Thank goodness you submitted this video to Laura at GA!! I've never heard of this method, but it is so cool! So much easier and less of a hassle than using milk jugs. Thanks for the information! 😊
I've been doing this for years. Was telling my aunt and uncle last night how to start in zippy grow bags. They do really well and I put the zippy bags in a clear tote without a lid so I can follow the sun and if it's going to rain or snow I put the lid on the totes. They couldn't believe that I have cantaloupes 4 inches tall already and that they survived this last cold spell in the grow bags. I started an avacodo in a 2 litter bottle "greenhouse" that's almost outgrown the bottle. Time to add some chopsticks and zippy bag to it as well.
And to verify- ounce the first set of leaves are present all seedlings can be direct planted? No hardening off required? Also can the zippy bags be reused?
@@AnnieandCC Once the first set of true leaves are present, they can be transplanted. In the case of the lettuce, I just wait until they are about 1". Because wintersown seedlings are exposed to the elements, they are already hardened off. Everything is re-usable.
I just saw this on Garden Answer. I'm 7a in TN and would love to try this. As much as I love planting seeds I get real sick of all the shelves and lights all over my dining room so I decided this year to not even bother indoors. But you've inspired me to try this outside in the garden. Thank you.
A great idea!! Could use a 3 hole punch for the bags, just shift it for only 2. I think I'll try it, maybe alongside some milk jugs for comparison. Thanks for posting!
Thank you for these winter sowing in ziplock bags videos. I never have milk jugs, but we always have used gallon ziplock that we rinse out and don’t know what to use them for. Now I know.
Thank you! I tried milk jug winter sowing for the first time. Going to try this method next. As a total newbie to seed planting, I appreciate the video!
Just letting you know that I did some of my winter sowing in the Ziplock bags like you showed here. They were super successful and much easier than using the milk jugs. Plus, they take up much less room. Thanks for sharing this idea.
I started winter sowing after listening to Joe Gardener’s podcast a few weeks ago. Then I went online searching for more info. Bumped into yours today. What a discovery! Thank you for sharing this method. It will save me tons of work to achieve the same results! Will try this weekend.
Thank you, Elizabeth! I am so glad you posted this video and that I have been fortunate enough to find it. I am going to winter sew some seeds tomorrow for my zone 5 garden. Can’t wait to see how this works!
Glad I found this. I like to use more than one method of sprouting seeds at a time. I even start some in a hydroponic system. I use grow lights and shelves for cells filled with soil, but I hate making a mess with soil and water all over the shelves. I am absolutely adopting this method this year. It makes so much sense that the ziploc would act a lot like a little greenhouse. I always have a million gallon ziplocs on hand too so this is perfect!
@@wintersowingwithelizabeth2286 Thank you! And sounds great! Plants BELONG outside where they arent making gnats and a mess! Love that I found this today 💞💞
@@risingharvest keep me posted! When you think about it, it seems like the natural way seeds have grown since the beginning of time (minus the baggies, of course) without grow lights etc.
I can't freakin believe this!😮 Like tell me you're a genius without telling me you're a genius like work smarter, not harder. Honestly I can't believe I didn't think of this😮 Thankyou 🙏!!!
Thanks for this idea. I'm winter sowing for the first time this year and using milk jugs. I'm going to try a few bags too because it sure would be easier to store over the summer.
I’m so glad I came across your video! I think this is more up my ally and much easier than trying to collect jugs. Thank you so much and happy to see you’ve had success with it. It will be my first time.
This is amazing! I can't wait to try it. I'm currently using jugs but cutting drain holes, cutting the lid, and cleaning after was a pain. Storing them also takes so much space.
It is. Some people complain about the waste of the bags (although you can save them from year to year), but there is also waste in driving around trying to find jugs, not to mention duct tape that is horrid to open and close and not recyclable. Have fun!
Good idea with ziploc bags. I am going to try this with plastic bags that we get frozen foods in (fries, peas etc) to save buying baggies. Cut bags in half and cut drainage and use tub and lid. Can't wait to try it.
I had good success with jugs but this will take so much less room!! I can clean out all the jugs I have been saving now all over the place and get rid of the mess. THANKS!! I am going to try carrots first, I never could grow them before.
@@heritagevr4010 I can send you a photo of last year’s carrots if you want. Wintersowing is different than growing normally. You can find the science behind it at wintersown.org
Hi nice...you should use a plastic dish pan to do that to keep the dirt from going down the drain. That dirt will pile up in the drain and you will have big drain issues and veey costly to fix. Speaking from experience. 😣
Saw this mentioned on the Gardening Answer channel. I've been saving up gallon jugs for winter sowing but now that I've seen this I will definitely try this method!
I always appreciate learning how to do something another way. Thank you for the video. I have used milk jugs and 2 liter bottles with success. This winter I am going to use rotisserie chicken holders. Of course you will have to add drainage holes in the bottom and in the top dome. I'm in Zone 8 and really starting a month late.
Hi Joanne. I'm in zone 8 as well. South MS. I just winter sowed some seeds today for the first time. I see your post is from a year ago. How'd you make out?
We tried using this method with elementary school students about 30-35 years ago (so probably not invented by Trudy.) One problem that we encountered when there were temperature fluctuations was mold &/or mildew growth. In consulting the agriculture department at our local University about the issue, we were told to be especially careful when evidence of mold or mildew appeared as it can cause severe illness - from contact with the soil (when transplanting for example) and/or from consuming foods that were not washed sufficiently. The professors suggested that we use an "open air system" such as plastic cups or make our own compostable pots from newspaper because mold & mildew can be present long before it is visible to the naked eye.
That is so odd. Could it be that you didn't have enough drainage or you didn't begin in the winter? There are hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people who wintersow throughout the world and this is the first time anyone has mentioned this. I love this method because it is so natural and the seeds experience what they would have experienced before modern methods came into play.
@@wintersowingwithelizabeth2286 We only experienced the mold growth when using plastic bags, regardless of the amount of drainage &/or space around the bags. The Professors said that it results from insufficient airflow around the plants; the airflow allows the excess moisture to dissipate and reduces the opportunity for mold growth. Additionally, the closed plastic bags create the perfect environment for nematodes - an especially nasty situation if one is growing tomatoes &/or nightshades.
@@CrazyAuntVal That's very odd. I've grown wonderful tomatoes every year. No matter what winter sowing method I have used, I have an 80% germination rate. The bags are simply easier and I have zero issues with them. Sorry it didn't work for you 30-35 years ago. Maybe you should give it another try.
This is such an easy and clean way to winterswo without all this eye-sore milk jugs in your garden.. Thank you. This video just cam on time, I'll now do exactly how you did it. Thank you :)
You’re welcome! It does make everything so neat and tidy. Some people complain that I use plastic baggies, but at least this doesn’t require driving all over town to hunt down jugs. Enjoy!
@@wintersowingwithelizabeth2286 exactly I have been begging people for clear 5 lt water bottles here in the UK as we don't have US style huge milk jugs over here..
Wonderful idea. Garden Answer shared your idea on their viewer submission video and mentioned you had a video as well so I came here to watch yours. Going to try this idea as I don’t usually have a lot of plastic jug type containers.
Same as Brenda, I didn't want to use plastic jugs, but i have tons of plastic bags I've been trying to find uses for since i switched to containers only years ago.
@Jam Jam Gardens @Elizabeth Anjos Garden Answer said you mentioned you reuse these bags from year to year so that was attractive to me as well. I assume they last a couple of seasons.
@@feistycitrus Yes, it all depends on how many times you open them to peek inside to see your sprouts. Some fail. It's a balance. With this method, you might lose some bags, but there is not duct tape (which is not recyclable), nor do you need to drive around gathering jugs. Storage is a breeze too.
Genius absolutely genius and far easier than doing the milk jugs... I will be doing this method this year I will keep you posted on how it goes absolutely awesome...
Hello Elizabeth, Greetings from Windermere, Florida zone 9b 🇺🇸 This excellent advice for all levels of gardening. 👩🌾👍 I subscribed to your channel and I am sure you will have many new subs with Laura's 👍thumbs up 👍 I'm 71 and gardening for over 50 years. I started a channel just over a year ago and I'm enjoying sharing with others. Your Garden must be magnificent in Spring and Summer. I was born in Pittsburgh and raised in Greensburg. Best of luck to you 👍
@@wintersowingwithelizabeth2286 I started watching Laura in April of '15. She was the first and only channel I watched and she was the reason I started a channel. Share knowledge 🌿💚🌿
That’s so awesome, I don’t use milk or juice so I don’t have to buy them. I do have a lot of ziplock bags so I’m going to get busy. Thank you for this video.
Some people cannot buy a box of bags. They can afford other people's trash. Some people are going to use garden soil instead of potting soil. For survival, this may be an expensive method to use new things for homeless or poor people. It is convenient. It is time saving and better than jugs for time and convenience. I haven't tried this method. I will try it soon. I love innovation, and this is innovation.
I really like your idea of using bags. Especially that I can get all that is needed quite cheap at the Dollarstore. I see some of your items are from there too..LOL. I would set them into a shallow tub maybe with wood chips on the bottom with holes..or something so I can move them around easier. I assume this set up could fry your plants in the sun so being able to move into a shady spot with ease would be good. Thanks for this great idea!
There is no need to move the bags. When the temp gets above 70, I open bags during daytime and close at night. Once danger of frost is gone, I just leave bags open until I have time to plant. I never move my bags out of the sun. Happy gardening
Good idea! We use milk jugs and 2 liter pop bottles. Put them in a well light breezeway. Also, wonder since ziplocs cost and things are high right now, if you could use the ziploc baggie idea by sewing old scraps of cloths (sheets, pillowcases, plastic bags from store even) into a ziploc baggie shape and use it. Water drains through cloth and have it in a tote with lid as someone said. Old burlap too.
I saw this on Laura at Garden Answers also. I have never heard of winter sowing in gallon baggies but I am definitely going to try it this week! I hope I can find the marshmallow sticks. Thank you for the video.
So many great ideas here! Thank you so much for sharing how you winter sow in freezer bags!!! I am in zone 5a, so is my time to starts sowing around March?
You can begin from January to March. There is no reason to wait until March with wintersowing. The seedlings will sprout when it’s their time, regardless of when they were sown. Happy Gardening!
Hello! I’m Z5a also! I didn’t dare start any this January in WI! Way too warm, never seen such warmth in January WITH RAIN! I say stay weather wise for your area. I think if anyone set out seeds in the weather we had they may have germinated. The last week now we will be below zero and maybe straightening out. Last year I put them out March 20. All brassicas and leafy greens were terrific! Lavender, poppies-great! I had so many plants and shared many. Cold stratification is only for certain harder seeds/perennials. Generally they need only a couple weeks in fridge to fool them when planting inside, so I don’t think that matters so much. They say a seed’s shell, wax coating and hormones depict when it is ready to germinate and if weather stays cool enough they won jump up too soon. Lol, if I would have set my WS out this January I would have a house full of seedlings to babysit inside 😂. It wasn’t staying cold enough to keep the lakes froze. So like you I wondered when also and have been piecing together a lot of info and I think I will choose Valentine’s Day for my tuff things like seed I collected from my Butterfly Weed (other tuff perennials) maybe onions and I’m staying with March for most everything except I’m experimenting April 1st with tomatoes and peppers. I think we will be safe from here on out as Accuweather predicted several polar vortexes for Midwest/plains area and no matter what the ground hog does they say 6 more weeks of winter. Check it out.
So grateful you posted this on Garden Answer! Yay! I don’t have raised beds… any ideas on what I could use to prop up my bags with instead? Cardboard boxes would just disintegrate maybe. Although we are having unseasonably warm weather in my area in CA. I’m afraid they might cook in there! It’s been 80 degrees this week in February! Crazy!
Nice Video. Thanks for showing the ziplog bag winter sowing method. Would it be easier to create holes in the bag using a hole punch? I tried a hole punch and it works fine as long as the plastic is 2 layers or more.
@@wintersowingwithelizabeth2286 By using a paper from the junk mail, I folded the paper twice (2 layers on each side) and lined it to the edge of the ziplog bag, the punch goes through it with ease. I can also do this with a few bags at a time. Saves a lot of time.
Thank goodness you submitted this video to Laura at GA!! I've never heard of this method, but it is so cool! So much easier and less of a hassle than using milk jugs. Thanks for the information! 😊
Thank you so much! It's so easy and a lot of fun too!
Thanks you for an excellent demonstration of planting seeds. It is cheaper too than buying pots.
@@mattiecopeland8741 thank you. It’s a very practical way to grow.
I'm going to try them too!! Heard on Garden Answer as well! I think I'll try milkweed .
I've been doing this for years. Was telling my aunt and uncle last night how to start in zippy grow bags. They do really well and I put the zippy bags in a clear tote without a lid so I can follow the sun and if it's going to rain or snow I put the lid on the totes. They couldn't believe that I have cantaloupes 4 inches tall already and that they survived this last cold spell in the grow bags. I started an avacodo in a 2 litter bottle "greenhouse" that's almost outgrown the bottle. Time to add some chopsticks and zippy bag to it as well.
Amazing! Thank you for the information.
Happy to hear it!
And to verify- ounce the first set of leaves are present all seedlings can be direct planted? No hardening off required? Also can the zippy bags be reused?
@@AnnieandCC Once the first set of true leaves are present, they can be transplanted. In the case of the lettuce, I just wait until they are about 1". Because wintersown seedlings are exposed to the elements, they are already hardened off. Everything is re-usable.
Why do you cover with snow? With jugs, the snow waters them...
Elizabeth, you are a gem for answering everyone's questions so politely.
I just saw this on Garden Answer. I'm 7a in TN and would love to try this. As much as I love planting seeds I get real sick of all the shelves and lights all over my dining room so I decided this year to not even bother indoors. But you've inspired me to try this outside in the garden. Thank you.
Currently my DR has been overtaken with grow lights, trays, seed mats, soil and seeds and MESS. Might try next year. I'm in 7a as well.
@@Latebloomershow Love your TH-cam channel!
A great idea!! Could use a 3 hole punch for the bags, just shift it for only 2. I think I'll try it, maybe alongside some milk jugs for comparison. Thanks for posting!
Thank you for these winter sowing in ziplock bags videos. I never have milk jugs, but we always have used gallon ziplock that we rinse out and don’t know what to use them for. Now I know.
Thank you so much!! Have fun!!!
Thank you! I tried milk jug winter sowing for the first time. Going to try this method next. As a total newbie to seed planting, I appreciate the video!
Happy gardening
Best video I have seen in a LONGGGGGGGG time. Thank you
Thanks! Extremely practical!
Brilliant. Now I won't have to ask neighbors for milk jars.
Just letting you know that I did some of my winter sowing in the Ziplock bags like you showed here. They were super successful and much easier than using the milk jugs. Plus, they take up much less room. Thanks for sharing this idea.
That’s great news!!! So much easier to open and close too, when the temps warm up! Happy gardening!
Nice! It’s great to see someone else who is doing this method without using milk jugs. I’m using solo cups and milkshake lids.
Very creative.
May I ask where you ordered the lids? seems like a great idea!
I started winter sowing after listening to Joe Gardener’s podcast a few weeks ago. Then I went online searching for more info. Bumped into yours today. What a discovery! Thank you for sharing this method. It will save me tons of work to achieve the same results! Will try this weekend.
Thank you! Happy gardening!
Great video and my seeds are sprouting now in March! Thank you!
Happy gardening!!
Thank you, Elizabeth! I am so glad you posted this video and that I have been fortunate enough to find it. I am going to winter sew some seeds tomorrow for my zone 5 garden. Can’t wait to see how this works!
Happy Gardening!!!
Ok good idea you made little greenhouses
Wow, this is fantastic! Thank you for sharing. I really hope you’ll make more gardening videos, you’ve got such a pleasant voice/demeanor.
Thank you.
Glad I found this. I like to use more than one method of sprouting seeds at a time. I even start some in a hydroponic system. I use grow lights and shelves for cells filled with soil, but I hate making a mess with soil and water all over the shelves. I am absolutely adopting this method this year. It makes so much sense that the ziploc would act a lot like a little greenhouse. I always have a million gallon ziplocs on hand too so this is perfect!
That's wonderful! Just make sure you are doing it outside in the snow and freezing temps. This method isn't for growing inside. Thank you
@@wintersowingwithelizabeth2286 Thank you! And sounds great! Plants BELONG outside where they arent making gnats and a mess! Love that I found this today 💞💞
@@risingharvest keep me posted! When you think about it, it seems like the natural way seeds have grown since the beginning of time (minus the baggies, of course) without grow lights etc.
I started WS in 2009. this looks much easier. thanks for sharing.
Looking forward to the big reveal. I started winter sowing for the first time this year. Its a lot of fun.
It’s so much fun and so inexpensive!
I can't freakin believe this!😮 Like tell me you're a genius without telling me you're a genius like work smarter, not harder. Honestly I can't believe I didn't think of this😮
Thankyou 🙏!!!
@magwed4120 thank you. Not a genius…. I just couldn’t stand the messy jugs and recipients blowing all over my yard.
Thanks for this idea. I'm winter sowing for the first time this year and using milk jugs. I'm going to try a few bags too because it sure would be easier to store over the summer.
Have fun!
I have used the milk jugs before. This is so much easier. Thank you
I’m so glad I came across your video! I think this is more up my ally and much easier than trying to collect jugs. Thank you so much and happy to see you’ve had success with it. It will be my first time.
It’s so easy! You will enjoy the whole process!
Brilliant! Less bulky than the plastic containers. Thank you 👍
This is amazing! I can't wait to try it. I'm currently using jugs but cutting drain holes, cutting the lid, and cleaning after was a pain. Storing them also takes so much space.
It’s so much easier!! No tape, either!
Nice advice- never thought about the bag method before. You also have a nice voice. Thank you again.👍
Thank you!
Saw your method on Garden Answer!! Brilliant!!
Thank. Its been a struggle saving water and milk jugs. This looks like such an energy saver for me.
It is. Some people complain about the waste of the bags (although you can save them from year to year), but there is also waste in driving around trying to find jugs, not to mention duct tape that is horrid to open and close and not recyclable. Have fun!
Good idea with ziploc bags. I am going to try this with plastic bags that we get frozen foods in (fries, peas etc) to save buying baggies. Cut bags in half and cut drainage and use tub and lid. Can't wait to try it.
As long as the bags are transparent, they will work. Happy gardening.
Good point. Or leave baggies wide open for sun. (In a translucent or transparent container with a lid.)
I had good success with jugs but this will take so much less room!! I can clean out all the jugs I have been saving now all over the place and get rid of the mess. THANKS!! I am going to try carrots first, I never could grow them before.
I know....the mess of those jugs! Have fun!
THEY SAY CARROTS NEED WARM SOIL TO GERMINATE AND THAT IS NOT UNTIL AUG 1. So...I am bewildered. We do not know if her carrots actually come up.
@@heritagevr4010 I can send you a photo of last year’s carrots if you want. Wintersowing is different than growing normally. You can find the science behind it at wintersown.org
@@wintersowingwithelizabeth2286 That would be very helpful and kind! Thank you!
@@heritagevr4010 I would need your email. There is no way to attach a photo here. If you are on Instagram, send me a message at @wintersowing
Hi nice...you should use a plastic dish pan to do that to keep the dirt from going down the drain. That dirt will pile up in the drain and you will have big drain issues and veey costly to fix. Speaking from experience. 😣
Good advice!
had to see after watching Garden Answers, Great vid!
Thank you!
You are a natural teacher. Good job
Saw this mentioned on the Gardening Answer channel. I've been saving up gallon jugs for winter sowing but now that I've seen this I will definitely try this method!
Have fun!
I always appreciate learning how to do something another way. Thank you for the video. I have used milk jugs and 2 liter bottles with success. This winter I am going to use rotisserie chicken holders. Of course you will have to add drainage holes in the bottom and in the top dome. I'm in Zone 8 and really starting a month late.
Happy Gardening!
Hi Joanne.
I'm in zone 8 as well. South MS. I just winter sowed some seeds today for the first time. I see your post is from a year ago. How'd you make out?
Wow! I’m going to try this! I came over from Garden Answer after Laura highlighted your method. Thank you for the great, informative video.
I had no idea! Thank you for letting me know!
Thank you so much for this idea. I just put out my jugs for the year. I am going to do this as well to compare. This is much easier!!!
Thank you! Happy gardening!
Thank you for all the helping tips. I am going to do mine this weekend. Can't wait.
Have fun!
Mankind, you’ve got this!!
We tried using this method with elementary school students about 30-35 years ago (so probably not invented by Trudy.)
One problem that we encountered when there were temperature fluctuations was mold &/or mildew growth.
In consulting the agriculture department at our local University about the issue, we were told to be especially careful when evidence of mold or mildew appeared as it can cause severe illness - from contact with the soil (when transplanting for example) and/or from consuming foods that were not washed sufficiently. The professors suggested that we use an "open air system" such as plastic cups or make our own compostable pots from newspaper because mold & mildew can be present long before it is visible to the naked eye.
That is so odd. Could it be that you didn't have enough drainage or you didn't begin in the winter? There are hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people who wintersow throughout the world and this is the first time anyone has mentioned this. I love this method because it is so natural and the seeds experience what they would have experienced before modern methods came into play.
@@wintersowingwithelizabeth2286 We only experienced the mold growth when using plastic bags, regardless of the amount of drainage &/or space around the bags.
The Professors said that it results from insufficient airflow around the plants; the airflow allows the excess moisture to dissipate and reduces the opportunity for mold growth.
Additionally, the closed plastic bags create the perfect environment for nematodes - an especially nasty situation if one is growing tomatoes &/or nightshades.
@@CrazyAuntVal That's very odd. I've grown wonderful tomatoes every year. No matter what winter sowing method I have used, I have an 80% germination rate. The bags are simply easier and I have zero issues with them. Sorry it didn't work for you 30-35 years ago. Maybe you should give it another try.
@@CrazyAuntVal were you keeping them inside it outside?
@@wintersowingwithelizabeth2286 I suspect the person who had a problem with mold was using soil from the earth rather than fresh potting soil.
Good video! Thank you, Elizabeth.
Thank you
This is such an easy and clean way to winterswo without all this eye-sore milk jugs in your garden.. Thank you. This video just cam on time, I'll now do exactly how you did it. Thank you :)
You’re welcome! It does make everything so neat and tidy. Some people complain that I use plastic baggies, but at least this doesn’t require driving all over town to hunt down jugs. Enjoy!
@@wintersowingwithelizabeth2286 exactly I have been begging people for clear 5 lt water bottles here in the UK as we don't have US style huge milk jugs over here..
Wonderful idea. Garden Answer shared your idea on their viewer submission video and mentioned you had a video as well so I came here to watch yours. Going to try this idea as I don’t usually have a lot of plastic jug type containers.
Thank you! It's so easy to do!
Same as Brenda, I didn't want to use plastic jugs, but i have tons of plastic bags I've been trying to find uses for since i switched to containers only years ago.
@@jamjamgardens4677 It's so easy and fun!
@Jam Jam Gardens @Elizabeth Anjos Garden Answer said you mentioned you reuse these bags from year to year so that was attractive to me as well. I assume they last a couple of seasons.
@@feistycitrus Yes, it all depends on how many times you open them to peek inside to see your sprouts. Some fail. It's a balance. With this method, you might lose some bags, but there is not duct tape (which is not recyclable), nor do you need to drive around gathering jugs. Storage is a breeze too.
Smart much cleaner looking than the jugs !
It is neater looking! They don’t blow all over the yard, either. I did the jugs the first year and found all that tape and half opened jugs a mess.
Heard about you from Garden Answer. Did not even know about this! 👍🏼👍🏼
Best new idea ⭐️
Brilliant idea! Thanks so much, possibilities are endless xx
Happy gardening !!
Genius absolutely genius and far easier than doing the milk jugs... I will be doing this method this year I will keep you posted on how it goes absolutely awesome...
Great!! Happy gardening!
You should get a lot more followers now that Laura posted your picture on her channel. I'm now subscribed to your channel.
I winter sowed in clear milk jugs, good success
Excellent idea, and so easy too
Great and you can wash and keep using them easy and always fresh and clean economy and environmentally friendly
Thank you for sharing Elizabeth God bless y’all
Garden answer brought us here.
Thank you!
Thank you for your knowledge,I think everyone needs to know how to grow!
Great idea using a ziplock bag! I am going to get mine started in a couple weeks so this will be great! Thanks for sharing. Hugs and love from Texas!
Have fun!
Please follow up in spring on the success rate.
Nice idea. I freeze my garden harvest , after taking those bags felling guilty of using so many plastic bags. Now I can repurpose my freezer bags.
Hello Elizabeth, Greetings from Windermere, Florida zone 9b 🇺🇸
This excellent advice for all levels of gardening. 👩🌾👍
I subscribed to your channel and I am sure you will have many new subs with Laura's 👍thumbs up 👍
I'm 71 and gardening for over 50 years. I started a channel just over a year ago and I'm enjoying sharing with others. Your Garden must be magnificent in Spring and Summer.
I was born in Pittsburgh and raised in Greensburg.
Best of luck to you 👍
When I saw your comment, I had no idea! Thank you for letting me know! I look forward to her (their) videos every day!
@@wintersowingwithelizabeth2286 I started watching Laura in April of '15.
She was the first and only channel I watched and she was the reason I started a channel. Share knowledge 🌿💚🌿
@@peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920 I have learned so much from her!
@@wintersowingwithelizabeth2286 Elizabeth, we have much to learn from each other.
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This is AMAZING! wish I had found this video before I went through the work of drilling holes in 30 Dollarstore containers.
Thanks! Yeah, this method is much easier.
That’s so awesome, I don’t use milk or juice so I don’t have to buy them. I do have a lot of ziplock bags so I’m going to get busy. Thank you for this video.
You are going to have so much fun!
Here from Garden Answer. Intriguing idea. Thank you for sharing.
I hope you do a follow up, showing you planting your seedlings 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻.
Really like this concept and enjoyed your video.
Please see my other videos. I made a whole series of each step last year, including transplanting.
So glad I found you! What an awesome idea, so easy!
Thank you! Have fun!!!
Some people cannot buy a box of bags. They can afford other people's trash. Some people are going to use garden soil instead of potting soil. For survival, this may be an expensive method to use new things for homeless or poor people. It is convenient. It is time saving and better than jugs for time and convenience. I haven't tried this method. I will try it soon. I love innovation, and this is innovation.
I found you from your Garden Answer submission. Haha This is a wonderful space saving alternative. Im going to try a few. Thank you for sharing!
Have fun!
Brilliant. Brilliant. Brilliant. Thanks!
I really like your idea of using bags. Especially that I can get all that is needed quite cheap at the Dollarstore. I see some of your items are from there too..LOL. I would set them into a shallow tub maybe with wood chips on the bottom with holes..or something so I can move them around easier. I assume this set up could fry your plants in the sun so being able to move into a shady spot with ease would be good. Thanks for this great idea!
There is no need to move the bags. When the temp gets above 70, I open bags during daytime and close at night. Once danger of frost is gone, I just leave bags open until I have time to plant. I never move my bags out of the sun. Happy gardening
Great idea ! Will try it soon !
Good idea ro.reuse.those.handy.ziplocks
Thank you Elizabeth
Great idea! Super simple.To make the drainage holes, I would use a hole puncher for paper, just a thought.Thank you so much.
Yes, it is very practical! Thank you
You are cleaver! Thanks
Thank you for sharing. God bless y’all.
Good idea! We use milk jugs and 2 liter pop bottles. Put them in a well light breezeway. Also, wonder since ziplocs cost and things are high right now, if you could use the ziploc baggie idea by sewing old scraps of cloths (sheets, pillowcases, plastic bags from store even) into a ziploc baggie shape and use it. Water drains through cloth and have it in a tote with lid as someone said. Old burlap too.
In order to make a greenhouse affect, the material used can not be fabric.
I saw this on Laura at Garden Answers also. I have never heard of winter sowing in gallon baggies but I am definitely going to try it this week! I hope I can find the marshmallow sticks. Thank you for the video.
@boysrus61 I have a link for the sticks under my video from Amazon. Your grocery store might have them as well. It’s such an easy method!
So many great ideas here! Thank you so much for sharing how you winter sow in freezer bags!!! I am in zone 5a, so is my time to starts sowing around March?
You can begin from January to March. There is no reason to wait until March with wintersowing. The seedlings will sprout when it’s their time, regardless of when they were sown. Happy Gardening!
Hello! I’m Z5a also! I didn’t dare start any this January in WI! Way too warm, never seen such warmth in January WITH RAIN! I say stay weather wise for your area. I think if anyone set out seeds in the weather we had they may have germinated. The last week now we will be below zero and maybe straightening out.
Last year I put them out March 20. All brassicas and leafy greens were terrific! Lavender, poppies-great!
I had so many plants and shared many. Cold stratification is only for certain harder seeds/perennials. Generally they need only a couple weeks in fridge to fool them when planting inside, so I don’t think that matters so much.
They say a seed’s shell, wax coating and hormones depict when it is ready to germinate and if weather stays cool enough they won jump up too soon. Lol, if I would have set my WS out this January I would have a house full of seedlings to babysit inside 😂. It wasn’t staying cold enough to keep the lakes froze.
So like you I wondered when also and have been piecing together a lot of info and I think I will choose Valentine’s Day for my tuff things like seed I collected from my Butterfly Weed (other tuff perennials) maybe onions and I’m staying with March for most everything except I’m experimenting April 1st with tomatoes and peppers. I think we will be safe from here on out as Accuweather predicted several polar vortexes for Midwest/plains area and no matter what the ground hog does they say 6 more weeks of winter. Check it out.
This is nice. I’m actually thinking of starting my first garden this year. New subscriber here.🤗
Start now! You probably have all the supplies in your kitchen! Have fun!
I love this. Seems so much simpler. I have everything! Well except the raised beds. I have loads of bricks though.
Bricks are perfect!! Have fun!!
Another use for Ziplock bags. I love those things. Great idea. We need to make sure we recycle them so a dolphin doesn't end up wearing one as a hat.
Saw this from Laura - Garden answers and loved the idea😀
Thank you!
LOVE IT, ECONOMICAL thank you
Thank you!
Great idea. Thanks for sharing!
Lucky You!--We still have 3 ft. of snow in the back yard..lol--Thanks for sharing!
Our snow finally melted. Snow is wonderful for wintersowing. It insulates the bags or jugs.
Cool idea. I will give it a try. This will be my first try at winter sowing.
Absolutely! Start now!! Anything except tropical plants. Find all the info about wintersowing at wintersown.org
Thank you for sharing a great idea. I have been using bakery plastic but your idea is fantastic as well
Just saw this on Garden Answer - I am going to try this! Thank you!
Have fun!
Great idea, thanks
Thank you
Very interesting. I will need to try this. No more milk jugs laying around. Found you through Garden Answer
Some people can't take the messiness of the jugs....like me! Thank you and have fun!!
Wow I would never of thought to do this amazing thank u
Thank you
Great idea
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Thank you for sharing this
Thank you for sharing, I will try this method this week.
So grateful you posted this on Garden Answer! Yay! I don’t have raised beds… any ideas on what I could use to prop up my bags with instead? Cardboard boxes would just disintegrate maybe. Although we are having unseasonably warm weather in my area in CA. I’m afraid they might cook in there! It’s been 80 degrees this week in February! Crazy!
Yeah 80 degrees won’t work. Maybe next December? You can prop up with milk crates, firewood, bricks, stones
So smart and cost effective. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you. Happy Gardening
I love this! ♥️ That's using what you have!!
Thank you
Amazing.. I heard about you from the gardening answer girl. She showed your idea on her channel. Thanks
Thank you!
Nice Video. Thanks for showing the ziplog bag winter sowing method. Would it be easier to create holes in the bag using a hole punch? I tried a hole punch and it works fine as long as the plastic is 2 layers or more.
Thank you! It probably is easier with a hole punch! I don’t have one, so I just used scissors. Happy gardening!
@@wintersowingwithelizabeth2286 By using a paper from the junk mail, I folded the paper twice (2 layers on each side) and lined it to the edge of the ziplog bag, the punch goes through it with ease. I can also do this with a few bags at a time. Saves a lot of time.
@@allanliu1314 Great!!
I'm going to try this!
Id clip the clothespin onto the stick to sturdy it better n use a hole puncher to make the stick holes! But thats just me! Ty for posting this!
Sounds like a plan! Go for it! Happy Gardening!
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