Defying those who say January is too early for seed starting!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2024
- Many think that December/January are too early for seed starting, and while that's true for our heat lovers like tomatoes and peppers, there is lots you can do in winter in Zone 5/6 to prepare!
Here on the flower farm we are getting our native seeds cold stratified to get them ready to start, germinating our slow growers like perennials and lisianthus, and starting our cold loving seeds like stock and violas.
We are also doing some winter sowing and seed saving!
So if you're itching to get that garden up and going again, don't worry-there is plenty you can do now!
The Northern Sea Oats seed heads are so cool looking!
Really enjoying finding this channel and all of the information!
Love it! I didn't realize you could cut from violas. Mine have always been so tiny and low to the ground but I never put much effort into them. I'll have to give them a try now! Thank you!
They’re so sweet and dainty! Try growing some from johnnys that are a bit taller :)
Thanks for this video! Very helpful info.
Awesome thank you for demystifying stratification I have some rose seeds I need to do this to and was only working with family frige&freezer 😂😂😂
Love you. Love the hat.
-just an old white lady😊
LOVE your videos!
Thank you!
this is so helpful and thank you so much!
Love when seed starting time rolls around! I did pick up some epic gardening trays. Although, I had my first successful round of sweet peas (following your presprouting and using the 2”blocks method) I’ll try a few in those too, as an experiment! Good to know larkspur can be seeded directly now. Thanks! Stock went pretty well last year…plants put in the ground on March 18 (I have about the same last frost date as you) took a hard hit of cold under cover, but were able grow out of it. Did do a succession planting 2-3 weeks later. Very rewarding!
Curious about snaps…what kinds you might be growing this year and if you’ll also get them started soon and if you’ll grow them on the cool side as well. I’d love to know when you’re starting strawflowers. Lol, late start last season, but did squeak out a handful of blooms. 🙂 my lisianthus already took a short time of dryer on top than I would liked…fingers crossed on those!! Mistakes can happen so easily. First sourdough starter is in the works 😂 another challenge accepted!
I really like your videos - you are so informative!! I learn so much! I was wondering if you could share where you get your soil block trays yellow and smaller white? Please😊
I have learned so much from you in this video. I never knew that Lisianthus was a native to Colorado. You are at a lower altitude than I am but I still want to try some of these flowers. We will see what happens. What do you use to heat your greenhouse? I am in the process of finishing my greenhouse this spring.
Just love your channel! Thank u for all your wisdom. Also are your sheep Babydoll Southdown?tt We have them too aren't they swee..
the seeds that need. old stratification - did you actually plant those seeds now in soil blocks or just out the seed packet in the freezer?
When you say freezer for cold stratification, are you actually putting them in the freezer or refrigerator section? Didn't know if you were using the term freezer like we use icebox. 😊
What was the first plant you sowed? I heard but each time I couldn't quite catch what you were saying! Love your videos. They are so informative. Thank you!
Burpleurum
Yes bupleurum! ❤
Thank you, I couldn't hear it either
@@Blossomandbranch thank you
OMG, your sheeps are so cute! Did you get a milk from them?
Unfortunately no, they’re both boys! ❤️
I was going to ask the same thing. What cuties!
Do your sheep eat you plants
You didn't mention how long you do the stratification process in the freezer ? I know about this process but have never done it bc Im not sure how long you leave the seeds in the freezer? Thanks if you see this question so late after you did the video ....
At least a couple weeks to a month!
And just like that I need a sheep😅
hi bri,
i love that trowel. i think i need one! can a similar thing be found at any home building supply
store? thank you. 😊
Like the mud tool better than LMZ potato masher lol
What zone are you in? I am in Oklahoma zone 7A-B
I’m considering what it would take to become a flower farmer now 😅 I’ve been trying to decide between learning to soil block, or if I should get those specific trays, I’m stuck!
Im on the coast of south africa, zone 10B probability, can i grow lisianthus do they need cold to germinate
In the beginning you planted Larkspur and Bupleurum. Did you mix up the seed packs in your explanation for planting? On my packets for Bupleurum it says to plant 1/4" deep. Just wondering if it does need light to germinate?
Do you bump your stock up to a larger soil block or plant them that tiny ?
Almost half of my stock seedlings turned white last year 😳 it was so weird and I couldn’t find any info on “white seedlings/cotyledons” so I ended up pulling them and restarting but it was bizarre!
Are the stock the only ones you plant out in a low tunnel?
I have some larkspur seeds, do they need to be cold stratified? I'm in zone 9a and it doesn't say on the packaging 😅
Can all soul blocked seed starts be watered from below?
Stupid question, is your greenhouse heated?
You can watch our greenhouse vid for all those details. :) not a stupid question