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0:00 Intro
0:41 Broadcasting
2:53 Direct Sowing
3:34 Wintersowing in Jugs
6:45 Wintersowing in Bins
8:17 Winersowing in Pots
10:30 Windowsill
11:35 Grow lights
12:31 Soilblocking
13:53 Expedite germination
42 Comments
Love the bloopers!!!💙
Great video-so many ideas. I am a BIG fan of wintersowing in zone 7B NJ. I use the same method in April for my tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and squash, but I drill holes in the top of the container as well. Good luck everyone!
Zone 4 gardener here. I didn't have great success with winter sowing when I put the jugs in direct sunlight. Last year, I put them closer to my house on a bench on the north side and didn't move the jugs until temperatures were a little bit more consistent. We often have late freezes and I've had seedlings die from the cold blast. But last year I had a ton of success and my winter sown delphinium were way bigger at the end of the year than the same seeds sown inside.
Great video Yulia! I winter sow in ziplock baggies propped with marshmallow sticks. Everything is recyclable and you probably already have the materials in your cupboard. It looks so neat and tidy outside, nothing blows around…plus it’s easy to unzip and peek inside every day!
Great video!!!
Great video. I'm trying winter sowing for the first time, this year.
Last spring was my third yr trying to sow seeds. I got the mats, some cheap lights at walmart, they had daylight on the box. Success, I had so many I was giving some to whoever wanted them. Look forward your 3 way starting experiment, I really love garden experimenting.
Great information! I love the bloopers at the end 😂😊.
“Is that a gnat” 😂 That’s so me too.
Can you suggest seeds for the outside milk jugs? Flowers not vegetables please
You forgot the fridge method!
I start a lot in my fridge instead of outside with seeds that I really want to keep an eye on. The plus side is that you control the weather, you start the stratification period when you want to and you can keep a really good eye on them. After 1-3 months depending on requirement you can do either outdoor or indoor methods in the same container as in the fridge. I’ve seen paper towel method also put in fridge, but then you have to transplant them as itty bitty seedlings. Thank you for video, recently found you and enjoy your videos and beautiful garden pict.
I love that you are confident enough to put bloopers at end of your videos. 😆
Last year, I planted onion seeds in toilet paper tubes. I read they don't like their roots disturbed so this way I can plant the whole cardboard tube and plant outside when warm enough. Cardboard breaks down and onions are undisturbed. I might cut a slit to help hasten the breakdown.
Despite it being way too early to start seeds here in Minneapolis (zone 4 b) I'm hydrating some potting mix and will start lettuce. After your herb video, I picked up some plants from my grocery store (basil, rosemary, thyme) and have them under a grow light in a lovely decorative planter. I had to upsize pot them since so little growing medium came in the original pots. So charming to look at and the fragrance. Mmm!
Can’t wait to start seeds at the end of this month!
I will try several of these methods. I will grow a lot of the seeds under grow lights inside.
So you are saying that you have had good results using the Barrina LED T5 grow lights …. ??? … I have been wearing myself out and stress over what lights that I should buy … I just need someone to say that a particular light is the one that I need …. !!! …. I am looking for a 4 foot length and then I don't know how many to hang on one shelf …. Here is hoping that you can enlighten me …. uh yes I guess that was a pun …. Thanks
Thank you Yuliya ❄️💚🙃
Your too funny 😂😂😂❄️💚🙃
Idk… I find that if you dump some seed into trays before winter they just come up…not necessarily when i want them to though…
I have some anthriscus Ravenswing thats now just sprouting despite being in a cold dark garage on a mild day… Not really what i wanted though as now the become leggy and i dont want to use grow lights…
Maybe i should just put them outdoors in a plastic housing?
Great review. I am in the Hudson Valley of NY, zone 6B like you. I have had lots of luck with winter sowing in plastic milk jugs. Very easy, once done you just let nature do the work. I started sea holly, poppies, daylilies already and will continue the next month with hardy perennials. I will start lettuce, beans, squash and cukes directly once we are past our freeze dates. I will start tomatoes inside in cell trays end of march and transplant into a larger pot before they go into the garden. For my annuals like cosmos and zinnias I will start outdoors in large window size planters and then transplant to the areas I need them in. I will also kick start elephant ears in containers, same with dahlias and cannas before they get placed directly into the ground. I may also use some of the used food tray containers for various other seeds. As many of the seeds I can sow directly, winter sow or start outdoors the better since it is considerably less time and effort than starting indoors. Have so far avoided grow lights for same reason as it is a lot of work.
Thank you for doing this🥰👍👍👍
I tried the "wintersowing in jugs" two years ago and was disappointed. I couldn't find a really appropriate spot to put them, plus it was difficult to find a good jug (I live in Canada where milk comes in bags). Last year I did a modified "wintersowing in bins" which worked for about half the seeds I did. This year I'm going to try it again. This time I got some cell packs that have 6 2X2 cells each, 4 per tray. I'm going to line a bin with straw for extra insulation, put 2 trays in each bin, each tray with it's own ventilated dome on top. I'm hoping this will give me the best of both worlds (e.g. enable me to take out a cell pack and put it in a cold frame to grow on later while leaving my set up to start some other seeds) and free up room under grow lights inside for those heat lovers like tomatoes and zinnias.
I've done most of my starting under cheap clamp grow lights on top of a spare dresser. Maybe next year I'll have room enough for a proper 3 tier shelf unit. (ETA: I'm in zone 5b/6a north shore of Lake Ontario)
I’ll be starting seeds with grow lights and heat maps. Love ❤️ the bloopers 🌼🐝
Thank you so much! Have tried a few but will expand with some other options, especially the baggie method!
Learned about winter sowing from you and @GrowitBuildit last winter – it was so awesome. Have 24 milk jugs going this winter! Great video, and love the outtakes 😆
Excellent comprehensive video, thank you! Always enjoy your bloopers too😂 looking forward to the penstemon results.
I gotta know… did you get that pesky gnat?
Love your penstemon experiment! I WS'd rocky mountain(didn't bloom 1st year) and dazzler blend (did bloom 1st year) last year. My first year WS was def learning how to WS and i had only 6 seeds germinate. My second year i learned to cut way more drain holes in milk containers than everyone was recommending! Lots of snow/rain in 5b and cloudy. I kept them in a protected area on my deck but when the seedlings started to sprout i had to move them to a sunnier location.
Great tips !!!😁
I just started seeds indoors for the first time using the windowsill methos. I will try the milk jug method as well. Thank you so much for the I formation.
Great and Timely info! Was it morning in the beginning and night at the end – we appreciate your dedication to teaching 😅
Thanks so much for the info- I love your outtakes- I never see any other gardener do that – let’s us see just how hard this is to stand in front of a camera and try to teach folks about a subject you love and we love- I feel like we’re all little sponges trying to soak up as much knowledge as we can – thanks agin and keep up the good work- bye from Texas
I'm glad you posted this video! I have some pear seeds in a glass jar in the fridge and would almost forget them! I hope we get to see a video later on how the seeds are growing 💚💚🌺🌺
I use bins from goodwill – $2 without lids. Put pots on ground and invert lid. no need to buy new bins.
Cant wait to see the penstamon experiment 🌱
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Love the idea of starting the penstemon seeds the three different ways, and looking forward to the video when you share the results! This is my fourth year winter sowing 35-60 containers (perennials, biennials, hardy annuals, half hardy annuals) here in zone 6A central Ohio, and I love it! Much success, much less fussy and time commitment over starting inside with heat mats, humidity domes, and hardening off seedlings. I use my Aerogarden to start tomatoes, herbs, and a few other things, notably LISIANTHUS! It’s the only way I’ve been successful with lisianthus seeds.
Thank you for the informative video. I am going to try the winter pot method this year. Can't wait until spring!
Saw this video a few days AFTER I broad cast an entire packet of seeds onto my soil before rain 🤦🏼♀I’ll keep you posted as to my success or lack thereof. Actually, if only 5% result in plants, I’m okay with that 😂
Great video! I started winter sewing last year and had so much fun. It really scratches the gardening itch in the winter.
Excellent video! I wish I’d seen this when I was first starting out!
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Hi, how are you? Anyway I usually start my seeds using wet paper towel inside a plastic freezer bag because I don’t have patience just pour them and done! I get excited when the seeds start to germinate from the paper towel. Then I transplant them as they germinate and put them under the the grow light. Right now I have plants under my grow light, I bought 1 plant called “unplugged so blue” salvia from proven winners love it so much! So I germinate a bunch of seeds from one plant. Hopefully it flowers just like the mother plant, but the bees love it too they even slept on it.