If you enjoyed this video, please "Like" and share to help increase its reach! Thanks for watching 😊TIMESTAMPS for convenience: 0:00 Why People Fail Growing Cucurbits 2:59 When To Plant Seed: Full Schedule 4:20 How To Plant Cucurbit Seeds 7:54 Seed Germination Tips And Results 11:02 Up-potting Transplants 14:42 Adventures With Dale
Last year we had a late frost after our frost date and my cucumbers already sprouted (in ground). So much for last frost date! It was one of the best blunders ever because I decided to cover my seedlings with mason jars to try to save them and it worked! Last year was the best cucumber year we've ever had. We have awful pest pressure once it starts warming up and I need to get my seeds in ground as soon as possible and harvest as much as we can as soon as we can. Fast forward to this year...remembering last year...I started in doors and put them out and once again we got unexpected lows. Covered all my seedlings with jars and they look great! I'm ahead of the game! This year temps are crazy though...much warmer than it's ever been so I dont know if that means the pests will be out sooner. It's a game we play.
On homestead rescue one episode showed the geese flying in the wrong direction in fall. I noticed this also in nb that there were some geese migrating north east instead of South. Figured that this winter would bring some bizarre weather because of this...
Sometimes it's the little comment you make that's so personal and helpful to keep gardening. You said it's ok if you missed the ideal time for your cucurbits seeds , don't worry, it's ok to plant a few weeks late. That's a big relief to know they will catch up. Thanks for thinking of all the info for every type of gardener! We always rewatch your videos!!!
I sure hope so. The more people growing food, the better. Food prices are forecast to rise another 15% this year. We need to be a little more self-sufficient like our great grandparents. Dale sends his love 🐕
@@TheMillennialGardener So true! Years ago my Grandmother looked at me in her kitchen and said, "I feel sorry for you kids (her teen grandchildren.) You don't even know what food is supposed to taste like. We ALL used to have gardens. These tomatoes (from supermarket) have NO taste. They taste like...cardboard must. Everybody needs a garden!" Going to school, working, I was too busy until I bought cherry tomato plants at a nursey. a few years ago. While there, an older gentleman leaned over and 'confidentially' advised, "If you want to make those cherry tomato plants grow crazy, forget Miracle-Gro! Get a bag of earthworm casings--they love it!" I did and hung the plants in a hanging basket. He was right. I had cherry tomato blossoms appearing, abundant little cherries popping out all summer. Grandma was right: these little tomatoes had blasts of flavor. Last Spring, I was intrigued with growing microgreens. I started a shallow dish filled with potting soil & worm casings, sprinkled microgreen seeds, They grew far beyond my expectations (in a southwest window, yet! ) I had to continuously re-pot them into larger containers until I put them in a large hanging basket, and had lettuces all summer! It's a 'rush' to go outside and pick my lettuces & tomatoes then come inside to wash & prep my own severely fresh little salads! Perhaps you could to a few experimental video's on earthworm casings. Love that Dale! ❤
Great presentation with personality of real life gardening to be ahead of season right in time for planting out. Dale is such a ❤️. He was doing a beloved dog scratch and rolling in his happy place called home.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video! I'm jealous of Dale's flexibility. He's so athletic. He's a happy boy, and I don't blame him. He's got the life, let me tell you. I wish I could trade 😆
I live in North Carolina as well. So I’ll follow because it turns out we both decided to plant 10 days ago lol. I’ll keep track of watch you do. Is my first time planting. I was scared that I may have rushed planting when it was too cold out. Now I know what to do. Thank you!!
Really love your videos! Got too excited last year and did exactly what you described!! Put my curcubits out too early! They did poorly. Thank you again and love Adventures with Dale! 🌻🐾
Thank you for another great video. Regarding cucumbers, what kind of fertiliser etc would you use throughout the growing season.? Many Thanks and keep up the good work Cheers From Sydney Australia 😊
Have you tested survival rates of splitting up the doubles when transplanting vs just leaving them and sacrificing one later? I typically pull a second out within the 1st week of germination and start new 6 packs, but was curious about results of waiting until they're further along.
23F killed all of my tomato, pepper, basil, Sweet Marjoram, and Oregano seedlings. I had to clean up, and restart from scratch. Along with starting new seedlings for the plants I lost, I started seeds for squash, and cucumbers. Day three, and I am seeing the first sprouts.
Ugh, that's terrible. It's always best to be conservative with the temperatures. I recommend next season to plant an extra early crop as an "experimental crop" to plant early, and if it's a good year, you'll get an early harvest, but keep the main plants indoors and be conservative with them. My tomatoes are about 3 weeks behind, because I lost all of my initial planting from damping off disease, so I feel your pain.
My first time gardening in the PNW. I followed guidance online (similar chart as yours) and started my winter squash seeds indoors on a heat mat 3 days ago (week after last frost date). They're already germinated. Then realized we don't get nights into the 50s until May. Oy. Hope these seedlings like their pots until May! May just direct sow them in May. But then these winter squashes need 100-110 days to mature, so thought I'd get a head start. So what is a cool weather Gardener to do?
Transplant them into the garden and then cover them in frost cloth. Frost cloth can raise the temp about 10 degrees compared to outside temp, so as long as your temps are in the 40s, the frost cloth should moderate the night temps for you. Uncover during the day if things are warmer so it's not too hot, but otherwise you should be able to keep them covered with white frost cloth as it lets light and water through.
Chech your weather/temps every day after you plant. You dont have to by cloth. I just used a tarp and it protected my vegetable plants from the freeze.
I wish I'd had this video to guide me doing my curcurbits this year. Will definitely come back in September when I'm doing my spring planting (Australia).
I think they will, because they have a very fast Days to Maturity. Usually, you can get a harvest before the heat and pests start beating the plants up. The faster they produce, the better chance of a harvest.
great video. in los angeles early April (next week), can i try to germinate cucumber seeds outdoors in direct sun without heat mats? highs 60s, lows 50s...thanks
I have found eggplant to be like this as well. I put a few of my early ones out a week or two ago and we had a night here get down around 40 and while it didn't kill them, it appears to have really slowed them down. I plan to just direct sow my cucumbers and a kajari melon (thanks for that recommendation) maybe this coming weekend after this last bit of cold gets through. My plan is to at the same time plant some indoors just in case the direct sown ones fail so Ill have some backups.
That's always been my problem in the past, starting seedlings too early and having to up pot 3 times, especially tomatoes. This year I've only started peppers and eggplant so far. Waiting another week or two to start tomatoes, then cucumbers, melons, zucchini and basil probably in mid April here in Zone 5B. I'm also going to wait to start annuals like zinnias and cosmos till the first week of May. I just don't have the space or time, nor do I want to spend money on a lot of potting soil since it's gone up in price so much. I used to think $12 was a lot for a large bag of potting mix and now it's up to $20 in my area.
Last year I used those peat pots the first time. And then during the growing season I wondered why my tomatoes simply were not as abundant as normally. At the end of the season I found out why: I had left the casing of the peat pots and the roots simply could not grow through the textile, stunting the growth. Only those where the casing had fallen off, did really well. Now I use scissors to cut into the sides to remove the casing. I can second your advice re heat mat - such a game changer!
Hi, Thank you for a brilliant and helpful video. 👏 😁 I noticed when you re-potted your cucumbers you left the stems out quite floppy. I've never grown cucumbers so have no idea about anything, but when I re-potted mine I buried the stem high up, is that wrong? Should I have left more stem exposed? Will it rot being buried or do they grow roots from their stem like tomatoes? Sorry for all the questions! 😊 Thanks very much 🙏😊
I took your advice and got some Beit Alpha cucumber seeds from Baker Creek. I also took the advice of another gardner and soaked the seeds in hydrogen peroxide before planting them. Now I don't know what caused the magic, but I got 100% germination and they are the healthiest, most beautiful seedlings I have ever had. I am getting ready to plant them out in the garden and am hoping they continue to thrive.
I'm in zone 10A also (Florida). My curcurbits are about where yours are, growth-wise. Do you have any trouble with pickle worms? I haven't found a good solution & I'm just dreading them.
I really like when you give temperatures in celcius, and dimensions in metric. Thanks for that! Doing cucumbers for the first time this year, they germinted super fast compared to peppers indeed (I put 4 seeds in each pot - waaaay too much, only 2 seeds didn't germinate). Still indoor in a growing tent for now, I'll wait a bit more until I put them in the outdoor bed.😅 Edit: I have a couple of these red/purple seeds too. Not sure exactly why (I live in Japan, cannot read everything), any specific reason ? These are supposed to be heat resistant I think, any feedback welcome!
Thank you for this great information. I see that you potted up both seedlings from the pods. How will you separate them later without harming the roots?
Hi, doc. I have a batch of cukes growing in my garden. Plants are lush and look very healthy. However, all of the flowers are male flowers. What am I doing wrong?
You're welcome! It also keeps the leaf footed bugs, Japanese beetles and squash bugs off. At least, it reduced the population so much that I didn't really notice them. It's a *huge* help!
i am new with gardening and with your videos . so pls excuse me if you answered already in another video my question . What fertilizer are you using for the seedlings ? when you transplant them from pellets to bigger containers ? and if that fertilizer is the same for cucumbers and similar family to the tomatoes peppers and family . thanks so much for the wonderfull videos .
Wonderful, timely video! I will be starting my seeds today or tomorrow. I was wondering though, how do you fit so many curcubits in your garden? Do you trellis all, including those with bigger fruits?
Question I germinated my cucumber seeds in a peat pot and put that pot in a dirt mound after they sprouted. The plant is about one month old maybe 7” tall. I found it laying and wilted today I removed the mulch and inspected the plant. At the base of the plant was a brown stripe. I removed the plant and removed the peat pot. Th roots looked good , so I made the hole bigger and replaced the plant and added potting soil to help hold it up. This evening the plant looks stronger. I know it’s a lot to ask but what do you think might have caused this?
Hi love your videos. I live in California 9b and have a list frost date mid March but here we can't plant for at least a month after that. It's still in the 40s at night and soil temp doesn't rise into the 60s until the middle of April. I think it's important to remind people that soil temperature is important in deciding when to transplant. Here at 2700 feet elevation it can be 90 outside during the day and still be in the 50s at night. I've killed a lot of peppers from planting based on time after frost date 😂
If you’re near me, it is too early to direct sow cucurbits in most seasons. If this weather keeps it up the next 3 weeks it would work, but if I know the Carolinas, we have another cold shot left in us. It may not frost or freeze again, but nights in the 40’s aren’t over.
I started my peppers 2/20 started tomatoes 3/1 will start maryjane 😮, cantaloupe, watermelon 4/1 start cucumbers, squash & zucchini 4/15 ⭐️zone 7A northern Maryland.
Thank you!!! I watched your video and thought I’d better bring in my baby cukes! It’s going into the 30’s tonight and last night was 40’s. So unfortunately, they are showing some stress (thank you for explaining that so I could recognize it!). Wish I’d gotten around to watching your video when it came out so I could have avoided this! Will they bounce back? Or should I start more?
Not with cucurbits. You need to do more than keep frost off them. They need to be 50+ degrees. Tricks that work on tomatoes and peppers don’t necessarily work on cucurbits.
Love your site… I thought I’d like using peat pots but I found that most if not all started getting moldy. How do you keep the mold from your peat pods?
Thanks for another great video! I've learned about parthenocarpic cucumbers from your vlogs and am planning to plant some this year! I am wondering if it is okay to plant parthenocarpic cukes and regular cucumbers with male and female flowers near each other. I have read that it is not advisable to plant parthenocarpic zucchini near regular zucchini because it can change the taste if bees cross pollinate them. I have a very small garden space and am hoping to plant parthenocarpic cukes near my space masters, which I loved last year. Thanks so much in advance, and for your fantastic channel!
TMG mentioned in another video that you can't mix them. Cross-pollination of parthenocarpic varieties will have bad effects on the fruits. He gets the Beit Alpha on the far end of his yard, away from the other cucumbers.
It depends how well the seedlings do. If a few fail or look to be runts, I may break the others in half if I need the extra plants. If I have more than what I need, I'll clip them off with scissors.
HI Each year spring rains prevent using or washes away insecticide to kill Plum Curculio. Can insect netting be used to control Plum Curculio? What insect netting mesh will stop Plum Curculio from accessing fruit tree?
Aphids are a very weak, soft-bodied pest. If you see any, spraying with a light treatment of natural pyrethrin knocks them out instantly. Usually, they will hide under leaves in the shade, so the more sun they get, the less chance the aphids will colonize a plant.
Great tips! I've got 2 plants growing & one is getting the flowers & cukes comped on...no bugs that I can see. What do u recommend? ThanQ Mr Green thumb
If you cannot figure out what it is, spraying the plants at sunset with natural pyrethrin will effectively kill any insect, so if it is an insect, they will be taken care of. You should spray at sunset, because pollinators leave at sunset, and pyrethrin is highly toxic to bees. If you buy natural pyrethrin, the half life is very short, so it will have broken down by the time bees return in the morning. I have pyrethrin linked in my Amazon Storefront in the video description. A little 8oz container lasts me almost all summer.
Some animal played in my garden bed after I had planted my cantaloupe seeds, they sprouted and now some are really close together. Is it better to leave them where they are or move them further apart? The sprouts are less than an inch tall probably.
My question has nothing to do with the theme of this video, but you have been so helpful before and I need some of your knowledge. I just moved to another property and there is an apple tree with a lot of holes. I looked online, people talk about a warm but I don't see anything on the tree. What's your opinion/advise? Thank you. Idk how to upload a pic here!! Thank you for your help.
Wait, I live on the southeastern coast of NC lol... What are the odds this is the video I select while trying to plant our first garden! Brunswick County woot woot
Great video and advice. Not a fan peat pellets it's great method for beginners but they dry out too fast. I do understand why you use them. I just find them difficult use cow pots & or cocoa coir pots instead. You can plant the other pots without cutting off the "biodegradable " garbage. They peat pellets just don't break down
The 42mm pellets don't dry out quickly, especially when in a greenhouse. I don't even need to water them daily in my sunroom thanks to the humidity. They fix a lot of problems with seed starting mixes. For the record, peat holds moisture better than coco coir, so if you're having success with coco coir, peat should work even better. I want to like coco coir, but it just isn't as good as peat. The texture and moisture retention properties is inferior.
You're welcome! I do have a lot of videos made over the years that discuss these things. I recommend last year's video on cucumbers: ua-cam.com/video/8zFtuH_hGSA/v-deo.html
I recommend starting new seeds as soon as you can. They germinate very quickly, 3-4 days, sometimes sooner, on a heat mat. If you start seeds today, they can be ready for transplant in as little as 2 weeks for a fresh crop.
What is the cactus called in your video at 13:05ish? I have one someone gave me and I want to figure out how to propagate it. Also, we just built a raised garden bed and I’ve been following your video’s for a month now. You do an amazing job of teaching and explaining!!
If you enjoyed this video, please "Like" and share to help increase its reach! Thanks for watching 😊TIMESTAMPS for convenience:
0:00 Why People Fail Growing Cucurbits
2:59 When To Plant Seed: Full Schedule
4:20 How To Plant Cucurbit Seeds
7:54 Seed Germination Tips And Results
11:02 Up-potting Transplants
14:42 Adventures With Dale
good info man thanks really helped
@@Treycotwright you're welcome!
U r the best. I enjoy ur information and ur overall personality!!! I have learned sooooo much!!! Thank u!
Why not wait until nights warm enough/raised bed soil is warm enough and direct seed cucumber seeds?
@@TheMillennialGardener 😎😎😎
Last year we had a late frost after our frost date and my cucumbers already sprouted (in ground). So much for last frost date! It was one of the best blunders ever because I decided to cover my seedlings with mason jars to try to save them and it worked! Last year was the best cucumber year we've ever had. We have awful pest pressure once it starts warming up and I need to get my seeds in ground as soon as possible and harvest as much as we can as soon as we can. Fast forward to this year...remembering last year...I started in doors and put them out and once again we got unexpected lows. Covered all my seedlings with jars and they look great! I'm ahead of the game! This year temps are crazy though...much warmer than it's ever been so I dont know if that means the pests will be out sooner. It's a game we play.
On homestead rescue one episode showed the geese flying in the wrong direction in fall.
I noticed this also in nb that there were some geese migrating north east instead of South.
Figured that this winter would bring some bizarre weather because of this...
Knowledge wise this is the best channel by far.
Thank you! I appreciate it.
I feel like I've spent the whole day with you. I've been binging on your videos all day! They have been so helpful and I've learned so much from you!
I wouldn’t wish that on anyone 😂 But seriously, thank you, I appreciate it! I’m glad the videos are helping.
Sometimes it's the little comment you make that's so personal and helpful to keep gardening. You said it's ok if you missed the ideal time for your cucurbits seeds , don't worry, it's ok to plant a few weeks late. That's a big relief to know they will catch up. Thanks for thinking of all the info for every type of gardener! We always rewatch your videos!!!
Super tutorial!👍 You are going to help a lot of folks have a sweet time gardening this year.😃
Dale is too cute!😃 Love him!🐕
I sure hope so. The more people growing food, the better. Food prices are forecast to rise another 15% this year. We need to be a little more self-sufficient like our great grandparents. Dale sends his love 🐕
@@TheMillennialGardener So true! Years ago my Grandmother looked at me in her kitchen and said, "I feel sorry for you kids (her teen grandchildren.) You don't even know what food is supposed to taste like. We ALL used to have gardens. These tomatoes (from supermarket) have NO taste. They taste like...cardboard must. Everybody needs a garden!" Going to school, working, I was too busy until I bought cherry tomato plants at a nursey. a few years ago. While there, an older gentleman leaned over and 'confidentially' advised, "If you want to make those cherry tomato plants grow crazy, forget Miracle-Gro! Get a bag of earthworm casings--they love it!" I did and hung the plants in a hanging basket. He was right. I had cherry tomato blossoms appearing, abundant little cherries popping out all summer. Grandma was right: these little tomatoes had blasts of flavor. Last Spring, I was intrigued with growing microgreens. I started a shallow dish filled with potting soil & worm casings, sprinkled microgreen seeds, They grew far beyond my expectations (in a southwest window, yet! ) I had to continuously re-pot them into larger containers until I put them in a large hanging basket, and had lettuces all summer! It's a 'rush' to go outside and pick my lettuces & tomatoes then come inside to wash & prep my own severely fresh little salads! Perhaps you could to a few experimental video's on earthworm casings. Love that Dale! ❤
The Great Transplant.... yay❣😄 As always very informative 👍 Thank you 😊. Love Dale 🥰
You're welcome! Dale says hello
Another great video. Lots of good information and no useless yapping. I love it.
Thank you! I’m glad it was helpful.
Great presentation with personality of real life gardening to be ahead of season right in time for planting out. Dale is such a ❤️. He was doing a beloved dog scratch and rolling in his happy place called home.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video! I'm jealous of Dale's flexibility. He's so athletic. He's a happy boy, and I don't blame him. He's got the life, let me tell you. I wish I could trade 😆
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I live in North Carolina as well. So I’ll follow because it turns out we both decided to plant 10 days ago lol. I’ll keep track of watch you do. Is my first time planting. I was scared that I may have rushed planting when it was too cold out. Now I know what to do. Thank you!!
Really love your videos! Got too excited last year and did exactly what you described!! Put my curcubits out too early! They did poorly. Thank you again and love Adventures with Dale! 🌻🐾
Thank you for sharing your knowledge about gardening!! 👍👍Dale is the cutest!! 😊
You’re welcome! Dale is a character. He makes me laugh.
This was super helpful! I'm a fellow southeastern North Carolinian, so hearing info about our particular climate is wonderful! Thank you!
You always help me so much!!
Can you do a video on peppers inside and herbs? ❤
I have a recent video on starting peppers here: ua-cam.com/video/6IZGAx1t-x0/v-deo.html
Just what i needed . happy spring to you and dale
And you, too! It’s our favorite time of year!
Thank you for another great video.
Regarding cucumbers, what kind of fertiliser etc would you use throughout the growing season.?
Many Thanks and keep up the good work
Cheers
From Sydney Australia 😊
Have you tested survival rates of splitting up the doubles when transplanting vs just leaving them and sacrificing one later? I typically pull a second out within the 1st week of germination and start new 6 packs, but was curious about results of waiting until they're further along.
Awesome video I have been really enjoying watching your videos thank you so much for them
You’re welcome! Thanks so much for watching.
I learn so much from your videos 😊
I'm happy to hear that! Thanks so much for watching!
23F killed all of my tomato, pepper, basil, Sweet Marjoram, and Oregano seedlings. I had to clean up, and restart from scratch. Along with starting new seedlings for the plants I lost, I started seeds for squash, and cucumbers. Day three, and I am seeing the first sprouts.
Ugh, that's terrible. It's always best to be conservative with the temperatures. I recommend next season to plant an extra early crop as an "experimental crop" to plant early, and if it's a good year, you'll get an early harvest, but keep the main plants indoors and be conservative with them. My tomatoes are about 3 weeks behind, because I lost all of my initial planting from damping off disease, so I feel your pain.
Great information, I learned a lot from this video. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada 🍁
Glad I watched this today!
I was about to go seed happy on my squash and cucumbers 😬
Thanks for the detailed explanation!
My first time gardening in the PNW. I followed guidance online (similar chart as yours) and started my winter squash seeds indoors on a heat mat 3 days ago (week after last frost date). They're already germinated. Then realized we don't get nights into the 50s until May. Oy. Hope these seedlings like their pots until May! May just direct sow them in May. But then these winter squashes need 100-110 days to mature, so thought I'd get a head start. So what is a cool weather Gardener to do?
Transplant them into the garden and then cover them in frost cloth. Frost cloth can raise the temp about 10 degrees compared to outside temp, so as long as your temps are in the 40s, the frost cloth should moderate the night temps for you. Uncover during the day if things are warmer so it's not too hot, but otherwise you should be able to keep them covered with white frost cloth as it lets light and water through.
Chech your weather/temps every day after you plant. You dont have to by cloth. I just used a tarp and it protected my vegetable plants from the freeze.
Appreciate your videos and I do share the wealth with others, thank you 🌻
I'm glad the videos are helpful! Thank you for watching!
I’m going to try the recipe, sounds good ❤
Thanks for sharing. I have started my seeds indoors and they are doing well.
You're welcome! Glad it's going well!
Interesting. I always planted my cucurbits when it was in the low 40s out, and they always do great
I wish I'd had this video to guide me doing my curcurbits this year. Will definitely come back in September when I'm doing my spring planting (Australia).
I'm excited to try out the Party Time variety, too. Hope they do well in 9b.
I think they will, because they have a very fast Days to Maturity. Usually, you can get a harvest before the heat and pests start beating the plants up. The faster they produce, the better chance of a harvest.
great video. in los angeles early April (next week), can i try to germinate cucumber seeds outdoors in direct sun without heat mats? highs 60s, lows 50s...thanks
I have found eggplant to be like this as well. I put a few of my early ones out a week or two ago and we had a night here get down around 40 and while it didn't kill them, it appears to have really slowed them down. I plan to just direct sow my cucumbers and a kajari melon (thanks for that recommendation) maybe this coming weekend after this last bit of cold gets through. My plan is to at the same time plant some indoors just in case the direct sown ones fail so Ill have some backups.
Such wonderful content !!!
That's always been my problem in the past, starting seedlings too early and having to up pot 3 times, especially tomatoes. This year I've only started peppers and eggplant so far. Waiting another week or two to start tomatoes, then cucumbers, melons, zucchini and basil probably in mid April here in Zone 5B. I'm also going to wait to start annuals like zinnias and cosmos till the first week of May. I just don't have the space or time, nor do I want to spend money on a lot of potting soil since it's gone up in price so much. I used to think $12 was a lot for a large bag of potting mix and now it's up to $20 in my area.
Nice.
Thanks!
Last year I used those peat pots the first time. And then during the growing season I wondered why my tomatoes simply were not as abundant as normally. At the end of the season I found out why: I had left the casing of the peat pots and the roots simply could not grow through the textile, stunting the growth. Only those where the casing had fallen off, did really well. Now I use scissors to cut into the sides to remove the casing. I can second your advice re heat mat - such a game changer!
Extra points for Dale being a super cute wiggly worm.
I wish I could move like that 😂 he’s so athletic!
Hi, Thank you for a brilliant and helpful video. 👏 😁 I noticed when you re-potted your cucumbers you left the stems out quite floppy. I've never grown cucumbers so have no idea about anything, but when I re-potted mine I buried the stem high up, is that wrong? Should I have left more stem exposed? Will it rot being buried or do they grow roots from their stem like tomatoes? Sorry for all the questions! 😊 Thanks very much 🙏😊
I took your advice and got some Beit Alpha cucumber seeds from Baker Creek. I also took the advice of another gardner and soaked the seeds in hydrogen peroxide before planting them. Now I don't know what caused the magic, but I got 100% germination and they are the healthiest, most beautiful seedlings I have ever had. I am getting ready to plant them out in the garden and am hoping they continue to thrive.
I hope you’ll report how you like the Beit Alpha. They’re still my favorite.
lovely stuff just started mine as there is only a few weeks for as there is only about 3 weeks i cant wait for them to be out and harvesting
At what point do you thin out the seedlings to just one per pot ?
Great timing! My zucchini & scallop squash are blooming & cucumbers are getting ready to climb. Zone 10A
10A! Jealous 🙂 Very nice!
I'm in zone 10A also (Florida). My curcurbits are about where yours are, growth-wise. Do you have any trouble with pickle worms? I haven't found a good solution & I'm just dreading them.
@@BethKiesel3n1 not so far but will watch for them
GREAT INFORMATION ANTHONY 👍 THANK YOU 😊 WE ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT GARDENING THIS YEAR. FATHER GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY IN JESUS NAME 🙏 ❤ 🙌 ♥
You’re welcome! I’m glad I can help.
I really like when you give temperatures in celcius, and dimensions in metric. Thanks for that!
Doing cucumbers for the first time this year, they germinted super fast compared to peppers indeed (I put 4 seeds in each pot - waaaay too much, only 2 seeds didn't germinate). Still indoor in a growing tent for now, I'll wait a bit more until I put them in the outdoor bed.😅
Edit: I have a couple of these red/purple seeds too. Not sure exactly why (I live in Japan, cannot read everything), any specific reason ? These are supposed to be heat resistant I think, any feedback welcome!
Question. When you apart your seedlings into the peat, coire, perlite mix, do you add any nutrients at that time? Thank you in advance.
No. However, today, I watered them with a diluted, half-strength solution of 20-20-20.
This is a good channel. Great information.
Thank you for this great information. I see that you potted up both seedlings from the pods. How will you separate them later without harming the roots?
When they are germinated in starting mix, they separate very easily. I have separated 6 cells into 12 up pots this year, and they are all doing well.
Wanted to see how big they got when you transplanted into the garden. Good video.
Hi, doc. I have a batch of cukes growing in my garden. Plants are lush and look very healthy. However, all of the flowers are male flowers. What am I doing wrong?
Thank you
You’re welcome!
DALE'S SUCH A SWEET BOY!!!😂😍😘🐕🐕 THANKS FOR THE SEEDING VIDEO!!!...IT ANSWERS MY QUESTIONS!!!😃👍🔥🙏👑➕📖🔥
I love these videos! Dale is the best! 🦮
Thank you! Dale sends his love 🐕
This video explains everything thank you
You're welcome!
I used your landscape fabric tip for growing melons and Pumpkins. Hardly any aphids! THANKS MG
You're welcome! It also keeps the leaf footed bugs, Japanese beetles and squash bugs off. At least, it reduced the population so much that I didn't really notice them. It's a *huge* help!
I missed the tip.. what is it??
Your information is fantastic! I also live in NC and am pretty new to gardening and you have been super helpful.
Thank you! I'm glad to hear the videos are helpful.
Thanks!
You’re welcome!
I would love to know tips on keeping away cucumber beetles and vine borers. Staying on top of the pests for cucumbers and squash is 🤪
i am new with gardening and with your videos . so pls excuse me if you answered already in another video my question . What fertilizer are you using for the seedlings ? when you transplant them from pellets to bigger containers ?
and if that fertilizer is the same for cucumbers and similar family to the tomatoes peppers and family .
thanks so much for the wonderfull videos .
Wonderful, timely video! I will be starting my seeds today or tomorrow. I was wondering though, how do you fit so many curcubits in your garden? Do you trellis all, including those with bigger fruits?
Question I germinated my cucumber seeds in a peat pot and put that pot in a dirt mound after they sprouted. The plant is about one month old maybe 7” tall. I found it laying and wilted today I removed the mulch and inspected the plant. At the base of the plant was a brown stripe. I removed the plant and removed the peat pot. Th roots looked good , so I made the hole bigger and replaced the plant and added potting soil to help hold it up. This evening the plant looks stronger. I know it’s a lot to ask but what do you think might have caused this?
Instead of a seed mat I used a mini heater fan to keep my seedlings warm. They sprouted quickly.
Hi love your videos. I live in California 9b and have a list frost date mid March but here we can't plant for at least a month after that. It's still in the 40s at night and soil temp doesn't rise into the 60s until the middle of April. I think it's important to remind people that soil temperature is important in deciding when to transplant. Here at 2700 feet elevation it can be 90 outside during the day and still be in the 50s at night. I've killed a lot of peppers from planting based on time after frost date 😂
I’ve got at least a month till I should start my cucumbers🥒melons🍈🍉 and pumpkins🎃, but I can’t wait.
In the meantime, the tomatoes and peppers should be going. Hopefully they’ve germinated by now!
Im in your same zone, i was planning on sowing my seeds in my garden rows next week. Thoughts?
If you’re near me, it is too early to direct sow cucurbits in most seasons. If this weather keeps it up the next 3 weeks it would work, but if I know the Carolinas, we have another cold shot left in us. It may not frost or freeze again, but nights in the 40’s aren’t over.
Greetings from Florida, very informative video! One question what fertilizer to use when transplant thanks
I started my peppers 2/20
started tomatoes 3/1
will start maryjane 😮, cantaloupe, watermelon 4/1
start cucumbers, squash & zucchini 4/15
⭐️zone 7A northern Maryland.
Good luck! It’s getting warm already!
@@TheMillennialGardener Thanks 😊
Thank you!!! I watched your video and thought I’d better bring in my baby cukes! It’s going into the 30’s tonight and last night was 40’s. So unfortunately, they are showing some stress (thank you for explaining that so I could recognize it!).
Wish I’d gotten around to watching your video when it came out so I could have avoided this!
Will they bounce back? Or should I start more?
ooh i just started watermelon and tomato seeds just recently
A cloche can be of benefit.
You can plant outside about 2 weeks earlier than usual.
Not with cucurbits. You need to do more than keep frost off them. They need to be 50+ degrees. Tricks that work on tomatoes and peppers don’t necessarily work on cucurbits.
Love your site… I thought I’d like using peat pots but I found that most if not all started getting moldy. How do you keep the mold from your peat pods?
thanks for tips very interesting
You’re welcome!
I have always tried to direct sow cucumbers and squash
Thanks for another great video! I've learned about parthenocarpic cucumbers from your vlogs and am planning to plant some this year! I am wondering if it is okay to plant parthenocarpic cukes and regular cucumbers with male and female flowers near each other. I have read that it is not advisable to plant parthenocarpic zucchini near regular zucchini because it can change the taste if bees cross pollinate them. I have a very small garden space and am hoping to plant parthenocarpic cukes near my space masters, which I loved last year. Thanks so much in advance, and for your fantastic channel!
TMG mentioned in another video that you can't mix them. Cross-pollination of parthenocarpic varieties will have bad effects on the fruits. He gets the Beit Alpha on the far end of his yard, away from the other cucumbers.
Thank you❗️😊👍
Subscribed! Thanks for videos, we are in eastern NC too!
Thanks for subscribing! I appreciate it!
When you go to put the cukes in the garden will you separate the starters that sprouted multiple plants ?
It depends how well the seedlings do. If a few fail or look to be runts, I may break the others in half if I need the extra plants. If I have more than what I need, I'll clip them off with scissors.
In the summer it gets up to 120 here in Arizona. Should I bring my cucumbers inside or am I safe leaving them in the shade in a day such high heat
I started my cucumbers the same time as my peppers/tomatoes, but jokes on you because I started the latter 4 weeks too late lol
Do you water the peat pellets or just leave them after you water them the first time?
HI
Each year spring rains prevent using or washes away insecticide to kill Plum Curculio. Can insect netting be used to control Plum Curculio?
What insect netting mesh will stop Plum Curculio from accessing fruit tree?
I had quite a bit of aphids get after my cukes last year, so I am planting just a bit later and hoping to bypass a good deal of the aphid “season”
Aphids are a very weak, soft-bodied pest. If you see any, spraying with a light treatment of natural pyrethrin knocks them out instantly. Usually, they will hide under leaves in the shade, so the more sun they get, the less chance the aphids will colonize a plant.
😂love that Dale
Great tips! I've got 2 plants growing & one is getting the flowers & cukes comped on...no bugs that I can see. What do u recommend?
ThanQ Mr Green thumb
If you cannot figure out what it is, spraying the plants at sunset with natural pyrethrin will effectively kill any insect, so if it is an insect, they will be taken care of. You should spray at sunset, because pollinators leave at sunset, and pyrethrin is highly toxic to bees. If you buy natural pyrethrin, the half life is very short, so it will have broken down by the time bees return in the morning. I have pyrethrin linked in my Amazon Storefront in the video description. A little 8oz container lasts me almost all summer.
Some animal played in my garden bed after I had planted my cantaloupe seeds, they sprouted and now some are really close together. Is it better to leave them where they are or move them further apart? The sprouts are less than an inch tall probably.
It's so hard for me to wait! 😄
It's the best time of the year to me!
Fantastic!
Thank you!
My question has nothing to do with the theme of this video, but you have been so helpful before and I need some of your knowledge. I just moved to another property and there is an apple tree with a lot of holes. I looked online, people talk about a warm but I don't see anything on the tree. What's your opinion/advise? Thank you. Idk how to upload a pic here!! Thank you for your help.
Do you have a video showing how to transplant cucumbers into the ground? What fertilizing, depth, etc?
Wait, I live on the southeastern coast of NC lol... What are the odds this is the video I select while trying to plant our first garden! Brunswick County woot woot
Ah man. Look at all your green!
Most of our trees are evergreen, here. It is mostly pine, magnolia, redbay and live oak, so we don’t lose many leaves in winter.
Zone 3 here. I'm just a bit envious 😆
What are the bottom trays used for your small 3x3 style pots?
How do you water the sidling? Do you use any fertilizer or root growth stimulator?
Great video and advice. Not a fan peat pellets it's great method for beginners but they dry out too fast. I do understand why you use them. I just find them difficult use cow pots & or cocoa coir pots instead. You can plant the other pots without cutting off the "biodegradable " garbage. They peat pellets just don't break down
The 42mm pellets don't dry out quickly, especially when in a greenhouse. I don't even need to water them daily in my sunroom thanks to the humidity. They fix a lot of problems with seed starting mixes. For the record, peat holds moisture better than coco coir, so if you're having success with coco coir, peat should work even better. I want to like coco coir, but it just isn't as good as peat. The texture and moisture retention properties is inferior.
If you're potting up in peat, what nutrients do you give the seedlings until transplant?
After they start developing true leaves, diluted 1/4 strength Jack's 20-20-20 weekly.
Does dishwater help.
Thank you for your video. Could you do a follow up when you transplant and how to take care of them? Pest control etc.?
You're welcome! I do have a lot of videos made over the years that discuss these things. I recommend last year's video on cucumbers: ua-cam.com/video/8zFtuH_hGSA/v-deo.html
Grillo's Pickles! Someone has good taste lol 😉 ❤
It's embarrassing how much money I spend a month on pickles. I just bought 3 more containers today...
Hi, Do you think it’s ok to use city water when watering your plants?
Absolutely. I do on a near daily basis. It’s all I have, except what I can collect in my rain barrels, which isn’t nearly enough.
@@TheMillennialGardener Thank you.
Do you have to do a “green house” effect with the cover?
I wish I had watched this before starting some of my cucumbers (way too early, lol). The next batch will be much better off :)
I recommend starting new seeds as soon as you can. They germinate very quickly, 3-4 days, sometimes sooner, on a heat mat. If you start seeds today, they can be ready for transplant in as little as 2 weeks for a fresh crop.
What is the cactus called in your video at 13:05ish? I have one someone gave me and I want to figure out how to propagate it.
Also, we just built a raised garden bed and I’ve been following your video’s for a month now. You do an amazing job of teaching and explaining!!
They are 4 different varieties of dragonfruit. I'm glad the videos are helpful!