You Must Sow These Seeds in Late Winter

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  • @TerrapinStation
    @TerrapinStation 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

    I really can’t thank you enough for making these videos. I live in Florida and started gardening during Covid lockdown. I can grow year around here so I took advantage of that. After stumbling across your channel I realized I could create life out back instead of seeing so much of the opposite on the news. I built 7 4x8 raised beds and just went to town, practicing what you taught me. Now I’m fairly addicted to gardening and feed my family and neighbors. So thank you for teaching me how to grow life, and sustain existing life, feeding family and friends.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      This is a real joy to read. I'm so pleased you're hooked on gardening - it's a healthy habit to have and makes the world a slightly better place! :-)

  • @kayluley3209
    @kayluley3209 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

    men who love nature and gardening are something special.....their love for God's creation is so inspiring

  • @bluebowser3347
    @bluebowser3347 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    You have such a cute dog!!!! So adorable!

  • @georgeasgautr
    @georgeasgautr 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +61

    Really enjoying these 'What to sow' vids, Ben, looking forward to a whole year of these, growing alongside with you 🪴👍🏻

  • @Gardeningchristine
    @Gardeningchristine 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    I had a Mexican marigold last year that turned into an absolute bush! It was 5 feet across and about 2 feet tall covered in blooms 🌼🌺🌸

    • @charlotterydz6343
      @charlotterydz6343 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Wow!!! Sounds amazing 🌺

  • @brightantwerp
    @brightantwerp 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Your enthousiasm is contagious, I'd like to jump into the garden now.

  • @carolineowen7846
    @carolineowen7846 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    Watch Ben's tips for each
    ❤ Loose leaf salads - lettuce - cover to help germination - pot
    ❤ spinach -pot
    ❤ marigold (keep frost free) & alyssum - pot
    ❤ Jerusalem Artichokes - ground
    ❤ snap peas / mange tout - toilet rolls :)
    ❤ lemon grass - make lemon grass oil to attract a swarm of bees into an empty hive :) -pot

    • @trish3580
      @trish3580 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      thank you Carolyn this is really helpful.

    • @emmalouisesutton565
      @emmalouisesutton565 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh wow I didn’t know they attracted bees to a new hive, that’s awesome!

  • @trishbishop3923
    @trishbishop3923 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    I live in zone 6. And I’ve sown my pea seeds outside on and off for several years. Usually in February I place my seeds along the fencing they will grow on and then cover up with bagged soil. We get rain and snow on top of them, but they come up when they are ready! And the peas always pop up before I expect them to!! Thank you for another great video, I always enjoy and learn something!

    • @darlenebradley6756
      @darlenebradley6756 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I am also in Zone 6!! Thanks for the post...I will be doing the same thing with my peas and see how it goes!

  • @NotQuiteSoThinLizzie641
    @NotQuiteSoThinLizzie641 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Seeing your little dog, Rosie, I am reminded of how much our fur-babies need us as much as we need them. She makes me miss my own baby, a grey & brown tabby female cat, who I lost a little over a month ago, aged 19 1/2 years. It is almost like losing a child, after having, also, lost my beloved husband almost 5 years ago. These babies are our children when we haven’t been blessed with our own….

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm so sorry to hear about your cat. As you say, it's like losing a very precious child. They really do bless us with their companionship.

  • @angelaphan3346
    @angelaphan3346 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Oh I’d love to add my lemongrass recipe! It’s a South East Asian pepper sauce! Calls for 20-30 spicy Thai peppers or Birds Eye Chilli, 2 cloves of Garlic, 7 inch stalk of lemongrass (no leaves, but the more tender part of the stalk at 1/2 above roots) 1 lemon or lime juice, salt and fish sauce to taste, and as well as 1-2 cups of cilantro. Served with grilled protein or choice, and or paired great with soups and grilled/steamed veggies!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sounds totally yummy!

  • @markjust86
    @markjust86 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I don't think you big your garden planner up enough! I have been trying out many garden planners to get my veg plot planned out, i haven't really liked any of them all that much until I just found yours. Wow! It is absolutely perfect, it is so helpful in planning crop rotation and companion planting, you can do so much on it, it has a huge selection of plants and objects. I haven't utilised the team of experts yet but if the planner is anything to go by, I'm sure they will be massively helpful. I am only using my phone at present but as soon as I get my laptop working again, this will be the first thing I will be doing on it. Thanks!!
    Ps. This would be amazing as an app in the future.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks so much for your kind words Mark, that's hugely appreciated. :-)

    • @markjust86
      @markjust86 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@GrowVeg thankyou so much for your fantastic, informative videos and for your garden planner!

    • @charlotterydz6343
      @charlotterydz6343 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I’m going to look the garden planner up 💚 I don’t have lots of growing space but it still might be useful for me

    • @markjust86
      @markjust86 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@charlotterydz6343 I'm sure it will be. It has been really useful for me.

  • @kathleenwilliamson174
    @kathleenwilliamson174 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    You and Rosie are great garden "neighbors"! I'm in US zone 6 and my onions are up and on their way, and just planted kale, broad beans and sweet peas today. I love these videos, they give us someone to plant with : )

    • @abarn9541
      @abarn9541 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Zone 6 here in PA, garlic is growing, I planted onion seed out and am getting some salad greens started inside. I’ve got another month to wait or longer here.

  • @rumpole2347
    @rumpole2347 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Here in the UK i find it easiest to grow lemon grass from shop bought stalks they must have the 'plate' at the base which you can gently score to encourage root growth just place in a jar of water on a sunny window sill till well rooted then pot up i have even grown stalks from some i founfd lurking in the bottom of the freezer once defrosted of course to be honest i find this method so easy i treat it like an annual storing any extra at the end of summer for over the winter and a few to start again in spring.

  • @teresahemingway4577
    @teresahemingway4577 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    It's sunny here in New England USA today too! I'm chomping at the bit for spring gardening!!! Love your channel. Thank you!

    • @johndowning2231
      @johndowning2231 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Yes, but we have 6-10 coming in tomorrow. Being originally from Wisconsin, I am waiting for 18” of “partly cloudy”! 😅

    • @dustyflats3832
      @dustyflats3832 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@johndowning2231so true, we never know anymore though. WI is experiencing way too warm of winters. Extremely warm December, one week only of subzero in Jan and now 10-15 degrees warmer than normal for at least the next two weeks-maybe 50*F next week 😮. Then February to April chance of snow and they say right now future snow would melt quickly. It’s getting tricky to garden here.

    • @SK-lt1so
      @SK-lt1so 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You aren't in New England.

    • @teresahemingway4577
      @teresahemingway4577 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SK-lt1so 😂 what?

    • @qkcmnt1242
      @qkcmnt1242 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@dustyflats3832Last Friday we had 70°, so you think 🤔 YOUR 50° is out of character?!! 🙄

  • @KatrinPiazza
    @KatrinPiazza 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I make a nice herbal tea from lemongrass. Just cut the grass in small pieces and use like tea leaves. On hot summer days I form a ring from two or three leaves and add them to my drinking water in the morning. During the day there‘s always a refreshing drink.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      What a superb way to use lemongrass - I'll have to try this. :-)

  • @xanitajobe5920
    @xanitajobe5920 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Awww Rosie ❤ such a sweet pup 🥰

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you. :-)

  • @melodyburey3158
    @melodyburey3158 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    here in jamaica .we also use lemon grass for tea ,it is also known as fever grass because it is used to counteract fever amongst other things

  • @perkinshomestead
    @perkinshomestead 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I am learning so much from you! I am ready to start my seeds indoors now. Even though I am a seasoned gardener, there is still so much more to learn about gardening. This year, I am paying more attention to what you do to plant your seeds. I planted way to many Roma tomato plants last year and had to find people to give them to. This year, I have realized, less is more. I am being more selective with what I plant and I am gleaning all the knowledge I can from your videos. I love the way you are simple and basic. That's what a lot of people need! just simple basic advice like you teach in your videos. Thank you and God bless you real good (as my Gramma used to say).

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for your lovely comment, it's really appreciated. And yes, I agree, sometimes you just need to take a step back and go back to basics. I hope you have a very successful growing season!

  • @oceansoul3694
    @oceansoul3694 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Hello Ben, thank you for your superb video, as always. I grow Lemon Grass also. Any leaf that is bent/creased, damaged in any way I dry and make a delicious tea all through the winter. Also, long leaves wrapped around pieces of chicken on the grill is really good too

    • @AnyKeyLady
      @AnyKeyLady 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you for reminding me to grind my dried leaves! I like to freeze the thicker base stems for cooking. I have just sowed my lemon grass but i am also overwintering one of the plants. Also, doing an experiment, where i cut the bases just short of the crown outside to see if it comes back? You never know and finger crossed we get some more either way! Happy growing. drinking and cooking!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sounds yummy! :-)

  • @rosemarystanley1363
    @rosemarystanley1363 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    We grew our own lemongrass last season from organic stalks we bought at an Asian market. They root remarkably quickly! We had such an amazing harvest & kept a few stalks over winter for this year. It’s a new must in our garden.

  • @iwonakaczmarczyk7839
    @iwonakaczmarczyk7839 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Flowers I'll be sowing this year: Vanilla Marigold, Cosmos, Nigella Persian Jewels, Echinacea and Sunflowers! Already have Primroses and Sweet William. Can't wait for Spring! 🎉

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Some great sowing there! :-)

  • @JessEllinVlogs
    @JessEllinVlogs 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    I love using lemongrass instead of lemons themselves in a lemongrass cake, I also use almond flour for it and it's delish! love your tips as always

    • @Wellness_Rose
      @Wellness_Rose 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Nice. I need to try that. Thanks. 🙏🏽💛

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Sounds yum!

    • @pingupenguin2474
      @pingupenguin2474 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Would love the recipe for that !

    • @JessEllinVlogs
      @JessEllinVlogs 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@pingupenguin2474 find a lemon cake that uses almond flour and just add lemon grass I pulp it up in a little bullet blender :)

  • @brendablack1554
    @brendablack1554 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Love your videos plus the pup! Anxious to get my hands dirty in my garden!

  • @caramelz313
    @caramelz313 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Lemongrass is always available if you just freeze some stalks at the end of the growing season. Works great for cooking!!

  • @bruster2662
    @bruster2662 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hi Ben, I have been looking for video's that teach what to look for when deciding which seedling is the strongest and which is the weakest. I've been watching your videos for a few years now and also other garden teachers saying to pot on the strongest out of the newly germinated seedlings, but no one has defined how they make that decision, Strong verses Weak. I find myself apprehensive when trying to choose on my own. New to gardening 3 Yr. would love to see you do a lesson on that.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Really it's just a question of choosing the biggest, healthiest-looking seedlings. Often most seedlings are absolutely fine to transplant, so it's really just a matter of transferring the number you need then, regrettably, getting rid of the rest!

    • @bruster2662
      @bruster2662 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@GrowVeg Thank you for the quick response, Ben. Love watching your videos, you do a very thorough job that is obviously enjoyed by all the positive responses that I read through after watching your lessons! Thank You, bruster.👍🐓🐓🐓🐓side note I have to many of these girls for my small garden, but plenty of Fotter for the compost pile.

  • @muppet-fan
    @muppet-fan 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The garden planner is one of THE BEST investments I make each year for my garden. So much information included and the spacing guides and timing table as you lay out your plan make it simple!

  • @Vera-y8m
    @Vera-y8m 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I enjoy these videos and am planning our 2024 kitchen garden as I watch you and Rosie. Our big springer Barney can be a bit boisterous in the kitchen garden but he does have the rest of the garden and orchard to stretch his legs. I love how cuddly and affectionate he is just like your lovely wee Rosie. Thank you for these lovely videos. ❤❤

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Dogs are great garden companions aren't they! :-)

  • @AnyKeyLady
    @AnyKeyLady 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Can't believe it's nearly Feb already! Our daffodils are already flowering before the snow drops and crocuses, here in London!
    We were given an Amaryllis - "Dancing Queen" for Christmas and it is absolutely gorgeous with it's white and reddish/pink "candy cane" streaks! We have it inside and was just on time as our normal red one's haven't flowered yet. So lovely to have flowers, whether inside or out this time of year! I have planted them outside after they have flowered and i cut the stem back and they can flower again in June/July.
    We sowed our sugar snap peas on the 17th and they are already sprouting. I used two mushroom containers a made holes in the top one. Went over board on the sowing with 45 as i will use some as a micro green and some i will pot up for outside.
    Marigolds are great for saving seeds. We got about an A5 envelopes worth last year. Yes they are a bit funny about germinating, so i like the idea of just sowing a bunch in a pot or mushroom tray, large milk bottle and picking them out as it saves space for other things that do need their own pot or you need to use the smaller cell trays for you other veg.
    Same goes for lemongrass with sowing. I plant ours in the front garden, along with ginger and horseradish. They get a lot of the morning sun there and seem to like it as the sun moves around during the year.
    You may hate me but i am also starting my tomatoes in the next few days! I am still overwintering a sucker from one last year and again the only one to survive is the heirloom one my step father in law gave us. He passed away in 2018 and did no dig from back in the day. The seeds we save are still true to form, even though this was something he worked on for years with hybrids to make this. I wonder if there is a place or something to get a DNA test? Isn't there some kind of seed vault? He always planted them out in April on the IOW and they are the most blight resistant out of the ones we have grown. I probably need to do some more research on them.
    Great content as always Ben!

    • @nedkelly5866
      @nedkelly5866 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Same here in Bristol... Daffodils are already in flower, while my snowdrops and crocuses only started growing a week or two ago.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That sounds like an amazing tomato!

  • @amandar7719
    @amandar7719 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    We grow J artichokes in huge 4 plastic containers. Out of the way or where we can see/enjoy the tall late summer flowers. Usually embedded into 6 or so inches of woodchips should it be a hot droughty summer.
    Still have one left to harvest! 😋
    Tip the container over onto a sheet, twist a fork into the root ball if bound, harvest, refill the container adding back the smoothest (easy to peel genetics) artichoke or three back into the container.
    Enjoy with family and close friends 😃
    My yearnings for JAs is around the same time as the first pheasants.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Sounds like a great technique. :-)

  • @fionaharvey2720
    @fionaharvey2720 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Ben what a brilliant cheerful video thank you so much it really cheered me up! I started some vegetable seeds yesterday and now I think I will start a few more today! It’s great to get back out in the garden and greenhouse even if as we say here it’s Baltic 🥶 ☘️ ☘️

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It is so good to be back out there isn't it Fiona. Happy gardening! :-)

    • @charlotterydz6343
      @charlotterydz6343 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This video has twisted my arm into sowing a few more bits early too!!!! 😃💚

  • @trapped7534
    @trapped7534 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Please give Rosie a pet on the head for me💕💕
    Thanks for another great video. God bless you and yours ❣️

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      And you and yours. :-)

  • @FHRider-o1m
    @FHRider-o1m 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm spludging about in my new muddy overgrown kitchen garden, cleaning out the dilapidated greenhouse, and listening to your videos for cheerful company. I'd forgotten how much I used to like Thai flavoured soup in a cup, but I'd love to make my own. I've got my lemon grass seeds, and looking at a packet of banana shallots, here goes. Thank you!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Best of luck with it - happy gardening! :-)

  • @chaddamp2894
    @chaddamp2894 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Fab Ben,sowing seeds and seeing them germinate and grow on to crop then eat is so wonderful to experience for us gardeners

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Absolutely! :-)

  • @valoriegriego5212
    @valoriegriego5212 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Howdy, Ben and adorable Rosie!👋
    Ben, you definitely get us excited for the gardening year!👩🏾‍🌾
    I don't think you mentioned lemongrass tea...that's one way I use it.
    I also love growing pots of the grass just for the beauty.🙂

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for the kind words. I'm definitely going to be trying lemongrass tea this summer. :-)

  • @janetmccloud9128
    @janetmccloud9128 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Lemongrass is good for anti-inflammatory properties, as well. My husband and I love your videos! We live in Northern California, and I have got several dozen seedlings under grow lights well on their way. :-)

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's really fab to here. Got to love the lemongrass!

  • @Gardeningchristine
    @Gardeningchristine 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    If you have trouble with harlequin beetles like I do you’ll have to pull out or spray your alyssum whenever you do your brassicas because they will eat them too or instead of. I hate to give them extra food.

  • @eternalsphereoflight9004
    @eternalsphereoflight9004 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Those sprayers also exist in carryable 5L forms. If you are a hardcore grower, you can have such stationary for a germination corner and smaller pumpable ones for smaller uses. The big one hardly gets empty.

  • @alansimpson2946
    @alansimpson2946 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I love watching and learning. The information, videos, and links are "spot on" helping me with my backyard garden.

  • @simonm8221
    @simonm8221 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for mentioning metrics along side inches measuring!!

  • @organicgarden12337
    @organicgarden12337 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thank you for inspiring me in my gardening project.

  • @lucybarnard3954
    @lucybarnard3954 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great advice but Rossy is the star I love seeing her, my Lily helps me with the garden, she even turns compost for me, in typical terrier style! X

  • @anthonyparkinson1056
    @anthonyparkinson1056 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Got me excited for feb now can’t wait to start planting

  • @jaytoney3007
    @jaytoney3007 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It is still cold here in Alabama with about ten weeks remaining before the last frost. I have about tomato 100 seedlings started, about 50 pepper seeds with about 75 waiting to germinate. I also just sowed seeds for bunching onions, and Creole White Onions. As soon as I get more room, I'll do seed starts for Giant Red Mustard, Tokyo Bekana Mustard, Fordhook Swiss Chard, and assorted herbs, peppermint, Sweet Marjoram, Yarrow, Chicory, Catnip, Cilantro, Parsley, chives, basil, dill, and oregano. For pollinators, I will be sowing seeds for marigolds, Bachelor Buttons, cosmos, strawflower, and dwarf zinnias. In about three weeks, it will be seed sowing time for my raised beds, and I will be direct sowing seeds for carrots, shelling peas, snow peas, assorted leaf lettuces, Malaga Radish, German Giant Radish, and golden beetroot. I have a lot of turnips that I overwintered. I harvested from them last Monday, and will be harvesting again from them soon. I ordered seeds for Goji berries today, and will be adding them to my garden. Tomorrow is tree planting day for cherry trees, a Lapins, Stella, and Bing to go with my Au Rosa and Yellow Gold Plum. If I can find the room, I want to plant a Fuji and Honeycrisp apple tree too. That will complete my backyard orchard.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      So much going on already - fantastic! :-)

  • @CarrieJamrogowicz
    @CarrieJamrogowicz 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    Gosh Ben must be in zone 8…. I’ll come back and watch this again in April 😂

    • @dustyflats3832
      @dustyflats3832 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      😂right. It appears those near large bodies of water have more even temps.

    • @ShoahBiz
      @ShoahBiz 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@dustyflats3832 As someone living near a large body of water, I can confirm you are right

  • @ucapanlebaran1444
    @ucapanlebaran1444 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love to see your garden. Regard from Indonesia. We use lemongrass for cooking vegetables, making sambal, boil it with tea, or cook it with rice.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks so much for watching. Lemongrass has so many fantastic uses. :-)

  • @cassieoz1702
    @cassieoz1702 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I find alyssum self sows around the veg garden, along with the calendulas and cosmos. Every now and then the birds bring me a present: aquilegia, creeping wood violets and borage.

  • @simplehomeandhearthonline7182
    @simplehomeandhearthonline7182 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love lemongrass! The leaves make a wonderful, soothing tea, especially at bedtime. Puts me right to sleep!

  • @elliotlane3225
    @elliotlane3225 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yes, lemongrass does make a great houseplant. I keep 1 in the kitchen by a large window for ease in making curries, and another in the living room just cos l really like it as an ornamental plant!

  • @EmpressKadesh
    @EmpressKadesh 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I was doing so awesome with my winter garden until this last cold snap. The first winter I decided to grow all winter and then we got hit with the coldest weather this region has ever seen. ;D I lost all my brassicas and beans and lettuces. :P My basil made it in the grow shed though so I'm still happy but nervous about planting out like that in winter again. Everything had been doing so awesome... -5deg fine... -9deg obliterated.

    • @hoosierpioneer
      @hoosierpioneer 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Same thing here, but I haven't opened the cold frame to fully inspect the damage. My strategy is to leave it alone and see what comes back in March🤔

    • @meshab6049
      @meshab6049 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Same here. The greenhouse collapsed and broke while being cleaned during a snowstorm, and the brassicas are trapped inside. I was able to peek in and see the lettuce was still hanging on.

    • @EmpressKadesh
      @EmpressKadesh 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I was so bummed. The tops of the plants kinda made it but the soil got too cold and that's where all the damage was. I'm trying to get myself on a schedule where I am planting seeds every 2 weeks so that the losses aren't a big deal. I always have way more seeds than I know what to do with at least. ;P @@hoosierpioneer

  • @17Mccants
    @17Mccants 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You should partner with Gaz Oakley. He will help you eat more veggies and you can help him level up his garden even more. Your videos are incredible! Watching from France and learning what to grow in my tiny little potager. I will share this with friends and family across the pond. Also, love to see you patting and enjoying your dog. Your enthusiasm makes me want to plant Marigolds today. Merci beaucoup !

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Merci bien for your kind words! Gaz is a real inspiration. You can watch my tour of his garden here: th-cam.com/video/fbASDzpxSZQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=hXJzX4WWMZvCPP3l

  • @NurtureYourJoy
    @NurtureYourJoy 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hi Ben, I’ve got my veg bed ready, it’s a potager with 12 sections and I’ve got my nasturtiums, marigolds and alyssum seeds too 😃 It has a cover similar to a poly tunnel and I can’t wait to get started but am being patient 🗓️🌱 as I want to get the best success 🥕I will be following all the advice on sowing dates and Charles Dowding has a great video on best dates to sow in the UK as well 🌱 x

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Lots to look forward to. I'm sure you'll have a very successful season. :-)

  • @HORTTAROT
    @HORTTAROT 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thank you for all these videos I appreciate it so much

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You're most welcome - cheers for watching!

  • @mikeevonyna5322
    @mikeevonyna5322 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Congratulations on your recent award
    Alway enjoy watching your videos

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks so much Mike, really appreciate it. :-)

  • @4reallifeplanning
    @4reallifeplanning 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just started prepping my beds to move my plants outside! I am so ready for spring!

  • @simonford5819
    @simonford5819 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As always, a wealth of helpful tips and info for keen amateur allotment gardeners such as myself!! Thank you!

  • @partidaportet27
    @partidaportet27 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Always happy to see your videos Ben..your enthusiasm is infectious. Up to the 10th is a barren phase so not ideal for seed planting. Indeed on the 10th there is also a lunar Perigee cycle which I would also avoid 12 hours either side of as moisture levels peak and fungal risk is higher. Better to start planting above ground crops from the 11th and watch the lunar cycles to help stress free growth 😊

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great advice, thank you. :-)

  • @fictionfactory7164
    @fictionfactory7164 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great video Ben, always love your enthusiasm and dedication to the cause....please keep up the excellent work!

  • @mithaiable
    @mithaiable 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am happy to come across your channel. I planted Alyssum last year and they were beautiful. I planted them in mid spring. I will try them in pot now.

  • @Kitchenlabofficial
    @Kitchenlabofficial 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Wow beautiful winter plants

  • @Gardeningchristine
    @Gardeningchristine 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    If you’re in the USA the 1/2 gallon pump sprayers should be under $10 at Walmart or dollar general. I love mine.

  • @aname5267
    @aname5267 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just paused the video and added alyssum to my basket! Also taken a whistle stop to the gardeners world and learned to grow a bit before planting on if slugs are a problem.

  • @catherinecasselle6891
    @catherinecasselle6891 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    ❤ to Rosie!

  • @TheeJoieDeVivreGarden
    @TheeJoieDeVivreGarden 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’ve been binge watching your videos today, and they are just absolutely perfect! I also live in Zone 8 in the US, so this video applies to my area-Thank you!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      So pleased you've found the channel. Thanks for watching! :-)

  • @laurieanne9712
    @laurieanne9712 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great inspiration! Planted out sugar snaps yesterday here in southern USA, newly zone 8A from 7b.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great job! :-)

  • @JoshuaSaundersAtLarge
    @JoshuaSaundersAtLarge 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Another one i like to grow all year is mizuna. It grows fast, and will be fine in a bright window or under grow lights through winter.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great suggestion. :-)

  • @StrataChalup
    @StrataChalup 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    PS-- 2nd year on the garden planner software, and LOVING it. The reminder circles to avoid cropping the same family year over year are super valuable and help me rotate crops around my six raised beds.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's really lovely to hear, thank you for sharing this. :-)

  • @KatySimpsonLive
    @KatySimpsonLive 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your videos really make me smile. I’ve also watched this about 6 times to get all the gold nuggets. I’m so excited to get started. I can really feel spring coming!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's not far off now! :-)

  • @RevyRamroop
    @RevyRamroop 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Lemongrass is one of my faves. I love making tea with it. Lemongrass and lime leaf makes a great tea. Also lemongrass with mint and lavender thyme.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Some great combinations! :-)

  • @Bluemaiden387
    @Bluemaiden387 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My mom would use Lemon grass, by binding them together & stuck it inside a chicken or fish while grilling them, goes really well with the meat.

  • @k.p.1139
    @k.p.1139 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    OK, Ben. I am going to try the marigolds, again. This time, I'm going to use my heat mat! Thanks.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hope it works this time. :-)

  • @emmalouisesutton565
    @emmalouisesutton565 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Lemongrass tea is lovely 🥰. I never seem to get peas of any variety to grow, or carrots! D love to grow lots sugar snaps wah

  • @cmayoral65
    @cmayoral65 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Lemon grass(Cymbopogon citratus) in Brazil is called capim-cidreira or capim-limão which is the translation from English. Its most common use is to make tee infusion. Very relaxing, digestive and tastes great!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lovely stuff! :-)

  • @gardentours
    @gardentours 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Only now I'm harvesting my sunchokes and it was such a treat 🌱🌝

  • @StrataChalup
    @StrataChalup 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Lemongrass makes a lovely addition to many kinds of herbal teas-- a pinch of lemongrass in mint or hibiscus tea, for instance, adds some depth and a bright note to it. Three or four parts chamomile to one part lemongrass gives that soothing tea a lovely lift. Definitely dry some for use with tea. Cutting it into largish pieces will keep it from going through the infuser mesh / holes. Enjoy!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great suggestion, thank you so much!

  • @neillondon8709
    @neillondon8709 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My favorite youtube channel for gardening by far. Always a delight to see the monthly picks, cant wait for march.
    I'm gonna try and find as much of these seeds as possible, to sow this year! Looking forward to a beautiful garden.
    Oh and yes Lemongrass, try boiling some in a black tea! Its super tasty!!
    Could you please do a video on weeds? When I plant some fruits, vegies or flowers, weeds pop up and sometimes its hard to tell them apart!!
    Thank you! God Bless :)

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks so much for your kind words and suggestion for using lemongrass. You might find this video on weeding useful: th-cam.com/video/tZ1nGKY5sLg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=xpWGRNjv4DB29eYQ

    • @neillondon8709
      @neillondon8709 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@GrowVeg Cheers :) I'll take a look, thank you!

  • @ツーブロックアルパカ
    @ツーブロックアルパカ 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My cat loves eating lemongrass 😊

  • @angelaphan3346
    @angelaphan3346 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Our marigolds grows abundantly amongst our veg raised beds- this year instead of just composting the trimmings, I told myself I’ll dehydrate a bunch to help with pest pressure in the winter time.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Smart move! :-)

  • @xavilend
    @xavilend 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    you got me into gardening and my first year was hit and miss, but great fun! The recent storms decimated everything I have, my greenhouse was destroyed completely, so this year, completely fresh start :( But I'm eager to get going with these tips

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I hope you get the year off to a great start despite the setbacks. Keep growing! :-)

  • @ann7318
    @ann7318 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Marigolds, zinnias, cosmos, and some others are okay to plant in late summer or fall. They will grow in spring when it warms up. I also plant echinacea the same and mix them all up.
    Marigolds that I planted in the spring are just now coming up and have yet to bloom (end of August 2024). Marigolds planted last fall are huge and blooming nicely finally.

  • @Gardenabundance
    @Gardenabundance 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    What zone do you garden in? Love your videos by the way, very informative.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm in zone 8. :-)

  • @Silerlonewolf1970
    @Silerlonewolf1970 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Enthusiasm is wonderful 😊

  • @SpringNotes
    @SpringNotes 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for the lemon grass reminder. Love southeast asian food.

  • @napeekapunpimtongnara9111
    @napeekapunpimtongnara9111 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you so much for sharing your valuable stories about a garden full of abundance. It is knowledge that can be extended to rural vegetable gardens in my country. I noticed that your soil preparation that is full of nutrients for fruits and vegetables is very interesting.

  • @sharonscott8358
    @sharonscott8358 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I get so excited when February comes around and I can start ripping open those seed packets. My greenhouse is fairly close to my house and I can run an extension lead from the outside plug on the conservatory. So I make a hotbed for raising my seedlings. I made a box a few years ago to fit on my bench, I lined it with bubble wrap (but old compost bags will do) and the bottom with fish box lids, (polystyrene) which I got from my local fishmonger, to stop heat escaping out the bottom. I half fill it with spent, recycled potting compost (we have loads as my husband is a pot freak!) and water it. I then lay a warming cable on it (hence the electric) and them fill it up with more recycled potting mix, water again, let is settle and add more compost until it is full. It is about 4/5 inches deep. I then cover the top with old compost bags opened up, black side up and use this as my propagation area. These types of hot beds are often made using sand but I had such a lot of old compost I decided to try that and it works really well. I don't need to re-water the compost again as the top layer of old compost bags keeps the moisture in. I have raised hundreds of seedlings this way over the last 2/3 years. On cold nights I cover the seedlings with fleece to keep them warm. I generally don't need to switch it on until towards the end of Feb using the house to germinate very early plants, like Ben, indoors.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sounds like you've got a really ace system there Sharon. :-)

  • @nukasallotment7496
    @nukasallotment7496 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Sorry Ben, just seen you January video on heat mats and growing aubergines which is what I wanted it for. Thanks. Nuka.

  • @sonyahogan5673
    @sonyahogan5673 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I use lemongrass to make homemade hand sanitizer, it smells so amazing!!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What a fab use for it!

  • @BumblebeeAdventure
    @BumblebeeAdventure 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    🐝 Thanks for the great video 🌻 You making me hungryyyyyy

    • @charlotterydz6343
      @charlotterydz6343 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It was the spinach that got my mouth watering 💚I can’t imagine just how good home grown fresh spinach would be…added to my seed list 📝

  • @toniedalton5448
    @toniedalton5448 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sharing all my flowers seeds is a tradition with me. I have so many I spread them thru the year. Starting tomatoes this week. And now I want to start some lettuce as well. My green house is my spare room with a grow light lol ! Whatever we can do right ???
    Thanks for all your knowledge shared. Have a blessed day all

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How kind of you to share your flower seeds Tonie. :-)

  • @rikkebadsberg8544
    @rikkebadsberg8544 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice video! I want to get started in my garden🌼
    I believe you can dry lemongrass to use for tea, it is so delicious!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes indeed, I'm going to be trying that this season.

  • @jackiehorsley9263
    @jackiehorsley9263 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I really enjoy watching your videos they really teach me a lot I am really getting the itch to get Into my own garden but unfortunately I still have a couple of months to go before I can do that I am going to start some seeds here before to long there Is a lot of flowers on my list to sow In doors along with some bunching onions and herbs well take care and happy gardening

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lots to look forward to Jackie. :-)

  • @robertgreatsinger9179
    @robertgreatsinger9179 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    SE Wisconsin maybe similar to U.K. climate. You are in UK ? I have had lemongrass . Now second video of you with artichokes, will do .... And the marigold integration is astounding ! Thanks

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for watching Robert. Yes, I'm based in the UK. I imagine your winters might be a bit fresher than ours.

  • @dch3275
    @dch3275 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you very much for your tips very helpful, I have a question about blueberries, I tried many ways to start from seeds but nothing succeeded even nothing sprout.

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I have never tried sowing them from seed. I have found they grow well from cuttings though.

  • @257ian
    @257ian 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video Ben, thank you

  • @amwartwork
    @amwartwork 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i sown some lettuce seeds this march . they were from 2020. plenty germination.

  • @2Mushy
    @2Mushy 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you! I’ll get them growing asap!

  • @Sylvie_M
    @Sylvie_M 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video Ben.

  • @lauragilchrist7308
    @lauragilchrist7308 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fantastic video Ben. Beware if you decide to plant jerusalem artichoke in a bed rotation system that it can be really hard to get rid of and keep on coming back and back. I planted some a few years ago and still get them coming up where I don't want them!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for the heads up! :-)

  • @Makingfunofeverything
    @Makingfunofeverything 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi! I love watching your videos, so thanks for sharing. I’m in the US and have heard we can use lemongrass as a perimeter around patios and such, to help deter mosquitoes. It also makes a very nice tea!

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great extra uses there, thanks for sharing them. :-)

  • @jvalfin3359
    @jvalfin3359 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +73

    Unfortunately, I still need to wait 3 months until the snow on my yard starts melting. Sometimes I resent living so far in the North...

    • @harley6222
      @harley6222 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Same here 🇨🇦

    • @jvalfin3359
      @jvalfin3359 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​​​@@harley6222I hear you. 🇫🇮

    • @fjalar4856
      @fjalar4856 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      True🇫🇮

    • @ExcaliburOfYuletide
      @ExcaliburOfYuletide 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Zone 5b, I can start doing some stuff at St Patrick's day, but most everything else really should wait until mother's day, unless the forecast looks awesome. Lol I'm very envious of these English winters... ♥️

    • @annettemartensson4523
      @annettemartensson4523 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Understand your feelings but this year I discovered all the small variations of greens you can start indoors with growing lights, it’s a great comfort to cut herbs micro tomatoes and lettuce, while waiting f better weather 😊

  • @yanniemoorman
    @yanniemoorman 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Chicken tinola added with sayote and lemon grass is 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

    • @GrowVeg
      @GrowVeg  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sounds yum - thanks for the suggestion! :-)