A final(?) seed room tour 🌿 These plants need to move out

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Seed starting has been chugging on, and we're checking in on what's been growing, as well as starting to move plants out to the temporary greenhouses.
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@darcyclark1523 2 ай бұрын

"I come down to check on my friends when I'm bored" yup 😂 first seeds get checked every 2 hours

@amynelsongreen3243 2 ай бұрын

I always feel like a bad gardener this time of year when my seedlings start to get away from me. Thanks for the affirmation that I am not alone in the challenges of keeping up when they really just need to get planted out! ❤

@MichelleSuggs-ls1ki 2 ай бұрын

Your cat thinking he has made his big escape🤣

@debbiedebc 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for keeping it real. I luv, luv, luv gardening, but I mess up ..... a lot more than you. I luv that you help me forgive myself! Keep posting; and I hope it is a good garden year for you.

@kimjapinga6550 2 ай бұрын

Seedlings are looking great! More Ferg, please. He’s adorable

@martystevens2313 2 ай бұрын

I began the great eviction today also. 2 storage racks in my spare bedroom full of overwintered plants. Note: PW suprtunias (Priscilla) pretty easy to overwinter and started blooming last month. I just dug them out of my hanging baskets, cut them way back, potted up in 4" pots and put on the storage rack under grow lights for the winter. Dichondra silver falls did great as well. Tons of houseplants back outside in a shaded area for now. Also planted out about 20 of my wintersowing jugs. It was a good day!

@Talula72 2 ай бұрын

Good to know! I love some of the PW plants like Priscilla and Bordeaux. I'll have to try that next year. This year is my first time growing Dichondra from seed.

@barbaramccann7944 2 ай бұрын

I have the kids’ snow sleds and a Jet sled outside the door, makes it a bit easier to drag my plants out to the shade to harden off. But, nighttime temps are still too cold to leave outside in northwest Michigan, so the sleds make it handy to get them to the door again.

@jillsimpson8716 2 ай бұрын

Just so relatable. Perfect timing for this video

@thefumblingcuisiniere Ай бұрын

Can I just say, thank you for your candor and showing not just the good, but the ugly truth too! Is it safe to say MOST of us definitely slack sometimes with watering our seeds and legginess. No...? Just me?! 🤣

@ladikmk 2 ай бұрын

Aww, your kitty looks just like our Scotchie we had for 15 years. Cute! Your seedlings look wonderful and I bet you can't wait to get out there and plop them into the soil. Thanks for sharing.

@bohnnco 2 ай бұрын

Sad Cosmos - great band name

@dernisepk6256 2 ай бұрын

This video is right on time. This is my first year starting seeds other than cannas. I struggle with keeping them alive after they germinate. Thank you so much for keeping it real! I love your channel!!!

@dustyflats3832 2 ай бұрын

I grew up doing the annual canna shuffle. I’m surprised I never grew them from seed, but we had barrels of tubers. This year I dropped a few in winter sow in March and they are growing great!

@angelasevier6520 2 ай бұрын

OmG.. And taking kitty back in the house❤❤❤❤

@jeannettejohnson2572 2 ай бұрын

So much fun to do seed starting …..in winter! Not so much when there’s so much going on outside now! The woes of a gardener in Spring 🤪😂

@mybougiefarmhouse 2 ай бұрын

I feel the exact same way! going to the basement is a trudge. I can't wait until I can get a proper greenhouse to start seeds in.

@lauralennon3936 2 ай бұрын

Hi Erin, Thanks for showing your seed starting set up. Fergus is cute! I felt so much better when you showed your cosmos and fungus gnats. I am a hoverer and tend to overwater,so I have you beat on fungus gnats. You reminded me to start Tithonia inside. I didn’t have luck direct sowing last year. I liked your butterfly sticky traps and your black plant tags with the white lettering. You reminded me to try dahlias from seed. I’m feeling stressed because I’ve created so much work with all of my seedlings and outdoor plants. I could use a team of helpers. Gardening keeps me moving!

@susanpedersen4720 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for teaching about dahlia cuttings. First time trying this year and i have oodles. Im so excited to get them in the ground. I couldnt have afforded all the tubors id like so this has been a gift.

@eddye7764 2 ай бұрын

I really appreciate the fails because I fail so much! Most of my basil failed. Now I’m going to try again in trays. I’ve learned if I sow basil in ground, the bugs eat the new shoots.

@angelasevier6520 2 ай бұрын

I love that you Share. Help Us Erin ❤❤❤

@Talula72 2 ай бұрын

I'm in the midst of the transition too. It is so refreshing to hear someone else who "gets it". I've been spending so much time getting my cole crops, onions, snaps and winter sowing jugs planted that may seedlings inside are somewhat in a fend-for-yourself mode 😂.

@cindybohl9593 2 ай бұрын

Yes! I am exactly the same! I just have to start seeds in late winter because I am bored and just need to get my hands in the dirt and see something grow. I start tons of plants because some don’t make it. Then I get overwhelmed because I run out of room under the grow lights. Hardening them off is the worst part. But it’s worth it in the end…..and saves you money.

@melinaking9430 2 ай бұрын

I have “sad celosia” and I already had 2 types of basil that I started too early and are gone the way of the dodo…I think root rot or fungus gnats. Oh well! We keep on truckin’! Thanks for sharing, I love your channel! Happy gardening 👩‍🌾

@shannonshunk8897 2 ай бұрын

Hi Erin! Enjoy your channel. Watching your seed starting episode when it occurred to me, why isn't she using the Gardener Supply trays? I to have trouble remembering or getting to watering. GS trays are a life saver. And the best part, you can use them year after year. And they do sell the replacement wicking mats. Plus, to not have so many fungus Nats, switch to fish tank gravel. I think we live in high humidity. The vermiculite doesn't have a chance to dry out. That is why we get Nats. I look forward to seeing your summer garden. ❤

@SunnyBlueSkyDay 2 ай бұрын

I am with you on inside seed starting ..once I am outside...i forget about the basement greenhouse😜🤪 it is a real issue.becomes a chore for me.

@dustyflats3832 2 ай бұрын

😂 Dusty Flats😂. I kicked mine out over 3 weeks ago. It’s an amazing and chancy early start here in WI. I’ve already planted out perennials, brassicas, onions, potatoes, lettuce, spinach and celery. Sowed carrots, beets and peas and sweet peas. Potted up geraniums and petunias. Started peppers way too soon (end of Feb) and I blame cabin fever and those in warmer zones😅. Definitely will only do super hot peppers that early again. I did hold off on tomatoes though. I just started them 4-17. I figure they will stay in deep cell packs until transplanting. I’m a bit turned off about tagging everything at this point. Definitely getting a label maker. Ready with frost cloths and may do a low tunnel and chance some peppers. I need the room. I can only walk in and back out of GH 😅. I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m finding a lot of happy surprises that either wintered over, I had wrote off or plum forgot about. Think it will be a great growing season.

@GardenerPhyl 2 ай бұрын

I also find myself questioning my rationale when planting up seed starts in February. It’s a mystery why I planted more cucumbers than I have room for, or would be able to eat/give away. Thanks as always for the encouragement, inspiration and reassurance. 🌱

@roisindubh8676 2 ай бұрын

I’m putting the last of my seedlings in the ground this weekend. I feel like a mamma cat weening her babies. I’m so ready to be done caring for my plant babies. I LOVE Mahogany Splendor hibiscus! I grow it every year and get gorgeous wine red flowers in late fall (I’m in South Central Texas, zone 9a - almost year round growing). I also have a cat named Fergus! He’s named for the Outlander character.

@roslynholcomb 2 ай бұрын

Every time I watch one of your videos I discover a new plant. I must have that mahogany splendor hibiscus.

@tvcat3665 2 ай бұрын

Wow, what a haul! Where are you going to put all of that. Why do you need so much flat leaf parsley? 🤣

@TheImpatientGardener 2 ай бұрын

This is one of the great mysteries of the world. I truly have no idea. 🤣

@lightwavz 2 ай бұрын

At least they're a pretty plant. Mine always look so healthy so I never mind having extras around. Plus, tabbouli!

@parkerallen848 2 ай бұрын

Erin I saw my first oriole in michigan yesterday so they're near!!

@TheImpatientGardener 2 ай бұрын

They showed up Monday night here! Yay!

@rustynailmendlesohn8710 2 ай бұрын

I LOVE cats so naturally a Thumbs Up. Nice vid. TY😻😻

@kasiacholewinska 2 ай бұрын

Thanx for the update! Same here, hard to keep up with all the seedlings this time of the year 😅 Your purple bell vine is flowering already🤩 I wonder what’s the theme for this years’ pots 😊 Coral door frame on the terrace.. maybe peach fuzz accents in the pots? 😍

@upnorth21 2 ай бұрын

I don't know how you do it. I too am bringing my seed trays out, but so much less than you! Wonderful things to come!

@vbrown1889 2 ай бұрын

Survival of the fittest under my grow lights, too....

@juselenascott6620 2 ай бұрын

I feel very connected to you because I have exactly the same thing going on with seedlings. Every year! Just so much planned and going on for the new season plus life!

@lindsayweimer2208 2 ай бұрын

You inspired me to grow purple bell vine this year, its so cool! cant wait to get it planted out and see how it does over the season

@sandrakay8540 2 ай бұрын

When did you start the Purple Bell Vine? I've tried but am unsuccessful. I know must be started rather early. On heat mat? Give me some tips

@lindsayweimer2208 2 ай бұрын

@@sandrakay8540 I believe I started them March 6th and yes on a heat mat. They took a really long time to germinate, I think it was at least 2 weeks but i dont recall exactly. Other than the heat mat i started them the same way i started all my other seeds, seed starting mix in 1.5" cell trays. Maybe just give it some time. I learned from Erin when she showed them the first time they need a lot of warmth and humidity

@sandrakay8540 2 ай бұрын

@@lindsayweimer2208 Thanks. Yes I watched her video a while ago talking about starting these seeds. Thought if she could do it so can I. Got my seeds from Select Seeds.

@mindyrutkowski3124 2 ай бұрын

The worst part about starting seeds ugghhh the hardening off and moving them in and out. Just get warm already lol. I had a lot of RIP friends like your cosmos 😂

@LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica 2 ай бұрын

So many plants, exciting to see them in your garden.

@judymckerrow6720 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Erin. 💐💚🙃

@terrimarks3694 2 ай бұрын

Fun video. When I see leaf color changes, I give them some food.

@TheImpatientGardener 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, it's possible that's situation, although all of these plants have been regularly fed with fish emulsion. I actually think they may have gotten too wet and cool, so hopefully they will grow out of it.

@carolynvenema2264 2 ай бұрын

My poor hubs couldn't even eat at the table in our sunroom...at least now there is room for his cereal bowl,lol...still need to move out 6 dahlia starts in a few weeks...

@salimorton641 2 ай бұрын

Well, I guess I am late to the party this year. I repotted and refreshed composted soil to start my seeds tomorrow. I am in a 9b/10 SW Tampa Bay area in Florida. And it is so dry and hot here! I won't have to worry about heat mats just water and shade for the babies, so they don't get scorched! They should spout quickly.

@davemeiser521 2 ай бұрын

Nice vid I am surprised you do not have a permanent greenhouse

@deewalker1600 2 ай бұрын

I think it's a toss up between nasturtium and geraniums for cutest seedlings...

@patmarchand7363 2 ай бұрын

Ferguson is adorable. ❤

@lightwavz 2 ай бұрын

Nasturtium really is the cutest seedling. Now someone needs to invent the Boxwood Basil. That would be fab, and much better smelling than actual boxwoods!

@cindydamrow1031 2 ай бұрын

You can purchase boxwood basil from Burpee Seeds! I grew it last year and potted in 16 inch pots in my courtyard garden .Looked just like boxwood without challenge of growing boxwood in zone 4. Growing it this year too.

@angelwolfe6728 2 ай бұрын

I’m trying the bronze fennel! Thanks for the info and update! 😊

@Kriskat6 2 ай бұрын

I did something different this year. I evicted my hubby from the south east corner of the 3 season room. Set up some tables and a heater. Today they all went out for their first time to get some light wind. I don't have to worry about the plants getting used to sunlight and I only made sure that the temp never went below 50. My back and knees can't handle the stairs anymore. Have you ever grown pink celery?

@matthewheeke4377 2 ай бұрын

I’m sorting through my seedlings right now and am asking myself if I really need over 100 coleus 😂😂😂😂

@TheImpatientGardener 2 ай бұрын

The struggle is real. :)

@terrivance8750 2 ай бұрын

Hi, Fergus! ❤

@rickyt3961 2 ай бұрын

thank you!

@denisestafford1891 2 ай бұрын

We dragged out our saved, over wintered in the basement, plants, seems like about 50 kinds, some died, others thrived! Good luck!

@user-id3ky8si4m 2 ай бұрын

Wishing I had a potting shed. I'm plotting to build one in this zone 8b, SW Washington state garden.

@HeatherPaulo 2 ай бұрын

I also had spotty germination with the new purple tomato and I’m in 9b!

@Harbor_Blooms 2 ай бұрын

We are in the same zone ( 5B ... just switched to 6A) After years of digging up my crocosmia & replanting them each year, this winter I left in the ground ( well mulched) and they are popping out of the soil! I am so psyched! Maybe you try that next season?

@TheImpatientGardener 2 ай бұрын

I will definitely not dig these up if they take. I have had no luck getting them going in the garden in the past.

@wildbirdfarm 2 ай бұрын

I also think nasturtium seedlings are the cutest! My cypress vine is that lighter green color as well and it’s younger than yours so maybe just its color?

@jcking6785 2 ай бұрын

😭 I didn’t get any seeds started this year, my grow light broke and I didn’t get a replacement in time. Plus I have just a very small place in which to attempt to germinate seeds and it’s just not an adequate space. That being said seed, starting is such a satisfying activity, and I am incredibly impressed with your vast array of seedlings!

@cpaslick1 2 ай бұрын

I also planted the Purple GMO tomato, but I didn't have any trouble with germination. The plants look good at this time :-) Even though I started my peppers several weeks before my tomatoes, they are still quite small. Everything except the peppers and tomatoes are now hardening off outside!

@annmc3878 2 ай бұрын

I’m so with you on this is the hardest time for me (TS Elliott said April is the cruelest month, he must have been a gardener as well as a poet). I had to insist that we plant out our tomatoes, because I was afraid I would kill them. We’ve had warmer than normal weather (6b). I’m going to insist on planting out the basil this next weekend. Everyone in the Louisville area uses the Kentucky Derby as the weekend to plant out tomatoes. I’m going to start Zinnas and eggplants since I now have room under the grow lights.

@DsGardenDiary 2 ай бұрын

I scramble looking for purple ball oregano! You got me.

@emkn1479 2 ай бұрын

It’s been nasty warm here…went from a frost at night to no nights below 50. Almost a month early. Everybody is kicked out! Now I have to water more but I am so tired of plants on racks.

@cheriebrantner5543 2 ай бұрын

I just moved all mine out of the house to a sunroom a couple of days ago! My cat can’t nibble on them anymore!

@deborah2768 2 ай бұрын

My tomato plants are a foot and a half high. Started them 3/15 and cant plant til after Mothers Day...zone 8b. Zinnias are blooming inside on my grow rack under lights..started them too early. Cosmos...a foot high too. Cant harden off...too chilly and raining too much. Just hope I dont lose them all. 😞

@wendymckee6627 2 ай бұрын

I had some that started to flower inside too. When they said on the seed packet 30 days to germinate they lied. They meant 7 days. I’m in the U.K. and just planted them out. So far so good. But if I loose them I’m okay with that.

@carolinapalomares9649 2 ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@emkn1479 2 ай бұрын

I ALMOST successfully overwintered my purple bell vine, but I moved it and it up and died 😩 I did, however, keep the lofos going, so that’s a win 🤷‍♀️ I also got great blue lobelias and native columbine and Cardinal flowers to germinate 🥹 so happy (maybe the parsley is from your Epic video?)

@lindis2660 2 ай бұрын

I just love your videos! How do you feel about your greenhouses holding up to windy conditions? (I live in Northern California where it can get gusty wind). And how much space do they take to store? One of them seems like a perfect option for my seedling storage. P.S. I am also in the middle of the I need to plant these seedlings now phase! 😅

@ticouna 2 ай бұрын

for me cosmos are over. Tried three times to sow them December, February, march and they all did this on me and I did not forget to give them a drink and they ended up with bugs, so garbage. I have more than 2500 plants to plant, so enough not to see that cosmos are missing.

@valjalava1951 2 ай бұрын

Every thing is looking good my tomatoes seem so limp the leaves do yo7 know what’s causing that,and when will you plant out your tomatoes

@karennettesheim9354 2 ай бұрын

I too tried the purple gmo tomatoes. Planted 4, all 4 came up and doing great

@stephaniebalducci6248 2 ай бұрын

I have an odd question for you. The greenhouse you were in is exactly like one that I got from someone who was moving and going to toss. I got it in pieces without a cover. Figured out how to put it together but can't find a cover that fits it. And I have no idea the brand.🤪 Do you have the name of it?

@anitahadley2871 2 ай бұрын

I was dealing with seedlings yesterday, and why do I plant so many? I have a whole row of something labeled blanket flower and they’re clearly not looking like that. They look like columbine. How the heck did that happen? the seeds are totally different.

@shanachrisman6638 2 ай бұрын

Question about the silver wrap: I bought some (because my seed racks share a room that doubles as a guest suite, and I wanted darkness for a guest), but it became so hot, I abandoned using it. How do you manage the heat once it’s wrapped? I know you have fans, but are they enough?

@TheImpatientGardener 2 ай бұрын

The basement is pretty cool and since I use LED lights that don't produce a lot of heat, it seems to be manageable.

@sherriianiro747 2 ай бұрын

GMO tomatoes? Whoa!

@TheImpatientGardener 2 ай бұрын

Yes, it's the first GMO tomato (and first GMO vegetable of any kind available to home gardeners). Here's their website for more info: www.norfolkhealthyproduce.com

@sherriianiro747 2 ай бұрын

@@TheImpatientGardener No way! I said "whoa" out of shock that you would even consider a GMO plant. No one knows the long term effects of them on people or the environment (if they are detrimental to pollinators too), which is why reputable companies do not sell GMO's because no one knows the toxicology effects. In fact, many European companies have already banned them -

@sandrakay8540 2 ай бұрын

Did you start those purple bell vine from seed? Tried one year. A few germinated. Stayed tiny for a long time. Then died. No luck with salvia argentea either.

@TheImpatientGardener 2 ай бұрын

I did and I am shocked they are doing this well. My first two tries were basically a disaster so I was surprised that things went well this year.

@chrissymaier5688 2 ай бұрын

How do you get the water out of the trays? My sink is in another room and I have been carrying the trays to water so that I can dump the water out. Hard to do.

@terrivance8750 2 ай бұрын

Erin, Mmmmm...steaks--yummy! 😋 Oh, wait, not those kind of steaks. 😥 😉😆😆😆

@pambrewer9082 2 ай бұрын

Where did you get the Caster bean seeds?

@laurieh9388 2 ай бұрын

I have the hardest time getting nasturtium to germinate. Do you soak or scarify the seeds?

@christinezarvis4761 2 ай бұрын

Hi Erin, I have been trying to find the American version of what Brits call “grit.” It seems they use it a lot to top plants. It looked like some of your seedlings had something like it on top or maybe it was just a type of seed starting medium I’m unfamiliar with. Was it a type of grit, and if not, do you know what garden grit is called here in the US? 😊

@martystevens2313 2 ай бұрын

I've wondered the same myself...Watching Gardeners World makes me want to try it. I wonder if it is the grit you provide to chickens. The topping on Erin's trays is probably vermiculite. I use it as well. It helps hold moisture and prevent algae on the soil.

@stephaniebalducci6248 2 ай бұрын

It is crushed granite that is also used for chickens. Look for it at your farm supply store and check the size. It doesn't need vitamins added so get the cheapest that is the size you want.

@lightwavz 2 ай бұрын

I have used coconut coir for this. I sift it fine and sprinkle over the seed trays. It works great for me!.

@JulioWY 2 ай бұрын

That’s what I’m doing this weekend ❤

@MDonat-mg8ox 2 ай бұрын

Is it purple ball oregano or purple ball basil?

@771blahblah 2 ай бұрын

Hi, do you ever get aphids on your plants in your basement? I grow mine in my basement too. I have so many aphids and I’ve tried so many things to kill them. What do you recommend? Thanks

@Bandaid17 2 ай бұрын

Me too. This the first time growing Mahogany splendor and it’s an aphid magnet! I’m wiping them off with my hands and using insecticidal soap.

@dustyflats3832 2 ай бұрын

I’ve used lady bugs that were found in the house. Horticultural oil also works. Had them last year because I used an open bag of soil from outside. This year I sparingly used insecticidal soap if I seen gnats in the soil and sticky traps. Key is to act right away to stay ahead of invasions 😅

@771blahblah 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@771blahblah 2 ай бұрын

@@Bandaid17 thanks!

@771blahblah 2 ай бұрын

@@dustyflats3832 Thanks!

@rosemarybushea3447 2 ай бұрын

Chuckled because my Cosmos looked the same, also planted too early. But frowned at the GMO tomatoes. Love the cat though. Hyacinth beans in the ground here now in NC, along with zinnias and nasturtiums. Getting hot too fast, mid-eighties, and would love some of your cooler weather. Garden is a riot of color with irises and peonies here.