After this last week I'm convinced that tomato seeds are indestructible. I have a group of seed packs that I purchased back in 2008 that I'm trying to get rid of to free up space. Among those were about 30 Rutgers tomato seeds. Now these seeds were kept dry and dark... but our house flooded last summer and they ran heat producing dryers which braught the house temps up to 133°F for 3 weeks... and these seeds went thru that trauma plus they're 15 years old. But we give them a chance... so I planted 15 each in two 4" pots ... I have 30 plants. I don't want 30 plants..lol. I don't have the space to transplant 30 tomato plants! So... ALL my neighbors are getting tomato plants for Mother's Day this year. Indestructible!
Massive respect to this guy. Been watching his vids for years and made many changes in my world. Thank you. Also, every single tomato seed I've ordered from MIGardener has sprouted.
I ordered all my seeds from you! Thank you so much for making these videos. I am extremely new (like first year new). And I wasn't sure what I was doing when I planted my seeds indoors. Listens learned already!
We started green peppers yesterday again inside under a grow light, because some didn't germinate. Tomatoes we winter sowed a few weeks ago in milkjugs in our breezeway that gets strong afternoon sun. We really packed a lot of seeds in there last years and had a lot of plants. Starting now makes sense, because if they get too big and roots get tangled, they don't grow anymore. The size of the container lets them get as big as they can. Man, with a greenhouse you could plant in larger cells and no potting again to a bigger container. So much fun and how gardening can help everyone this year especially. Every little bit helps. We use seeds from produce bought in the store if we can't find those seeds. Helps with stress levels to garden too. Use a little compost under the plant and loosen the soil first. It does not take a lot of money start a garden. Just try it. You might enjoy it 😊
Thank you for the clarifications on the differences of seedlings. I am growing giant crimson tomatoes. Out of the 5 seeds in my pack,four have germinated and are looking great. I am giving them a little extra TLC considering that they are rare.🍅👍🏻😀
When the seeds are older I plant extra. Some all germinate and for some the rate goes down. I would like to learn what seeds keep a higher germination rate.
Hi there, Question. Which plant - from kitchen waste - can I grow in water in order to spruce up the living room? I know for instance that a sweet potato or a pineapple look really cool. Are there any other greens that make exceptionally cool looking plants? I already have an avocado tree that's larger than me in front of a window. Thanks in advance! Greetings from the Netherlands.
Thank you for this breakdown. I know how to start seeds and use the same rationale you explained but it was not so orderly in my mind. I appreciate the order you've brought to the chaos. ~ Lisa
I ordered my onions from you. I’m hoping to grow and freeze fry them for powder. Thank you for teaching me Luke!! Wow! Thank you so much! I’ve learned so much tonight you’re just awesome Luke, I appreciate you
I just planted 20 varieties of peppers, for some of my ornamental/wild pepper varieties I'll plant more than one per cell because the germination rate is so much lower than typical harvested peppers. I have some rarer varieties from South America that don't germinate super well and take a lot longer than typical capuscum annum or chinense. So having more than one seed per cell definitely helps in those circumstances.
How tall should my tomato seedlings be before I up-pot them? I used the peat pods and chose 4 different tomato seeds to test. I plnted Fireworks,Moneymaker, Large Red Cherry and Super Nova Tomatoes. I planted 2 seeds in each pod and got 100% germination! My plants are close to 3" tall right now and have their second set of leaves. I'm in North Texas, zone 8A. I've been putting my tray out in the sun during the day and bringing it back in the house at night.
Hi Luke, what is that tool that you are using to level off the soil in your seedling trays? Thanks - and thank you for sharing so much gardening information !!!
It is a drywall taping knife used to apply joint compound on the seams of drywall. It can be found in the painting department of Home Depot, Lowe’s, Ace Hardware, etc.
Can I suggest a method without the use of tools? I tap my trays on a hard surface... one good drop and it compacts and levels out my seed start mix. I learned it temping at a large commercial grow operation. Super quick and easy... leaves about a half inch space to top the seeds with soil/pearlite if needed. I'm not sure why Luke isn't using this method. Give it a shot... maybe save a few bucks? 🙏💚
Great tutorial! I make all kinds of mistakes with the process of seed-starting, and will likely continue to make them due to space/time limitations, impatience, over-enthusiasm, and the joy of personal experimentation. But at least now I know why the outcomes of these efforts are so often less than ideal. 😅
Are you ok? When talking about Christmas Lima bean plants and after. . . . seems like something’s not ok. Hope your day went better. We appreciate you and all you’re teaching us. It’s great information 😊
Ok I have seed started, and some peppers I've already potted up to like 3" pots. Since then I've heard about fertilizing plants after seeding and potting up. I bought Dr.Earths organic fertilizer 4-6-3. It instructs for measuring soil/fertilizer for 5 gal. What can I do for my peppers I've already potted up???????
I planted a Kentucky wonder in a 3 inch decomposable pot and it rooted through it in 3 days. Is that bad? Should I transplant already? Or can I keep it for the 3 weeks like I was planning on??
I'm curious what happens if no thinning is done when planting.? First time starting from seed and most my pots ( 3 or 4 inch ) have 3 or more seeds probably with the exception of 1 flower type. 80% are sprouted and healthy. Seeds : basil, tomatoes, sunflowers, violas, and other great seed from MiGardener :)
Also w/r to big seeds - those plants that have big seeds tend to also grow fast. So, that can also serve as a reminder that if you start them indoors, to sow them in larger cells or pots.
Does separating the seedlings work for leeks as well as onions? I have a bunch or leeks multi-sown in a single large sized tray {about 100 leek seedlings} I'm wondering of I should separate the leeks into 'clumps' and plant them that way, or should I separate each individual plant one at a time with it's roots and then plant them? Hope that makes sense.
Can you make a written list of the seeds that are ok with multi planting and the ones to definitely not multi plant bc the roots grow together. Thank you for this video!
Hi @MIgardener - love your videos and had a quick question about the tool you were using around the 1:42 mark. Almost looks like a paintbrush but you are picking up dirt and loading up seed trays, then swiping the top for a flat surface. Can you tell us what it is, and do you sell it? Thanks again!
Absolutely! My daughter got married last May and I created all the flower displays for the wedding and ceremony. This year I've planted "salad baskets" in the same baskets used at her wedding. I found a trailing yellow pear tomato to hang off the edges and planted bunching onions in the center, Nastursiums, and radishes... I have my lettuces growing in Greenstalks. The formula is easy... tall/spikes in the center, bushy alternating with trailing around the edges. My daughter's wedding baskets had snapdragons in the center, trailing petunias, creeping Jenny, and impatience around the side.. just remember to match their watering and sun requirements to the place you want to display them. Good luck!
I’m trying to grow lettuce seeds but unfortunately they are not germinating. Need your help to know what to do for germinating seeds. I’m very new to farming & trying to learn it. Please help
Perhaps there are outside factors related to my grow space and choice of seed/plant but I’ve found that my method of one seed per cell works best for the strongest, fastest growing plants.
Maybe because I am new to seed starting and heardany people say thinning is toally ok. Or because I am not planting a tray of each thing, but maybe only 2 or 3 of each. I put 2-3 seeds in each cell and thin down to 1 plant per. Except that one thing where I got 5 seeds and they were so so pricey I did one per and prayed over each one on the daily. 😂
Love the vids ...seems like a defending neg comments one this time. Dont letm get to ya brotha. Youre easily top five on relatable information on TH-cam and seed quality in the ind. Proud of my Michigander
I'm so mad lol as soon as i sowed my seeds, we had snow storms after snow storms after snow storms now there is 2 feet of compacted snow on my garden ;(
Experience is the point. How many seeds to put in a cell? As many as you want! But do you really want to have to kill off a bunch of plants because only one can grow in a cell? All seedling transplant better with less root disturbance (even onions), so I get the right size cell tray and plant one seed per cell.
After this last week I'm convinced that tomato seeds are indestructible. I have a group of seed packs that I purchased back in 2008 that I'm trying to get rid of to free up space. Among those were about 30 Rutgers tomato seeds. Now these seeds were kept dry and dark... but our house flooded last summer and they ran heat producing dryers which braught the house temps up to 133°F for 3 weeks... and these seeds went thru that trauma plus they're 15 years old. But we give them a chance... so I planted 15 each in two 4" pots ... I have 30 plants. I don't want 30 plants..lol. I don't have the space to transplant 30 tomato plants! So... ALL my neighbors are getting tomato plants for Mother's Day this year. Indestructible!
Great story!
@@whitestone4401 Can I send you a tomato plant? 😆
That’s so nice. Lovely story ☺️ 🍅
😂
I had tomatoes sprout out of store-bought bagged soil last year.
Massive respect to this guy. Been watching his vids for years and made many changes in my world. Thank you. Also, every single tomato seed I've ordered from MIGardener has sprouted.
Luke is a wonderful man. I watched his vids occasionally at first. Now his influence has, unexpectedly, started me growing...bringing me joy.
I ordered all my seeds from you! Thank you so much for making these videos. I am extremely new (like first year new). And I wasn't sure what I was doing when I planted my seeds indoors. Listens learned already!
We started green peppers yesterday again inside under a grow light, because some didn't germinate. Tomatoes we winter sowed a few weeks ago in milkjugs in our breezeway that gets strong afternoon sun. We really packed a lot of seeds in there last years and had a lot of plants. Starting now makes sense, because if they get too big and roots get tangled, they don't grow anymore. The size of the container lets them get as big as they can. Man, with a greenhouse you could plant in larger cells and no potting again to a bigger container. So much fun and how gardening can help everyone this year especially. Every little bit helps. We use seeds from produce bought in the store if we can't find those seeds. Helps with stress levels to garden too. Use a little compost under the plant and loosen the soil first. It does not take a lot of money start a garden. Just try it. You might enjoy it 😊
Thank you for the clarifications on the differences of seedlings.
I am growing giant crimson tomatoes. Out of the 5 seeds in my pack,four have germinated and are looking great. I am giving them a little extra TLC considering that they are rare.🍅👍🏻😀
This was so helpful! Thankfully I planted my seeds right then according to you! Whoohoo!
So much information...thank you! Only you could tell me all that germination percentage stuff. I would never know that.
The seed I bought from you has all germinated. Quality in ...quality out.
Great info! Appreciate the multi sowing details!
Thank you for this video! Not just about number of seeds in a container but the germination rate info was also informative.
-Amanda GTG
When the seeds are older I plant extra. Some all germinate and for some the rate goes down. I would like to learn what seeds keep a higher germination rate.
Hi there,
Question. Which plant - from kitchen waste - can I grow in water in order to spruce up the living room? I know for instance that a sweet potato or a pineapple look really cool. Are there any other greens that make exceptionally cool looking plants? I already have an avocado tree that's larger than me in front of a window. Thanks in advance! Greetings from the Netherlands.
Thank you for this breakdown. I know how to start seeds and use the same rationale you explained but it was not so orderly in my mind. I appreciate the order you've brought to the chaos. ~ Lisa
I am looking at seeds to purchase from your site can't wait you have such good pictures for them I think that is very important very beautiful
I've been very happy with my order!
Love your channel, from Central Arkansas
Me too! Georgia
I ordered my onions from you. I’m hoping to grow and freeze fry them for powder. Thank you for teaching me Luke!!
Wow! Thank you so much! I’ve learned so much tonight you’re just awesome Luke, I appreciate you
Wow! The information on multi sowing onions…I had no idea!
Thanks Luke want to take a day trip to you store. I want to GROW BIG!!🎉
I just planted 20 varieties of peppers, for some of my ornamental/wild pepper varieties I'll plant more than one per cell because the germination rate is so much lower than typical harvested peppers.
I have some rarer varieties from South America that don't germinate super well and take a lot longer than typical capuscum annum or chinense. So having more than one seed per cell definitely helps in those circumstances.
How tall should my tomato seedlings be before I up-pot them? I used the peat pods and chose 4 different tomato seeds to test. I plnted Fireworks,Moneymaker, Large Red Cherry and Super Nova Tomatoes. I planted 2 seeds in each pod and got 100% germination! My plants are close to 3" tall right now and have their second set of leaves. I'm in North Texas, zone 8A. I've been putting my tray out in the sun during the day and bringing it back in the house at night.
Hi Luke, what is that tool that you are using to level off the soil in your seedling trays? Thanks - and thank you for sharing so much gardening information !!!
Looks like a dry wall trowel, sold at a Lowes or Home Depot
It is a drywall taping knife used to apply joint compound on the seams of drywall. It can be found in the painting department of Home Depot, Lowe’s, Ace Hardware, etc.
Can I suggest a method without the use of tools? I tap my trays on a hard surface... one good drop and it compacts and levels out my seed start mix. I learned it temping at a large commercial grow operation. Super quick and easy... leaves about a half inch space to top the seeds with soil/pearlite if needed. I'm not sure why Luke isn't using this method. Give it a shot... maybe save a few bucks? 🙏💚
Is there flower seeds that can be multi sewed in containers and then separated and planted like we can do onions
Great tutorial! I make all kinds of mistakes with the process of seed-starting, and will likely continue to make them due to space/time limitations, impatience, over-enthusiasm, and the joy of personal experimentation. But at least now I know why the outcomes of these efforts are so often less than ideal. 😅
Are you ok? When talking about Christmas Lima bean plants and after. . . . seems like something’s not ok. Hope your day went better. We appreciate you and all you’re teaching us. It’s great information 😊
Ok I have seed started, and some peppers I've already potted up to like 3" pots. Since then I've heard about fertilizing plants after seeding and potting up. I bought Dr.Earths organic fertilizer 4-6-3. It instructs for measuring soil/fertilizer for 5 gal. What can I do for my peppers I've already potted up???????
Vườn ươm cây của bạn rất nhiều và rộng lớn cảm ơn bạn đã chia sẻ hướng dẫn cách làm cho mọi người biết đến OK bạn 👍❤️👍
I planted a Kentucky wonder in a 3 inch decomposable pot and it rooted through it in 3 days. Is that bad? Should I transplant already? Or can I keep it for the 3 weeks like I was planning on??
I'm curious what happens if no thinning is done when planting.?
First time starting from seed and most my pots ( 3 or 4 inch ) have 3 or more seeds probably with the exception of 1 flower type. 80% are sprouted and healthy.
Seeds : basil, tomatoes, sunflowers, violas, and other great seed from MiGardener :)
Also w/r to big seeds - those plants that have big seeds tend to also grow fast. So, that can also serve as a reminder that if you start them indoors, to sow them in larger cells or pots.
Excellent!
Just try stuff and figure out what works.
THANK YOU LUKE 😊 💓
Does separating the seedlings work for leeks as well as onions?
I have a bunch or leeks multi-sown in a single large sized tray {about 100 leek seedlings} I'm wondering of I should separate the leeks into 'clumps' and plant them that way, or should I separate each individual plant one at a time with it's roots and then plant them? Hope that makes sense.
Do you think a cucumber seeded in a 72 cell pack can be directly transplanted into the garden 2 weeks after germination?
Can you make a written list of the seeds that are ok with multi planting and the ones to definitely not multi plant bc the roots grow together. Thank you for this video!
Hi @MIgardener - love your videos and had a quick question about the tool you were using around the 1:42 mark. Almost looks like a paintbrush but you are picking up dirt and loading up seed trays, then swiping the top for a flat surface. Can you tell us what it is, and do you sell it? Thanks again!
Looks like about a 6” drywall knife. He’s using a “blue steel” version. Readily available at lowes/hd
It’s a blue steel drywall scraper. :)
@@ScottFidler @MIgardener - thanks for the info!
For me some vegetables like peppers I plant one at a time but tomatoes I like to use 3 in. And put 2or 3 in together. Depends .
Thank you teacher 🙏
Walmart has some pretty hanging baskets for $26. Too expensive for me. Can I just plant seeds in a hanging basket and make my own?
Absolutely! My daughter got married last May and I created all the flower displays for the wedding and ceremony. This year I've planted "salad baskets" in the same baskets used at her wedding. I found a trailing yellow pear tomato to hang off the edges and planted bunching onions in the center, Nastursiums, and radishes... I have my lettuces growing in Greenstalks. The formula is easy... tall/spikes in the center, bushy alternating with trailing around the edges. My daughter's wedding baskets had snapdragons in the center, trailing petunias, creeping Jenny, and impatience around the side.. just remember to match their watering and sun requirements to the place you want to display them. Good luck!
I’m trying to grow lettuce seeds but unfortunately they are not germinating. Need your help to know what to do for germinating seeds. I’m very new to farming & trying to learn it. Please help
Perhaps there are outside factors related to my grow space and choice of seed/plant but I’ve found that my method of one seed per cell works best for the strongest, fastest growing plants.
Thank you!!
Great vid Again!!!
I wish that you sold the propagation trays and inserts.
So many opportunities for innuendos, and he didn’t take a single one. Class act.
What's up Mr Luke..#Louisiana
how many seeds for fruit strawberry and blueberry
Maybe because I am new to seed starting and heardany people say thinning is toally ok. Or because I am not planting a tray of each thing, but maybe only 2 or 3 of each. I put 2-3 seeds in each cell and thin down to 1 plant per. Except that one thing where I got 5 seeds and they were so so pricey I did one per and prayed over each one on the daily. 😂
Love the vids ...seems like a defending neg comments one this time. Dont letm get to ya brotha. Youre easily top five on relatable information on TH-cam and seed quality in the ind. Proud of my Michigander
I have about 25 Basil seeds sprouted in a 4" square pot....I just can't thin,.
I'm going to take it apart and try to plant many plants.
Hello. What is the white square box hanging from the ceiling?
Temperature controller :)
Thank you. Good info 👍🏼
❌⭕️🙏🏽♥️
Why do the seeds germinate and then stop growing. What am I doing wrong?
I'm so mad lol as soon as i sowed my seeds, we had snow storms after snow storms after snow storms now there is 2 feet of compacted snow on my garden ;(
They will sit and wait for the warmth. Worse if they had already emerged, but not so big a deal if not.
Experience is the point. How many seeds to put in a cell? As many as you want! But do you really want to have to kill off a bunch of plants because only one can grow in a cell?
All seedling transplant better with less root disturbance (even onions), so I get the right size cell tray and plant one seed per cell.