Susan, I made a seed starting schedule for myself a year ago, but I think I'll change it after seeing yours that starts with the seeds that need to be started first. That is such a fantastic idea! I hope you and your sweetheart are enjoying the planning-to-plant stage until actual gardening is in full swing again. Have a wonderful weekend! ~Margie🤗🐾💐🐦
Beets and Chard can easily be grown in tray and then transplanted. Beets for example, place 2 seeds into each section, Beets are multiform. So you might see more than one plant germinate. Keep all plants and plant the clump out every 9 inches or so (or tighter if you want smaller fruit), and harvest the larger one(s) from each clump as they grow by twisting them out with the root intact. Once you start harvesting, start another tray with seeds for consecutive planting and harvests. By using this method I can get 3 harvests per year in a zone 3a gardening zone. It works great.
Thank you more than we can say for your videos. They are so clear and answer many of the questions we have as well as giving us great teaching and techniques. . Here on the farm in northern Sweden, just a few hours from the Arctic circle, we also have a short growing season and unpredictable spring weather but we also have 24 hour daylight when the summer comes so it has it's own set of challenges. I am going to use your indoor planting chart this year as our daughter in law wants to learn the garden so she can also do it when she and her husband (our son) take over the farm so we will be watching your videos together! You are a great resource for us. xoxox
Good info. Me....I hate thinning seedlings and would have saved the ones that were pulled and transplanted into another tray. That's why I always wind up with more than I need 😁!
Thanks Susan, Great information and tip from a viewer about dates. Amaryllis bulb looks beautiful. We are ready to plant but Texas weather is an entirely different category. ha ha freezing ice storm for three days then 50's and beautiful. Now freezing nights for the next week. Then who knows?? The joys and mystery of gardening. Do you ever replant seedlings you thinned? Good video.
So glad you enjoyed the video. Yes, if I'm able to gently separate a seedling or split them apart from each other, then I will definitely replant them. In this case, I wasn't being very gentle with them in the interests of being speedy and demonstrating the method!
I was surprised to see beans at three years viability, I'd always been told five years. My sister came across an old pack of tomato seeds (15 years) and planted them, she said the germination rate wasn't great, and those that grew didn't produce a huge amount, but since it cost her nothing but her time (she lived in the country, so plenty of space) she thought it quite worthwhile.
No, we're just planting some lettuce super early in the garden under cover, then will later plant more lettuce directly in the garden as needed. It was just to help me stay on track!
I have a quick question. When do you up pot or "bump up" your seedlings? And when you do, do you still use seed starting mix, or potting mix? Thank you for any help. :)
Great questions, Wendy! When you see roots coming through the bottom of the container, that's a good time to bump them up, pot-wise. And at that point, I start using potting soil rather than the seed-starting mix.
I'm assuming you're in the Spokane area? Our all-time favorite corn variety is 'Sweetness Bicolor' from Ed Hume Seeds. Other varieties that we've had success with are 'Silver Queen' and 'Peaches and Cream'.
@@SusansInTheGarden Thanks! I will have to look into those! I'm a big fan of Ed Hume seeds, and I can probably find them locally. I live about 90 miles south of Spokane. I have struggled with other corn varieties. I was considering giving up!
And that was the point: I didn't feel the roots were intact enough and was trying to be speedy during the video. Whenever I can gently split multiple seedlings apart, I will definitely replant them in a new cell. Of course, all of my cells were full, too!
Thank you for explicitly showing us when to fertilize. As a new seed starter, I’ve been searching for this information.
I'm so glad it was helpful, Connie! I plan to shoot a new video about fertilizers in about a month.
Susan, I made a seed starting schedule for myself a year ago, but I think I'll change it after seeing yours that starts with the seeds that need to be started first. That is such a fantastic idea! I hope you and your sweetheart are enjoying the planning-to-plant stage until actual gardening is in full swing again. Have a wonderful weekend! ~Margie🤗🐾💐🐦
Thank you, Margie! You, too!
Beets and Chard can easily be grown in tray and then transplanted. Beets for example, place 2 seeds into each section, Beets are multiform. So you might see more than one plant germinate. Keep all plants and plant the clump out every 9 inches or so (or tighter if you want smaller fruit), and harvest the larger one(s) from each clump as they grow by twisting them out with the root intact. Once you start harvesting, start another tray with seeds for consecutive planting and harvests. By using this method I can get 3 harvests per year in a zone 3a gardening zone. It works great.
Thank you more than we can say for your videos. They are so clear and answer many of the questions we have as well as giving us great teaching and techniques. . Here on the farm in northern Sweden, just a few hours from the Arctic circle, we also have a short growing season and unpredictable spring weather but we also have 24 hour daylight when the summer comes so it has it's own set of challenges. I am going to use your indoor planting chart this year as our daughter in law wants to learn the garden so she can also do it when she and her husband (our son) take over the farm so we will be watching your videos together! You are a great resource for us. xoxox
Thank you so much, Lorayne, for your kind comments. They are very much appreciated!
Good info. Me....I hate thinning seedlings and would have saved the ones that were pulled and transplanted into another tray.
That's why I always wind up with more than I need 😁!
100%!
Or eaten it!
If I'm able to "gently" thin the extra seedlings or split them apart from the roots of the other seedling(s), then yes, I will pot them up.
Been a while since I've been on here. Wonderful video. I just started my peppers today here in PA.
Thank you, Elijah. We'll be starting our peppers around March 5 so not too much longer to wait!
Thanks Susan, Great information and tip from a viewer about dates. Amaryllis bulb looks beautiful.
We are ready to plant but Texas weather is an entirely different category. ha ha freezing ice storm for three days then 50's and beautiful. Now freezing nights for the next week. Then who knows??
The joys and mystery of gardening. Do you ever replant seedlings you thinned? Good video.
So glad you enjoyed the video. Yes, if I'm able to gently separate a seedling or split them apart from each other, then I will definitely replant them. In this case, I wasn't being very gentle with them in the interests of being speedy and demonstrating the method!
I was surprised to see beans at three years viability, I'd always been told five years. My sister came across an old pack of tomato seeds (15 years) and planted them, she said the germination rate wasn't great, and those that grew didn't produce a huge amount, but since it cost her nothing but her time (she lived in the country, so plenty of space) she thought it quite worthwhile.
I've always consulted different sources and seen 3 years for beans. But as you can see, it doesn't matter with the ones I've tested!
Thanks Susan! For refining your seeding schedule, maybe you want to give a look ar what Jill does. ua-cam.com/video/jmLW9ue6i40/v-deo.html
Thank you Susan! What is the difference between early lettuce and main lettuce? Is it different varieties and/or based on days to maturity?
No, we're just planting some lettuce super early in the garden under cover, then will later plant more lettuce directly in the garden as needed. It was just to help me stay on track!
I have a quick question. When do you up pot or "bump up" your seedlings? And when you do, do you still use seed starting mix, or potting mix? Thank you for any help. :)
Great questions, Wendy! When you see roots coming through the bottom of the container, that's a good time to bump them up, pot-wise. And at that point, I start using potting soil rather than the seed-starting mix.
Can I ask where you store your seeds? Do I need to buy a little fridge to store?
No, I just keep them in our cool, dark basement.
Any recommendations for corn varieties for our area?
I'm assuming you're in the Spokane area? Our all-time favorite corn variety is 'Sweetness Bicolor' from Ed Hume Seeds. Other varieties that we've had success with are 'Silver Queen' and 'Peaches and Cream'.
@@SusansInTheGarden Thanks! I will have to look into those! I'm a big fan of Ed Hume seeds, and I can probably find them locally. I live about 90 miles south of Spokane. I have struggled with other corn varieties. I was considering giving up!
Why don't you just plant the seedlings that you pull up? If the roots are intact, I mean
And that was the point: I didn't feel the roots were intact enough and was trying to be speedy during the video. Whenever I can gently split multiple seedlings apart, I will definitely replant them in a new cell. Of course, all of my cells were full, too!