I literally just learned every reason why all my plants die and I had no clue what I was doing wrong. Thank you!

@ocelot3712

4 жыл бұрын

Got lights 500w true

@yaima0901

3 жыл бұрын

@Mike G 🤣🤣🤣

@joeygirl314

3 жыл бұрын

@Mike G - haha - I kill cactus!! 😬🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Yet, I keep trying...if I change the ‘routine’, maybe it won’t fall into the definition of insanity...😁😁😊😊😊🙏🏼

@spicekidz6818

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!!!

@nathanwall8169

2 жыл бұрын

if you love what you're doing then it never hurts to ask for help

I have really enjoyed learning from your videos. I wanted to let you know that I use LED shop lights that are only 4000 K and they have worked just as well as anything else. I grow Basil year-round in my basement under those lights and they love it. I start a lot of seeds indoors under those lights as well and they have turned out fabulously. I think that people are deterred from starting seeds indoors when they see how much grow lights are, but there are lots of cheaper options that will still work. Thanks again for all of your educational content.

@deborafoster2977

Жыл бұрын

That was my concern. Thanks

Yes please make a part two. I need info on watering and fertilizing, etc. Thank you for taking the time to do these!

@ironbomb6753

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! More info on this stuff plz 👍

@aljohn24son

4 жыл бұрын

Water from below and don't fertilize until they are getting big (4") and fertilizer is one of the least important things until they go outside

@insaned4666

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah ... watering is the hardest part. Dampening off can be a real problem.

@gardencookeat22

3 жыл бұрын

Bottom water. Fertilize when you get your 2nd set of leaves. Use a liquid fert diluted, every 10 or so days.

@barbarabryan4911

3 жыл бұрын

Yes part 2

Some hints and trix from my experience; 1. When using cells, try to water from bottom. 2. Research your seeds, some people put them under lights too soon or late, sometimes darkness is better for germination. 3. I use a small oscillating fan a couple hours a day and move it for different angles. This partially hardens the plants before putting them out side, you should still give them some time outside before transplant for more hardening and less stress. This is also what makes bottom watering nice, because small cells dry out easily. 4. What I do when Tomatoes and peppers are flowering too soon. Pinch them off daily, don't even give them a chance to form. They look like a small cluster of buds. 5 keep watching MIgardner

@woodspirit98

4 жыл бұрын

I use floating seed trays. Very strong

Great points. Also, I've learned so much from watching indoor cannabis grow videos. Instead of cannabis, I juat grow veggies! My results are off the charts!!!

2:33 Luke. You made me look at my grow light and make me really contemplate my life decisions

@rnupnorthbrrrsm6123

4 жыл бұрын

I just use fluorescent shop lights and they work fine. I live in the coldest and shortest growing zone in the US, zone 3, so I have to start a lot of stuff indoors.

@gardencookeat22

3 жыл бұрын

I use drop lights with a heatlamp bulb. I leave them on for 24 hrs till they I transplant into larger containers.

@NoPsychoBabble

3 жыл бұрын

LOL!🤣🤣

@okieking8503

3 жыл бұрын

@@rnupnorthbrrrsm6123 I moved so im having to either go seed or buy seedlings :/

@Guttergirl182

3 жыл бұрын

Who's Luke?

Yes please make a PART 2. These are all good reminders, even after years of gardening we have to wait so long every year in Canada to plant so some things are forgotten!, Thankyou

Watching this on May 12, 2022. We had two blizzard, the first week this month, and last week of last month, (normal), night freezes,( normal), this week, flooding/over saturating rains.(normal) We have to start inside, if we want a complete garden. You are 100% on light. Learned the light thing, the hard way, very hard way, years ago. 3 plantings before I figured out I needed more lights. This year, I added 2 tactical lights, and you wouldn't believe how well that worked out. They charge on a cell charger. I still have normal grow lights, I just added them, and it made a huge difference in my leafy veggies. Huge difference. 😁👍🏻

I planned on doing all the bad mistakes. Thank you for this video. Change of plans

every yr, i start seeds in some great value plastic see through cups. you get 50 for 3 bucks. and i punch holes at the bottom on the cup

@Sarah-fx5ew

4 жыл бұрын

Same. And I like being able to see the roots and moisture in the cup.

@mtmt9899

4 жыл бұрын

Dee Jay What’s the size of the cups?

@JB-ChildOfYah

4 жыл бұрын

GREAT idea!

@Sarah-fx5ew

4 жыл бұрын

@@mtmt9899 16 oz. Same as the red party cups but clear.

@pitchfolkmedia916

3 жыл бұрын

@Bree Yah Roots are damaged by light, so you can buy the clear cups and some black or red cups. Put the soil in the clear cup and nest the clear cup inside the colored cup to protect roots from light. Now you can separate the cups when you want to check on roots and moisture. Easy!

My oath as an OSU graduate demands that I denounce anyone from Michigan, but I like what you're teaching! Just kidding though, MI is one of my all time favorite states in this beautiful country! 😊

I would very much like a part 2. Cover watering, fertilizer, right soil, how large the plant should be when you transplant (pick some that you commonly start from seed),

@Eddyfamily

4 жыл бұрын

Oh one more thought- with common starters (such as lettuce) in a 3” pot (as you recommend) how many days before the last frost to start seeds indoors.

@kathyvalentine1543

4 жыл бұрын

Hi, I live in the Midwest, zone4. I primarily grow tomatoes ,peppers, and green beans. I grow zinnias and cosmos.I have had great success starting indoors using grow lights purchased from menards. I use a plastic display rack that my local grocer was getting rid of. I wire the lights on the shelf above. I start in the small cells instead of the 3” pots because I don’t have room for that many 3 inch pots on my rack. I have a nice plastic greenhouse from menards that we put up in April we insulate the edges with straw bales and use a heater in the evenings. I water with rain water. I do not fertilize until the plants get the second set of leaves or real true leaves. I water with room temperature rain water.plants go into the greenhouse as soon as I can keep the temperature above 60 degrees inside. I transplant all plants into plastic cups with drainage holes as soon as the second set of leaves appear . I save the cups each year. I fertilize with fish emulsion in my water only .I use epsoma organic fertilizer once plants go into the ground. I usually have a few flowers on both my tomatoes and zinnias, never had a problem. I have started green beans indoors to get them larger so the rabbits don’t eat them to the ground. I’ve had success with tomatoes, peppers ( peppers take about 2 weeks to germinate so start them earlier) eggplant, perennial flowers, cosmos, zinnias, sunflowers. The internet is a great source of info about starting seeds in your area. Every season is different . Practice makes perfect, lots of trial and error. I could not do anything without my portable , it shields from the wind and plants get the sun they need. Good luck!

@biffjohnson7107

4 жыл бұрын

Thomas Eddy agreed. I just started my first seeds, and I’ve made so many mistakes, even after the dozens of videos I’ve watched, saved, and watched again. My cucumbers are leggy, three days after I planted the seeds, my peppers are still too damp, and my green beans are just now poking above the soil. Some us folks need more help than we’re worth. 😕

@blondelightning6200

4 жыл бұрын

@@biffjohnson7107 Hey Biff, just read your comments and I'm no expert, but I sure know how you feel! I'm going to try hydroponics. Have you ever tried that method. I'm going to try the kratky method. :)

@biffjohnson7107

4 жыл бұрын

Allana Ram-Budway I have not. This is my very first time trying to grow anything. I may look into hydroponics for the winter time, if I ever get around to gathering the supplies. ✌🏻

Yes please make a part two. I'm a begginer and I'm sure there are others like me that watch your videos. What probably seems like a simple no brainer thing (and not worth mentioning) to an experienced gardener, needs to be spelled out and simplified to a newb. Thank you, great info in this video

@nevawilson228

2 жыл бұрын

I'm new at this too. I want to grow indoors in my apt.

This video taught me that everything I did last year (first time starting seeds indoors) was completely wrong 🤣 live and learn!

2:33 into it: I feel like only a fellow Michigander would speak the words "and they're going to die!" with such enthusiasm, vigor and HUGE smile. *hello from the other piece, ABOVE the bridge!*

Yes, pls do second video. This is very informative esp for gardeners who is in tropical zones. We keep hearing about indoors but rare on outdoors. Thank you !!!

Zone 5. Started my tomato plants early February last year in a southern facing sunroom…by the time I transplanted them, they were 2 feet tall, with flowers, gangly, and I had moved them 3 times into bigger and bigger buckets. The larger tomato plants (beefsteak) never did grow much of anything. 😔 (but it was a learning experience and I am grateful for the knowledge)

This is the single most practical, fact-filled, and thorough presentation on seed starting I've ever seen. Nice to see someone who's clearly thought this all through.

Thank you, Luke. With this video, you just saved me a lot of time, money, stress, and effort. I don't have enough space or light, and I was about to try to start seeds indoors. I'm still new to gardening, and I have not grown enough of anything to have a meal yet. But I will one day soon.

I really needed to hear that last one…I was over here thinking…well if they are in a big enough pot…why not?? But I hadn’t considered the transplant shock. This will be my first year starting a bunch of tomatoes & peppers indoors…wish me luck 😅

One of the main scenarios I start seeds indoors are with spinach, starting them indoors to give them a head start for fall and winter harvests.

I’d love to see another video! I know you’ve posted seed starting videos before, but I’m a beginner and I feel like I can never have too much info!

I would love to see a part 2 to this video! Specifically touching bases on watering and fertilizing! Such as bottom watering vs. regular watering and when to fertilize your seedlings and ideas on what to fertilize with.

Hmm, I was just celebrating my first seedlings; now I'm wondering if I'm too early in the season. This channel is great! I learn so much here. Thank you

Me: looks around apartment. No room, no light, little money for grow lights. RIP dream of starting Basil indoors to possibly sell in spring. I guess growing veggies will have to wait until I can get a house in 5 years or so. But I appreciate being saved all the inevitable frustration.

@wenbudro7597

4 жыл бұрын

I'm in the same situation. I've had good results with cheap shop lights that I buy in hardware stores. They are 1/3 the price of official grow lights that are a fortune online. You can grow basil on a kitchen countertop with a cheap shop light.

@emilycenatiempo4917

4 жыл бұрын

Don’t give up. You should experiment anyway 🙂

@shadowman0488

4 жыл бұрын

@@wenbudro7597 what's one that you would recommend?

@danielross7956

4 жыл бұрын

Look up urban gardening might get some info to help getting you started with an apartment I grew a small garden on my deck in my apartment

@halflife82

4 жыл бұрын

Do you have $80 USD or $110 CAD you can afford for a good LED grow light? If so I can help you. That will light up a good sized area. I’ve purchased a lot of grow lights off Amazon and can point you in the direction of good vs bad lights. Spent months studying led technology, light spectrum and plant requirements.

Yes plz do part 2. I struggle so much with sowing my seeds. Everyone makes it look so easy and I’ve never been Successful. Thank you for all you do.

Don't forget, staggered starting of plants to save space inside. Some plants don't mind a little extra cold. Like Onions. I'll be starting my onions in about a week or so for 7B inside until I can put them where I want them. I've also found using a cold frame or clear plastic bins over your seeds will allow a little earlier starting time outside and helps them toughen up a bit. My wife cleared out a bunch of old clear storage bins and instead of recycling or donating, I thought I could give them a second life in my home first and they work well at mini greenhouses for the space challenged and if you need a little more protection, just double up. My Tatsoi wasn't growing as well as I hoped, so I put another bin on top the one and bam. They started germinating better and growth has took off since the soil is warmer.

Yes, definitely more videos on starting a garden. I just got a bunch of seeds and trifecta from your website and I want to get it right from the start. Thank you, btw, for your quick email reply and shipment . Can’t wait to get started. Great info video Luke. I haven’t been able to have a garden for years and I can see where I made some of the mistakes you pointed out. Keep up the great work!

Well that clinches it. I'll be starting all my seeds outdoors when it's warm enough. Thanks!!

Wow!! This was so helpful! I already “knew” all this, but hearing all the explanations really solidified these notions for me. I’ll be really attentive when starting seeds indoors this year to ensure healthy plants and the best harvest I can 👍 thank you!!

I'm pretty small time yet, but I start in the, like, 72 cell trays or whatever , then transfer to yogurt containers ( holes drilled in bottom, & I still bottom water them then). I do just start tomatoes right in the bigger ones sometimes, but starting with the smaller ones, I can make the most of my room/light, then by a few weeks later, can be in a simple greenhouse outside ( or on boot trays taken in & out , day & night , if still too cold- had more time than $ or experience/knowledge ). More room- m/l ;) , for all my yogurt containers etc. .But, thanks !! Very needed info on the grow lights !!!

Starting the seeds indoors is crucial here in Iceland this summer we got 60 day's summer before first frost in early August, 90 days without frost is good if we are lucky and get a good summer. Thanks for the light lesson.

Good grief, I was just getting ready to go get one of those big trays of cells. Glad I watched this! I'd watch a second video on this topic for sure.

11:44 Best tip. Three inch pots, your plant is cozy for two and a half months.

@nicola4789

3 жыл бұрын

They so often suggest on tomato seeds package to start them in a 1" cell.

@watermelonlalala

3 жыл бұрын

@@nicola4789 I think almost every one I have ever seen on youtube transplanting had used cells.

Thank you for this video. I have been gardening a many years here in MN, but your videos have helped me tweek many things. Would like a part two on watering and fertilizing seedlings.

I agree with everything you said here! I know it is an older video, but we (Master Gardeners) are doing a seed starting workshop next week and I'm just looking for any tidbits I can find that I may not know (I am a "mature" gardener but always looking to learn)

THANK YOU for the info. Also interested in: soil mix for starting seeds, room temp, best way to water and if/when to fertilize.

Just got my seeds today! The packaging is so beautiful! Love the typeface and the overall grid design. my graphic design self and gardener self are both happy. Also thanks for the info! It’s hard to decide when to start seeds especially this year since it’s so warm over here but this video helped clear up a lot about starting indoors.

@whosedoingwhat

3 жыл бұрын

Well a yr later cntrl gulf coast Fl its near freezing so much for sunny warm Fl winters this yr it’s almost always cold Nov. Dec, Jan, Feb...please warm up🥶

Please make a part 2. This was really helpful! My garden and all my windows in my indoor growing area are on the Northside. I thought this is why my garden was always a few weeks behind, but now I know I was starting them too early indoors.

I learn more and more everyday, im a year 1 grower. I have no idea what im doing, but its been 4 wks and my plants are still alive and well

Thank you for that incredibly useful growlight information! I bought growlights last year and it was so difficult to get concrete, useful information from a source that wasn't trying to sell me their lights. I trust you way more than some random article online! This will help me make sure I'm giving my plants a fighting chance this year. :) The container size information with the timeline of how long they can do well in those containers was also so helpful.

I’m just about ready to start most of my seeds. It’s about 10 weeks until our last frost date where I live, so it’s time to start a few varieties, and more in a couple of weeks. Sadly, I don’t have enough space or lights, but I live in an apartment and will be growing at two different family members’ houses, so I have no choice but to try to start my seeds indoors. I can’t afford to buy seedlings, and can’t afford more lights, so I have to make do the best I can. All this is just so crazy expensive. I’ve had pretty good success just doing what I can. It’s better than nothing. :)

@kokopelli2012

4 жыл бұрын

I save tomato cuttings in the fall of plants I want to re-use. Saves time and money for next season, assuming you don't want new/different varietals in your garden the next spring. One of my greenhouse cuttings from last fall already has dozens of cherry tomatoes on it. Easy to do this here in sunny California. Also, saving [healthy, non-diseased] cuttings from the previous fall makes it so you don't have to worry about seedlings not coming up OR dampening off...

@jredmmoore

4 жыл бұрын

Purchase pots and materials with an eye towards reusing them season after season. That way, if you can put a little bit towards acquiring new things year-by-year you'll eventually get there!

@PracticalPrimate

4 жыл бұрын

Good on you for doing what you can! Using borrowed land is a great way to start.

I'm starting seeds today, this was so helpful! Thank you! I'm glad to know that the grow lights I purchased are right, now to just make sure my trays are lifted up so the plants are closer to the lights! and to purchase some up potting pots, cuz my seed trays are a bit small and I don't plant until mid may. Thanks again!

I’ve been growing plants from seeds for years in my windowsill, even citrus. It faces to the west and is an upward sliding window that can be opened so that a person can get in. As soon as my seedlings pop up I open the window so they can feel the air. That prevents them from growing laggy and will stimulate sturdy growth. Because of this good head start some of my sunflowers grew to 2,5 meters when I planted them outside... I like the details about how many percentages of light plants need to actually have energy to grow! Keep up these videos 😃

@marianamunoz6075

4 жыл бұрын

What do you use to start your seeds? I started mine with 50-50 perlite-peat moss in a seed starting tray with a dome and only 40% made it! 😩 Please share your system. I don’t have lights or heat mat

PLEASE make that second video!! Thank you endlessly! :D

Thank you so much for posting. I live in Michigan and it’s so true. Too early can be bad. I have a small green house.. started my plants in April last year they did pretty good for my first year using a green house!

@mykarma2

3 жыл бұрын

Is your greenhouse heated or just covered in plastic?

@3musketeershomestead62

3 жыл бұрын

@@mykarma2 I have a greenhouse the 6 x8 from harbor freight its these poly plastic panels. I use a heater in the spring just to keep it above freezing. This will be my 3 rd season using it.,

Thank you for sharing! I’d love to watch a part 2. This year is our first big in ground garden and there’s so much to know!

BAM! Exactly! For a few fluorescent or LED lights, some trays or Tupperware, or taking them in and out everyday (avoiding hardrain and hail) I finally started growing my own because broccoli never sizes up from the garden center. I won’t waste my time gardening if I’m buying leggy seedlings. For $100 I can have a few shelves of 4ft lights. Tomato and broccoli seedlings, for example need bright light. I got 4 foot shop lights with 4 bulbs each and seedlings did great. I’ve recently switched to LED and was underwhelmed without spending more money. If you go fluorescent, mix warm , daylight, and cool bulbs. Short Tupperware totes and dish tubs with party cups are all you need with seed starter mix. Some yellow bug tape for gnats if you get them and a little neem oil and water to spray. Half strength fertilizer only after leaves are formed.

OMG you are just what I a looking for. I’m starting seeds this year and you answered tons of my questions. I would love a day be day series of how to grow and start seeds indoors. What do I have to do each day, watering with a spray bottle? I’m in west MI 6a when do I start plants how to introduce to outdoors. Would love 2,3 and 4. Thanks so much

Agree. Starting too early, can be discouraging. Best to wait til 6-8wks before last frost (depending on plant) .. Great info, thanks for posting!!

This was so helpful! Part two please! We started a lot of seeds indoors that you recommended not to and I'm glad we watched this before doing it again. Makes a lot of sense.

Thanks for the advice. You totally just changed my strategy. Going to start my tomatoes and peppers indoors and direct sow the rest. Done! Thanks! Did I mention I love simple...

Yes on part 2. So helpful, thanks!

I'm so lucky to be in zone 10. I start mine outside on my sun-drenched deck!

@thegoodlife1238

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting. I am in zone 7B and I have just been putting mine out on my feont porch during the day and putting them in the house at night.

Thank you for these priceless tips. I admit I was one of those who attempted to grow seeds indoors with not enough light which of course you discussed. I live on the coastside in Northern California and I gave started sowing seeds in planters early because of unusually sunny and warm weather in January of this year and my radishes are growing healthy and robust. They are about two weeks young now. I sowed broccoli raab, scallions, spinach and beets too, yesterday. I am excited!

Herbs and tomatoes are very easy to start indoor without grow lights. Only have about 7 hours of light from my window. Done it for 40 years.

I definitely want a part 2. I would like to learn more about the germination process of tomatoes, broccoli and other cruciferus also peppers and beans

@deniseharrison669

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

Thank you! Planning to start seeds indoors for the first time this year, so I am devouring all of your seed starting videos. This, as usual, was full of useful information. I’ve invested in a proper grow light and am getting a space prepared so I’m ready to go in March. Your instructional videos are the best around.

Wait a minute now! I start several different beets indoors and they do great. It allows me to have a weekly harvest because I succession plant, and I don't have room in my raised bed for more than a dozen or so. Once they develop a nice 3 inch growth I carefully move to my raised bed.

Thanks for this video! I definitely have been guilty of some of these mistakes. And I would love a part 2, I want to really get my seed starting down well.

Yes please part 2! On watering, how many seeds in 3 inch pot, covered or not covered soil, what type of soil is best. Thanks!

I would like another video. This is my second year still learning

Yes please-part 2! This was a fantastic help and I would love to also have some info on watering and soil & maybe fertilizer you have found personally is best for setting up plants for being as strong as possible from the get-go.

If you have tubers in buckets you can grow them indoors and then move them outside, I know most people wont have space indoors for buckets with soil in but it works great for things like potatoes and carrots.

I learn 50 new things every time I watch your videos. Really helped me with my planning. Thanks MI!

Some places don't have a long enough season to start seeds outside and get a great harvest

@FOR_THE_Pascal.

3 жыл бұрын

Sure, Alaska!

@melissasue408

3 жыл бұрын

@@FOR_THE_Pascal. Colorado doesn't have a long enough growing season for a lot of vegetables.

This was very helpful as I was just eyeing up my 72 cell trays for March (that I now wont be using). You explained all my frustrations with 2019 seed starting. 1. Too small, exceeded 30 days. 2. Earlier isn't necessarily better. 3. Direct sunlight, not just a window light. I will add that my March Shallots stressed when transplanting. These things are like 9 volt batteries, touch them to soil, they turn on, 90%+ take! My starter bin was a mass of greens and roots, but struggled after transplant. They eventually came out great but I lost time in the long run. This year they go directly into the companion Strawberry beds when I de-straw those.

Michigan Zone 5 here, last year I was so excited for our new garden space and as a result started plants waaay to early! Stuff died, and zucchini was very sad, this year zucchini is getting direct sown and will start my tomatoes in March. Hopefully spring is not as horrible this year with the rain

I would love more indoor tips like water, temp, airflow. I did watch your video about seed starting mix.

You taught me so much... thank You for the insight!

Hmm... I live in a quite cold climate, and I like to give my plants a little head start. Not more than 2-3 weeks. I plant indoors 2-4 weeks before weather would allow planting outdoors, in the tiny trays, and allow to germinate. When they have started pushing up, I place the trays in a unheated greenhouse. Just so they are protected from frost at night. Near planting out, I may also leave the greenhouse door open day and night. I feel like this gives me a few weeks head start. The growing season here is so short, 2 extra weeks can make or break the deal with stuff like pumpkins.

@marianamunoz6075

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Maybe I’ll try this! Simple enough

Thanks for sharing and explaining things in an easy to understand manner. Your videos are a great guide and have really helped me pick out my grow light system this year. Want you to know that your family's garden and the knowledge you share is an encouragement. God bless you and your family.

The way this guy talks makes me feel like I’m in trouble

@aleksitjvladica.

4 жыл бұрын

You are.

@CrimsonCrime2234

4 жыл бұрын

He sounds like a doctor,haha

@SheepAmongGoats

4 жыл бұрын

Guilty conscience maybe?

@JigmeChhimi

3 жыл бұрын

Some bullet points etc would be helpful

@ShortsFromNicc

3 жыл бұрын

Jigme Chhimi what

Hi, Luke. I'm starting seeds indoors for the first time. I'm in zone 5b, but in Denver CO, so in far less humidity than your zone 5. I need the info on watering, fertilizing, rotation, etc. that you offered at the end of this video. In other words..... HELP! 😂 Please post another video with that kind of info. Thank you & keep up the great work!!

@mary5292

4 жыл бұрын

Hello Denver! am in Lyons. starting seeds indoor, dont have to worry about lack of humidity outdoors. We start lots of plants inside in Lyons, then transplant. Dont start tomatoes until at least April. Transplant outdoors memorial day weekend works best. Good luck

@kathleenosullivan8601

4 жыл бұрын

Mary ..... Hi, Mary! Thx for the advice! I'm out of town for the month of March, so nothing gets started until April, anyhow. I'm a community garden leader & I try my best to keep my fellow gardeners from putting their plants in the ground too early. 😉 I'm a "1st week of June" planter, as I've lost too many plants to a late snow, frost, or hail storm! Last year, we had a HUGE hailstorm on July 5th!!!! Our weather was so weird. Did you have an "off year"in 2019, too?

I made many of these mistakes and most of my seedlings failed. I was able to keep some going and now I'm ready, I think, to move them to my raised bed. You probably already have a video on this, but if not, I'd love to see one. And, a part 2 will be helpful because next year I'm going to try again.

Thanks especially for the lumen and kelvin amounts to look for regarding grow lights along with distance guidelines. The container size information combined with timing was also valuable.

Definitely need a part 2.

Plants start out bigger and stronger in bigger pots from the beginning

@stoptrudeau42

3 жыл бұрын

What really? Is weed the same lol? I heard you gotta plant in small spot and move up. Im new to growing any plants.

@wildedibles819

3 жыл бұрын

@@stoptrudeau42 I start in 4 inch pots not the tiny cell trays that works well for me The size of a Margerie dish size If you have any questions just stop by I will help anytime Much love xoxox

I have always used T12 3500 Kelvin for veg and 6000 Kelvin for bloom been very successful.

thank you for the post, now it makes sense why I had difficulty. I'll try starting my seeds outdoors but keep them up and hopefully away from the critters

I start some 150+ containers plants from seeds each year. My light sources are two 4 feet/4 bulb full spectrum florescent lights. I also have one of those pot plant grow lights I use when the plants start getting kinda large. The plants get natural sunlight when the weather permits. Summer plants (cukes, maters, peppers, eggplants) are planted *after* easter. BTW - I position tomato seedlings as close as possible to the florescent lights. Real close! Cures the leggy issue. If you have leggy tomato seedlings pot them and bury the leggy part into the potting mixture and them under sufficient light immediately.

Thank you for the advice Sir Luke! I've started a few hot peppers indoors and have been digesting information daily. Mainly this is an experiment. But if all goes well they will be transplanted into my garden. I live in zone 4a. I'm experimenting with worm castings various potting mixes and mykos. I might experiment with various plant hormones too. Have a good one!

@cathyhanley8658

4 жыл бұрын

Mikrobs microbial plant food is amazing. (Amazon 8 oz. $21.90) This is diluted in water, so lasts me about 2 months.

@randalmarshik4320

4 жыл бұрын

@@cathyhanley8658 I'm going to check it out. Thank you!

Newbie gardener last year. I devoured KZread videos on gardening and kept coming back to your channel, which I subscribed to. I am in zone 5 and have a short growing season. I want to plant heirloom seeds so I want to start the seeds indoors. I have a small greenhouse about 6' in height and 2' in depth. It will fit perfectly against the slider which has great sunlight. Do any viewers see a problem with me bringing this small greenhouse indoors and starting my plants that way vs setting on a table near the slider door? Yes part 2 would be great.

After watching this video, it cleared grow lights up for me. I Just bought a 4 Foot LED shop light at Walmart for $19.97! It has 5000 lumens and 5000k.

Yes a part 2 would be great to talk about soil type! I've heard you should use a high peat moss soil for the smaller cells, but what to you do as you move them up in size? Or for the 3 inch containers do you just use a regular potting mix for seed starting?

@slingslang2934

4 жыл бұрын

Perlite would be recommended to help in water drainage & prevent compaction. (Broken up preferably, & wet to avoid breathing it while breaking them) Vermiculite & woodchips will help them dry faster as well but not as much. & Besides that unless you add fertilizer or it's in there, they could use a pinch when plants get a few sets of leaves at least. Herbs may not need much though, or less There's also the food waste and bio culture of wood decay fungi that traid resources with plants. I spray supposedly safe chemicals in there weekly tho, no thanks.

You should cover hardening off the seedlings. Night and day difference

Thanks Luke. You have demystified the light issue for me.

This was a very helpful video as I had it scheduled to start my seeds starts this next weekend! I need to re-evaluate now, though it might still work out as I live in the south. But still very good to know! Thank you!

Looking forward to part 2! Still learning and would love to hear your feedback

I'm at 2 minutes and this guy is definatly on point already

I have successfully started lots of beets indoors (grown in clumps, per Charles Dowling), mostly to spare them from various bugs and critters when they are tiny. Will be experimenting with radishes this year. Have started pumpkins, squashes, melons -- all successfully (about mid April)... If I did not, I would not get the harvest since our last frost date is May 15th and first frost date is Oct.

Absolutely correct! Thank you for the reminder! (Before I went on a seed buying frenzy)

😩Oh I wish I had seen this yesterday. Just yesterday I planted, in my greenhouse without adequate light , in shallow trays, BEET SEEDS and everything else! Oh the horror. Thank goodness I have plenty of seeds left to plant in my garden. So sad I probably wasted so many seeds. Thank you so much for the info. ❤️

I put aluminum foil over my grow lights to add reflection. It seems to work pretty well. I will definitely check my lumens and celvin in my lights. Am I on the right track?

@XoroksComment

4 жыл бұрын

If it works for you it's all good 👍🏼

@big0ben209

4 жыл бұрын

Mylar would be better, as aluminum foil can create too much focused light and burn plants.

@trappedinroom1014

3 жыл бұрын

@@big0ben209 I never gave Mylar a thought. I was thinking of maybe using a shiny silver stick on vinyl roll that I’ve got tucked away....but now I wonder if a cheap and cheerful emergency foil blanket would be as good as Mylar? A similar very thin plastic coated aluminium foil...and only about £2 or £3 (and I actually have some sat in the camping gear/rucksacks)! I’ll give it a try as a Mylar replacement. 🙂👍🏻💕

Last year was the 1st time I tried starting seeds indoors. I had no idea why they all died!!😢🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️ Now I understand why! Thank you! Love your channel and by they way you look super cute in your glasses 🤓😃

I do pretty well planting outside a few weeks early but using the clear rubbermaid containers to cover the seedlings at night and uncovering in the morning on nice days. :)

Wow I don’t have grow lights I do start my plants indoors. Tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers later. I don’t start them months early only a month before I’m going to plant them. I do grow them in a window I don’t have lights. I don’t have the money to buy a bunch of starts. Seed packs for the dollar store are 4 for dollar I can get 10 to 40 seeds for that. Yes my indoor starts get leggy and they lean to the sun so I rotate them. I don’t waste the seeds either. One seed per cell if I don’t get growth I reuse the cell for my cucumbers, zucchini and yellow squash. My seedings do well very well I harden them up and plant them. Because they are leggy they have longer stems so I plant them deep. I give some away to people that have children that want to garden. It gives them something to do in the late spring and summer.

@calvinabbott6920

4 жыл бұрын

Many new windows have UV blocking glass of a membrane that blocks UV light.

@Sunshine-np8gq

4 жыл бұрын

Calvin Abbott I’m out of work right because of the covid-19 virus almost everyone in my industry lost their jobs in one day. I have done this before yes they are leggy yes they will not be as strong as those that are grown using grow lights. I am fine with planting them deeper giving them a very strong root system. I have done this before and right now if I want to have fresh good tasting produce in the late spring and summer this is what I have to do.

Space is such a big one that people don’t think about!

Great undo. I've tried multiplex times to start herbs indoors and always fail, now I know why. I'll try again this year using these tips. Thanx

I agree that you need to start growing seeds very early in the season or need to have a good indoor greenhouse. I live in Southern California and can start seeds late in the season but there is no point growing plants at the wrong time of the year.