
Micheals craft has the photo storage bin for $14, I picked up a few ! My seeds needs some love 🤣
I just ordered two fruit trees as well, you inspired me! Thanks for sharing all your lovely ideas.
Great planning and seed system. 👍 Can’t wait to see the harvest.
Lost of love and THANKS for being so amazing sharing your BLOGS about how gardening LOVE LOVE
Would love to see how you prep and oil pack your peppers and other means of preserving your harvest.
I am also so excited about doing ‘no dig’ this year, I’m buying a wood chipper too! I am definitely going through my seeds ASAP and thank you for the organizing tips! Mine are about like how yours were in the big tin! 😉❤️
I've been wanting an olive and meyer lemon tree and you have inspired me to find them this spring! My seed storage is a mail holder on my desk with the seed packets are bunched up in the slots LOL! Love your organization system!
Thankyou so much for the link to Jeremy's music. Totally beautiful easy listening music, i have it on all day haha. xx
Excellent video. I love the seed storage idea. Mine are all in an ice cream container.
I had no idea how hardy olive trees can be! Definitely gonna grow one once I have a garden of my own :)
I would recommend putting seeds in paper envelopes instead of plastic bags since they can mold. I know from experience!
You can also save those silica packets that come in bottles of pills or in leather products. They absorb the moisture.
Also your littles can draw pictures on the envelopes for you which can be amazing too.
sun gold are like candy! I grew them the first time this year and it was a family favorite.
I think every gardener ordered one of those containers this year lol. I did and I love it!
Love the containers, just saw these on Melissa Norris' video last week and ordered them. Still haven't received mine yet. Have all my seeds and some new ones that were discounted ordered just recently. I'm planning a huge medicinal garden this year as well as veggies. In zone 4-5 so it's quite a bit more challenging. May try to get a green house up also. So looking forward to gardening content.
Yeah... I'm not supporting Amazon anymore. Sorry!
I’m trying to go directly to brands’ websites to order instead of using Amazon. It’s a hard habit to kick, though. 😬
I’m so happy to see more people saying this! ❤️
@@DansonforJoy Yes. I will admit that too. It helps that I feel very strongly about it. 💪🇺🇸🙏
I looked at Michael’s craft store and they have some similar to that and cheaper cause they’re on sale!
Me either it’s like the little seed if enough little seeds are planted big change can happen! But I love the organization idea and the Elliott homestead! 🥰
We're saving prescription bottles for seeds. Of course they will be washed before we use.
That’s what I use. Works great.
Paper envelopes, make sure they're fully dry before you introduce them to the moisture of the fridge or freezer, and I wouldn't take them all to the garden, especially straight from the fridge/freezer.
It's smart to keep it simple. I have 156 varieties of tomato seeds to pick from. Mostly because I have moved to different zones and they call for different types of varieties. I need just one of your cases just for tomatoes. It's become silly.
I feel you! Tomatoes are my weakness! 🍅
A seed swap is how I whittled down my over zealous tomato seed purchases and gained some rare herb seeds I had been searching. Met a few like minded gardeners to boot. Thanks for the Green theraphy Shaye!💚
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Territorial Seed Company is based out of Oregon, but I also use Johnny's seeds also. I really need to get organized. Pat