Greenhouse Notes: Oversown Seedlings
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- We're back in the greenhouse today, with more of my very unconventional tools and probably/definitely not horticulturist approved methods for thinning, repotting, and transplanting seedlings. :P
A few notes: yes I know that plug trays/paper strips/etc. exist and can help you skip this step, so if you have and/or champion plug trays, just use those. I personally have trouble keeping those trays watered well enough without damping off all my plants in the process, and find that I lose a lot less plants with this method (which tbh I think is more accessible and beginner friendly, and certainly helpful if you're short on space!) than I have historically when using a 1020 tray with 100+ slots, but as always, your mileage may vary.
I also had a camera crash about 3/4 of the way through (the one my audio records on -_-) and I AM NOT AN AUDIO ENGINEER lol but I gave it a shot and hopefully this works okay and the message isn't lost. :)
I over seed onions and leeks too. Once they get big enough, grab the whole bunch and wash off the soil completely. At this point they are super easy to separate. Make a trough in the garden and lay them down one by one and cover the roots. Fast, easy and quite effective. Thanks for taking the time to share with everyone.
Smart! I should give that method a shot, I'm just concerned that I'd be washing beneficial microbes off in the process. (Does sound like a much simpler game plan though.)
I love your ingenuity with the tools. I too tend to over sow when seed starting. If I might make a couple of suggestions I’ve learned, I prefer to cull early on then thin and transplant later when the seedlings have further grown. This works especially well with lettuce as it doesn’t disrupt the early growth. I find onion family plants tolerate crowding better than others. I’ve come to appreciate pelleted seeds as a way to prevent sowing densely. They cost more but it saves time. Also beet and chard seeds are actually fruits composed of many seeds so one seed per cell works best...I hope you don’t mind all the suggestions but I’ve learned a lot gardening for 60 of my 67 years and I like passing on what I’ve learned. I even was on PBS tv Victory Garden as the 1986 best garden in the country. I’m not saying that to brag. The gardening bug never bit my sons but it seems to have gotten my 8 year old grandson. There is always hope I guess. Sorry for being verbose
No those are all great tips! I should probably make a habit of culling earlier, but my thinning / dividing methods usually do that part of the work for me later. 😂
Beet, chard, cilantro, fennel... trying to think of what else is a "multi seed single seed"...
Too cool you were on PBS. 🙂 Totally worth bragging about.
Hey there Veronica we are the cool people at Obx that are inviting you over for fondue. My son likes to make it outside on the grill no less. Come hang out in the garden.
I wish I had seen you videos earlier.... would have eliminated a lot of failure. Great videos.
Great vid. I actually ONLY over-sow now. I don't have the space or time to sow the individual 98-cell flats in January. Instead of 10-15 trays per variety (I sell starter plants), I simply use 2 trays max and pull out the best seedlings for 4" pot transfers as I go along. It pretty much saves me a 100 hours of sowing time, and a couple hundred in potting mix!
Yes! I'm always confused when people say that this method takes more time. Like you, I've found the opposite to be true, though I suppose it helps to have a volume of seeds to work with (I honestly think that's the real concern, "wasted seeds", when you and I are effectively selecting for vigorous initial growth in a smaller footprint.)
you are the most beautiful gardner and teacher of every thing green, thank you for all the help.
I second That!
Your the most happiest young lady, I've ever watched on utube, happy happy happy lol, and your very good in what you do!!!
Great information and a really interesting myriad of creative tools to use. The funnel was particularly unique and I like the idea behind it. You are really good at explaining your thought process and reasoning on why you do things the way you do, makes it easy to understand. Another great video, thanks for sharing!
Thank you! Glad to hear that some ideas resonate. 🙂
You’ve always got a small trick that proves handy. This time the tiny funnel. #cool-trick! :)
Last year screens.
I had my eyes peeled for ages looking high and low for a set of graduated screens that would fit over a 5 gallon bucket. Finally gave up
and made a set of square ones myself. But that's not the end to the story, because no sooner than that, I saw your video “Screening Soil for
Seed Starting”. Used the provided link and bought what I was looking for from a bonsai supply store in Japan thru Amazon. $15 free shipping.
And lived happily ever after...................
I love that little screen set! (And now you have two!)
And again another bunch of usefull tips which arrive just in time for my own seedlings...thx Veronika.Keep up the good work
I needed to find this video, and it is very helpful as I have over sown into multiple yogurt containers as well & was wondering what/how my next step is. I love all the different tools, and i'm about to un-bury my fondue forks right now! I also don't like thinning, so I like the alternative of just giving everything a chance first. Great video, I'll be watching more. Eventhough your experience is self taught it is very valuable! Happy planting😃
I BET YOU CAN MAKE A MEAN SALAD! AND SOME NICE ONES TOO! I THINK I SAW A BABY PECAN TREE ON THE FLOOR THERE, TEXAS STATE TREE! GREAT INFO, LOVE THE HAIR.
It's a hazelnut! 🙂
WHOA! THEY LOOK ALMOST EXACTLY THE SAME.@@VeronicaFlores
I always end up with too many plants. I can't help but give the weaker seedlings a chance. More often than not, they catch up too.
They really do! I generally don't cut too many out unless they are just really crowded, and often separate quite a few (despite it not typically being recommended.) As long as you work quickly and your transplant medium is damp enough, the losses are pretty minimal.
yeah me too, give everybody a chance, instead of taking to the scissors right away :D have had quite a success with that- like you ;))
Yes I feel the same way as if the plants have a soul and I can't let them die, silly as it seems.
You are a wealth of information. There are a ton of things I have been doing quite differently.
Love the idea with the funnel, and I have one just like that!
was so worth it, staying up later...almost feel like watching potatoes in a bag video but need sleep so i can read what you posted on FB..and get back to you about K 3x...but thanks so much...jm
Great video but one thing I'd add is that reusable seed trays save so much time because you don't have to do any of this.
Paper-based seed trays I think are garbage, but plastic, especially if it's on the sturdier side are awesome as you can keep reusing them. Sure, initially you have to put 1-2-3 seeds per slot which can be tedious, and it requires slightly more space but it more than makes up for it when it comes to repotting the seedlings.
Good to know on the paper ones! I want to get the bootstrap gardener trays for sure, but am low on space and funds this year. They're on the list though! 🙂
some herbs dont do well when transplanted eg. coriander & will start to bolt
You are the sunshine of my day!!hopefully more videos too come
Cute greenhouse rest n rescue maybe some soft music would help..lov those babies
Hi, just a heads up if you haven't planted borage before.
We planted 1 borage plant a few years ago, and now half of the field behind our house is borage. The plant is incredibly persistent and will spread everywhere and is almost impossible to remove, but the bees love them like crazy!
I hope it does that!!! The more edible flowers I have to offer, the better. 🙂
@@VeronicaFlores oh it will do the worry. We bought the one borage plant years ago, and because it puts out thousands of seeds you never have to worry about them. I should also say despite what the package says, here in Canada at least, we never watered them the entire year and they grew like crazy. You'll get buckets of the flowers to eat. It tastes almost exactly like cucumbers. The borage is insanely hardy as well. We used to pull them out of the ground and move them to better spots and the borage didn't even seem to notice. One last thing. While the plants are hardy, they really bad at growing vertical so stakes are almost mandatory.
I figure the wind will keep them in check. 😬
So Relaxing! Very cool.My Fav is a Parfait spoon,Both ends,and a 1945 WW3 Navy serving spoon.LOL..But on the plugs I gently just pull um apart before planting..
Happy East Star,.Hope your weather clears,,TY so much
G'day Veronica, love all your little seedling tools very resourceful, and a well presented video, thank you.
Thank you for sharing your tips on oversown seedlings.
Hi V, this time I spotted chicken base as well as sour cream containers, haha. Good recycling going on there! A definite culinary theme 😉
Growing from seed is one of my favourite things to do. I got a bit carried away this year and now I have seedlings and young plants everywhere! A nice problem to have though. 😊
Such a nice problem to have! I had a bunch of seeds get wet a few weeks ago when the roof in the shed was leaking, and when I found them the next day I frantically dumped them into pots and ended up with a lot of heavily sown containers. Can't ever complain about stuff sprouting I guess. 😂
Good job you'd saved those containers then! Are you free of frosts there? Hopefully we've had our last one but there's always a chance up til mid May. 😏
Should be! 🤞
Awesome ideas. I had never considering cutting the soil mass up to split apart seedlings, that's genius.
Haha thanks, I think it's more of a "where there's a will there's a way" - all about creative problem solving over here 😂
Great idea with the fondue fork ! However, that's impossible for me as I live in France and eat fondue regularly ! I do use something similar but made for gardening. Another very informative video, thanks.
Ooh any links to the tool? I'm always looking 😂
That is a great idea with the lettuce! I sow the seed directly into the garden but weeds always grow up in the lettuce. Your way should limit weed growth in the lettuce! Nice!
It does! Plus the lettuce has a chance to outgrow the weeds since it's not direct sown. (I sowed these at the same time that I direct sowed just to compare, and these are a bit ahead of the ones in the field.)
Girl! You need a tour of your green house!
Working on it! It's a hot mess right now 😂
Hi Veronica! I had an aging tomato seed, B Krim. Decided to use them all thinking they
would not sprout...More then 100 seedlings up! Yikes! I did separate and upsized to
4-6 per pot. They were fine at an early age and now 4-6" tall. I will be giving many away🐝😘
Be a seed saver too🐝💖 Enjoyable lifestyle we live. Much love.😘
Tomatoes are always surprising like that!
I have the same filet knife and have no problem with that technique. Great video.
Great mug, great video! Thanks again Veronica! Garden on!
Haha!! Your leek forceps are called bayonet forceps and they’re a surgical instrument used in facial surgery like nose surgery and neurosurgery like brain and spine surgery lol. How did you acquire them? They’re like thousands of dollars!!
Lol no these are chef tweezers for plating 😂
Thanks, Veronica!
Can you please can do a video on cilantro?
I'll add one on herbs to my list!
Any questions in particular?
@@VeronicaFlores I would like to grow it around the year. I'm live in Ohio so I would have to keep the plants inside my apartment during the winter season.
Last year I bought the cilantro plant, and it just kind of immediately starting growing flowers did not have any harvest.
very informative! i'm always working on seedlings so these are great tips!
Oh wow so you just thin out the tomatoes? I mean I planted mine in a container but not too close to each other still I'm scared to transplant them, I should've just planted them on a six pack to save me some troubles, I transplanted a couple with their first set of leaves and it seems to be a lil upset but still alive haha, anyways the weather has been horrible being this far in April here in Bulgaria, a lot of rain and a lot of hail, our poor apricot and cherry trees. Anyways thank you so much for your useful tips specially for the strawberry ones!
Oh no! I know hail damage all too well. Yeah I'll work them all apart here soon, just starting to get their next set of leaves. As long as the medium is damp and the air isn't too hot, they seem to do fine. (Also why I use tools instead of just my clumsy fingers to help move stuff.)
Sorry for sending that cold wet weather your way. At least the ponds will be full! Def love all the tips, I've been replanting bush beans myself. Its crazy how fast they grow. Did you carve the spork?
Grrr so cold this morning!!! And windy!!! But yeah ponds are filling up so that's good news.
My spork is brass, made in Japan I think? Impulse buy in Venice CA at a cute little shop. Almost lost it flying a few times (tried to take it bc "weapons" and South America. 😂) Have thought about carving one at some point though...
Always great content, thanks
Great video, your plants look amazing. I direct sow most of my plants in raised beds. What would be my advantage of starting the seeds indoors ?Thank you.
Direct sow is almost always best when you can manage it! Starting indoors is helpful if you have a short season, or an abrupt temperature shift between spring and summer once you're past first frost (not long enough to get plants started in the ground before it gets too hot.) Also good if you plan on succession planting above ground crops like tender herbs or greens but don't have the in-ground space available to sow the next crop.
@@VeronicaFlores Thanks for your reply. The past two years I have started the seeds even earlier, I made hoop houses for the raised beds. Again, thanks for all the great information on the videos.
o teu nome de familia diz tudo : flores , Parabens !
You are doing great! You have very good content.
Thank you, from San Juan, Argentina.
A chopstick, a funnel, and 1 beautiful person. Well spent 26 minutes :)
April showers bring may flowers!
When you press down on the roots, are you concerned about leaving an air pocket at the bottom?
No - most soil that lacks biological structure will eventually collapse some with watering. I press to make direct contact so feeder roots don't dry out in the meantime and resume symbiosis (but not enough to compact them.)
Thanks Texas
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Today is a great day to change the world!
It's my favorite shirt. 🙂
not going to lie, this was very stressful to watch 😂 i plant as little seeds as possible because i feel terrible about killing the babies lol. but also, i grow them in containers, so i have less space than you do hahaha
Totally feel you on that! Container gardening full time is a very different sport.
Could you maybe do a video on how to harden off plants from greenhouse or house to out to the garden? Or weather here went from 50s to 90s in a week, I dont want to incinerate my sprouted or seedlings, thank you🙂🙂😁
I can try! My greenhouse is not exactly insulated at the moment (mostly wind and weather coverage but not temperature swings since I don't have a latch for the barn door yet) so a lot of my babies go out into the forest or field without that step having (inadvertently) survived 40-100F, total ride or die style. 😂
You should try using plastic milk cartons as transplanting greenhouses. The clear ones are good for plants that love heat, and the white ones help keep the plants cooler. When you first transplant, shading the milk carton with a cedar shingle or some other temporary means of shading will be necessary to protect the plant from that heat. I leave the cap off, and that seems to be a good way to maintain reasonable heat and humidity under the carton.
Last spring I had cutworms saw down a bunch of my tomatoes. I found the damage rather quickly, so the tops of the plants weren't dead yet. I pruned the tops down to a smaller size and submerged them in water to get their turgor maxed out. That evening I grafted the tops back on the rootstocks and covered them with white one-gallon milk cartons. The cartons created a friendly enough environment that all the grafted plants survived!
Great tips!
Are you using plain tap water to water your plants?
Sort of - it's well water, I'm not terribly stoked about it (salinity TDS is ~600 which is rather high for my taste.) Looking at setting up rainwater catchment soon.
Of course you are invited to fondu. But since the likelihood of you coming 800 miles north for dinner is slim to say the least, I give you this. You are a chef and confess to be a pepper freak. Try the variety "Fish". It is around cayenne hot, and fantastic with any kind of fish. Saltwater or fresh. Scale, skin or shell fish.
Thanks for the tip! And never underestimate my willingness to make a twelve hour drive for a good meal. I've done it before. (More than once. 😂)
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very perfect
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I tend to tear them apart from the side, but I like your fork method. BTW Does this exist in the US (Video in Dutch) ? ua-cam.com/video/ee1faadQD5Q/v-deo.html Very nice as you don't need pots, you can sow in them directly.
Thanks you for your knowledge God bless
Bring your forks I'll take care of the fondue! 😘
Yahoo!!! ✊
I dip them in rain water and loosen them up.
Smart!
amazing i dip such crowdy seeds in water and then they all free easy to separate without losing anyone
Great tip!
What about cut and come again?
Probably wouldn't break them up... might sow lighter and/or thin a little sooner depending on what stage you're planning on harvesting at. (I have a few containers I'm working on in this space, but they're not there yet.)
Please start making more videos 😻
Is three a week not enough for you? 😂
We love a six-a-week sister 👏👏👏 haha actually I just started watching your videos and I guess only saw your older videos and only like one new one my bad 🤗
Your latest video on pruning, did you turn off comments? So have you decided that Texas is where you will make your roots going forward?
No comments are still there! It was mostly a few dreams and needing my own space. 🙂
@@VeronicaFlores Dreams are great to have, i hope you have made headway toward them :) I had all kinds of dreams but then i had a bad motorcycle accident and my dreams changed dramatically. I still have them but they are just different now. Having your own space is a must for sure. Have you ever been to East Texas.
hey veronica, what zone do you live in ? i live in zone 9A and was wondering since you live in taxes if we are in the same zone and i can grow the same things you do or similar
I'm in 8a/b. You should be able to grow just about everything and then some. 🙂
so should my timing for growing certian vegetable be same as you? also i have attempted to grow lettuce even during colder season and they alway end up sad and small and never really grow
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Should probably be a little sooner for you. Lettuce should grow well in cooler temps provided you have enough organic matter in the soil and water when they need it. When it gets hot they're either stunted if young, or will bolt
Is there a special moon to plant corn???
I usually Google that sort of stuff, don't know it by heart 🙂
The only question I have is... June wedding ok?
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You put the BEE in BEEautiful. Every time I chop off the head of a pepper plant I will surely think of you. Now that is romannnnntic... :) :) :)
Great! funnel tip.
yon need a bigger table.
I'm working on it! 😂 Lots of temporary fixtures around here right now. Only so much time in a day, gotta make do.
Wait, what is that at 14:48? "Caru...-something?"
For Dummies clarification: I'm following from Sweden, and google could not help me this time...
That's impressive! Caraway (Carum carvi), like the seeds you'd find in sauerkraut or rye bread. 🙂
@@VeronicaFlores ahh, thanks! Thats "Kummin" in Swedish :-)
Wild! Sounds a lot like Cumin in my head, but I'm likely pronouncing it wrong. Thank you!
@@VeronicaFlores Yes! From wikipedia: "Caraway, also known as meridian fennel[1] and Persian cumin[1] (Carum carvi)"
soil in our country is red hard soil, your soil is black and soft :)
Haha this is bagged mix, not much black soft soil here except for in the woods 🙂
Veronica, where in North Texas are you? I'm in Arlington. Starting my second garden...love peppers and eggplant!
Northwest out near Bridgeport! 🙂
Miss Veronica, is it normal for seedlings to be leggie ??
If not what m ' l doing wrong ?
Please help !!
They likely need more light!
@@VeronicaFloresMiss Veronica thank you so much, I really appreciate your help.♡
Nice set of torture instruments ;)
Sharp and pointed, just how I like em 😬
what about flowers seedlings tips
I do the same! I move some into six packs and some to the garden. Works with calendula and marigolds pretty well... larger flowers like cactus zinnia I'll sow lighter and not separate though. They don't seem to appreciate being manhandled.
Veronica you are amazing, beautiful !
Did you tend the rabbits?
Rabbits?
Shes so cute. Dont ya think?
How to social distance.
I'm always social distancing 😂
Irritating horticulturist is my middle name! I have a food forest so, lost of unorthodox things going on ;]
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Veronica is almost like a movie star.
She only needs a bigger ego and to give some clueless political advice.
Can't help you with the former, but I'm sure we could work on the latter 😝
I don't think you will become a movie star (too often there is dirt under your fingernails) but maybe you will become a UA-cam star (we like girls with dirty hands). ;>)