Seed Starting Masterclass! Common Mistakes Explained By World Record Gardener! Tutorial
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- Dad is a multiple world record grower of organic tomatoes and eggplant. Watch as he explains how to start seeds the right way! Successfully starting plants from seed is very simple if you follow the steps explained in this episode. This video is packed with valuable organic gardening knowledge and secrets! Unlock the power of organic soil biology! Make the your soil the best it can be by focusing on feeding the soil microbial biology, instead of feeding your plants. The reason this works best is because the soil microbes themselves are what actually feeds your plant's root system through mycorrhizal symbiosis!
If you purchase products & ingredients using the links below, it helps fund our channel at no cost to you. Thanks a bunch! (I tried to find the best amazon prices:-)
SEED STARTING SETUP COMPONENTS in this video;
Genuine Greenhouse Megastore MEGA duty 1020 Trays 10 pack - amzn.to/4c5Ma8x
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PREFERRED 50 Watt High Output Heat Mat - amzn.to/3v3N4Sg (Other 20Watt heat mats only increase temperature 10 - 20F degrees above ambient air. Won't work as well in cold garage, for example)
Analog Light Timer - amzn.to/3SUqeEM or amzn.to/43abFRX
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Inexpensive High Dome - Available by mail order from Berlin Seeds at 1/3 cost than other vendor.
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00:00 - Intro
01:22 - Welcome!
01:55 - How To Plant Your Seeds The Right Way
06:58 - How To Water The Right Amount
09:54 - Choosing The Right Dome To Use
10:59 - Compacting The Soil In The Cells? Yes! Why?
11:51 - Heating The Starts - Heat Mat
13:35 - Thermostats for Heat Mats
16:14 - Light Timers
16:49 - Soil Temperature Settings
17:17 - When To Start Using Lights
17:48 - Larger Quantity Starting Systems
19:48 - Lighting!
25:43 - Understanding Proper Germination Climate To Get Healthy, Stocky Plants
27:27 - When To Transplant (Tomatoes)
29:17 - Link To Starting Soil Video - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
If you purchase products & ingredients using the links below, it helps fund our channel at no cost to you. Thanks a bunch! (I tried to find the best amazon prices:-)
SEED STARTING SETUP COMPONENTS in this video;
Genuine Greenhouse Megastore MEGA duty 1020 Trays 10 pack - amzn.to/4c5Ma8x
Cheap LED Grow light with built-in timer - amzn.to/49rP5Xo
Pro LED Grow light - amzn.to/4348OKn
4' Grow Light - amzn.to/3IvqWmX
Jump Start Thermostat for Heat Pad (UL listed) - amzn.to/3PdHIuE
PREFERRED 50 Watt High Output Heat Mat - amzn.to/3v3N4Sg (Other 20Watt heat mats only increase temperature 10 - 20F degrees above ambient air. Won't work as well in cold garage, for example)
Analog Light Timer - amzn.to/3SUqeEM or amzn.to/43abFRX
Digital Light Timer (UL listed) - amzn.to/4c9znln
Thermostat - amzn.to/3TfbOjF
High Dome - shorturl.at/iGSU6
Inexpensive High Dome - Available by mail order from Berlin Seeds at 1/3 cost than other vendor.
Fine Vermiculite (not coarse) - (Small quantity, save $) - amzn.to/3v3DdvK
(Larger quantity) - amzn.to/4cbmtDM
I don't buy anything from Amazon
Please make links to companies run by humans
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@@GardeningHomesteadingWoodworkI’ve never seen those big domes before. I love them! I hope they will ship to where I live. I just found your channel today, and this is the first video I’ve watched. I’m an avid rural gardener, carrying on the family tradition of using home-grown produce as our primary food source. I look forward to gleaning wisdom from a world record gardener! Have a blessed day!
@@Mrs.LadeyBug Well that's just so nice! Glad to have you here! Blessings! 😊
I’ve worked in agriculture most my life. Pops knows his stuff! I support everything he said. The one thing is I’ve never heard 48 cell seedling treys/ 4 packs, called pony packs before!?! It must be a regional thing. I got a kick out of it . Give thanks for your dad. He seems like an amazing guy!
He is! Great to have you here! Blessings!
Pony packs refers to long ago when these tiny short beers were sold in packs of four. I have not heard the term is many years.
It must be a regional thing as the stores here still label them as pony paks.
TH-cam algorithm brought me here. Great content and knowledge! May your TH-cam channel grow like your plants, in abundance! 🌱 🪴
Glad you like our content! Thank you for your kind words! 😊
I just found you and your Dads channel and you guys have got me Excited! I have been gardening for my entire life with my parents. I'm learning So Much from him! My Dad was raised doing the tilling and doing the 10-10-10 thing. We continued it for 55 years of my life. We started doing the adding compost and amending thing about 5 years ago, however Daddy loved to till. Our gardens have improved in growth and yield. Your Dad has helped me look at no till Seriously and drip irrigation. I'd LOVE to hear him go more indepth about planting by the signs and moon phases!!! My grandmother did and I Wish I could remember all she talked about! It's a lost tradition that more need to know about!
I want you to Love your Dad He's Special like my Daddy was. I lost him last March. So Love and Learn all you can. You Guy's make a Great Team!
Remember Jesus Loves You!
I like your comment! Glad to have you here! Hope we can help you grow more and better food too. Blessings! 🙏😊
Thank you for sharing your "treasure," aka dad, and his knowledge with the world. Most importantly, your sons, daughters, and their offspring, will know him through your archives. He will teach generations what worked for him.❤
The generated archives is one of the main reasons I wanted to do some gardening videos with dad. It's a blessing to be able to spend time together helping others also!
These 2 gentlemen are an absolute blessing to the gardening world! I jus want you both to know, taking the time to share the knowledge yall have learned over the years is greatly appreciated!
Your dad is really cool! You are blessed to have each other.❤
I think so too! Blessings!
This has to be the best Utube video that I’ve seen on seed starting. Thanks so much!
You're welcome! Thanks for the nice comment too! Blessings!
I'm so happy that you showed up on my suggested feed today. I've watched several of your videos and find myself learning so much as a first year gardener. I have no family to ask and rely on the knowledge of others like you who share what you know. An on information that I've read online and in books. I want to say THANK YOU!
We're happy to help you with your gardening! Welcome to our channel!
Thank you, awesome video! One more thing that beginners almost always get wrong on lighting is that they fall for the marketing hype about getting perfect light spectrum, which costs sooo much, when they should be spending their money more on light intensity. Even though the spectrum is far off of perfect and the cheaper lights "waste" light in unused spectra, you can still afford way more light in the proper spectrum if you spend it on cheaper high-intensity multi-use bulbs instead of fancy grow light spectrum bulbs
Thrilled that I just found your TH-cam! Long time gardener and forever learner. Looking forward to going back and watching all the rest! 🙏🌱❤
Welcome!
I tried to subscribe , but , TH-cam says I have too many subscriptions !!!! Keep making gardening videos and I'll keep watching !!!! Thank you very much !!!!
Thanks for that Szhulux light info. I have a mix of many different ones and they all accomplish my need.
But I always prefer a basic link chain to raise and lower vs those funky cables.
Just quicker and you only need one hand.
Your videos are very valuable. Wish these garden group junkies would take advantage of these.
Some great tips. Do remove covers and heat once germination starts.
About the personal heat pad-I wouldn’t advise it for use around water unless it states it’s approved. Not sure, but all the personal use pads should be designed to shut off to avoid burns and would not remain on.
I do agree to use a temp regulator when using heat mats for growing. They get way too hot inside-10-20 degrees warmer than air temp. There seems to be a lot of regulators plugged into the germination box. A long 4’ heat mat would probably do the job.
Everybody has their own way I guess. Many I see say to saturate soil before filling cells. I agree with you on adding it dry. You are correct that it gets too wet, especially for tiny seeds like poppies. The seeds can rot and the soil molds. I have a pump sprayer I use also as the bottle sprayers break and wear out your hand.
My husband and I were laughing because it reminded us of his dad and creations he came up with. 😊
Thanks for your comments! The heat mats do not automatically shut off,that's what you want otherwise you'd have to be turning them back on all the time,and these mats are sealed so water can't get into them and cause any problems. All those things you saw plugged into the germination chamber are not heat mats🤣 there's lights, different circulation fans and one 5 foot commercial heat mat plus different relays to control temperature different at night versus the day and also timer and light and heat controls for the upper indoor lettuce grow.
Coming here from the algorithm. Hope to follow as your garden develops! Looking forward to having the domes delivered soon -- I'll be able to use them nest year!
These are great tips, but they remind me of why I’ve gravitated more towards winter sowing over the years. No grow lights, no thermostats, no heat mats. And no hardening off! Just a milk jug, utility knife, water and growing medium. Mother nature does the rest!
Glad you found a way that works for you! Happy gardening! 😊
This is my second year for winter sowing. When I get back from vacation I will start a few flower seeds in a tray.
You quite possibly live somewhere much warmer than I do. :)
@@Mrs.LadeyBug Probably not. I’m in climate zone 6a. We had temps of -20 degrees Fahrenheit, and temps below zero for several weeks in January. Though we did have a mostly mild winter here in southern Wisconsin, most of our winter temps average in the teens and twenties Fahrenheit.
There are many videos on YT about winter sowing if you’re interested. The seeds that fare the best are ones that require several months of cold weather to break dormancy.
@@marywatkins9438 I’m in zone 2 and farm/garden on our homestead that my Great Grandfather ploughed with his own hands. Minus forty is pretty average for winters here in northern Saskatchewan.
Your Pops is really cool. Thanks for the video
👍😄 I think so too!
You're welcome!
Cheers and thanks from Northern Ontario. Good to see a geezer, younger than me, with such wisdom.
Glad to help!
I live in zone 5b Canada and I winter sow in milk Jugs. I use used large yogurt containers for my plant markers as well. Thanks for your tips.
Thanks for your comment! 😊
Nice video I like starting seeds I don't know why. If I find any in my buds I'll usually get them growing its just fun to watch em grow
I love your passion and intelligence. I can see it in your face. Thanks for sharing your knowledge Sir.
Happy to! 😄
I love this thermostat and heat may set up. I will make that. Thanks!
Thanks for all your tips, Sharing experience and all the different products!
You are so welcome!
This is the first video of your I've watched and I already subscribed in the hope of getting more great tips - I've been starting seeds in my basement for about 20 years, with relatively good success - you validated most of what I do, but also gave me some additional tips to get better plants. I'll be a regular viewer now. Thanks.
Terrific! Glad you liked our video! Welcome to our channel!
Been following Dan on the giants grp for a year or so now... nobody compares to this guy. Some can pull of giants, but this guy pulls of TONS of giants every year, its wild lol
Thanks for your kind words and thank you for watching!
Wait I liking you heat mat set up too! Smart
Thanks! Nice having you here! Blessings!
This is so much better info than every other garden video on youtube that all say the same thing. Growing the seedlings in cooler air is HUGE, not only helps with stronger plants but less chance of fungus, and disease.
There's not a lot of real gardeners out there that really know what they're doing. Glad you like our content! Have a blessed day!
Dad - " no reason to be neat and tidy"
Also Dad - proceeds to be neat and tidy! LOL
Only a 'neat and tidy' kind of guy even says such things.😊
Subbed. Thanks for the knowledge Sirs!
🤣🤣 thanks so the kind remarks! Have a blessed day!
Thank you so much for original information.
Thank you, I enjoyed your sharing of wisdom on the seed starting and lighting.
Glad it was enjoyed! Thanks for watching!
Great video! We start our seeds very similarly and this is one our 5th year gardening 😎. Keep up the great work and thank you for sharing. God bless.
Thanks, you too!
Simply the best.
Host people giving good advice.
I want to be your neighbor!!!
Thank you!!!
Thanks for the kind words! Blessings!
I'm really glad I found your channel.
No nonsense information from an experienced gardener, BRAVO!!!
Great to hear! Hope it will be a help to you!
Loved watching this video. A great takeaway was the germination chamber. I need to make myself one of those!
As a cannabis grower I gardening during the summer is truly great for everyone
Thank you Sir! I like the idea of SPRAYING with warm water! No more bottom watering for me! I like that taller clear dome going in my garage to find one that fit my pot. New subscriber today👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Thanking you from zone 6a Michigan 🥶🥶🥶
Thanks for watching! I only spray to dampen the top layer right after planting but I always bottom water from there on as top watering will tend to cause damping off disease. Hope this helps clarify it for you! Have a blessed day.
Always bottom water if u can….encourages roots to fill their pot and prevents damping off etc.
Thank you for these great tips! Truly makes all the difference in getting these little seedlings to grow❤ I appreciate all the wisdom you share 🌈
You're welcome! 😊
I do use pre moistened seed planting soil. Works well for me to get the moisture in it. Otherwise it is very hard for me to get it to accept the water.
That's one of the reasons why I use coco coir. Peatmoss is hydrophobic but coco absorbs water very well - it's like a sponge. So by having added coir in the mix, the coir quickly absorbs the available water and then it slowly hydrates the hydrophobic peatmoss.
That was awesome advice and just what i needed. Thank you. Bless you both and all your loved ones.
Thank you so much. Louise- Isabella UK🇬🇧
Great video! Best explanation for seed starting I have seen. Thank you!
You are such an adorable father son team! Oh my goodness you look so much alike too! So glad you talked him into doing a TH-cam channel together. ;) What an AWESOME idea! Love the content!!! ❤️ I hope you both really benefit and prosper from all the effort to recycle and share all of the wealth of information you have accumulated both with gardening and the technology aspect of it. Yay! THANK YOU
Thank you for the kind and encouraging words! I'm glad you like the videos too! Happy gardening!
Excellent tips. Love your light set ups
I watched this video yesterday
And watching it again today.
I would like to see videos about specific crops .
Please continue
Super! What crops are you thinking of?
@@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork
Hibiscus sabdariffa
I cannot find celestial seasonings red zinger tea anymore
So now I must grow my own.
I am sure you grow squash,
How do you handle the vide borer.
Thanks
Great tips. Thank you so much. I subscribed. Love your work shop too.
You're welcome! Thank you for subscribing too!
You guys are champions I learnt a few things I will be taking into the garden
Thank you from Australia
You're welcome! Glad you found it helpful!
He looks ready to teach us all how they used to live in 1864 (like at one of those reenactment places🤣) keeping it old school while using new tech is just wonderful to see! He's walker of both worlds so to say..
All amazing advice, even the techy stuff such as the lighting. One thing I'll add is the upgraded XS1500Pro (same company, Viparspectra) is well worth the extra $20. Incredible coverage, way more even than any other light out there.
Great comment, love it! Thanks for contributing to the conversation! God bless!
@@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork thanks! I'm a soil consultant (nerd) who studies the science as much as possible (microbiology in my case specifically) and really loved your channels presentation!
That helmet head tip is a very good one! I have had some issues with that with my hot peppers 👊🏻🌻👊🏻
Glad it helped! Blessings!
Sam's club has for sale 4 ft. LED light fixture for only $20. They consume only 50 watts, but equate to a 500 watts output. Guaranteed for five years. And last for 50,000 hours.
Very informative and a great set of links! Thank you!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. Very much appreciated.
Thank you Gentlemen for sharing your knowledge and wisdom. You have a new subscriber and I will share with as many people as I can. Thank you thank you thank you.
"God is Light and God is Love" - ABSOLUTELY!
Thank you for all your tips. Very helpful.
❤😊 hi Dan & Luke well 1:41 done! Just found your video excellent tips love the high dome
Lighting warm water fine vermiculite deals with resistance of seed coatings and more you Explain WHY! love your workshop Dan your so Authentic
Best Wishes from Ireland
Thank You
Geraldine🙋♀️
Great! Glad you found it helpful Geraldine! 😊
Thanks for the info. Very informative. Subscribed.
Great Video! So much knowledge. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it! May God bless you!
Great tips!! Thank you for sharing! 🌱 😊
You are so welcome!
Great video! I really enjoyed the treasure of knowledge that yourfather shared! Thank You! New sub!
You're welcome! Thanks for subscribing too!
Thx for the tips ! now I get 2 start again !
Great episode guys, love all the tips and will be adopting some of these this growing season! Thanks for sharing! 👍😃
You're welcome! Glad you found it valuable. 😊
Super helpful and direct! Thank you!
Thank you ! Glad you enjoyed it! We really appreciate you watching our videos!
Amazing Info!!! Glad I found your channel!
Glad it was helpful!👍
Thank you, GOD bless.
Great information! Enjoy every moment with your father in that shop! I have very fond memories of spending time with my father in his shop. Thanks again
I do enjoy spending time with dad in the shop. One of my favorite memories is when we each made violins together. We still have them. That was over 15 years ago. Blessings
Fantastic video fellas! Big thanks from British Columbia, Canada.
Glad you enjoyed it! God bless!
Great tips thanks! Keep making these videos.
Thank you for the words of encouragement! Have a blessed day!
Wonderful info, and great Dad too! Subscribed!
Glad you found value in our message! Yes, I'm so thankful for my parents! Thanks for subscribing!😊
Thank you for your time. I learned a great deal.
Great to hear! You're welcome!
The taller domes are awesome I didn't know they existed. Perfect for watermelon cucumber. When some grow fast but the others struggle
Very informative, Thanks
Great! Glad you found it helpful! Thanks for the comment!
I have watched your video 2 times, it’s very thorough.
You're welcome! 😊
excelent video thank you 😊
You are welcome!
Thank you very much. Very informative
👍Thanks for the feedback!
Loved this! New sub here. Thank your Dad for his knowledge please. We are doing a lot of what he talked about. What about flowers that are a month old, how high should led shop lights be above them?
Legendary!🙌👏🙌 Thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it!
been using regular t8 leds 6500k , highest lumens you can find... and it works fine for seedlings. Full spectrum is super expensive and useful if you want to grow plants to maturity / fruiting
Yes you are correct,it's just that a lot of people keep them too far above the plant,there's nothing wrong with T-8s,the full spectrum leds are much cheaper than they used to be and more lumens/ watt so they are cheaper to run as well.
Thank you.🙂🕊🕊🕊
You are so welcome! 😊
Thank you for the great video! Really intersting that you replant such a small tomatoes outside. I should try it, especially if it affects productivity.
You're very welcome and thank you for watching and please subscribe if you haven't already!
I would love a video on how to care for the seedling until they go into the ground!
Thanks for the suggestion! We'll put it on the list!
What a great idea, using a dustpan! Maybe a shorter intro of just a few clips, I got a little confused because I thought that the video was starting.
Thanks for your feedback! Welcome to our channel!
That was interesting, maybe a bit complicated for my little garden, but I got some good tips out of that nevertheless. Thanks!
You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you for sharing your wisdom 🙏 I gave a like 👍 also I subscribed to your channel 😀 Many blessings to you and your family..
Thank you! Welcome to our channel! 😊
@@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork you're welcome 😁 Happy to be here 🙏
Thanks for the great tips, I will never buy plant labels again now i just gotta find a window blind ❤
You're welcome! 😊
Disappointed that you use peat moss, which is nonrenewable. But I sure do love the content you are sharing and your garden is beautiful. Most importantly, thank you for sharing God’s love.
Thanks for the great info! I was getting ready to put a fan on some of my seedlings but I see it’s not necessary. Some of my seedlings started turning black but now I’m realizing it was probably because I had those Samsung LEDs too close.
As well raising red wigglers and adding some worm casting
Can you use coco coir instead of peat moss to make the seed starter mix? Thanks
How did you make your germination oven? Great tips thank you.
We hopefully make a video about that at a later date, thanks for the suggestion!
❤ Thank You 🙏🇺🇸💖
You're so welcome! May God bless you! ☺️🙏
Nice video! What varieties of figs do you grow? Are they in pots?
Those are fig cuttings getting rooted,there's Chicago hardy,RDB,brown turkey, I-258,LSU purple, BMKK,Brunswick, violet de solices,marsallies black vs,Ronde de bordeaux, italian,honey, red Lebanese bekaa,black Bethlehem.
The vipar sun light can be placed the right height but starting out u only need 50% of the light turned on then ounce they pop then increase
I was wondering if I could use that Vipar Spectra to start the hardening off process... Because I think carrying plants in and out of the the house is most annoying process of starting seeds indoors. Well that and plants indoors in doors is kinda messy and gross in general. Don't get me wrong I love outdoor plants, but I'm not the biggest fan of indoor plants, but I guess when you live in colder climates what can you do.
I also have wood shop and I am a master gardener we might be kindred spirits. The only thing I would add if it was my channel are aquariums : ) .. Awesome channel subscribed
Can you show us how to make the small setup that you have there ?
How many days/weeks does it take for a tomato plant to be that 3"-4" optimal size for planting outdoors? Im in northern WI and its always a challenge to know when to start plants indoors. Thanks and keep the video's coming!
It takes 3 to 4 weeks depending on if your using a heat mat or not. Have a blessed day!
Mr. Dan, My last frost date is typically June 7th. Can you please suggest when I should start my plants?
Depends on what plants you want to start! What are you planning on starting?
You mentioned planting as soon as possible to keep plants healthy and avoid poor production and plant issues. What if the weather is not great for the plant yet, can we just repot to a larger area for the roots until the weather is better?
Thanks for watching! It would be better to wait to start your seeds than to pot up into larger pots,it's usually always better to not get in too big a hurry to start planting seeds,I know we all get spring fever but from experience I'd say wait a bit longer.
Hi- love this video! New subscriber- I couldn’t find the link where you purchased the seeds!
Which seeds are you looking for?
www.delectationoftomatoes.com
@@GardeningHomesteadingWoodwork hi, thank you for replying! I’m interested in tomatoes- beefsteak, cherry and San marzano , all sorts of lettuce and I saw the squash, and eggplant! Do I use the link you posted!? Thanks
@@lexhemart The link is mostly for tomatoes. It's not our website, but it's a good seller of tomato seeds who my father knows. You can do Google searches to source the other seeds, but I would direct you to Berlin Seeds. The company offers good seeds at very good prices. They also have other growing supplies. 😊
Add water to your seed planting mix before filling trays.
Your idea sounds logical, but if you did that, it is much harder to quickly fill all the small pony pack cells because the soil is not loose and dry. Uniformity of soil density per cell is much more consistent when gravity filled with dry soil.
If pre-wetted, you also have the potential of having air pockets at the bottom of the cells unless you pack in the pre-wetted possibly clumpy soil.
It's not called potting mix either. It is seed starting soil mix. They are very different mixes for a reason.
Potting mix is usually damp prior to using. Hope these observations help you.😊