Thanks for checking out our first new "real" video of the 2024 season. We are glad to be back at it this year. This one was entirely inspired by our viewers. We know we could just give you a list of varieties, but our goal is to make you better growers! We're looking forward to firing up our grow rooms very soon, you can expect to see some new content on growing from seed soon!
Thanks for the kind comment! We really have enjoyed runner beans. You can either crack them and harvest the beans, or eat them whole. Completely different food experience each way. We're usually lazy and do the latter, but you do have to cook them thoroughly. Excellent in stews, soups things like that. Good luck this season, appreciate the watch.
Jeff! You’re very informative without background music I really FOCUS on your awesome subject that I’ve BEEN LOOKING for! Great job! I’m in zone 6a Michigan 🥶🥶🥶🥶
I've been mastering our newer videos without the background music, it's just too hard to please everyone. Sounds like you're our target audience! While we're in Alaska, there's a ton of commonality in all cold climates!
Living here in England, I'm amazed how much you grow up in Alaska (and your incredible knowledge) . I also didn't know about day length with onions so thanks!
I am very new to gardening, I understand your hesitation to put out a list, but as a beginner in zone 3 it is helpful to have a starting point so thank you for the video. I have picked up seeds from the dollar store and national companies but lately am focusing on local seed companies or companies in the same type of region I'm in. I've heard that it is good to try and source seeds grown in your climate. These companies also feature a lot of seeds great for short seasons.
We can tell you that if you shop at local nurseries, you'll likely have good success. Many of them will weed out things that will do poorly (e.g. not carry okra), so the buyers have a better experience. The big box stores (and other chains) often have very "generic" selections and can be a lot more hit or miss for colder climates. They put zero effort into cultivating your choices and will just put out whatever is sent. They really don't care if you do well or not! You can source from outside your climate, but it should be reasonably close. For example, we source a lot of seeds out of places like Oregon and Michigan. While it's not "Alaska" in that case, it's generally "northern" and thus they cultivate a selection that prefers cooler climates. Most northern seed houses will have the varieties we're looking for. Good luck and thanks for the comment/watch!
@@frostygarden907 You might enjoy seeds from Alberta and Saskatchewan companies then too. We know a few things about cold and snow 😆. I agree talking to owners of local seed companies is so helpful they have great tips and lots of experience.
Thanks for checking out our first new "real" video of the 2024 season. We are glad to be back at it this year. This one was entirely inspired by our viewers. We know we could just give you a list of varieties, but our goal is to make you better growers! We're looking forward to firing up our grow rooms very soon, you can expect to see some new content on growing from seed soon!
Thank you! This was well done! I'm trying runner beans for the first time this year!
Thanks for the kind comment! We really have enjoyed runner beans. You can either crack them and harvest the beans, or eat them whole. Completely different food experience each way. We're usually lazy and do the latter, but you do have to cook them thoroughly. Excellent in stews, soups things like that. Good luck this season, appreciate the watch.
Jeff! You’re very informative without background music I really FOCUS on your awesome subject that I’ve BEEN LOOKING for! Great job! I’m in zone 6a Michigan 🥶🥶🥶🥶
I've been mastering our newer videos without the background music, it's just too hard to please everyone. Sounds like you're our target audience! While we're in Alaska, there's a ton of commonality in all cold climates!
Living here in England, I'm amazed how much you grow up in Alaska (and your incredible knowledge) . I also didn't know about day length with onions so thanks!
Thanks for the kind comment. I guess we do grow a lot! Thanks for giving us a watch, hope to see you again!
Great information again. Thank you
Thanks for watching, appreciate the kind comment.
I am very new to gardening, I understand your hesitation to put out a list, but as a beginner in zone 3 it is helpful to have a starting point so thank you for the video. I have picked up seeds from the dollar store and national companies but lately am focusing on local seed companies or companies in the same type of region I'm in. I've heard that it is good to try and source seeds grown in your climate. These companies also feature a lot of seeds great for short seasons.
We can tell you that if you shop at local nurseries, you'll likely have good success. Many of them will weed out things that will do poorly (e.g. not carry okra), so the buyers have a better experience. The big box stores (and other chains) often have very "generic" selections and can be a lot more hit or miss for colder climates. They put zero effort into cultivating your choices and will just put out whatever is sent. They really don't care if you do well or not! You can source from outside your climate, but it should be reasonably close. For example, we source a lot of seeds out of places like Oregon and Michigan. While it's not "Alaska" in that case, it's generally "northern" and thus they cultivate a selection that prefers cooler climates. Most northern seed houses will have the varieties we're looking for. Good luck and thanks for the comment/watch!
@@frostygarden907 You might enjoy seeds from Alberta and Saskatchewan companies then too. We know a few things about cold and snow 😆.
I agree talking to owners of local seed companies is so helpful they have great tips and lots of experience.