Winter Sowing Reveal Tour | April | Perennial Flowers
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- Winter sowing is a budget-friendly way to grow plants without grow lights. I like growing perennials as most perennials require a cold-stratification period so this process provides what those seeds need. During this milk jug tour, you will see these seedlings: Anise Hyssop, Artemesia Silver Brocade, Balloon Flower, Cardinal Flower Lobelia, Echinacea, Foxglove, Heliopsis False Sunflower, Hollyhock Mallow, Hollyhock Zebrina, Lupine, Muscari Grape Hyacinth, Obedient Plant, Poppy, Dianthus, Daylily, Salvia, Scabiosa, Sea Holly, Shasta Daisy, Sweet William, and Turtlehead / Chelone. This is how I save a ton of money each year!
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I'm encouraged to see your salvia seedlings are as miniscule as mine. The difference in germination rate and seedling size between varieties of the same plant is astounding. My Sutton's Apricot foxgove seedlings are tiny specs whereas the Apricot Beauty foxglove seedlings are at least 3 inches tall and look like they're going to heave themselves out of the milk jug!
It really is funny how small some perennial seedlings are. I guess they'll take off when they are ready. 😂 Oh wow! That's very interesting about the different foxglove varieties!
It was fun to see your results! I did about 40 jugs this year (south of you in MA, zone 6A) and my schizanthus are actually bursting out of the jugs already. I'm particularly excited to have a full jugs of monkshood that germinated, since it is hard to start from seed, and oak leaf hydrangeas. I tried some warm weather annuals in the jugs this year after having success with datura last year, but some like mahogany splendor hibiscus and gomphrena haven't sprouted yet. Going to wait for a little while more though!
Whoa that's a lot of milk jugs ❤
And me, I did 3 coleus only😂i love to do this winter sowing..fun to watch. 3 jugs and I stopped counting at 150 seedlings and now all the neighbors have plenty 😂
Hi Gloria! Yeah... I got a little carried away.. 🤣
David - That's great that you got so many coleus seedlings with winter sowing! 😊🌻
This is amazing! Such great results! But oh my those spiders…yikes! Can’t wait to see how everything progresses for you. 🥰
Thank you! Yes those spiders freaked me out! 😂 I'm really looking forward to bumping these plants up into bigger containers. It's a process but I feel they grow much better than if I just plant them straight into the ground. Plus, I need to replenish my inventory of plants in my backyard plant nursery hopefully after making some good sales this year. 🥰
I love this! I feel like I'm on a similar track. I just divided a Delphinium and got 17 little plants. I'm also starting a bunch from seed. I was really excited to get baby hellebores too. Thanks for the encouraging update
Thanks so much! That's wonderful news about your Delphinium and Hellebores. Those are two of my favorite plants! 😊💮
Love your videos! Very informative and thrifty. Ok, now we need to see how to deal with jugs that have dozens of little seedlings!😂 I got carried away...
Hi Raphael. Thanks so much! I really enjoy gardening but it can get so expensive, so it makes me feel good to find ways to garden on a budget. Too funny about sowing a ton of seeds in a milk jug. I do it every year! 😅 They key is to either plant them out using the hunk of seedlings method, or to carefully separate them well before they crowd each other out. I tend to do the latter. 🌺
Great video- new subscriber. How long do you keep the ones in the jugs that you will sell - and at what size will you sell them? Thanks!
Thank you! Also, thanks so much for subscribing to my channel. ♥ I will keep the ones that I plan to sell in the milk jugs until early to mid summer. I usually first put my efforts into planting out my summer annuals near my average last frost date (May 15) and then as I have more time, I start to slowly tackle my winter sown seedlings. I'll start with the Lupine and Poppies first, and will then tackle the next largest seedlings. All of these seedlings will not be for sale until next year. 😊🌷
I do have a question i have 3 jugs with snap dragons and they are full all germinated. How tall should they be before i can plan them into the garden or to a pot? I appreciate what you doing its lots of work. 😃
Hi there! I'd say once the plants have their cotyledons (first leaves) and then their first set of "true" leaves, it's safe to transplant them from the jugs. I'd do it on a day that's not too hot or sunny and just be sure to keep them well watered afterwards. Happy gardening, friend! ♥💐
Thank you 😊
Have you winter sown dahlia seeds before? I’m unsure about when to start them but I have 2 pkts of seed
Hi there. I have never winter sown dahlia seeds. They are considered an annual here where I live so I prefer to start dahlias from seed indoors under my grow lights. Here's a video showing you that process (th-cam.com/video/BMMDey9-OMw/w-d-xo.html). 😊🌸
What is the room temperature when you start seedlings inside?
My room temperature inside my house during the winter months is about 68 degrees Fahrenheit (15.5 degrees Celcius). When winter sowing seeds out in the milk jugs, my winters can get as cold as -15 degrees Fahrenheit (-26 degrees Celcius). Those temperatures are fine for my hardy perennial plant seeds. 😊