Grow your spring garden along with me: Save $5 with the bundle: CaliKim Spring Garden Seed Collection/Organic Gardening for Everyone (book) bundle : calikimgardenandhome.com/seeds/spring-garden-seed-collection-and-book/. Good Dirt Plant Food: good-dirt.com 10% off with code “calikim10”, also at Target stores. Vermisterra Worm Castings, Worm Tea: vermisterra.com, 10% off w/ code “calikim”. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases: SEED STARTING SUPPLIES Peat pellets (3”, 50mm): amzn.to/38g8V8d Small (1”, 36mm): amzn.to/35RP2Cx Seed starting pots: amzn.to/2FVbRLk Seed starting cells: amzn.to/2SBhIg1, small: amzn.to/2uHCQIl Heat mat: amzn.to/2FS1I1W GROW LIGHTS 1. CLAMP LIGHT SET UP -8.5” clamp light: amzn.to/3abeO8k -LED bulbs: amzn.to/2QS6TFm 2. SHOP LIGHT SET UP: -4 foot Shop light fixture with LED bulbs: amzn.to/2QSd4ZS -Chain & S hooks: amzn.to/39i70Ar 3. GROW LIGHT BOX -18 gallon storage bin -8.5” clamp light: amzn.to/3abeO8k -LED bulbs: amzn.to/2QS6TFm 4. TABLE TOP GROW LIGHT SET UP: -amzn.to/30o1tEZ 5. TIMERS -Digital outlet timer with 2 outlets: amzn.to/2uwnA0D -Power strip with timer spin dial: amzn.to/2NuNXul Are you starting your spring seeds indoors yet? Thanks for watching!
Very nice! What lovely interaction between teacher and student! I appreciateciate all the work you've put into these videos. You make it look fun and easy.
Thanks for your kind words, Grateful Vivi. Joel is fun and easy to work with, can't wait to see his garden come together! Appreciate you following along with the process!
Kim - I left a comment on a previous video that I couldn’t wait to try your methods NEXT year, and you encouraged me to do it now. Well, I only have one grow light but I set it up with some pepper seeds out in my garage and I’m pleased to say I saw a few of them coming up today! Thank you for telling me not to wait. ☺️
Kelli, you go girl! I've been growing my garden for years. I wanted organic and fresh. It began small...peppers and tomatoes. Each year since I started, I was able to use the money I saved by growing my own, to expand the garden! Once you eat fresh from the garden, you'll never go back to store bought. Keep up the good work and stay tuned in with Kim. She won't let you down. It is as easy, fun and inexpensive as she makes it look!
I have seen quite a few videos on sowing and caring for seedlings. This video was BY FAR the most helpful and informative! I plan on purchasing your book as well! Thank you CaliKim29!!
Great Job Joel! And you are right, Kim is a Great Teacher! It's lovely to have a seasoned gardener guide you. When you become a seasoned gardener, you can pay it forward! Direct someone new to Kim's website and be a gardening pal. Before you know it we'll all be eating clean and healthy!
Nice job Joel!!! They are definitely looking good. Definitely an intimidating part of growing from seed and a great video to cover it. The color of the soil and the weight of my cups are my 100% to know when they need water. Again, good video Kim and Joel :)
yep. seed raising is one of the best investments to make, to have ready plants for season or for continuous rapid additional planting, for much better crops and multiple successive crops from early spring thru autumn plantings. starting seeds directly in the garden is failure prone and wastes time. i invested in a heat mat, proper trays, a grow light and professional grade seed raising mix, as well as using a water soluble 20-20-20 fertilizer that is also used for all growth stages. my setup is in my garden shed and is churning out plenty of seedlings for planting out.
Kim-Still reading your book. It has great instructions and tips that are so helpful. Beautiful photos as well. I was riding the train back from Kansas City to St Louis today after going to help my daughter find a wedding dress and it was a very relaxing read. Thank you for the videos and helpful hints and encouragement.
Hey Christine - how fun to spend this special time with your daughter and so glad you had a relaxing train ride home reading my book. Thanks, as always, for all your support!
I love your jeans in this video! Great front pockets! Please share the brand if you don't mind. Thanks for always sharing your knowledge and helpful tips with us! Nice job Joel!
Thanks for your videos, I planted cilantro, basil, spinach, mint and oregano seeds indoors just a day ago, they’re in my office under 2 grow light led bulbs on clamp lights. Indoors permanently because my apartment is not facing the sun, hence I only get 30 minutes of sun shine on my balcony....I am waiting patiently for them to germinate.......thanks for your timely videos. Watching your videos from South America.
Cw Cw - I admire your determination to grow your own delicious herbs Indoors! You'll love having the fresh flavor in your food - let me know how it goes!
Good job Joel! You did better than me, I had only 30 of 32 tomatoes come up the first week. Kim, I’m going to force myself to bottom water. It takes more time, but at least for now time is what I have. 👍
Hello Cliff, great success on your tomatoes, can't wait to hear all about those giants! Yes, bottom watering does take more time, but so worth it. Enjoy the time you have in the garden!
Hi Kim - I just realized I can’t order the worm castings tea or the good dirt as I live in Canada and neither companies ship here. Any suggestions of other fertilizers I could use?
I didn't have a lot of luck cutting the plastic lid for my grow box project, but instead used 3/4" pvc pipe with tees and elbow to make a support framework for the grow lights. No gluing, just dry fitting the connections so I could change the dimensions if needed.
My seedling are making me so happy. I’ve planted more flowers than ever. Two of my sons are getting married this summer. The baby seedlings help me deal with the winter blues. (Oregon rain can keep things gloomy?)
Hi Cara, the winter can seem long, and change of life seasons can be difficult too! Gardening can help fill that empty spot in your life. Spring is coming soon! Thanks for watching!
i definitely need to feed mine. just keep forgetting. im gonna order some worm tea or good dirt fert. id like to keep them almost all organic this year.
Hi Jack, you'll be amazed at the difference worm tea and Good Dirt will make - they both really help with root development of your seedlings! Thanks for watching!
I planted some seeds in peet pellets on Tuesday night. Now, I'm trying to figure out what next. I think when my plants sprout, I can put them in the bathroom. There are 2 fluorescent bulbs rated 5000 k. Does that work without buying a separate grow light? My bathroom is also a warmer room when the heat actually kicks on, but I think it's done for the year. I live in NYC and don't have a balcony or anything. I just decided I wanted to grow some veggies to lower my food bills. I've been thinking about doing this for a while, but the grocery stores running out of a lot of things is what pushed me to do it now instead of continuing to think about it and watch some videos. I actually had already watched some of your videos. That's how I knew to get the peet pellets for my seeds.
Appreciate everything you are doing here! I have just started getting into gardening and this might be a dumb question. In the video, do you water the plants right after fertilizing or we are fertilizing and watering at the same time? Secondly, do you have to make the fertilizing mixture every week, or we can reuse the 1 gallon can every week? Thanks a lot!
Hi CaliKim just wondering if you have an organic soil with fertilizer already in the soil, do you still need to fertilize again when the true leaves grow? My soil says feeds for 3 months on the package. Any advice is much appreciated! Love your videos 🤗
I have a dilemma as a new gardener. I just seeded Cucumbers and Goji's a week ago under grow lights before I learned from you not to do it too early from last frost date. Do you have any suggestions on how to keep the sprouts going "alive" till planting outdoors? Thank You
Hi CaliKim, Greetings from Mission Viejo. I'm having good luck using large peat pellets for starts. If two or three sprouts come up in each, do you ALWAYS snip the extras and only grow one plant per pellet?
Hi Kim.. I am using Jiffy hex seeding kit and jiffy seeding start mix for growing seeds. I am doing bottom watering. somehow all pods are not pulling the water up so some appear black and some stay brown all the time. One mistake i think i did is not thoroughly watering the starting mix before adding it pods. But i did it after adding it just on the top. could you let me know why is it not self watering with bottom water?and how can i fix that issue?
I am having issues with my tomato seedlings using this product. I had been seeing blotchyness on the leaves of my tomato plants. I just realized that it happens right after I fertilize them. My last batch got burned pretty badly. Used 1 tsp good dirt plant food(back of bottle says 1 pump=1 tsp) and 2 cap fulls of vermisterra worm tea to 1 gallon of water. Bottom watered for 15 min. Defective product? Would it be Vermisterra or GoodDirt burning them? I had one set of tomatoes that did not get fertilized because they didn't need water yet at the time I was fertilizing, and they are the only ones that are not burned.
Hi, love your channel! Question - do I need to fertilize my seeds regardless if I am using a seed starting mix or a potting mix? I am not sure if the seed starting mix would already have nutrients the seeds need. Pls help!
Hello Leah - wonderful job getting seeds started! Check on the soil package to see if fertilizer is included. If so, you can wait a few weeks after germination, or when the plant is 2-3 inches tall, with 2-3 sets of true leaves before fertilizing with liquid fertilizer. One reason I like Vermisterra Worm Tea so much is that it is so gentle, provides slow and steady broth and doesn't burn your plants. Let me know how things go with your spring garden!
I started my seeds at the sane day that I Saw your video but my seeds are not so well. Indeed he has the Green thumb... O live in hot wheather (Brazil). O think my soil is not the best. I Will improve it
Hi Brigida -good job getting your seeds started - sorry your they are not doing so well! Tell me a little more about what you started them in and where they are growing, lights you are using ect, and let's see if we can get them going! I like how you are improving, and learning - you got this!
Question for you: I started my tomatoes and cucumbers February 1st and they all came up within a few days. I've had them under grow lights and for the last week or so I've been taking them outside during the day and bringing them inside at night. The plants are all looking great and are getting pretty big. I'm worried that the cucumbers are getting TOO big and are going to need to get in the ground soon. I have potted them all up into 3.5 inch pots, but I can't see that they'll be able to stay in those pots much longer. I'm in Westminster, CA -- the highs have been mostly in the 60s during the day, but down to the high 40s, low 50s. What is your opinion about leaving them outside overnight now?
Hello Mary Ann, great job getting your seeds started! It's exciting to see them grow and thrive. 40's are a little chilly to leave them outside at night, 50's is better, 60's is perfect! You could leaving them outside with cover at night, (such as a storage tub), remove during the day. I"d test it with one or two plants, if those do OK, it's a good sign that the others will do well too! It should warm up enough in a month or so here in So Cal. Happy Gardening!
@@CaliKim29 Thanks, Kim. I definitely started them a little too early. I didn't expect them to come up so quickly and to grow so well! They are all really gorgeous plants. Nice dark green and the cucumbers are all now getting their 4th true leaf!
Grow your spring garden along with me:
Save $5 with the bundle: CaliKim Spring Garden Seed Collection/Organic Gardening for Everyone (book) bundle : calikimgardenandhome.com/seeds/spring-garden-seed-collection-and-book/.
Good Dirt Plant Food: good-dirt.com 10% off with code “calikim10”, also at Target stores.
Vermisterra Worm Castings, Worm Tea: vermisterra.com, 10% off w/ code “calikim”.
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases:
SEED STARTING SUPPLIES
Peat pellets (3”, 50mm): amzn.to/38g8V8d
Small (1”, 36mm): amzn.to/35RP2Cx
Seed starting pots: amzn.to/2FVbRLk
Seed starting cells: amzn.to/2SBhIg1, small: amzn.to/2uHCQIl
Heat mat: amzn.to/2FS1I1W
GROW LIGHTS
1. CLAMP LIGHT SET UP
-8.5” clamp light: amzn.to/3abeO8k
-LED bulbs: amzn.to/2QS6TFm
2. SHOP LIGHT SET UP:
-4 foot Shop light fixture with LED bulbs: amzn.to/2QSd4ZS
-Chain & S hooks: amzn.to/39i70Ar
3. GROW LIGHT BOX
-18 gallon storage bin
-8.5” clamp light: amzn.to/3abeO8k
-LED bulbs: amzn.to/2QS6TFm
4. TABLE TOP GROW LIGHT SET UP:
-amzn.to/30o1tEZ
5. TIMERS
-Digital outlet timer with 2 outlets: amzn.to/2uwnA0D
-Power strip with timer spin dial: amzn.to/2NuNXul
Are you starting your spring seeds indoors yet? Thanks for watching!
As a newbie gardener - I totally understand his happiness
I agree Cali is a great teacher
Very helpful video. Kim is a good teacher. Joel is a good student. I am a first year gardener and I share his enthusiasm!
Thank you for this! I'm learning that I'm not fertilizing my seedlings often enough so I'm excited to see how they do with a weekly feeding!
I'm primed, ready and super eagerly awaiting the 2nd week of March. I'll be sowing my first wave of seeds!!! Joel is just too cute 🥰
AMAZING! Joel was a fantastic guest! Love him!
Very nice! What lovely interaction between teacher and student! I appreciateciate all the work you've put into these videos. You make it look fun and easy.
Thanks for your kind words, Grateful Vivi. Joel is fun and easy to work with, can't wait to see his garden come together! Appreciate you following along with the process!
You are amazing Calikim....I just love watching your videos. I recommend you to everyone. May God continue to bless you with all your endeavours.
Kim - I left a comment on a previous video that I couldn’t wait to try your methods NEXT year, and you encouraged me to do it now. Well, I only have one grow light but I set it up with some pepper seeds out in my garage and I’m pleased to say I saw a few of them coming up today! Thank you for telling me not to wait. ☺️
Kelli Martin that’s fun.
Kelli, you go girl!
I've been growing my garden for years. I wanted organic and fresh. It began small...peppers and tomatoes. Each year since I started, I was able to use the money I saved by growing my own, to expand the garden! Once you eat fresh from the garden, you'll never go back to store bought. Keep up the good work and stay tuned in with Kim. She won't let you down. It is as easy, fun and inexpensive as she makes it look!
Hi Kelli, so happy that you took my words to heart and didn't wait! Now it's time to reap the rewards - enjoy!
You really are a terrific teacher! Thanks for all of it!
I have seen quite a few videos on sowing and caring for seedlings. This video was BY FAR the most helpful and informative! I plan on purchasing your book as well! Thank you CaliKim29!!
Great video... nice to hear real stories about growing indoors with lights. 🌸
Great Job Joel! And you are right, Kim is a Great Teacher! It's lovely to have a seasoned gardener guide you. When you become a seasoned gardener, you can pay it forward! Direct someone new to Kim's website and be a gardening pal. Before you know it we'll all be eating clean and healthy!
Thank you for your kind words, Rita! Paying it forward is such a blessing - nothing more joyful than sharing what you're passionate about. :)
Kim, Joel is absolutely right you are a Super TEACHER!!!!!
Nice job Joel!!! They are definitely looking good. Definitely an intimidating part of growing from seed and a great video to cover it. The color of the soil and the weight of my cups are my 100% to know when they need water. Again, good video Kim and Joel :)
You've got it dialed in, Rod - I know you'll have a fabulous garden this year. Thanks for following along with Joel and I!
yep. seed raising is one of the best investments to make, to have ready plants for season or for continuous rapid additional planting, for much better crops and multiple successive crops from early spring thru autumn plantings.
starting seeds directly in the garden is failure prone and wastes time.
i invested in a heat mat, proper trays, a grow light and professional grade seed raising mix, as well as using a water soluble 20-20-20 fertilizer that is also used for all growth stages. my setup is in my garden shed and is churning out plenty of seedlings for planting out.
I like the idea of using the "turkey baster". Headed to get one.
Thank you. Great videos. My order Seed collection came last week and thank you for free seeds.after 1 week my seeds sprouts.
Aw love him!
Kim, thank you so much for the information. This is exactly what I needed when I needed it. I'm in zone 5 so I'm just getting started this evening.
Perfect, Michael, so happy that you're starting your seeds - it will lift your spirits in the winter! Thanks for watching!
All the talking job is done by Kim .Joel is giving her company.
Kim-Still reading your book. It has great instructions and tips that are so helpful. Beautiful photos as well. I was riding the train back from Kansas City to St Louis today after going to help my daughter find a wedding dress and it was a very relaxing read. Thank you for the videos and helpful hints and encouragement.
Hey Christine - how fun to spend this special time with your daughter and so glad you had a relaxing train ride home reading my book. Thanks, as always, for all your support!
Joel is adorable! Great job with those seedlings!
What a sweet video!
Love this series. It's very motivating!
Thanks Kim and Joel... Love this, I'm growing for my first time right along with you two.
Great to hear - can't wait to hear about your harvests! Growing your own food is so rewarding! Thanks for following along with Joel and I!
I adore her makeup here
I'm learning so much from you. Thank you.
Happy Sunday..Joel your plants are growing beautifully..awesome job:)) You're a great teacher CaliKim:))
I love your jeans in this video! Great front pockets! Please share the brand if you don't mind. Thanks for always sharing your knowledge and helpful tips with us! Nice job Joel!
Great informative video, thank you!
Thanks for your videos, I planted cilantro, basil, spinach, mint and oregano seeds indoors just a day ago, they’re in my office under 2 grow light led bulbs on clamp lights. Indoors permanently because my apartment is not facing the sun, hence I only get 30 minutes of sun shine on my balcony....I am waiting patiently for them to germinate.......thanks for your timely videos. Watching your videos from South America.
Cw Cw - I admire your determination to grow your own delicious herbs Indoors! You'll love having the fresh flavor in your food - let me know how it goes!
Great job Joel!!!!
Keep it up, love this series.!
Good job Joel! You did better than me, I had only 30 of 32 tomatoes come up the first week. Kim, I’m going to force myself to bottom water. It takes more time, but at least for now time is what I have. 👍
Hello Cliff, great success on your tomatoes, can't wait to hear all about those giants! Yes, bottom watering does take more time, but so worth it. Enjoy the time you have in the garden!
Nice job Joel, I just fertilized my pepper and tomato seedlings after 3 weeks.
Perfect, Randy! They'll thank you for it!
I'm just starting my seedlings for the first time this year. This is a great video, thanks!
Way to go, Jessica - so proud of you! Growing your own veggie is rewarding and therapeutic. Keep me posted on your harvests!
wow great job on those seedlings man
Umm in love with Joel 😍
enjoyable video
Great tips! 👌👌
lovely stuff
So helpful thank you so much ...
Hi Kim - I just realized I can’t order the worm castings tea or the good dirt as I live in Canada and neither companies ship here. Any suggestions of other fertilizers I could use?
I didn't have a lot of luck cutting the plastic lid for my grow box project, but instead used 3/4" pvc pipe with tees and elbow to make a support framework for the grow lights. No gluing, just dry fitting the connections so I could change the dimensions if needed.
Love that you experimented and found what works for you, Jeff! That's what it's all about!
My seedling are making me so happy. I’ve planted more flowers than ever. Two of my sons are getting married this summer. The baby seedlings help me deal with the winter blues. (Oregon rain can keep things gloomy?)
Hi Cara, the winter can seem long, and change of life seasons can be difficult too! Gardening can help fill that empty spot in your life. Spring is coming soon! Thanks for watching!
i definitely need to feed mine. just keep forgetting. im gonna order some worm tea or good dirt fert. id like to keep them almost all organic this year.
Hi Jack, you'll be amazed at the difference worm tea and Good Dirt will make - they both really help with root development of your seedlings! Thanks for watching!
Love these mom had green thumb I have brown but trying to get veggie to grow. thank you!!!!
You are so welcome!
Hey great video.
I planted some seeds in peet pellets on Tuesday night. Now, I'm trying to figure out what next. I think when my plants sprout, I can put them in the bathroom. There are 2 fluorescent bulbs rated 5000 k. Does that work without buying a separate grow light? My bathroom is also a warmer room when the heat actually kicks on, but I think it's done for the year. I live in NYC and don't have a balcony or anything. I just decided I wanted to grow some veggies to lower my food bills. I've been thinking about doing this for a while, but the grocery stores running out of a lot of things is what pushed me to do it now instead of continuing to think about it and watch some videos. I actually had already watched some of your videos. That's how I knew to get the peet pellets for my seeds.
Awesome thank you
It’s a great idea to water bottom plant I do that in my plants
But why it’s not effective with seeds before germination ? I think it works too.
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I like the pods. If you put two peas in one what would you have?
Can you use compost tea? Or I have worm castings. Can I use any of those on my plants I'm growing from seeds to fertilize?
Appreciate everything you are doing here! I have just started getting into gardening and this might be a dumb question. In the video, do you water the plants right after fertilizing or we are fertilizing and watering at the same time? Secondly, do you have to make the fertilizing mixture every week, or we can reuse the 1 gallon can every week? Thanks a lot!
Hi CaliKim just wondering if you have an organic soil with fertilizer already in the soil, do you still need to fertilize again when the true leaves grow? My soil says feeds for 3 months on the package. Any advice is much appreciated! Love your videos 🤗
Nice
I have a dilemma as a new gardener. I just seeded Cucumbers and Goji's a week ago under grow lights before I learned from you not to do it too early from last frost date. Do you have any suggestions on how to keep the sprouts going "alive" till planting outdoors?
Thank You
Do you fertilize the lettuce seedlings too?
Hi CaliKim, Greetings from Mission Viejo. I'm having good luck using large peat pellets for starts. If two or three sprouts come up in each, do you ALWAYS snip the extras and only grow one plant per pellet?
Getting my seeds in the pellets tonight!
Wonderful - bet you can't wait Logan! Keep me posted on the progress of your garden!
CaliKim29 Garden & Home DIY Oh, I’m super excited! I can’t wait to get everything in the raised beds!!
nice content
Where did you get those little plant tags?
Hi Kim.. I am using Jiffy hex seeding kit and jiffy seeding start mix for growing seeds. I am doing bottom watering. somehow all pods are not pulling the water up so some appear black and some stay brown all the time. One mistake i think i did is not thoroughly watering the starting mix before adding it pods. But i did it after adding it just on the top. could you let me know why is it not self watering with bottom water?and how can i fix that issue?
Do they have to be under a grow light? Can I just put them near a window with sunlight?
I am having issues with my tomato seedlings using this product. I had been seeing blotchyness on the leaves of my tomato plants. I just realized that it happens right after I fertilize them. My last batch got burned pretty badly. Used 1 tsp good dirt plant food(back of bottle says 1 pump=1 tsp) and 2 cap fulls of vermisterra worm tea to 1 gallon of water. Bottom watered for 15 min. Defective product? Would it be Vermisterra or GoodDirt burning them? I had one set of tomatoes that did not get fertilized because they didn't need water yet at the time I was fertilizing, and they are the only ones that are not burned.
What if you fave peat pots for seedlings. Can you bottom water
Hi, love your channel! Question - do I need to fertilize my seeds regardless if I am using a seed starting mix or a potting mix? I am not sure if the seed starting mix would already have nutrients the seeds need. Pls help!
Hello Leah - wonderful job getting seeds started! Check on the soil package to see if fertilizer is included. If so, you can wait a few weeks after germination, or when the plant is 2-3 inches tall, with 2-3 sets of true leaves before fertilizing with liquid fertilizer. One reason I like Vermisterra Worm Tea so much is that it is so gentle, provides slow and steady broth and doesn't burn your plants. Let me know how things go with your spring garden!
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Watering is always a concern for novice gardeners
can we use fish fertilizer?
I started my seeds at the sane day that I Saw your video but my seeds are not so well. Indeed he has the Green thumb... O live in hot wheather (Brazil). O think my soil is not the best. I Will improve it
Hi Brigida -good job getting your seeds started - sorry your they are not doing so well! Tell me a little more about what you started them in and where they are growing, lights you are using ect, and let's see if we can get them going! I like how you are improving, and learning - you got this!
Question for you: I started my tomatoes and cucumbers February 1st and they all came up within a few days. I've had them under grow lights and for the last week or so I've been taking them outside during the day and bringing them inside at night. The plants are all looking great and are getting pretty big. I'm worried that the cucumbers are getting TOO big and are going to need to get in the ground soon. I have potted them all up into 3.5 inch pots, but I can't see that they'll be able to stay in those pots much longer. I'm in Westminster, CA -- the highs have been mostly in the 60s during the day, but down to the high 40s, low 50s. What is your opinion about leaving them outside overnight now?
Hello Mary Ann, great job getting your seeds started! It's exciting to see them grow and thrive. 40's are a little chilly to leave them outside at night, 50's is better, 60's is perfect! You could leaving them outside with cover at night, (such as a storage tub), remove during the day. I"d test it with one or two plants, if those do OK, it's a good sign that the others will do well too! It should warm up enough in a month or so here in So Cal. Happy Gardening!
@@CaliKim29 Thanks, Kim. I definitely started them a little too early. I didn't expect them to come up so quickly and to grow so well! They are all really gorgeous plants. Nice dark green and the cucumbers are all now getting their 4th true leaf!
Too long to explain