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I am located in the Peruvian Andes, so I really do not start things inside (I mean, I could) for it takes so much time. I usually start seedlings of broccoli in a flat plastic tote with a glass on top... other seedlings go in rows outside and once big enough are transplanted or fed to the chickens. That apart, I have good soil and make my own humus and compost, but THE BEST fertilizer I have made is my stinky brew of weeds, comfrey, borage, dandelion, nettle, etc. Boy, it stink,s but it is a miracle growth fertilizer. For the first time in years all my zucchinis are healthy, no mildew, even the yellow ones. The blueberries are doing great, as well as peppers, and beans. And we go from 26 Celsius during the day to 8 Celsius at night now in Autumn. The seedlings love my brew...and I try to pour it late in the afternoon when no one can yell at me for the smell...to me, it smells of success!
Jeff I used the Alaska fish fertilizer, I only used one table spoon per gallon just to be safe. The tomatoes and peppers grew 2" in two days crazy. Thx Jeff
I’ve used the same ratio for a couple years, and it’s crazy how well it works. I thought no way a tablespoon/gallon will do anything. I was very wrong. 😆 I also love that the company has never jumped on the opportunity to price gauge, which they very well could. The price has slowly and subtly increased, which makes me even more loyal to them. It’s also very accessible.
This was awesome! Thanks for sharing with us in a bite sized video, I learned a LOT. 6+ leaves, and then every 3 weeks. What about feeding for well established plants starting to come back after winter?
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Indoor plants mostly. Perhaps you already have a video on this and I’ll have to go digging a bit (excuse the pun), but you make learning about all this stuff memorable & easy. Helps me to stay consistent with my plants and see them flourish.
@@newjoyyork thanks for that Joyce! For plants starting to come back with new buds and greenery, same thing really....maybe even a bit stronger of a solution. As they are already established with an active root system.
Love the garden quickies // I was wondering when to feed my seedlings. My seedlings are started in the house under fluorescent lights. Anytime I want to slow their growth down all I have to do is "harden them off" a bit and that gives me a couple weeks of not growing.
So, I'm seeing a blackish color of my tomato seedlings, Yeah sort of the blackish tomato color of some heirloom tomatoes crop. Other than that beautiful seedlings, only fish fertilizer half strength perhaps more often than you suggested but perhaps smaller amounts of watering Thanks I posted on your Facebook website ,most people say looked great
Question: what do you do Naturally to get rid of tiny black nats on herbs and small growing vegetables in the home under a light? They destroy my plants, even if I get them down to one nat.
Fungus gnats.... The worst. It's not the flying adults that do the damage.. It's the larvae in the top layer of the soil. You cab spray with peroxide, use yellow sticky traps or even cover with a dusting of sand.
I didn’t have a good sprouting success. In the past years I have used vermiculite. Well we were seriously like four weeks behind I don’t think I had any vermiculate? We were behind the eight ball so we just got our job done
When I first started, I never fertilized because I was scared to kill everything. 😆Kind of glad I didn’t, because I was able to see the difference it makes. Eagerly waiting on true leaves of several starts, not only to fertilize, but because I had a tag fail, and have no clue what they are. 🤣 They’re mostly brassicas, so their cotyledon look almost identical. 🤦🏻♀️🤣
Hi Jeff, great info on the feeding young plants. But I have a question? I bought a couple of rosemary plants about 3 weeks ago, they’re still in a 4” pots and around 6” to 8” tall. I’m going to up pot them in a few days, but just wondering how big should they be before I can start propagating them make them bush out?
Great question... As a role, I try not to take more than 10-20% of the plant for cuttings. So if they have more than 5 or 6 big shoots, you should be ok to take 1+ cuttings...
Jeff thank you so much for “feeding” my garden hobby! Quick question- I’ve been using the water from my fish tank to bottom water my seedlings; is this akin to fish fertilizer as I assumed bc the npk per my water tests is low? And/or, should I switch to a more concentrated fertilizer as you suggested?? Love these videos and thanks for the inspiration- Zone 5b Garden lady ✌️
I do the exact same thing! Although you never really know unless you test the water... I've always found it was enough and fed the seedlings just fine!
@rm709 I use my fish tank water as well. Both hobbies fish keeping and gardening very addictive lol. I do have live plants and add fertilizer CO2 to my tank. The only problem is I find it's very low by time water change because my aquarium plants use it all up. So I do add a teaspoon of Neptune harvest all purpose when watering to get extra food in there. If not enough your plants will let you know.
Hey man, quick question for ya, Instead of using the seedling food list you've mention. Would it works if I boil the several banana peels, let it cool off than use this as the food would that works as well?
I see you have California Wonder Peppers. I started two packages of the them last year and none germinated...not a big deal because I winter sowed them in milk jugs and it was just an experiment. But, I can't buy any bell pepper plants, hybrid or heirloom, and get any size or harvest out of them. I can, however, plant Giant Marconi Peppers or any long type like that and end up with a very sizable pepper and harvest. Why would that be? They are in the same raised bed, same dirt and nutrients, same amount of sun, etc. I don't understand. The plants are bought at the same greenhouse. It was the same year after year, so I don't plant any bell type anymore. So I just stick to the elongated type of pepper. Any ideas? Just curious.
@ Michael, Try some miracle grow garden soil along with garden tone fertilizer for your pepper plants, i did with a bell pepper plant l bought at home depot, with great success
I like how you word everything. You always steer everyone in the right direction. Chili chump I think had a video of not fertilizing seedlings. I like your video much better.
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms I have in old seeds. 🙂 I get interesting old seeds to grow out for people sometimes, family treasures, though they usually end up to be basic varieties.
In one of your other videos you had mentioned that seeing the veins on the leaves are an indicator that they need to be fed. Well my seedlings have been needing food and apparently I have been feeding them all wrong! Thanks for this :)
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Amazon UK: amzn.to/3qapNql
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I am located in the Peruvian Andes, so I really do not start things inside (I mean, I could) for it takes so much time. I usually start seedlings of broccoli in a flat plastic tote with a glass on top... other seedlings go in rows outside and once big enough are transplanted or fed to the chickens. That apart, I have good soil and make my own humus and compost, but THE BEST fertilizer I have made is my stinky brew of weeds, comfrey, borage, dandelion, nettle, etc. Boy, it stink,s but it is a miracle growth fertilizer. For the first time in years all my zucchinis are healthy, no mildew, even the yellow ones. The blueberries are doing great, as well as peppers, and beans. And we go from 26 Celsius during the day to 8 Celsius at night now in Autumn. The seedlings love my brew...and I try to pour it late in the afternoon when no one can yell at me for the smell...to me, it smells of success!
100%. Weed fertilize.... Compost teas.... Seaweed extracts.... Nothing beats them!
Jeff I used the Alaska fish fertilizer, I only used one table spoon per gallon just to be safe. The tomatoes and peppers grew 2" in two days crazy. Thx Jeff
I’ve used the same ratio for a couple years, and it’s crazy how well it works. I thought no way a tablespoon/gallon will do anything. I was very wrong. 😆 I also love that the company has never jumped on the opportunity to price gauge, which they very well could. The price has slowly and subtly increased, which makes me even more loyal to them. It’s also very accessible.
Awesome!! That's how it's done.. Love it!
@@suzi_in_zone6B very very cool. That's why it's important to support those kinds of companies. :-)
Thank you for the clarification. My seedlings are just getting their 2nd leaf. Perfect time for this video. Thanks again from Wisconsin.
Right on Dan, good timing! :-)
I love your quickies! All the information we need in a timely manner. Thank you.✌🏾🙏🏾
Thanks for your specifics! Exactly what I needed. Happy gardening, my friend!
Awesome Cary, glad to help!
It's like you read my mind!! This video came at the perfect time. My seedlings needed this.
Ha ha, its that time of year! 🙂
Reminds me I should place an order with the gardeners pantry! Another good one Jeff!
Thanks Kevin!
Very timely advice, I'd been wondering when and when to start feeding things.
Cheers Ted, thanks for watching!
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms I started my feeding today😊👍
Thanks your guidance means a lot.
Hey, thanks so much for watching!
I love this garden quickie series!
Thanks!
LOVE This Channel - Excellent info in short order THANKS JEFF!
Thanks for making this so easy.
Cheers Lorene!
Good info🍅
Thais Fran
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
Cheers Anna, thanks so much for watching!
this was so helpful, much less overwhelming than Googling for help and getting an anxiety attack from all the info 😂
wow! right to the point! so much info! thanks!
This was awesome! Thanks for sharing with us in a bite sized video, I learned a LOT. 6+ leaves, and then every 3 weeks.
What about feeding for well established plants starting to come back after winter?
Thanks Joyce! Inside or outside?
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Indoor plants mostly. Perhaps you already have a video on this and I’ll have to go digging a bit (excuse the pun), but you make learning about all this stuff memorable & easy. Helps me to stay consistent with my plants and see them flourish.
@@newjoyyork thanks for that Joyce! For plants starting to come back with new buds and greenery, same thing really....maybe even a bit stronger of a solution. As they are already established with an active root system.
Love the garden quickies // I was wondering when to feed my seedlings. My seedlings are started in the house under fluorescent lights. Anytime I want to slow their growth down all I have to do is "harden them off" a bit and that gives me a couple weeks of not growing.
Thanks! We can definitely manipulate the conditions to slow or speed them up! :-)
So, I'm seeing a blackish color of my tomato seedlings, Yeah sort of the blackish tomato color of some heirloom tomatoes crop.
Other than that beautiful seedlings, only fish fertilizer half strength perhaps more often than you suggested but perhaps smaller amounts of watering
Thanks
I posted on your Facebook website ,most people say looked great
On the leaves or stem?
Leafs, I posted on your website several days ago
@@johnjude2685 is it purple or straight up black?
Wow you seedlings look so healthy and strong...mine dont look like yours at all😁.Thanks for the video.
You'll get there.. Trial and error, experience, and time.. Keep at it!
Great video as usual. Thank you 🙂
Thanks
:-)
Just thought about this last night. Great timing. 😂
🙏🏻💙🙏🏻
Thanks Brandy! Cheers.
Question: what do you do Naturally to get rid of tiny black nats on herbs and small growing vegetables in the home under a light? They destroy my plants, even if I get them down to one nat.
Fungus gnats.... The worst. It's not the flying adults that do the damage.. It's the larvae in the top layer of the soil. You cab spray with peroxide, use yellow sticky traps or even cover with a dusting of sand.
I didn’t have a good sprouting success. In the past years I have used vermiculite. Well we were seriously like four weeks behind I don’t think I had any vermiculate? We were behind the eight ball so we just got our job done
Definitely some years are better than others...
When I first started, I never fertilized because I was scared to kill everything. 😆Kind of glad I didn’t, because I was able to see the difference it makes. Eagerly waiting on true leaves of several starts, not only to fertilize, but because I had a tag fail, and have no clue what they are. 🤣 They’re mostly brassicas, so their cotyledon look almost identical. 🤦🏻♀️🤣
So true Suz! And yes, the brassica seedlings all look identical!! So hard to tell them apart!
Hi Jeff, great info on the feeding young plants. But I have a question? I bought a couple of rosemary plants about 3 weeks ago, they’re still in a 4” pots and around 6” to 8” tall. I’m going to up pot them in a few days, but just wondering how big should they be before I can start propagating them make them bush out?
Great question... As a role, I try not to take more than 10-20% of the plant for cuttings. So if they have more than 5 or 6 big shoots, you should be ok to take 1+ cuttings...
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms ok thanks Jeff.
@@rlbgardener6465 Best of luck!
Jeff thank you so much for “feeding” my garden hobby!
Quick question- I’ve been using the water from my fish tank to bottom water my seedlings; is this akin to fish fertilizer as I assumed bc the npk per my water tests is low? And/or, should I switch to a more concentrated fertilizer as you suggested??
Love these videos and thanks for the inspiration-
Zone 5b Garden lady ✌️
I do the exact same thing! Although you never really know unless you test the water... I've always found it was enough and fed the seedlings just fine!
@rm709 I use my fish tank water as well. Both hobbies fish keeping and gardening very addictive lol. I do have live plants and add fertilizer CO2 to my tank. The only problem is I find it's very low by time water change because my aquarium plants use it all up. So I do add a teaspoon of Neptune harvest all purpose when watering to get extra food in there. If not enough your plants will let you know.
@@kittiew260 that's awesome Kittie! I love mini aquaponics!
Hey man, quick question for ya,
Instead of using the seedling food list you've mention.
Would it works if I boil the several banana peels, let it cool off than use this as the food would that works as well?
It's not bad, and it would certainly do no harm... But it would likely not have everything nor enough of what the plants need to grow their best...
I see you have California Wonder Peppers. I started two packages of the them last year and none germinated...not a big deal because I winter sowed them in milk jugs and it was just an experiment. But, I can't buy any bell pepper plants, hybrid or heirloom, and get any size or harvest out of them. I can, however, plant Giant Marconi Peppers or any long type like that and end up with a very sizable pepper and harvest. Why would that be? They are in the same raised bed, same dirt and nutrients, same amount of sun, etc. I don't understand. The plants are bought at the same greenhouse. It was the same year after year, so I don't plant any bell type anymore. So I just stick to the elongated type of pepper. Any ideas? Just curious.
If ever in doubt with the seeds, try a viability test, that'll really let you know one way or another...
@ Michael, Try some miracle grow garden soil along with garden tone fertilizer for your pepper plants, i did with a bell pepper plant l bought at home depot, with great success
@@verawallace9055 Thanks Vera!
@@michaelmarchione3408 You're welcome, another reminder don't forget to water and should be planted in a sunny Spot also, good luck
2 minutes or less, but its 3 minutes long!!! haha jk i love these recent videos helping me so much on my first growing season from seed.
One day we'll get a 2 minuter!
I like how you word everything. You always steer everyone in the right direction. Chili chump I think had a video of not fertilizing seedlings. I like your video much better.
Hey, thanks for the kind words and support! Trying to make gardening relatable for everyone! :-)
A ladybug!!
Feed right away if seedling cotyledons are yellow or old seed stock too.
Interesting... I've never seen a yellow cotyledon... As it should be getting all the food it needs from the embryonic innards....
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms I have in old seeds. 🙂 I get interesting old seeds to grow out for people sometimes, family treasures, though they usually end up to be basic varieties.
@@alexgorron6470 very interesting indeed Alex! :-)
I water to much and start to early...ugh
It happens to the best of us Steve!
In one of your other videos you had mentioned that seeing the veins on the leaves are an indicator that they need to be fed. Well my seedlings have been needing food and apparently I have been feeding them all wrong! Thanks for this :)
Right on Nina, glad to help. Best of luck!