Does Winter Sowing Vegetables Work? The final winter sowing update!

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Does winter sowing work for vegetables? This video shares the answer!
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I started an assortment of cool season vegetables & herbs via the winter sowing method and compared them to vegetables & herbs started indoors- this video shows the results of both sets of plants.
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00:00 Intro
00:24 Recap of the Winter Sowing Method
02:39 Lomi
04:10 Broccoli
05:44 Chard
06:25 Kale
06:53 Chamomile
07:54 Cabbage
09:03 Cauliflower
10:31 Collards
11:27 Spinach & Arugula
13:06 Celery
14:17 What's the Take-Away?
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@justjenn9011 Жыл бұрын

Thank god, someone thats in ohio like me that i can actually get advice from instead of trying to make something fit my zone! So happy i found you!

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

I'm happy you found me too! Love hearing from fellow Ohioans!

@ingridwengert3199 Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate how you carefully document everything by video (e.g., indoor start pic, transplant pic, harvest pic). It helps this beginning gardener see what things look like at different stages. I'm sure it's a lot of editing work. Thanks!

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Ingrid- it's really wonderful to hear this. It is a lot of editing work, and I don't think folks necessarily realize just how much time is spent doing that portion of it ☺.

@HealthyFocus365 Жыл бұрын

100% agree with this!

@AnnaAsche Жыл бұрын

@@GrowfullywithJenna your amazing editing work is truly much appreciated - love your channel & am learning a lot. I tried out Winter sowing last year for the first time (zone 6 MO)... my spinach seemed not to like it AT ALL (didn't even show up), but my lettuce worked well.

@gobigandgohomeschool4882 Жыл бұрын

What she said!

@finalgate Жыл бұрын

This is probably my favorite thing about gardening. Trying something, taking note of what worked and didn't work for your garden, then making adjustments and planning new ideas for next year.

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Yes, yes, yes! Agree with this SO much!

@marsfran55 Жыл бұрын

I live in zone 5a in the Idaho mountains. This year I tried planting in the snow mid March(2 feet still in March). I used a method that was a direct sow as demonstrated on the MIgardener KZfaq page. It was a huge win! Planted 3 veggies-lettuce, spinach and Kale. Since we live off grid, we don’t have an option of heat/lights for early seed starts so this was awesome. I was harvesting lettuce by late May, Kale and spinach a couple weeks later. Plants were strong and vigorous. I’ll definitely be doing this again!

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad to hear this! And you bring up a great point- for off the grid folks, this is a fantastic option!

@dustyflats3832 Жыл бұрын

I’m 5a and will try this also next year. Last year did winter sowing in jugs and love it!

@berniegray4987 Жыл бұрын

5b here. I also did the direct sow. On sunflower plants. Loved the results.

@clb50 Жыл бұрын

That sounds amazing! Do you literally mean you direct sowed on top of the snow?

@marsfran55 Жыл бұрын

@@clb50I cleared snow off down to about 6-8 inches, then put down 2 ish inches of potting soil, sowed the seeds and covered them with vermiculite, then covered them with the clear plastic tote. It worked AWESOME for me!!!! I got the idea from MI Gardeners KZfaq channel info…. Doing that again this year and also going to try some milk jug winter sowing!

@pamelacorsi Жыл бұрын

This was my second year winter sowing, Zone 6 Massachusetts and I've had 100% success. I don't have space for indoor seed starting. I did transplant when the plants were quite small and gave them protection with row covers. I don't bother WS spinach, arugula, or peas because they can be direct sowed so early anyway.

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Nice! Glad to hear it!

@dustyflats3832 Жыл бұрын

Same here. Had such a mess last year because I used a suggestion from another video to use coconut coir and ended up throwing some flats because of mold. WS is the way to go for me!

@onlinerelaxation9664 Жыл бұрын

My comment will probably get lost but whoever reads this.. you got this! whatever you are going through will get better hang in there 💛

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

I hope everyone that needs to see this does!

@walterflanamonk4734 Жыл бұрын

The idea behind winter sown is alot of gardeners don't have space or a greenhouse to start seeds. Winter sown change the game. Also the plants are less likely to get leggy and there also hardened off.

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Yes, which I explain in depth in the first video of this series: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iMlnZtxorq6acWw.html

@ttb1513 Жыл бұрын

And partially highlighted here @14:17. Good option to know.

@wingrider1004 Жыл бұрын

I like the cold frame made with straw bales...👍

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Sometimes you just gotta use what you've got sitting around 😄

@leahathome2883 Жыл бұрын

I am 6a Ohio and I winter sowed tomatoes successfully!

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Nice!

@kennypridemore5466 6 ай бұрын

Was that outside in ground winter sowing ? .... or was it winter sowing inside under grow lights ?

@kawerkamp 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for painstakingly tracking the winter sown with the indoor starts--fascinating!

@GrowfullywithJenna 7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@tytheplantguy Жыл бұрын

I must say, you are the only gardening channel that I watch complete videos of. Not only are you knowledgeable but you are close to my zone I'm 6b Erie, PA. I love it, keep the wonderful videos coming Jenna.🌱😁🌱 Happy gardening As for your Collards, it could have been root disturbance that caused them to bolt, I had Bok Choy do the same thing.

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! And such a great point on the root disruption- I did have some mole tunneling in that portion of the garden... so that definitely could have contributed!

@patm.5379 Жыл бұрын

me too!

@jeanettegirosky7735 6 ай бұрын

Another Erieite here! Looking at trying winter sowing this year! Thanks for the tip on the bok choy!

@carolschedler3832 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for including the insect damage. Helps me know I’m in good company Jenna!

@grandmabear9069 11 ай бұрын

I start my cool crops in late Dec/early Jan. and hot plants tomatoes/peppers/canteope/melons . . . in February. Have had Great Success! Kansas 6a

@GrowfullywithJenna 11 ай бұрын

Glad to hear you've had great success!

@CoveredandCommitted 5 ай бұрын

I’m in the same zone and just starting out-when do you transplant?

@lisajelle714 Жыл бұрын

With your plants that bolted, you might consider transplanting smaller plants. With winter sown plants, the roots are quite vigorous when the top growth is still small. I have great results transplanting WS plants when they are quite small, and the cold-tolerant ones well before last frost dates.

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips!

@CoveredandCommitted 5 ай бұрын

How big are your plants when you transplant, and how early did you move them? Doing this for the first time and trying to learn from people with real experience!

@TJtheHAWK Жыл бұрын

Great Video Jenna. Love that you give the exact dates of sowing, transplant and harvest. Gives me a lot to think about and apply to my zone 6 new hampshire garden. Haven't tried winter sowing myself but my March sown seedlings seem to do pretty well even in the snow.

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm always impressed by just how very cold-hardy some of these plants are! I'm glad to hear your March sown seedlings fared well.

@scheralgreider5406 Жыл бұрын

I love WinterSowing. I don't have the space indoors to start seeds. Starting tomatoes via WingerSowing has been the best method for me. I've tried indoor growng years ago with no success.

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it works well for you!

@colleenavery232 Жыл бұрын

Love when channels discuss fails - Same celery issue & thought it was just me; coming in but never took off - 6b SE PA - LOVE YOUR EXCELLENT INFORMATION - THANK YOU!

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

I think it's important to share the fails- so I'm glad to hear this!

@JohnDoe-ff2fc Жыл бұрын

Awesome idea. One can start early and decrease stress of timing to start rather than trying to start by what the foretasted weather will be in the NW, which nearly never does what weathermen say. Plus, I've no grow light system,other space for the light system (other than on top of the washing machind/dryer, or green house. Time to start saving milk jugs.

@lwjenson Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Most things I hear about winter sowing are 100% positive and I feel like this is a more honest assessment. I like starting indoors but I also like the idea of not doing as much work so thanks for the pros and cons

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Happy to share!

@Javaman92 Жыл бұрын

This was the first time I have heard of this. When I saw your title I thought you were direct seeding seed that would overwinter outside and come up in the Spring. I have a friend back in Ashtabula Ohio who has great success with many things that way, notably kale and onions and parsnips. His parsnips grow like weeds! It's insane the amount that comes up. I have never grown celery but it has been on my mind since I have learned of and used mirepoix in my cooking. I've been teaching myself to cook for a number of years now. I pulled my zucchini out today, basically because I didn't want anymore and my garden is overrun. lol Oh and I dug up some potatoes because I am going to need some in an upcoming meal. Always a pleasure to hear from you. Keep up the good work!

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

I do some of that too- kale, carrots, onions... all seem to work well when sown in late fall and overwintered till spring. I'll have to try parsnips now! I didn't start growing my own celery till a few years ago- for some reason I had it in my head that it was difficult to grow here. But it's actually quite easy as long as you feed it- and tastes much better than the grocery store stuff. We use a lot of it in soups & stews. I'm about at that point with the zucchini too 😆... which reminds me- I've got some giant ones out in the garden right now that I need to pull & feed to the chickens! They love zucchini!

@dustyflats3832 Жыл бұрын

@@GrowfullywithJenna what do celery like for fertilizer? Yours were beautiful!

@classicrocklover5615 Жыл бұрын

I did winter sowing for the first time this year. It was mostly an experiment for me, but I will do it again next year. The only issue I've ever had starting seeds indoors is the gardening off process. I usually lose them at that point, so winter sowing saves me so much!

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

@sweetfernhome Жыл бұрын

I had incredible success with winter sowing. My onions were amazing! Same with cabbages and kales. I was able to get some nice perennials for my apothecary garden too. But the true winner, the hollyhocks are taking over my garden!

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! I'm so glad to hear this!

@dustyflats3832 Жыл бұрын

WS worked for large onions or green onions? Great to know if for large as WS will be my thing from now on. I threw in some old hollyhock seed this year an they got quite huge. I was wondering the same thing about a secret take over of the flower bed🤣

@sweetfernhome Жыл бұрын

@@dustyflats3832 I did it for the large storage onions!

@gardenfunwithjane4897 Жыл бұрын

Also marigolds! I do marigolds from seed every year by just throwing them on the ground and they do great. but I did them in the winter song jugs they were fabulous! I will do them every year

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

ooh interesting! When did you start those as a winter sow?

@gardenfunwithjane4897 Жыл бұрын

I did them in March utah zone 6 but this next winter I'll do them Jan-march and experiment

@dustyflats3832 Жыл бұрын

Good to know as I was just saying the marigolds and zinnias are just looking Great and a frost is soon. It would be nice to get them going sooner.

@TheProCut17 Жыл бұрын

Great video, you did a great job showing pros and cons of this system thanks

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@aylam87 Жыл бұрын

The winter sowing video I have been waiting for for so long!!! Great work!

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

I hope you enjoyed it!

@breehenson1316 Жыл бұрын

Love how detailed all your info is!

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Bree!

@kennypridemore5466 6 ай бұрын

Love your over winter sowing video, so much great information, thank you !!!!!! 😊❤ your ohio gardener

@CBsGreenhouseandGarden Жыл бұрын

Simply amazing is all I can say Mrs. Jenna. We both had the same problem with the weather going from winter to summer with in two weeks. Got to hot to quick is the answer to your questions. Thank you for the information and tour on how your year panned out so far. Stay safe my friend and have a wonderful weekend!

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Boy did you ever! I was shocked when I watched your latest video! Meanwhile, here in Ohio it feels like fall in the middle of August-- very, very weird! Hope you have a great week, CB!

@brianseybert2189 Жыл бұрын

Reviewing your take on winter sowing. Going to try all sorts of different plants, with back ups in the grow room. Hope you have a fabulous 2023 garden!

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Thanks, you too!

@dustyflats3832 Жыл бұрын

That’s what is on my agenda also. I need to figure out tomatoes, peppers and onions. Want to get to a point where the mess can be outside. Planning on a re-do of lean-to greenhouse this year and if I can do it efficiently I may use that going forward. Eli in the Garden said her tomatoes produced earlier, but they stopped earlier than her neighbors. That could be variety I don’t know. I have seen that the warm season crops quickly catch up though. I will still start some indoors this year and a few of those questionable 3 in WS jugs. I love the WS technique and hopefully our weather here in WI is going to remain cold from here on out as you know the rain was very unusual for us. Been too warm to start jugs, but I didn’t do it until mid March last year when I discovered it.

@atehali1038 Жыл бұрын

Oh wow this is a great information thanks for sharing

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome

@nanaeva1 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate you and your video's so much!! Thank you for sharing!

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Fritz0616 Жыл бұрын

Definitely asparagus and strawberry seeds just amazing results.

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Good to know!

@Selahsmum Жыл бұрын

Amazing. Thank you.

@GrowfullywithJenna 11 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@TheGardenFamily Жыл бұрын

Really great, informative video. Thank you for sharing your experiences!

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Hope you guys are getting all settled in at your new place!

@skyblueoasis3147 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for posting this video. It is very helpful to see comparison of plants started indoors vs winter sowing. I'm currently working on my winter sowing project and your video saved me a lot of time. After watching your video I decided to start perennial flowers using winter sowing method. I agree, perennials will most likely be a success. I will also give a try with tomatoes and peppers just to see what happens and post a comparison video later in the year. You definitely saved me some time with trying to winter sow leafy greens.😊 Thank you!

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! I'd love to hear how your tomatoes & peppers do!

@dustyflats3832 Жыл бұрын

I’m experimenting also with peppers, tomatoes and onions, but main crop inside until I know. They say toms and pepps will catch up once planted in comparison to indoor sown. My concern is onions, I just don’t think they will get big enough-we’ll see. All the brassicas and leafy greens did well for me in Z5a winter sow last year. Not sure what happened to Jenna’s. I never grew chard or collards before, but they were huge. 😂and we didn’t like chard and if I knew how to fix collards I may have enjoyed them. The weird thing I read about celery is a cold snap will make them bolt. Mine grew very well in WS, but the stalks stayed skinny and I never grew before. This year I will pay more attention to water and think that is key because Jenna has clay and I have sand. That clay has a lot of nutrients and holds water well and she had impressive stalks. I think her WS celery may have needed transplanting sooner. Not sure if they were both same variety.

@mastertechnician3372 Жыл бұрын

Great Video Jenna. Thank You.

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

You're so welcome- thanks for watching!

@mastertechnician3372 Жыл бұрын

@@GrowfullywithJenna Oh I always do. Since I am subscribed to your channel i get new video feeds as soon as you post them on KZfaq.

@jessb6555 Жыл бұрын

How exciting to get a kitchen remodel. Been there…it’s totally worth it! Hope we get a tour.

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

I know it will be... I have to remind myself of this every day without my kitchen though 😆

@EvieWasacz Жыл бұрын

I'll definitely experiment with winter sowing next year. Thanks!

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Oh good! Happy sowing!

@chuckpatch1230 Жыл бұрын

awesome vid thank's

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Angie-ci1lp Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I’m still learning I switched over 100% container gardening making adjustments. Again your ve informative.

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

You're most welcome!

@dollyperry3020 5 ай бұрын

I just started WS sunflowers and will continue as the jugs become available.

@GrowfullywithJenna 5 ай бұрын

Hope they do great for you!

@rebeccazody1278 Жыл бұрын

This was my third year winter sowing. I planted about 150 jugs each year, with about half annual flowers and perennial herbs and flowers. Overall germination was 75-80 of total with those that did not germinate mostly the same as those that would not germinate other years: pretty consistent. Exception- My tomatoes hardly germinated and half of those were stunted and eventually died or produced malformed plants and fruits. (What ever the widespread tomato issue is, I still can’t pin it down). In Ind 6a. While I will use my new small polycarbonate greenhouse more for seed starting this next year, I will still WS a majority of my plants, mostly because of the convenience. Great video

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Great to hear from someone who has done this so extensively, Rebecca- thank you for sharing your experience!

@ThomasWBaldwin Жыл бұрын

wow! glad i found your channel. nice garden.

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Tom! Welcome to the channel- I'm glad you're here!

@triciasullivan7978 Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate that you show your fails, very encouraging for me not to throw in the towel 😁 I have been trying to be a gardener for a few years now, I'm a serious wanna be, but usually have a lot of fails, this year was much better for me, but still have a long way to go 😁 is a lot more fun when you end up with something to eat 🥰

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

I still have a lot of fails every single year! But it does seem each year gets a little better and I learn a little more. Best of luck to you!

@sharetripllc Жыл бұрын

Thank I like when you give the dates you saw and transplant it gives a better idea when to sart

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@carolschedler3832 Жыл бұрын

Wow! Thank you for documenting all of that! Just thanks!! I did winter sowing one year with great success and one year, not so great. But I think I’ll try it again next year. Wow! This was such great info!

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Carol! I'd love to hear how it goes for you next year!

@gamermaykittygames1055 Жыл бұрын

thanks for the information was gonna do that last year but could not find bagged dirt and get everything together. ready for it this year I have limited time this really helps 🤗

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Glad you're ready for it this year! Best of luck!

@mantzbrinkman4780 Жыл бұрын

I enjoy all the experiments. I am especially interested in your miniature tomato plant experiment. Also, I enjoy your content as it is a needed grounding break from the National News.

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm SO excited about the tomatoes- they've grown so fast and are already covered with flowers!

@gmc1758 Жыл бұрын

Your amazing love you love your channel!

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@conniecrossan4422 Жыл бұрын

I did winter sowing for the first time, and had incredible success on some not so cold hardy things like tomatoes and peppers, but they didn't even sprout until May in New England, but incredibly healthy starts. I also had incredible luck with flowers such as poppies, statice, strawflowers, dahlia seeds, carnations, lupine, and yarrow. I am definitely going to try again. My brocolli didn't head and my cabbage got hit by cabbage moths....my bad for not covering. Definitely will try again.

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

I definitely want to try the flowers- especially poppies, so I'm glad to hear this!

@dustyflats3832 Жыл бұрын

@@GrowfullywithJenna you will like poppy results! Did great!

@dustyflats3832 Жыл бұрын

The broccoli could have got too hot or maybe the variety. Mine grew really tall and not the most impressive heads like I bought from local plant grower and he said variety was imperial. I remember they got tall also, but larger heads and both took awhile. However the July starts this year for fall planting we’re much shorter , but bigger heads. Z5a

@lynnlovessoil Жыл бұрын

Nice experiment! I do both winter and Indoor seed starts just because it's fun but as a back up in case of pest pressure.

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Love this approach of using them as a back up!

@krissy1740 Жыл бұрын

Very professional video, thank you! I have winter sown twice, last year and this year. This year was pretty unsuccessful due to bad soil issues. I usually grow warm season vegetables and perennial flowers. Many flowers were very successful last year with W S method. I also had success with tomatoes and peppers last year. This year I had maybe 20% germination. I don't have a good indoor grow light set up so WS is really handy for me. I don't want to draw negative consequences because of this year's failure and I will try WS again next year. I love your channel Jenna and I feel lucky that we are both in Ohio so I can learn especially from your experience!

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Krisztina! I'm glad to hear you won't give up, I do think WS is a good option for folks that don't have a good indoor light setup!

@dustyflats3832 Жыл бұрын

Good to know about tomatoes and peppers as I did mainly cool weather in WS. I really love WS as I’m tired of babysitting the indoor mess.

@heatherannekennedy9368 Жыл бұрын

So much good information! I'm glad you shared your results - it makes me feel better about my experience. It was really hit or miss!

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

I feel like some of it definitely had to do with the weird spring we had this year! The trouble is we never know what kind of spring we're going to get!

@heatherannekennedy9368 Жыл бұрын

@@GrowfullywithJenna that makes sense! I really did well with my north window tin foil surround experiment and that I could control a bit better. This spring was just so back and forth and so wet!

@lisakruger5289 Жыл бұрын

Wow, your celery looks fantastic! I might have to give Kelvin a shot!

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It’s a great variety!

@lynnlovessoil Жыл бұрын

I will have to try the Kelvin celery. I have not had any luck with it in zone 7b

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Ooh- I hope you do!

@peterwong1231 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful content as usual Jenna. I have plenty of milk jugs. Will be trying this out in zone 8b this coming winter.

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad to hear you're going to be trying it out- happy sowing!

@Soup4fam Жыл бұрын

I love my Lomi!

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

@mikefrench3800 Жыл бұрын

Your garden looks delicious!!! A big food jungle! You rock that pair of jeans too ;)

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@JulesGardening Жыл бұрын

Great information and nice documentation Jenna! Takes patience to make a video like this. Kudos! 👍

@JulesGardening Жыл бұрын

That Lomi unit is pretty slick, Jenna.

@JulesGardening Жыл бұрын

Chamomile. We started inside and got leggy results, too. No idea why that might be Jenna.

@JulesGardening Жыл бұрын

Well, if you are not I am not. 😎

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Interesting on the chamomile! Looks like I'll have to do some further testing- maybe indoor start versus winter sown versus direct sown, possibly also cold stratifying the seed itself and sowing. And yes- that Lomi is a lot of fun! Every time I open the lid at the end up the cycle I have to show the whole family what I made 😂.

@judylee1860 Жыл бұрын

I’ve been thinking about winter sowing in order to get a leg up on the short growing season. I’ve just gotten an indoor seeding set up and think I’ll stick with it. As for the lettuce, arugula and spinach I’ll go with the cold frame again. Thank you for your thorough video. I’ll check out more of yours. Subscribed.

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

For a jump start here in my climate, I think the indoor sowing is the way to go!

@southbridgeforestHOA Жыл бұрын

wow great video, editing is so good

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@gardenfunwithjane4897 Жыл бұрын

Really fun results. I experiment with new seeds and varieties every year. I would suggest trying flowers to winter sow next year. Snapdragons, rudbeckia, coreopsis, coneflower, calendula, double peony poppies etc

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Poppies are at the top of my list for next year!

@dustyflats3832 Жыл бұрын

Foxglove, poppies, lavender, coneflower, snaps all did excellent! I failed on foxglove though, don’t think I transplanted soon enough and the soil wasn’t right as they stayed very small, but they popped up!

@kittiew260 Жыл бұрын

Great update Jenna. I had decent luck winter sowing. Annual Flowers like Bells of Ireland, snapdragons, marigolds and Dahlias (seeds) did awesome. I found flowers worked best. I did try tomatoes, sunflowers, peppers they did well took a bit to catch up but they did & are out performing some i started inside. I definitely will use the method for herbs & companion planting flowers next season. I did 150 jugs most did fantastic including hot weather crops. My one bummer was artichokes. I really wanted it to work out but it didn't. I didn't want the plant for the choke just the beautiful flower.

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

I'm glad to hear you had decent luck, Kittie! But that is a bummer on the artichoke- the flower is beautiful!

@carriem7832 Жыл бұрын

I took and put dirt in a cardboard box and set inside a white plastic bag……I planted kale, cabbage, bush peas spinach. I put my boxes where they only had partial sun rather then hot sun all day. I put a paper cup in the middle of the box with some holes around it. I then closed the bag around the cup tying with string like a gift. The small cup allowed water to get in …the holes I put around the box and the bag kept the seedling s from flooding. Small holes to keep slugs etc out…when ready to plant I place the box in the ground or into a food safe tote and no disturbance to the roots…the box decomposes. I use sticks and make a tent over my plants and hang tulle over them clipping with sewing clamps you use for material…light weight and water proof. I buy plant cloth to cover them if it gets cold…..the tulle netting is cheap from Amazon…..nice ground cover to keep cats from using the dirt around your plants to dig….also put as protection for plants in my greenhouse. I’ve never had any bees or birds get caught in them to answer that question. I keep my greenhouse closed with a screen door on one end and window on the other with a fan on a timer to move air.Kept birds out from nesting and hungry ground hogs, cats etc from coming in. It was my best year for cucumbers I ever had, no damage by insects. To pollinate I just shook the stems with flowers. I have plenty of flowers, dandelions, herbs etc for the pollinators all around the farm….

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, Carrie!

@bobmariano3731 Жыл бұрын

Amazing Jenna 👍😱, great advice & video. Grew up in Pittburgh & the winters can be brutal as you know in the Northeast ! Lol thx again & be well . 👍😘

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Bob!

@joyceishere2955 Жыл бұрын

Great video! I am in South carolina where we have mild winters, for the past 2 years I have winter sown tomatoes, peppers and flowers with great results the plants were very sturdy and didnt have to worry about hardening them off. I also had the same problem with my celery, the plants were so tiny that i gave up on them.

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

That is awesome!

@dustyflats3832 Жыл бұрын

I wonder if celery and onions may need to be started indoors. I will try comparing this year with those and tomatoes and peppers. One KZfaq vid did experiment on production differences and found she had tomatoes sooner with WS, but her neighbors were still harvesting later in summer when hers were done. Not clear on varieties either so not all conclusive.

@traciekowalski7664 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Jenna. I learn new things each garden season. I have enjoyed following you since I am in North Central Ohio. I would love to know if you follow other gardeners/homesteaders in our zone or in Ohio. I'm always looking for new ideas and info. Happy harvesting! 😊

@nutritionhealthworshiplife3904 Жыл бұрын

I would also like to know this. I just found your channel and I want to start gardening in mid Ohio since we moved up here 12 years ago. Love your channel ❤️

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Tracie! I have to be honest, I'm not big on watching KZfaq (I know that seems contradictory 😆) so I don't have a great sense of what's out there. But one of my goals this winter is to find some fellow Ohio garden KZfaqrs, as I've been asked this question before and would like to spread the word. I know Sandals & Steeltoes is based in NE Ohio kzfaq.info, and Greg over at 'Some Room to Grow' is in Zone 5 and dealing with many of the same issues that we are in Ohio kzfaq.info I'm hoping too that some folks will see this comment/question and let us know of any additional channels!

@AnnaAsche Жыл бұрын

@@GrowfullywithJenna not Ohio, but still zone 6:... OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY :)

@dustyflats3832 Жыл бұрын

Not in OH, but here’s my list for Z5 a/b: This channel of course😊, Gardener Scott-CO, Susan’s In the Garden-WA (she has 2 books out), MIgardener-SE MI, The WI Vegetable Gardener, WI Garden and of course when I need high energy😂James Prigioni-NJ and he is a warmer zone, but can still apply what he does in Z5 within reason, Esther’s Gardening Adventures-MD also in warmer zone , but she has great tips and does allotment gardening and a fun nature about her, and Hollis and Nancy’s Homestead-FL for their technique as I’m going back to long raised beds. Europe: GrowVeg as Ben always has great tips and nice organized vids and In The Garden With Eli & Kate as they are about same latitude in Scotland, but warmer because of ocean and she uses greenhouse extensively in which there is something to learn. I do watch a few others from warmer zones, but I glean off what I can and variety info not so much.

@crystaljordan7318 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting! I used winter sowing last year primarily because I didn't have supplies or room for an indoor seed starting set up. I had great success! I do live in AL not sure how that affects results. I will say, my swiss chard and spinach did not thrive. Lettuce was a big win! Tomatoes, peppers, squash and the herbs I tried did well too. Every year is a learning opportunity!Happy gardening!

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

I'm glad to hear you had great results!

@nkygardening9078 Жыл бұрын

Last year I winter sowed zucchini as an experiment. It worked out great. I winter sowed tomatoes. they would have done great but something attacked them so had to start over. I winter sowed Cucumbers which sprouted early april but then a cold snap came and killed them. So it's definitely a results may vary.

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your results!

@dustyflats3832 Жыл бұрын

Interesting. I have a small unseated greenhouse that I throw the jugs in that sprouted with cold tender plants. I could use small heater if necessary. Good to know, thanks.

@michaelhornyak7506 Жыл бұрын

Hi Jenna Your zenias, sunflowers look great too, I have a Lomi too. I'm single so I run it every so often put a lot of grass weeds in there along with my cooking failures I try 😁. The rabbits are killing my plants. I use that liquid fence seems to help. I sprinkle my electric shaver hair around that works too. I'm another Ohio person.

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Michael! Sorry to hear about the rabbits- I've resorted to fencing pretty much everything in- and if I can't fence it, I put insect netting over it- seems to keep the rabbits off. I've recently started collecting the dogs' fur when we brush them- I'm hoping that will have a similar effect to your shavings!

@Joyful-lw2ky Жыл бұрын

Great informative video. My winter sowing wasn’t great this year. In Ohio as you are so weather might have been the issue. Nothing got overly big and too small to individually plant so eventually I just took whole blob of plants out of container and planted the whole thing. I was amazed though that as soon as I planted things, they started thriving. My beets and kale and kohlrabi did great but they were really too close together so didn’t get really big. 🤷🏻‍♀️. It still is kind of therapeutic though messing with it all as the winter months drag on it’s nice to do something gar-deny to do. 😁. I have a small seed starting inside system too which I enjoy during the cold months. Even that didn’t do the same as previous years. Your cauliflower and broccoli looked so nice!! I did have my brassicas covered and yet those darn cabbage worms still found their way in. 🤷🏻‍♀️

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Thank you! You bring up such a good point- this is very therapeutic to do in the middle of winter 💚. Those cabbage worms are sneaky little buggers-- sorry to hear that they got to your brassicas!

@banyuanhuacaobanyuancai Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your results! It's just so hard to decide which way to go, winter sowing definitely could save time, or indoor space... but you just don't know what you will get, especially for our Ohio weather, so unpredictable....

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

So very true!

@reginafetty6374 Жыл бұрын

I know the feeling, it is the same in WV. The weather is so unpredictable.

@Valerie-pc4gi Жыл бұрын

I'd love a video on your companion flowers! I never know what to grow here in zone 6 when it comes to flowers (total flower newbie), but your garden looks beautiful and looks like it brings in lovely pollinators.

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Hi Valerie- I'm not a 'by the book' companion planter, but mainly focus on interplanting flowers that will bring in pollinators & beneficial insects (AND are easy to grow!). I will certainly try to get a video made!

@dustyflats3832 Жыл бұрын

A few great pollinator attractors are horsemint, borage and sunflowers. Marigolds are excellent repellents for bad bugs and put them all over. Any flower with pollen and especially flowers with multiple buds the bees go crazy for. They hybridized some flowers to be pollen less like sunflowers for indoor cut flowers. Nice for that, but not good for pollinators.

@anneharrington7951 Жыл бұрын

Yep, I've grown chamomile from seeds for three years. This 4th year, I'm only winter sowing. Because they are just too easy winter sown to take up space indoors. The cold simply lets them grow more slowly. Resulting in round plants. Im Toledo, Ohio.

@anneharrington7951 Жыл бұрын

Also, I would haircut tall chamomile before it blooms.

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Great tip!

@jimmason1072 Жыл бұрын

Well Jenna after gardening for 35 + years I must say that in my area in Southern Ontario....I believe that even if you start early like mid March, if the weather doesn't co-operate with you then you may as well not start here till you can plant out in say May 10 ish....I think that in these last 10 years March can have nicer weather than April.....so in the future I will just not expect to plant out much before this time....moisture ( mother nature's way ⛈)....has been very unpredictable as you know....I think you have had way more then me! Every year is different and every crop has its success and failure....you just have to keep on with the program....squash....vine bugs are really tough to predict....this year they got me....I thought I had waited long enough....so next year will be another try....all your stuff looks good....even with your little ups and down....my Cauliflower ,cabbage and broccolini was the best I have ever grown....but the white cabbage butterflies seemed to be a full month later than usual....so I think this helped alot....

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Agree on the cabbage butterflies- I think the first generation got killed back by the late cold snap we had, because they were much later for me this year as well. I saw a similar pattern with the cucumber beetles. And our weather is absolutely unpredictable as well-- speaking of, right now it feels like fall in midwestern Ohio... which is nearly unheard of for mid-August! I just tend to plant everything out in the hopes that something will work!

@Ficus_blue Жыл бұрын

LoVe your t shirt!!!

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@emrsngs Жыл бұрын

I direct sow my spinach in late Feb early March in zone 5a and its delicious, strong. Then I let a few go to seed, drop seed and I have a little "wild" patch along with what I direct sow.

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Great tip!

@health4lifecooking 4 ай бұрын

Oh my goodness your kale!!! I'm in the desert and mine get about 1 foot tall. Although maybe I'm cutting it too soon because I'm anxious to use it.

@GrowfullywithJenna 3 ай бұрын

There is something about the soil here that things like kale & collards just love!! (It probably means I should be eating more of them 😄)

@health4lifecooking 3 ай бұрын

@@GrowfullywithJenna You can send some to me cuz I LOVE it!

@davidaleshire4292 Жыл бұрын

Good morning, Jenna. I’ve tried the winter sowing twice; once in 2021, and again this year. My attempts were both made with big Steralite tubs and clear solo cups as pots for tomatoes and a small selection of flowers. Last year worked beautifully, almost too well because the tomatoes had almost outgrown the totes by mid April. This year, not so much. By the end of April my plants were only a couple of inches tall. I’ll be attempting it again this coming winter, just to see if this year was just a fluke. Peppers will still be started in the house on a grow mat. 😊

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Good morning, David. Thanks for sharing your winter sowing experience with me! Sorry to hear the tomatoes didn't fare so well this year- but I am very curious to hear what your results are this coming year. Was your late winter/early spring weather significantly different this year versus last?

@davidaleshire4292 Жыл бұрын

The weather between 2021 and 2022 spring was incredibly different. I live in Columbus, Ohio, so we may have had similar weather with this year having longer stretches of cooler temps late into May, as opposed to last year, when the warm stuff came in March, and stuck around for the duration of the growing season. I will gladly share pictures of my cold weather sowing to your FB page this next year, if you like.

@brg2743 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for information. Now I know that broccoli along with a few others can be planted first in garden in mid April. We usually get summer plants in mid June due to colder night temps and so much weather fluctuation. Going to try this next year. Winter sowed tomatoes, peppers, watermelon etc this year and the plants are really doing well. Some bombed. Our winter sowing is in our closed in breezeway. Will do some outside next year. Again thanks for info. Every little bit of food will help to get us through inflation with less stress.😊Also, composters are in sale at Aldis now in our area. Usually they are there in the spring. $60

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! And yes- those cold tolerant veggies will put up with cold temps and frost quite well- especially once they are established!

@tomst9417 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing the results of your experiment. I also tried winter sowing here in Wisconsin zone 5b. I had mixed results too, with lettuce, spinach and kale performing well. Broccoli and cauliflower fared poorly as did peas. I plan to stick with indoor sowing. I need to find a reliable seed starting mix, the Burpee mix I have been using didn't produce vigorous starts as it had in the past.

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

For a reaonably priced mix, I've had pretty good results with ProMix. I use their Organic Soil mix and All Purpose Mix for starting seeds. I gave up on the Burpee mix after last year- I traced back my infestation of fungus gnats to that source... grrrr.

@dustyflats3832 Жыл бұрын

I’m just using potting soil for WS as I used a suggestion from another channel to use coconut coir. What a mess. It molded and had to throw the flats. I tried it in some of the WS as well and there wasn’t enough nutrients to grow. I also used Black Gold Starter with bad results. Potting ol’ was best. Coconut coir I learned has salts as well.

@philhacker2405 Жыл бұрын

Potato direct sow in October. North of Ohio x 100 miles. (Don't cut per eye) I just planted the little ones back.

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

I planted mine on November 9th last year and had decent results!

@youngchemist Жыл бұрын

07:50 I live in a similar climate zone in the northern hemisphere. In order not to be affected by spring frosts here, even if the weather is hot, sowing is done after the day of Hıdırellez. Hidirellez day is considered as Saint George day in your culture.

@harrymyhero Жыл бұрын

Plants sealed up in a milk jug can withstand some frost.

@youngchemist Жыл бұрын

@@harrymyhero I didn't know this. thank you. I just want to say, Whatever the conditions in my region, Saint George (Hıdırellez) day is expected to plant the seedlings prepared at home in the field. Seedlings planted before the day of Hıdırellez do not give high yields even if the weather is hot.

@traciekowalski7664 Жыл бұрын

@@youngchemist Where are you located?

@youngchemist Жыл бұрын

@@traciekowalski7664 Turkey, Central Anatolia region. It is not the coastal areas that get warm sea air in March, but the interior parts that are still cold in Spring.

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Interesting! It looks like that would have been April 26th this year? Do you follow this timing even for frost-tolerant crops like broccoli & kale?

@ecocentrichomestead6783 Жыл бұрын

7:50 regardless of how good your grow lights are, you cannot duplicate sunshine! The difference in growth habit is due to the stocky growth right, from the beginning, for the winter sown plants. I found the same with tomato transplants vs volunteer tomato plants in the garden.

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

That is very true!

@mothersson2002 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful videos on the winter sowing I. Containers method. Question about the cold frame you made with the hay bales. Do you ha e a video on how to make that?

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I don't have a video specifically on that, but I do show my process of making it in this video at about 9:50 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fc9ig9qDm5bam6s.html

@dustyflats3832 Жыл бұрын

Wow! A lot of info and work on your part. Interesting. I’m Z5a and we also had early heat, but this is first year for winter sowing and collards and celery. My collards and chard were Huge! The celery limped along and planted in 3 different places and the shaded were much bigger and still growing, but no way those nice stalks you have. The cabbage were fantastic and the Deadon cabbage is still going. We have trouble getting beets, radishes to bulb and carrots take forever without getting very big. Sometimes I think it’s variety. I know I’m hooked on winter sowing as I don’t like babysitting seedlings, the mess, cost and room it takes. I think for me the only veg I will grow inside would be onions because they need the head start, unless I buy them again. Will look for Calvin and give it ago. Maybe it will be a nice surprise like the onion harvest this year. First year for large onions and it’s a sure winner. Too bad we don’t like collards and chard as they grew really well. Great video Jen and like you gave the dates!

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear your collards & chard did so well! And I do agree- the variety has a lot to do with it!

@dustyflats3832 Жыл бұрын

Update: I’ve since learned that celery will bolt if too cold- I thought it was weird, but that’s what I read. All the cabbages and brassicas did excellent. The only cabbage was red cabbage that suffered heat because it was such a dark red color.

@Fireinthesky67 Жыл бұрын

Hi Jenna, interesting experiments ! 🙂This year I made a bit different experiment. I did sow outdoors in February, March and then April, directly in the soil to see what happens just by curiosity. I especially wanted to see the effect of natural light versus indoors sprouting/growing with limited natural light (I don't use artificial lights and heating). I tried lettuce and different varieties of cabbage. Results were bad. Nothing sprouted, seems like it was either too cold or seeds were eaten by insects. But I got much more exciting but unvoluntary results with my physalis that I left last automn in place. It still had many unripe fruits. I usually have troubles to make physalis seeds sprout indoor. To my surprise, my garden was infested with physalis seedlings this spring, relatively early by the end of April/beginning of May when it's not warm yet (8°C/46F max during the night). I highly recommend this method ! 😁

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Oh cool! You've just gotta love when something like that happens!

@charlesthompson8743 Жыл бұрын

I have an idea for you. Those outer leaves from your cabbage plants can be cooked up like Collard greens. They look and taste exactly like Collards. It made for a nice side for a few nights. I would assume that you could do the same with the other Brassicas.

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Charles! I've done this with cauliflower and we actually found we liked them better than collards! I'll have to give the cabbage a try!

@ralphditchburn1456 Жыл бұрын

Guess I need your t shirt. BEET THE SYSTEM. WONDERFULLY informative. Got lucky planting in April. 1st grow. Have had 50 salads with homegrown veggies and lettuce and carrots and big tomatoes real soon and 1 cauliflower. Many cabbage moths. They everyone And of course your great advice and wonderful ways to look forward to. Maybe make a video with kids doing some garden choirs might make a difference in their attitudes?. Love sent

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

I got that t-shirt here: www.etsy.com/listing/224856301/beet-the-system-mens-funny-vegetable-pun?show_sold_out_detail=1&ref=nla_listing_details Looks like it's sold out now, but hopefully she'll get some back in stock soon. Glad to hear you're enjoying so many homegrown salads-- yum!! And I do have one video involving kids in the garden: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bqthi5R4s56nmZc.html though I may need to make an update as I they are so much more grown up now!

@ralphditchburn1456 Жыл бұрын

Saw your wonderful video and cute kids. Have fun. Make some apple cider or blueberries with I e cream

@tamararobinson2069 Жыл бұрын

Very informative video - Thank you so much!! The Chamomile thing - I think it’s that Chamomile is more like a “wild flower” - even in my 4b/5a zone the best chamomile I get is self sown. Always lovely and hardy.

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Could be--- almost like I was babying it too much by starting indoors?

@tamararobinson2069 Жыл бұрын

@@GrowfullywithJenna could be😉 I know when I’m having issues with a planting my daughter tells me I’m Lovin’ it to death 😂

@tamararobinson2069 Жыл бұрын

@@GrowfullywithJenna also they don’t bloom as well with to much water and Love Full sun.

@michaelmarchione3408 Жыл бұрын

Well, Jenna, you know I'm a fan of winter sowing lol. You saw the photos where I used my little greenhouse to do it. Tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant. Though it is a slower start, I have fruit on the peppers and tomatoes. I will get a late harvest if Mother Nature cooperates. The egg plants have blossoms now. If we would have had the usual quantity of pollinators this year, the winter sown plants would be farther along. Not so many blossoms would have fallen off prematurely. We planted the usual flowers etc for them, but for some reason they were far and in between. Two years ago I winter sowed in 45 milk jugs. I had leafy greens, white tomatoes, all types of Italian herbs including actual Italian Sage. I also had a few Marigolds. Mostly I started perennials. I had about a 70% success rate that year. This year I had F-1 Roma, Cherokee Purple, and Thorburn Terra-Cotta tomatoes. Also Rosa Bianca eggplant and King of the North peppers. I like the fact you did a comparison. This was a great show! Two years ago I started everything in February and March. This year it was April 1st. I'll shovel the snow and use the greenhouse again this winter. I love to experiment! Enjoyed, take care!

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Indeed! And I very much appreciate that you shared your process with me. What do you think is going on with your pollinators this year?

@michaelmarchione3408 Жыл бұрын

@@GrowfullywithJenna I'm not very science minded lol! Hahahaha I was an art major in high school and a history major in college and I retired as an ironworker. I blame the fact that I didn't plant any Borage this spring. I usually spread around 3 or 4 packets of it. We still had the usual flowers they like though. But, I'm probably just all wet on the matter lol.

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

@@michaelmarchione3408 Oh, how funny- I am an art history major! I also thought myself not very science minded when I was taking courses in school, but I find that when I apply it to 'real life' it becomes fascinating!

@sn232 Жыл бұрын

Do you add any fertilizer in your winter sowing? What potting mix do you use? Onions worked great with winter sowing, zones 6b/7a! I love your videos giving specifics on dates things are started, planted, harvested. It's very helpful!

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

I used ProMix organic mix- and added a small amount of all natural granular fertilizer in the spring when the plants really jumped into growth.

@Sweettomatovine 6 ай бұрын

I used the Winter sow method to grow artichoke and was able to get one plant to survive. I haven’t harvested any artichoke yet

@2200chuck Жыл бұрын

German chamomile is on my list to grow next year. I love the tea. Haven't grown it yet (next year for sure) but I've done a lot of reading on it. I "suspect" that you got better plants with the winter sown because while it's an annual, it self seeds for the next year. A lot of self seeding herbs (it is one) need a cold stratification time to start their life. Your winter sown group got that while your indoor group did not. Just a thought.

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

That could very well be it- thanks!

@ruthannecoro6198 Жыл бұрын

Great video! I’d love to know what plants you are sewing that need vernalization.. I’m making a list as well 🙂

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

So far I've got: Solomon's Seal, Comfrey, Flanders Poppy, and possibly Soapwort. I've done pawpaw in the freezer before, but want to try it as a winter sown also. I'm sure I'll add more to the list as well! What's on your list so far?

@kathleenreynolds6492 Жыл бұрын

I’ve WS three years. Good results 1st year, great results 2nd year, total bomb 3rd year! Good germination but plants just didn’t grow well to be ready for transplant. Don’t know why. Controllable variables were same/ similar, new jugs, same brand starter, varied dates of sowing, watched for drying out and watered few times. I didn’t record temp fluctuations which might have been the culprit. Also, not sure if I used same amount of soil in jugs. Soil was again hard to get and pricey and I may have skimped a bit. But since the plants were small therefore footballs relatively small, I’m not going to jump on that. I threw most away but a few are just now maturing after being potted up but probably won’t mature in time. I’ll still try again as it opens a whole world of possibilities to those who can’t sow indoors. The cost is very low, the effort minimal, and the potential reward great.

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Very interesting! I suspect this goes to show that weather can be a huge variable in success!

@Lochness19 Жыл бұрын

I kinda winter sowed my Hablitzia Taminoides. Put the seeds in a seed starting tray outside in early March, not even in a milk jug but uncovered for vernalization, they sprouted in early April, and then I brought them in the greenhouse so they'd grow faster. BTW I mentioned my Romanesco struggles in a comment in an earlier video. The one I planted on May 4 still hasn't bolted or formed a head as far as I can tell. July here was a bit cool, with an average high of 79F, and the only times we hit 90F this summer was July 19 (90F) and before that, June 21 & 22 (both 91F). August looks like it will be similar. The forecast for the upcoming week is highs of 73-77F. I do expect at least a few highs in the 80s to close out the summer, but there's a pretty good chance of nothing above 90F at this point. Maybe I can hope that big established plant can still make a big head? Otherwise I'll be transplanting the Romanesco and Broccoli seedlings this weekend.

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Ooh! I hope the Romanesco does end up forming a head- that would be perfect!

@Bobcatina Жыл бұрын

I love your videos! I am from Cincinnati---it sure helps to listen to someone in the same zone I am in. I am also planting for fall--what are the tall purple stems behind you?

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

Thank you! It's always great to hear from a fellow Ohioan! That is 'Sunbor' purple kale.

@FaithHopeCharity523 Жыл бұрын

I am also near Cincinnati and tried Sunbor Kale this year - it is doing well!

@ginninadances Жыл бұрын

Nice experiment. Probably do another experiment with chamomile but with cold stratified seeds stated indoors. This way you'll know if it's a seed or a root effect on why they grew so differently

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

I'll have to try that- thanks!

@joannbaumann4028 Жыл бұрын

LOL When cleaning out your frige " I am not sure what this used to be." My face hurts from smiling. Let's all "Beet the system!" I am from Michigan -where at the start of covid it was illegal to sell seeds in the stores. We need a right to grow food!

@GrowfullywithJenna Жыл бұрын

YES!! We need the right to grow food!