I am a beginner-beginner raise bed gardener, I am well known for killing plants, drowning fish, and burning salads. Your videos are super helpful, there is so much information I had to watch them over and over again to keep it in my head. A 70 years old retired Math teacher and WWII history writer. My dream is to eat my own tomatoes.

@monikel

4 ай бұрын

Hello! Have you managed to eat your own tomatoes or you burned down the whole garden? 😅😅

@ChadAF_YT

2 ай бұрын

Get an indoor grow tent and light and exhaust fan set up, grow in organic super soil, and I guarantee you will eat your own tomato’s!

@guttahbee25

2 ай бұрын

Proud of you!

I know that it is in lots of his videos, but, as a blind person, I love that he has an actual bell instead of some electronic sound.

I keep telling my gardener neighbors and folks on these KZread videos to save their cottage cheese containers to transplant their baby plants into once they get their true leaves. There is lots of room for the roots, the containers are free (after the food is used) and they are tough containers that can be used year after year. I have been saving my empties all winter, wash them and melt drain holes in the bottoms. Life is good. Bob

Loved your plant analogy to people "hardening off" in the sun after being indoors all winter. I wish I'd heard that long ago. Makes the concept more understandable than any of the other explanations I've seen.

I'm new to the channel and embarking on the inaugural season for a garden allotment, based in Toronto, Canada. Loving the channel so far, thank you so much!

thank you so much! this was my first year starting my own plants indoors. They look great and now hopefully I won't kill them!

I always learn something! Instinctively I plant either on an overcast day or in the evening. Mostly this is just because I get too hot and it takes me hours to recover. Good to know that I'm doing it correctly! Thank you!

@NextLevelGardening

3 жыл бұрын

Plants like what we like!

@marynadononeill

3 жыл бұрын

I do the same for the same reasons lol x

@PaullaWells

3 жыл бұрын

@@marynadononeill - 🤣 That's good to know! I'm totally doing it this year!

I save the disposable chopsticks that come with Asian takeout and keep in my potting area. Really great for pricking out 😊🥢🥢

Boy did I need this! Bought some flowers yesterday and today they are all drooping. Going to repot like you said. Thanks

Thanks for all the reminders.

Digg the new format. I know it's a lot more work for you to add the times but it's super helpful. Thanks!

Great timing for finding this video! I was wondering how to transplant some seedlings as this is my first year with a greenhouse and starting some seeds indoors. Many thanks for the information 👍

Oh no, I made about half of these mistakes today. Learned a lot. Thank you.

OH Thankyou for this video as I have made some of those mistakes & now I know better. Great video & Great Channel. Cheers Denise- Australia

I love your videos, and your FB page, what a great bunch of gardeners!! What I don't understand is how 3,336 people have watched this video, and it has only 542 have hit the thumbs up! How hard is that for anyone to do?? It's not that hard people!! Honestly!

Love your videos 💗 I learned about planting in the evening or overcast day. I usually plant in the morning 7-8 am. And how to separate and handle the stems. Thanks 😊

You know that moment when you get it you GET IT!! I have watched a lot of your videos and a few others, convinced that it had to be the ground sterilizer that the previous owners sprayed on this property for 15/20 yrs. I couldn't even grow weeds in this ground until last year. I am no gardener by any stretch but I can grow a few things (except here). After watching this video today, it might be a little bit more me than I thought or would admit to!! Thanks for such wonderful information!!

Tank you for sharing your knowledge Carl-South Africa.

Thanks for the table of contents. Love it!!!!

Good video. We handle the plants by stem. Knowing to separate roots with a pencil will help us save plants. Thank you so much. Also, thanksnforntge phosporous tip.

Great class today, thank you. It's great to watch your videos and see your garden when I'm stuck in the office. Great tips and a great escape. Greatly appreciated

@NextLevelGardening

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

I failed 6 out of the 10. I must need help! Glad I watched, hopefully that is all the help I need.

Last year I put compost and fertilizer in my plant holes. I think this helped. I did this due to having to use bagged compost. I was limited.

Thanks, Brian. I’ve definitely got some seedlings I started that I can’t put out yet. My last frost date was supposed to be April 19th but we still had four nights with lows in the 30’s and two nights of frosts since then. I appreciate the reminder about the phosphorus in the planting hole... I would have forgotten. Thanks for educating us. Your videos and smile always brighten my day ❤️❤️❤️

@NextLevelGardening

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rose!❤ yikes still getting frost? You're supposed to be in the south lol

Loving your content lately Brian !!!!!!

Great stuff! Another tip is when hardening off plants to make sure you don’t venture too far from home for the few hours that they are out. I had a quick freak hailstorm that lasted less than 10 minutes ruin my entire crop of various seedlings while I was out for about an hour!

@NextLevelGardening

3 жыл бұрын

Yup. Good point!

Thanks for timely tips.

Yes, I learned something, I have never mulched 😲 Although I'm good with most of the other nine things...at least I'm doing some things right. I like to transplant when it's cool anyway. Thanks 👩🏽‍🌾🙏🏽💖for the tips

Can you please make a video with the names of all of your beautiful tropical plants? Love your videos!

All good tips and a good reminder on transplanting seedlings. Does anyone still use B1 during transplanting in the initial watering? I use it on trees and specimen plants but not on veggie and flower seedlings.

Good info as always, Brian! Here's a little cheat on your last frost date if you don't mind my adding: To be on the safe side, plant two weeks after the last frost date. However, as we continue to drift to the south and west at the rate of about 20 miles per year, our seasons are getting longer, so here's the cheat: The Weather Channel and others give pretty accurate monthly forecasts, so starting a month ahead of your last frost date, check the long range forecast. If it shows all clear for two weeks on either side and you are a Vegas player, put them out early.

Learning something always even after viewing a couple times 👌

This is so valuable. Thank you so much!!

Another fantastic video! 👏 👍 ❤ I am so upset I did not add fertilizer to plant hole this year. 😥 I added fertilizer on top but it is going to take many days to get to root. Hopefully all the compost from our own kitchen for months and fertilizer and compost from fall season will help roots a bit. 🙏

Appreciated the info, thanks for sharing.

Thanks 🙏🏾 I should have watched this before all planting I just did ( middle of day....). The one concern about planting at dusk and watering the seedlings right after is the concern for disease to develop.... I thought we need to avoid watering in the evening....

I'd never given thought to the time of day to transplant. Now I know. Thank you. Very good tips. 👍😎🌴🌻🌸😀😎🌴👍 - Liz

@NextLevelGardening

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

LOL omg *laugh crying emoji* Im so done by number8. Literally have done almost all of these with my previous garden bed. Im stressed but happy to find this video bc then i'll know how to be better. lol THANK YOU SO MUCH

Fantastic video! I really appreciated the information on planting things out too early for your Zone. A lot of the box stores are guilty of making people think that just because they're selling the plants that they can be planted outside. I had a friend of mine telling me that he had bought peppers at a big box store and was going to plant them outside even though I told him that we are Zone 6A and you never plant peppers out in the middle of April!

@bethheerten1132

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, my son has his first garden this year. He planted tomatoes and peppers way too soon. Who do you think he listened to...his mother (a gardener) or the guy at the big box store trying to sell peppers and tomatoes?

I love the sympathetic psychological insight you have for the little plants!

@jeffklamut4051

3 жыл бұрын

Me too! He had me laughing in the hardening off part 😂

@marynadononeill

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeffklamut4051 (-;

Great video and thank you.

Wish I'd seen this and your new video on peppers sooner. I just bought some veggie plants today, including 2 varieties of peppers. But I didn't know about the phosphorus, and I skipped getting mulch because I wanted to research the seeding straw I saw to find out if it would be suitable for this.

Great video!!!! Full of info!! ❤

right on time sir...right on time 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱💚

Always good reminders. All of these mistakes are easy when we are busy and tired. Thanks 😊

@abramharry721

3 жыл бұрын

Pro trick : watch movies on flixzone. Me and my gf have been using them for watching lots of of movies these days.

@issacmilo5055

3 жыл бұрын

@Abram Harry Definitely, have been using flixzone} for since november myself =)

@brunotaylor4872

3 жыл бұрын

@Abram Harry yup, have been watching on Flixzone} for years myself :)

@mordechaisage4947

3 жыл бұрын

@Abram Harry yup, have been using flixzone} for years myself :)

I just love the color of your beds 😍

Your timing on this video is perfect!!! Working on hardening off my peas, beans, cucumbers & melons. Your a great gardener and teacher! Thanks so much. Give my regards to San Diego, I miss the ocean and the Zoo so much. 😎🌞🥰

@NextLevelGardening

3 жыл бұрын

Will do!

Thanks for this info

Happy to have this channel! New subscriber!! Love your material!

@NextLevelGardening

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome!

Our last frost date was supposed to be the end of April at the latest. However, mother nature has decided to change the dates here in sunny Lancashire and it may be another 2 or 3 weeks. We have pricked out into 4 inch pots and put them under removable cloches at night on the soil. They are fine thankfully.

One exception to the stem handling might be onions. The nice lady at Spring Hill farms up in Canada (aye) did a video where she transplants and I tried it this spring with almost no casualties. They aren’t big but they are tough little boogers

Appreciate this video. Truly helps to know I’m doing everything correctly.

@NextLevelGardening

3 жыл бұрын

Good!

Thanks Brian for your advices😀🥕🍓🍅I learn a lot with you...Greetings from Mexico🇲🇽

@NextLevelGardening

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome

Great tips!!!

Thank you again

Thanks for the info

I have learned so much from your channel, and I like how you get right to the topic without 5 minutes of tangents. Also your new intro logo is great, not sure when you changed that. You saved me from putting my peppers to early so thank you! I appreciate your knowledge and thank you for sharing it😃

@NextLevelGardening

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Yeah...VOILA! They really loved that crab and lobster! What a fiesta! LOL!

Really great...thanks

Thank you! Great video. I really learned a lot. Still not sure what you mean by bottom water. I know it’s in one of your videos but I can’t remember what you said. Mine is a container garden.

Thank you! I have made just about all of those mistakes at one time or another.

@NextLevelGardening

3 жыл бұрын

We all have!

@indecisivegardener

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

Always learn something new thanks 😎

@NextLevelGardening

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome

Thanks Brian. 😊 I'm having a hard time resisting getting out and transplanting. Still a bit early in western PA. (Possibly having frost tonight again:( )But this will be helpful in another 2 or 3 weeks. I have tree chips from a couple maples that were removed. Can I use them to mulch? I thought that I heard that the chips would suck nitrogen from the soil. It would be great if I could since I have a huge pile.

I have started some tomatoes and peppers in a hydroponics. Will I be able to transplant these into a pot? If so do you have any tips? Thank you!! Love your videos!!😊

I got a late start on some things inside. Do I need to wait for true a leaf or a certain size before transplanting? Thank you for the videos!

thank you!!!!

Very helpful thank you.

@NextLevelGardening

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome 😊

I loved your video

Another great video thanks ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️

@NextLevelGardening

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Fiona!☘

What do you buy for mulch? Pine shavings (like for chicken bedding)? Straw in a bale? I am using my spent goat bedding between my (in ground) beds. I have picked through hay but I would think it has too many seeds in it. The goat breeding is a compressed pine pellet that I add water to. That breaks down the pellets. But I would think that is so absorbent that it could pull moisture from the soil?

You say you use phosphorus at the roots when planting. Kelp and crab and lobster or blood and bone meal. But blood and bone meal is nitrogen and calcium. How does that help? Thanks. Love the videos!

Thank you thank you thank you!!!🤗

@NextLevelGardening

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome

When I prep my raised beds I amend the soil with compost, azomite, Trifecta and bone meal. Do you recommend adding more fertilizer when planting my seedlings?

I’ve been guilty of quite a few of those! But the more of your videos I watch the less mistakes I make!! Even though I took a chance and put my tomatoes in early. Lol it looks like it’s going to pay off though those suckers were root bound and I didn’t have anything bigger to put them in .

@NextLevelGardening

3 жыл бұрын

Good! I'm glad to hear that Mike!

Tried to cheat last frost date last year.....forecast called for temps down to 34. Covered plants, but temp went down to 26. Next day--all tomatoes (that I had grown from seed) dead. Don't rush it.

Really thorough planting tips. I try to plant on overcast days, but in. The central valley of California we don't get many of those.

@NextLevelGardening

3 жыл бұрын

My dad grew up in the central valley!

@PatricesProjects

3 жыл бұрын

@@NextLevelGardening One of my Aunt's moved to San Diego after she divorced. My 2 cousins were raised there.

This is my first year of tomato gardening. I'm waiting until this evening to put my babies outside😊 I have gypsum, bonemeal, worm castings, granular tomato fertilizer, and Dr. Earth's organic tomato food. I chose PRO-MIX Premium compressed soil with mycorrhizae, Black Kow compost, and perlite to make my soil mixture in 15 gallon grow bags. Should I be using ALL of these items when I mix my soil? Thanks in advance!

These are great tips! As for the spacing...what do you think about this trend called "kitchen gardens" where they pack the veggies into a small space (usually herbs and lettuce)?

Brian, I ran out of room under my grow lights (started LOT'S of plants). I grew some plants in a window using only direct sun. My question is do I need to use the same hardening off process for those plants as the ones grown under grow lights. Thanks. 👍

Thank you very well done no blah blah blah straight and to the point excellent tips and I will use the pencil trick :-) strange I never thought of it before ha ha

Hi, thank you so much for your tips. I transplanted my zucchini in the garden over a week ago now and they haven't grown at all. They had 4 true leaves and a tiny flower bud each. I read somewhere that transplanting them after they get their first flower buds was bad, but I thought I would give it a try anyway. Should I give up and plant new ones? Any help would be appreciated!

Great video, Very informative, i would like to know if i can and woodash and Fresh Rabbit poo into my Transplant hole before Transplanting

Nice,,,,vidio,,,,👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

You can also plant peppers deep and they will root.

@ThahnG413

3 жыл бұрын

somehat true they are limited in how many roots they can put out unfortunately so it is more or less not very useful compared to tomatoes

@daniellebrogden

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/aZOky8-dmdKTmZs.html In this video you will see what might happen if you plant your peppers deeper. It may just result in stunted growth, so I would only do this if you have extra plants you don't mind experimenting with 👌🏽

Question regarding when to plant peppers outside. Night time temps hovering around 46-48 degrees for weeks now and forecast is for the same. Soil temp in early AM is in the 60s. Do I need to wait for ambient night time temps to be in the mid to high 50s to plant peppers or can I go with soil temp? They either need to be planted in the ground or potted up again. Thanks!

Is there a rough timeline to know if my transplants have evaded transplant shock? Like if it's been 3 days and no symptoms, does that mean I'm in the clear and actually did it right?

Thank you for the advice. I graded a "C" grade before watching this. I am now an "A" student thanks to your video.

@NextLevelGardening

3 жыл бұрын

Perfect!

You provide so much great information and I am enjoying the transformation of your new property! I am in zone 3a, short growing season and have just started using grow lights. I have a question about the Neptune’s fish fertilizer: does using this attract every stray cat for miles around to dig in the garden? Thanks for sharing information.

@NextLevelGardening

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I've never had a problem but I've heard some say they did

What do you do if you buy pepper plants from one of the box stores when the temps have been lower than the 50s at night? Haven't they been outside on those cold nights? Are all my peppers going to not produce now? Should I toss all those plants and get seeds and start them myself, then plant them in 4-6 weeks?

Just in time. Yeah still haven't planted and my seedlings inside again due to frost. Last date yesterday mother nature says...nope its today UGH lol

After breaking up the root ball is it better to plant the dangling roots deep or spread them out to the sides?

What plants can be transplanted deeper other than tomatoes? Bean, luffa or zucchini? How many marigold should I plant with each tomato plant? I'm container gardening.

Thanks for the great advice, I have seedlings at various stages I'm anxious to get settled outside! What are your thoughts on using shredded paper from my home office shredder as mulch?

@brg2743

2 жыл бұрын

Termites live that.

I have either cantaloupe or butternut squash growing in my compost pile. I tried transplanting one with first true leaves, but it died by next day. So I found a nice larger plant (10", multiple leaves) and moved it into a pot w/same composted soil (placed in shade, of course) ...and it still died😥 Suggestions? At this point, I am thinking of leaving the rest where they are, undisturbed, and see what happens...

About mulching...where do you suggest I look for hay for mulching? A few years ago I got hay from a feed store which i didn’t know had been treated with some sort of herbicide that ruined my entire crop. Now I am scared to use any hay sold anywhere. I would love to find a source though.

Last frost date in my area is April 2. Three weeks after that date we got a frost. That was first time since I live here. Climate change is definitely a thing now. I give it a full month now :) Thank you for excellent tips! ♥

Question.. if you buy seedlings at a store, do you need to harden them off? The reason I ask is because there's a shade cloth above them in most stores. They aren't sitting in full sun, so will they suffer if put straight into garden?

Brian, if I were a cheap SOB, which I AM...and had a bag of 10-10-10 general purpose "lawn" fertilizer (no weed killer built-in, for sure!) can I just use that as the kick-starter fertilizer for my plantings? If yes, can I put it in the hole in its granular form (if yes, how much?), or should I be trying to dissolve it and make a "tea" to use as that first critical watering?

Is it okay to use wood shavings like for pet cages as a mulch?

Thank you, as usual a very helpful video. I have now made the mistake of putting seedlings in the sun, Wondering if I should start again, they haven’t died but don’t seem to be growing.

@NextLevelGardening

3 жыл бұрын

If they are just slow that's usually not the sun. Cold nights?

@caroletalbot5867

3 жыл бұрын

@@NextLevelGardening yes colder nights they are eggplants and red peppers and chilli