I Killed Them and Almost Gave Up | Starting Again
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- Well sometimes we end up being our own worst enemy when it comes to gardening. Thus my problem with starting my pepper seeds. I will restart again and see if I can still pull off some pepper starts in time for gardening this year.
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Last year I dropped a whole tray of very tiny Lisianthus seedlings that take weeks to even germinate. I knew I could not restart, so I picked through the pile of soil all over my floor and transplanted as many as I could save. It took me a long time but it was worth it. The ones I saved gave me beautiful blooms. I was the most proud of those flowers because I didn't give up on them. I'm glad you decided to reseed your peppers and not give up. Showing us that it isn't always sunshine and rainbows is so important. Thank you for that!!
You go girl! I would have tried to do the same but would have been very hard to see all those bitty babies through all my tears!!! So proud of you!!!🌻🐛🌿
So glad you saved those babies!
Thank you @@marking-time-gardens , Trust me I did shed a tear or two. Only fellow gardeners understand that, Yes we will cry over our garden mishaps because we put our heart and soul into it!! Right!!
Lisianthus is hard! Good for you! I would have done the same thing. I’ve only grown it once. It is beautiful, but idk, I couldn’t get up for it again.
Thank you @@cynthiafisher9907 Yes, it is one of those flowers that definitely tests your patients ☺
I am glad to know that I'm not the only person that has to restart my seeds after killing them. I just hope I don't have to go buy starts for my peppers this year too. Good luck to all of us this year.
Thank you! Blessings on your growing season too Kiddo!!! 🌻🐛🌿
If you can....start peppers in sifted Coco Loco Potting Soil...... And you will thank me later! Truly insane growth on every single seed I planted this year and increased germination. I will never use a peat moss based mix for starts again.....soil blocks also held up very well!
This must be the year of the drowned peppers, I did the exact same thing
I got so busy with other garden things this year that I let my flower seedlings in the garage dry out. Went in and everything was keeled over and floppy.
I filled their tray full of water and let them sit for a few days to see what made it and potted the survivers up, thankfully only lost a quarter. I've been growing these same flowers in the same way for four years now very successfully, but mistakes still happen!
The great thing about growing from seed is that there is less of a financial loss should something happen, compared to bought seedlings.
i have never soaked pepper seeds. the ones i planted recently took a long time to germinate. i assumed it was because it wasn’t warm enough. they are little plants now, so hope they will continue to grow.
Last year, I got some bad starting soil and lost 90% of my seedlings to fungus gnats. Once you have them in the house, they’re really hard to get rid of, especially if you have houseplants.
This year, I’ve been diligently changing out yellow sticky traps, using Mosquito Bits, and Neem Bliss to keep them at bay, but nothing has eliminated them 😢.
I’ve managed to maintain about 75% of my seedlings.
I’m so proud of every survivor!
I killed my peppers too! I just started new ones this weekend. I'm glad I'm not alone.
I have less than 25% of the peppers I started for the very same reason....TOO MUCH WATER! Oh well, we learn best from our mistakes.
I killed three trays worth this year. One tray I killed, replanted and killed again. I just replanted again today. I ran out of seeds for a couple varieties too. We do what we can and keep trying. We are still having fun. I’m glad it’s not just me.
I am so glad I watched thiis. Went over to see my seedlings and the bottom tray was filled with water. Took the tray outside and dumped it. You are not alone in this. Will wait to see if I caught it in time. I hope your seeds sprout for you.
I've been there, done that. Many times. This year I lost a bunch of herb seedlings because I didn't up pot them soon enough. Getting the right amount of water is one of the hardest things to learn with gardening. One trick I learned to watering seedlings in tiny cells is to wait until the top of the soil turns a light brown color. If it's still dark brown and damp on top, then it doesn't need any more water. Once they all turn light and dry on top then I add a little water to the bottom of the tray and watch for the soil color on top to darken. If it doesn't darken after an hour or two then I add more water to the bottom until it does.
Oh my gosh Rachel!! I killed my peppers yesterday. I fried them in the greenhouse. I’m devastated because my first try never came up. I restarted and those came up and were doing sooo good. Until yesterday. So I’m pepper less as of today. I’m having my husband run me to the Mennonite’s to grab some this week.
💚 I wish I lived closer I had over success with my peppers and totally would share. It happens to the best of us. I’m sure your garden will be amazing😇
Don't fret, bad things happen to good people! After I sow seeds indoors, I sprinkle a thin layer of Mosser Lee No Damp Off Moss on surface of soil. With bottom watering the surface stays dry, and never had damping off. PS, I'm a retired dentist and your speech is fine.😇
Here in North Georgia, I’ve started hardening off. Last year, as I was rolling out my cart of peppers, the cart hitched and all the trays slid off! I was so bummed. But i scooped up what I could, and just planted all varieties together, and still had a decent harvest. Being much more careful this season! I’ve never soaked my pepper seeds, so may have to give that a try next year.
Our weather is still so finicky here in Michigan so I am just going to wait to direct sew my seeds in the ground in about three weeks. I do not have room in my house for seed starting.
I do except tomatoes and peppers. All these years and dread seed starting inside.
Ironically I killed my whole tray of peppers too. In my case I missed watering the one tray. 2 extra days without being watered was fatal 😢
A few weeks ago I killed a couple of my peppers. I forgot to open my little pop up green house. I cooked them!! Thankfully I started extras.
Your voice sounds just fine! ❤
I think it’s great you are showing wins and losses when starting seeds. It’s real life! It’s all a learning experience! 💚
I think you're right. We all do these things at one time or another. Last year, I planted out too early, and my garden suffered for it. I still went through the season as usual but I was disappointed in myself in the end. This year I started my seeds a little later so I have no choice but to wait until they're ready. Live and learn. ❤
I'm having trouble with my peppers this year too
This was my first year starting peppers from seed and failed miserably my first attempt. Left them on the heat mat too long and lights too bright. Completely toasted. Started over and now they’re doing great. Don’t give up. Also last year my local nursery killed a batch of peppers, and had to settle for some smaller starts which still did well. Thanks for sharing. Happy Gardening!
I lost most of my
Peppers too! And some tomatoes. Tried again…
I feel your pain with seedlings, I had to restart my flowers 🌺 but it’s ok
I started basil and parsley 3 weeks ago. Then I got super sick and didn’t pay attention to them. They’re not dead but they are long and spindly. I can plant outside now, but these plants won’t last a day in my garden. I’m off to Home Depot this weekend to buy some starts.
Ah yes, the lisp of the aligners. It goes away after 3 weeks or so.
We're on set 4 of peppers. I'm making plans to buy starts because I'm having the worst pepper year in my recorded history.
I have never soaked my pepper seeds and I have always had great germination. I order from MI Gardener and Johnny’s.
I started seeds 2/29. About 2 weeks ago I let them get too dry and my artichokes died along with several herbs. I also don't have my garden setup yet. I did plant out a flower bed in front of my house. We've been in this new house a year and starting almost completely from scratch. I think I am going to have to readjust my expectations and work on perennial flowers and fruit trees. Not giving up, just being realistic.
Peppers are a tricky one. They take so long to germinate. You wait and wait and then wonder if they rotted or are they too dry...yada yada....Then if and when they do come up its a happy Day LOL
We garden we have plant misshaps, like finally putting them in the garden and having the wind and weather turn and losing them all. Good advice...and yup you can always buy starts. Garden on! Hugs.
I had A LOT of damping off last year. This year I’m planting in a larger container, planting shallow in just 1/3 the soil. If they get a little too skinny, I add soil. Let them germinate inside by a window. Then put them outside in the sunlight. I put them in the zippered bookshelf greenhouse outside at night. I also started fertilizing ½ strength with AgroThrive 3-3-5. Growfully with Jenna did a great video on starter fertilizers: “What is the best fertilizer for Seedlings” .
You can put vermiculite on top off the soil or cinnamon or Mille sphagnum moss to prevent damping off.
I have had a hard time starting Celery. I am going to purchase some of my pepper plant from the FFA high school greenhouse. Also some marigolds to plant in the garden.
First time starting bell peppers and tomatoes from seed. Spent hours and hours reviewing how to grow on UA-cam. OMG, I have so many, more than I need for my use so friends will be gifted what I don’t need. Have been planting using your square foot board and carrots are coming up. Thanks for all your help.
I am so glad you are trying again. I went through this 2 years ago with my tomato's. Everyone of them just had something hit them. It was one day before my planting them out. I was so down. I didn't give up and I planted seed in ground instead. I am up north and have a pretty short growing season. Short enough I shouldn't have gotten fruit. You know what though.... They grew they thrived and I actually got several harvests. They were an early producer indeterminate. Would it have worked with other varieties not sure but I wouldn't have gotten anything or I would have paid an arm and a leg for starts. This way was a chance but I learned and now I tell others. It is worth trying because you never know what will happen.
That’s a cool story! I have had lots of tomatoes come up as volunteers, so I think they could be planted in the fall and then they would come up when it’s the right time for them.
I smiled when I saw you using a kitchen knife to pry up the peppers cuz I do the same thing. I've been out if town 6 days and am hoping my seedling are alive when I get home.
I just seeded my peppers yesterday. I ordered some hot flavorful, colorful, BUSHY ones. My other bud, Growfully with Jenna, recommended those. I’m going to make some more fermented hot sauce again - after they spice up my fermented pickle brine. I'm dying to have a large pepper bush!
I started all my peppers extra early. I killed half of them! At least it gave me time to restart new ones, so I get it. It's a journey isn't it?! I'm taking it as a sign that I need to succession plant, lol
Garden 2023 my pepper seeds all germinated in 4-5 days and grew so fast. This year's garden season all my peppers took 9-11 days to germinate and are still growing so slow and are so small and I did everything the exact same. Sometimes it just be like that. I didn't kill a single plant last year and this year I've killed at least 20 when I left 2 trays outside on a night that got to cold. Something's I'm just really struggling to get to germinate this year as well but hoping with this nicer weather I can things planted outside sooner than last year since everything is lagging behind so much this year! Definitely glad you reseeded I as well had to and was discouraged and still am a little just wondering how much later my harvest will be 😩
Rachel I have to restart my peppers also!!! Thanks for the encouragement to go forward!
I appreciate the visibility to your oops's. I had issues with pepper germination this year and was frustrated. However, I did go back and just put new seeds in the same soil, and now, in most cells, I have double the pepper plants... sigh.. oh well. Hoping I can get all the extras sold during my plant sale next week. Happy growing!❤
I feel your pain. With the seeds and mouth liner
Nothing much sprouted for me but it's been only a week and just coming out of the seed. Just started tomatoes and peppers.
Good luck again.
Yay, Rachel!!
Every year I have some unknown or overlooked oops. I learn each time. It's part of the process of growing as a gardener.
And guess who still did not get my tomatoes started, my oops. I'll make that my priority for tomorrow. And they'll grow up in time.
Thank you for sharing the real experiences. God bless!
It's good to share the down and dirty truth of gardening. I have seeds not growing and don't know why.
Sometimes, when I'm recording and forget to label, I can go back to the video and find where I planted what varieties.
Since the cups are different colors, you might be able to do the same for the peppers.
Crazy that I just spent my gardening time today doing the same thing. Shook them and added the micro bliss and perlite because I’ve been heavy handed with the water this year. Not sure why but I was bottom watering over board. They already look better. I’m sure yours will too.
I planted my peppers too early and now they are super stunted. So I restarted some and bought my hot peppers from the nursery. I usually have good luck growing peppers, but this is just not my year. I’m sorry about your peppers. It’s definitely frustrating but you didn’t give up 😊
Happy Gardening 2024 Rachel!!
I feel your pain! All 36 of my Amish paste tomato seedlings have just died off. Not sure what I did differently this year but it is a bummer.
Amish pastes are great when they grow - last year was the best year ever - this year they lasted one day in the garden - I may have two left . . . Some years they start and then die. Last year they grew and grew and grew - I haven't done anything different as any other tomato but these necessary ones are so hard to be consistent with -
Never give up! I had to reseed some of my peppers too. Right now my little plants are not looking the greatest. Last years ones were better. Diane Hartley
Sorry about your pepper seeds. As a note, I have never soaked pepper seeds. Matter of fact I have never soaked any seed. And to quote Galaxy Quest: "Never give up - Never surrender!"
I know that feeling But you’re a gardener. Start again! That’s what all gardeners have in common
Rachel, I'm your neighbor! 😄 Don't soak the seeds, just put them in the soil on a heat mat for peppers, tomatoes, eggplants. Turn off the heating mat when they start to germinate. Love your videos, guys!
That’s what I did and they’re thriving. No soaking, no mico bliss.
As far as knowing what seeds went in what soaking cup, you put the anehiem chili peppers in the bright pink cup. You could watch back your video for identifying, maybe. Or keep it a mystery 🙃🤔 i bet you will be able to tell once they mature, i can tell most of my different peppers by the leaves. 🤓
We just put our pepper, tomato and squash plants in the garden, most were 1 1/2 feet tall.
Super windy here in Wisconsin
You’ll soon be getting lots of rain! I’m in Iowa and our weather travels to my family in Wisconsin. We had thunderstorms and tornado watches today.
@@juliepoolie5494 you are right! That's our forecast for tonight. Man it's just so windy! Wow
@@juliepoolie5494 and hope everyone was safe by you
We had our first round of severe weather here in northeast Nebraska! Few tornados in the area.
I am on my hopefully last refinement for my aligners. They were the worst in the beginning! My suggestions: a small sonic jewelry cleaner to clean your aligners along with denture tabs and a removal tool. I can't begin to count how many times I broke my nails in the beginning.
Thank you for this video, I've tried starting seeds for many years and just failed. It seems so simple, but man, it's rough!
I don’t have much trouble with starting seeds. I wonder if your house is too cold? Or something else is going on? I think you could be successful with someone helping you trouble shoot. It’s so much cheaper!
@cynthiafisher9907 oh, it's 100% user error and overthinking. I do tend to keep my house on the cooler side, so that probably contributes!
@@marym1427 Well, I can be kind of neglectful, so maybe they thrive on neglect? Idk.
I replanted my peppers this weekend too. 😢
I had braces in my teens and now aligners in my 50's....Sinking seeds are good and floaters are most likely not viable. However, give them 12 -24 in water. Give the floaters a poke after soaking to see if they might sink. Works well for peppers. Heat mat helps greatly while germinating. King of the North and California Wonder were challenging for me this year. Good luck.
My cabbages are defo dead. I’ve transplanted some but we’ll see how they survive. They were quite crispy 🤣
I have been gardening for over 50 years and things go wrong. I have 18 raised beds and I forgot it takes 2-3 years for the soil to really produce well. This is year two and things look a bit better. I think it takes awhile for the network of soil components to feed the plants. My 19 year old grandson is getting big into gardening which is fun.
I recall hearing if the seeds float, they aren't good. Just use the seeds from the bottom.
I seed started for the first time this year. I purchased a little indoor greenhouse kind of like yours with lights. I have more tomato and pepper starts than I will be able to plant so I plan to share with friends and neighbors....if they continue to live. Here in Northern MI our last frost date is Memorial Day weekend or the 1st of June!
Oh bummer. I struggle with getting the water level right sometimes too. If you were in WI, I'd get you some peppers because as always I have too many and they are a foot tall and ready to go.
I've had several losses this year, but a lot of great seedlings too. Yry try again! 😊
For my peppers, I've never soaked them, but usually they all germinate, although some take up to two weeks to sprout!
I started my peppers and eggplants 2 weeks ago (on Friday), which was a month later than I wanted to. I started over 70 peppers, and at least 50 came up. I killed the peppers I was most excited about - Jimmy Nardello. Yes I'm starting them again tomorrow after work. I have like 10 varieties to restart. I'm trusting God that He will allow this 2nd batch to be a success. I know I'll still get a harvest, it'll just be smaller. Your new starts will be a success too.
Same here! I am sad but I replanted as well
Me, too but I just gave up! Will buy seedlings later.
I also bought some seedlings as well just in case. This year has thrown me off
Peppers are a pain - they take FOREVER to root and you have to put them in the blazing light (very close) what seems like FOREVER. Then when they get two leaves, you can put them in regular soil, liquid seedling feed and on that bright windowsill.
Rachel, Can't hear a lisp. I was talking to you while you were soaking the seeds, Set your label over top :) LOL. WE ALL have these days. I can't imagine filming and talking and keeping it all straight. Grace....grace....grace. Hugs
I had to restart a few tomatoes. I really don’t know what happened to them. Hopefully the new batch is okay.
Two set backs here this year. First left my peppers in standing water for two days. Leaves were falling off but I think I managed to save them by transplanting into drier soil. Just this week I accidentally changed the mode on my light timer and had lights on 24/7 for at least a week and basically fried some seedlings. So….you are not the only one❤and yes I’m a very experienced gardener. Shit happens!
I have so many first in this last year first time canning first making sourdough bread first time doing chicks and turkeys and first time planting a garden so far my marigolds came up chives one zucchini and Italian parsley I have no clue what I’m doing but I’m still doing ☺️
This year I soaked my pepper seeds overnight in diluted chamomile tea, then I planted them in tiny containers filled with vermiculite until the sprouted.
Some of the containers only had a few seeds germinate initially, so I planted everything that had germinated and threw the labels away, I stacked the tiny containers to the side to dry out as I continued to transplant everything.
Well, then they ALL germinated and I ended up with dozens of unidentified pepper plants 😂
In the end I have over three hundred pepper plants because I had no faith anything would germinate 😅
So now, I’m probably going to donate 250 pepper plants to the food bank.
I’ve learned the hard way that when I start my pepper seeds I have to keep them in a separate seed tray than anything else. They really don’t need or like as much water as the other stuff so starting them on the same tray as the basil maybe have been the issue there
snowing here in Alberta this afternoon!!
well, not to discourage you, but I have never soaked pepper seeds, and I always have every seed germinate resulting in a bumper crop of extras. Not sure what I am doing right, but nothing special. Heat mat helps. I think you use one too. Hope they turn out this time for you!
Rachel, I did this with sooooooooooooo many cauliflower plants this year :( What was I thinking!? I had dampening off.
I saw where you can spray the soil top w peroxide to kill the fungus that causes dampening off. Did this for the beet sprouts this year and did great, or my seed or technique improved.
Hmmm I have never soaked my pepper seeds😮
I’m so sorry about your plants. When your plants start growing without names, you’ll be guessing what they are and thinking it’s close but it’s not this one
Part of learning we all kill plants but we try.
apparently I have killed all my seedlings except a few tomatoes. And they are not doing well at all. I'm going to have to start over. I am so disappointed. Nothing is turning out well for me this year so far. :(
Just got back from the local little hardware store - we planted 103 tomatoes and boom it rose 20 degrees in temps and I lost about 35!!! Never happened before but I started my plants in March after 30 years of starting in February and my tomatoes were just barely with true leaves and my peppers are only about 2 inches tall - What a strange year!!!!! The heat came out of nowhere and it is much hotter than it has ever been. So, hence the trip to the hardware store to buy peppers just in case and replacement tomatoes - even though they never have the kinds I love to plant . . . they did have Rutgers so that will be an easy canning tomato and they had a couple of San Marzanos - but no Amish paste. I'm thankful that it is a little mom and pop store and they had luscious plants. I'm kicking myself - Hopefully my Anaheim, Ancho etc will grow big enough to plant soon - Never again. I know better than letting some expert tell me . . . Just about gave up but I need the food.
I pulled a good one too. I tried winter sowing in jugs. I tried to get a headstart because they won't come up til the time is right, right? Wrong. I had so many pepper and tomato sprouts. We had a cold snap. I didn't cover the j7gs. I thought the jugs were enough protection. I lost all but a few jalapeño and a few cherry tomatoes. I up Potted those and put them in a cold frame to reuse the jugs. Now we have another cold snap coming. I have to plant out some of the plants, so I'll have to cover them with Buckets for 3 nights. AND we keep getting warmer days, so all my cool weather crops keep going to seed, even though they only get morning sun. Good luck. Maybe we'll both get it right soon lol
Oh girl I kill a bunch of peppers & tomatoes. And yes I went & bought a few starts to supplement the ones I killed lol no biggy
Its all good, God bless ❤
My green beans are not germinating. I have planted them twice. Going to get a different brand of beans and hope for the best.
I just up planted my tomatoes...I'm worried I started them too early for up here in Alpens...my peppers are like yours they didn't do anything
Don't feel bad I killed my tomatoes plants
Rachel, you seem overwhelmed, maybe it's just the subject matter. When all else fails, try try again. You keep me inspired & I'm sure alot of other ppl, so don't beat yourself up, remember don't beat yourself up. I know that's true when it comes to eggs isn't it?
Im having a hard year with starting seeds. For me I'm trying to do too much. God said to me slow down, you don't need to do it all. Im listening 😂
Every year I kill my first set of tomatoes and peppers. I don’t know why. It happens to everyone.
Year before last I set a whole tray of plants outside to harden off and a big gust of wind came up and....well, you know the rest of the story. They were trashed. Had to buy starts that year. This year I've started my calendula and marigolds twice. I don't know why they withered and died, like they got crispy. Not enough water, I'm assuming. Stuff happens, it's a learning experience.
Yes keep trying don't give up. I agree some make it look so super easy, like the veggie boys on yt.
None of my celery ever got true leaves and all my cilantro died while I was sick. I guess these things happen to all of us 🤷🏼♀️
Would've bever known you had anything done. You sounded normal to me!
I killed all of my jalapeños and some of my poblanos when I potted them up. Had to start them over 🥴🥴
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UA-cam seems to have gone crazy with the length of ads recently. Had to end watching the video.
Rachel, do you wash your 6pk planters & cups from yr to yr, if yes what do you use for a cleaning agent?
Yes, in my sink with a little bit of soap, just like I was washing dishes. make sure to rinse very well.