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Your video has just popped up, and I'm so pleased it did. You are so knowledgeable about gardening but putting it so us beginners understand. Thank you and I look forward to catching up on the rest of your channel.
Thanks for this video, a timely call to action. I always forget how early you sow everything. I thought I was going to be cheeky this year and go for mid-January chillies but here you are saying how late this is for you :)
Thank you so much for sharing ❤love the idea of keeping the chillies in their original packaging so much better to see the end product before you even start to grow.
Hats off to you my friend I have been growing veg myself for 23 years and have learned loads off of you this evening 👍. I grow carrots in the same soil you use in old water tanks also share you seed company . I have just started my seeds this week in my tunnel as no space in the house . Jon P.
I live alone...... grateful for tiny blessings.... I can have as many seeds sown as the light will permit on the windowsills.... Bet your lady is grateful for all the produce though. 🥕🌽🌶🫑🍅🍆🍓
I hope this will be the case. I love down to earth channels that are a force for good. God bless your efforts brother. I'm working on that video you tagged me in. I'm also trying to tag a couple other channels too 🙌🏾
Thanks for the heads up! I'm a few weeks behind you being a bit further north. Never knew you could plant peas this early so gonna give it a try in a few weeks. Got the seed potatoes this weekend. Growing Charlotte and Navan this year in buckets.
Started soaking bigger seeds in tea last year after seeing it on your channel and the germination rate improved massively. Pass on my thanks to your lovely Mum 😊.
@@asiabentoumi I just used what was left in the bottom of our tea pot. It's a big standard leaf tea but I guess a strong teabag (without milk) would do the trick.🌱
Thanks for this great video Mothin - just what I needed to get me started this year. I like the way you have your different composts ready mixed for the type of seeds you are sowing, making the best use of what you have available. I really enjoy your straight forward approach - no gadgets, just get those seeds started! 😊👍
Brilliant! Thank you so much - answered some questions I had about onions and lettuces! By the way I had a great turmeric crop last year, my first time trying!
the wife and I did the sowing today Sunday in the conservatory, tomatoes peppers lettuce red cabbage.With peas I'm waiting a month because I want to sow them directly outside andI am waiting for my seed potatoes to be delivered "King Edwards" ! took me a while to find a supplier but managed to order 10 kg seed potatoes back in summer last year ,first time with King Edwards ,I normally plant Bellinda so this should be an interesting year ,happy gardening everybody
You are making to go and get my soil ready. I don't grow onions from seeds, only sets, I grow about 1200 each year and the seeds just don't do as well for me. Your chilli achar is amazing!! Small amount is plenty. Well done 👍
Got tons of seeds from premier seeds. Including 20 Naga and 20 lemon drop.. all 40 germinated.. now a bit leggy so I bought sansi 36w light. using the exact lamp you have (IKEA not). I made a makeshift grow area. So far they're loving the light. Need to sow my aubergine and tomato.. Great video as usual. Thank you btw how often do you water chilli seedlings
Cheers Mothin. Great timing as I was just starting to think about qhat I can sow. Santa brought me a paraffin heater for my diy growhouse so I need to get cracking now.
Thank you for such great info again!! Only just catching up with sowings for Jan and Feb 🙈 Quick question for you though, would your carrot mix work for mooli and would it be a good time to sow them now in Feb? Never managed to get a big root but always loads of leaves. This year's growing goal!
I’d never thought of drying the pods to save the seeds in so they’re prelabelled and you know what’s what! I threw loads of lemon drop and jalapeño seeds away because I’d taken them out of the pods to dry and didn’t label them! I start onions cold too, I have some germinating in the garage that were sown Boxing Day and they’re fine. I’m making seed compost from 3 yr old leaf mould and sand soon, I don’t want to buy much at all this year so using left over building sand instead of buying more vermiculite. I think the tannin in tea tenderises the seed coating. Great vid, thanks!
Hi there. What a good channel. You are growing things other channels don’t. Which is really inspiring as I’m looking to do the same. Just started mine and nice to get some wise words… Good tips and advice. Thanks for sharing…👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
New subscriber here. Loved how you explained everything. I sowed my onion and cauliflower amongst others yesterday. I put one seed per module. Silly me. I am a beginner. I thought if I sowed 6 onion seeds, I would get 6 germinate. I am silly arent I. I shall redo a few in a few weeks using your method of just putting loads into a tray. I was worried about getting 50 onions lol. I only have a small half plot allotment so I was starting small. But the probability of all 6 onion seeds germinating are slim. Anyway, shall watch some more of your videos. Cup of tea. Lovely.
Love the video! Where are you based? I germinate my chillies on wet kitchen roll in the airing cupboard, they usually hit within the week. Tomatoes and sweet peppers the same
Hello, lad. It's Dave from NW Turkey. Thanks for this video. I'm gardening for the first time ever this year and am learning so much from you and others! As my garden isn't huge I thought I'd grow potatoes in buckets. 2 questions ...how big should the buckets be and if I'm growing in buckets would I be better to chit them first? Thanks for all your help!
I use 30ltr pots, here's one on growing potatoes in buckets - th-cam.com/video/Mnu2uv4z-JQ/w-d-xo.html I don't really think it matters but here's one on chitting - th-cam.com/video/wXftam7xY3g/w-d-xo.html
I have been gardening since I was a kid, but I never thought to soak seeds in tea! I didn't catch all the commentary on it, but did you say that this does this work for tomatoes as well?
Think I'm going to have a go at chillies this year. I haven't grown them for years, in fact prior to moving here my only real growing experience was growing chillies but just kind of lost interest. Always an eyebrow raiser what you can sow so early over there. Looking at last years chart I sowed onions around now and then nothing until late Feb with red Russian kale lettuce, and spinach etc. Peas rarely before the 100th day but I might give the guttering method a go. Thanks as always.
@@MyFamilyGarden well it’s possible here it’s just that the soil is still frozen in March usually. I do do an early planting in the greenhouse for some early greens, the soil is usually ok in there by March.
Damn youve given me work to do. Thanks for the heads up bruv, respect. Have you tried the baggy method of seed germination, ive had good success with it. Is aloe vera juice good for germination.
Do you then keep the carrot containers in the greenhouse until they are ready to harvest or only until germinated? If I don’t have a greenhouse, how soon can I sow them outdoors? Thanks!! And with the loose leaf lettuces, do I transplant them outside once then are a few inches high? Even if there’s still a risk of frost?
Interesting video thank you. How do you prevent importing weed seeds with your garden soil in your seed sowing mix? I do not cover lettuce seeds at all. Just a sheet of clear plastic on top.
they sometimes do end up in my seed mix but i just pick them out, another thing is because that big tub is in the house the weeds germinate before i use it to plant
I am desperate to get planting again after the winter but I don't have a heated propagator. Live in cold Edwardian house and heating goes off while we're at work so leaving by radiator is not an option Do you have any advice on good propagators? Also last year tried cabbages and sprouts but the number of caterpillars on every single leaf meant we gave up trying to use them. Any tips on avoiding that. Thank you ☺️
I would do a few for the caterpillars and the rest I would do under fleece or netting for the cabbages and sprouts. As for propagator I bought a cheap heat mat off eBay a few years ago and some grow lights and I was surprised at how well everything grows using them.
Had great success sowing chillies last year, too much 😅. But this year I’m trying to sow on top on radiators as I’m a bit worried using heat mats will increase our already high energy bills 🙁
Hi, so pleased i found your channel! I have a question, how do you protect your broad beans and peas from rodents eating them in the greenhouse? My recent sowing has just been gobbled up by a critters... each and every seed!! 😵💫
Hi Mothin, I watched one of your videos and you mentioned getting Molasses which I have, but I can’t find the video now to know what to do with it! 😂 so please help me. Thanks in advance
Hi, i use it to boost the composting process, the bacteria feed off the sugar and get all hyper (just like the kids) then eat up all the raw materials in the pile and turn it into lush compost
Great video first I’ve watched,I’ve hit notifications button,what’s your views on wet paper towel germination system?,you might of done a video but I’ll at more to see
Assalamu alaikum brother, just wanted to ask you said you use garden soil and home made compost, how do you manage insects on the soil, Please let me know. Thanks
@My Family Garden does your soil have any slugs or snails. Whenever I get any pot with soil in my house, I find slug so scared of getting any pot inside the house. Any suggestions, please. Thanks in advance
Hello, my reaper and, scorpion chilli seedlings are about 30mm high and, are starting to wilt and flop over. The compost is damp so don’t think it’s lack of water! Any ideas what’s happening? Thanks.
Hi Just found your channel, love the straight forward and easy to understand approach, but may I please ask, what is the greeting and end of your video messages. Please don't be offended, I genuinely would like to know.
I usually grow lots to sell at car boots every year and they're usually under grow light by now but having a spider farmer 1000 I'm scared to even turn it on the way things are so do you have any advice as I don't not want to have any this year. Many thanks
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Is your greenhouse heated?
@@topdob22 no
Thanks for all that great info. And I just wanted to add what a lovely dad you are!
Your video has just popped up, and I'm so pleased it did. You are so knowledgeable about gardening but putting it so us beginners understand. Thank you and I look forward to catching up on the rest of your channel.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for this video, a timely call to action. I always forget how early you sow everything. I thought I was going to be cheeky this year and go for mid-January chillies but here you are saying how late this is for you :)
A lot of these veg will be ok once they get established, so in the house until they can go out
This is wonderful that your little boy is learning how to grow healthy food.
Thank you so much for sharing ❤love the idea of keeping the chillies in their original packaging so much better to see the end product before you even start to grow.
I love the down to earth way which you share your knowledge and experience. Thankyou
This was excellent for tips, so uncommercialised , so informative. Thank you
let the planting season commence
Time to get started great stuff Monty
thanks Tony
Hats off to you my friend I have been growing veg myself for 23 years and have learned loads off of you this evening 👍. I grow carrots in the same soil you use in old water tanks also share you seed company . I have just started my seeds this week in my tunnel as no space in the house . Jon P.
I live alone...... grateful for tiny blessings.... I can have as many seeds sown as the light will permit on the windowsills.... Bet your lady is grateful for all the produce though. 🥕🌽🌶🫑🍅🍆🍓
She's amazing
Your channel needs to have 1mil+ subs. Mark my words in summer time you will be over 100k.
The more work you put in then it can blow up
I hope this will be the case. I love down to earth channels that are a force for good. God bless your efforts brother. I'm working on that video you tagged me in. I'm also trying to tag a couple other channels too 🙌🏾
I agree. Been watching for some time and I m amazed that there aren’t !mill subs superb channel and ‘I’ve been growing veg for 25 years
Thanks for the heads up! I'm a few weeks behind you being a bit further north. Never knew you could plant peas this early so gonna give it a try in a few weeks. Got the seed potatoes this weekend. Growing Charlotte and Navan this year in buckets.
Awesome...blessed 2023 to you and your family!
Started soaking bigger seeds in tea last year after seeing it on your channel and the germination rate improved massively. Pass on my thanks to your lovely Mum 😊.
Great to hear of your success!
Hi, Is it any type of tea? Thanks x
@@asiabentoumi I just used what was left in the bottom of our tea pot. It's a big standard leaf tea but I guess a strong teabag (without milk) would do the trick.🌱
Here's an explanation
th-cam.com/video/A-T8E4sdM0o/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for this great video Mothin - just what I needed to get me started this year. I like the way you have your different composts ready mixed for the type of seeds you are sowing, making the best use of what you have available. I really enjoy your straight forward approach - no gadgets, just get those seeds started! 😊👍
A lot of the compost is recycled so also saves money :)
Nice one Mothin, great video. Kept umming and ahhing about whether it's too early to start with sowing, this is just what I needed.
Glad to help
Great tip on soaking in tea xx
Brilliant! Thank you so much - answered some questions I had about onions and lettuces! By the way I had a great turmeric crop last year, my first time trying!
fantastic
the wife and I did the sowing today Sunday in the conservatory, tomatoes peppers lettuce red cabbage.With peas I'm waiting a month because I want to sow them directly outside andI am waiting for my seed potatoes to be delivered "King Edwards" ! took me a while to find a supplier but managed to order 10 kg seed potatoes back in summer last year ,first time with King Edwards ,I normally plant Bellinda so this should be an interesting year ,happy gardening everybody
That a good amount of seed potatoes very impressed
@@MyFamilyGarden I'm splitting them with my neighbour
You are making to go and get my soil ready. I don't grow onions from seeds, only sets, I grow about 1200 each year and the seeds just don't do as well for me. Your chilli achar is amazing!! Small amount is plenty. Well done 👍
Got tons of seeds from premier seeds. Including 20 Naga and 20 lemon drop.. all 40 germinated.. now a bit leggy so I bought sansi 36w light. using the exact lamp you have (IKEA not). I made a makeshift grow area. So far they're loving the light. Need to sow my aubergine and tomato..
Great video as usual. Thank you btw how often do you water chilli seedlings
I've been waiting for a video on just this topic. And thank you for the potting mix.
Glad you like it!
thank you. enjoyed this and now i go to sow
Reminds me to get started, thanks for this 😊
Never tried soaking my chillis in tea. Will give it a try.
The BEST!!!
Great stuff. My new regular watching TH-cam channel. Looking forward to seeing how things progress over the weeks and months.
Cheers Mothin. Great timing as I was just starting to think about qhat I can sow. Santa brought me a paraffin heater for my diy growhouse so I need to get cracking now.
Sounds great!
Love a little early sowing I don’t have the heat tho! So I save peppers and stuff for next month
I do the same on my kitch table. 😉
Thank you for such great info again!! Only just catching up with sowings for Jan and Feb 🙈
Quick question for you though, would your carrot mix work for mooli and would it be a good time to sow them now in Feb? Never managed to get a big root but always loads of leaves. This year's growing goal!
Ooo, thank you, inspiration to crack on sowing peppers as I was really late last year and ended up buying chilli peppers from the supermarket... 🙄😫
I’d never thought of drying the pods to save the seeds in so they’re prelabelled and you know what’s what! I threw loads of lemon drop and jalapeño seeds away because I’d taken them out of the pods to dry and didn’t label them! I start onions cold too, I have some germinating in the garage that were sown Boxing Day and they’re fine. I’m making seed compost from 3 yr old leaf mould and sand soon, I don’t want to buy much at all this year so using left over building sand instead of buying more vermiculite. I think the tannin in tea tenderises the seed coating. Great vid, thanks!
Your always late a sowing your seeds lol that's what I love about you never on time another great upload monty
lol always
yehaw !
thanks for the warning.
I nearly missed it.
Any time!
Happy New Year
You too!!
Thanks was wondering if I should make a start or not! I have a heat mat and lights and they worked quite well last year.
Great video. Thanks 😊
Hi there. What a good channel. You are growing things other channels don’t. Which is really inspiring as I’m looking to do the same. Just started mine and nice to get some wise words… Good tips and advice. Thanks for sharing…👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Just discovered this great channel, subbed!
Welcome aboard!
New subscriber here. Loved how you explained everything. I sowed my onion and cauliflower amongst others yesterday. I put one seed per module. Silly me. I am a beginner. I thought if I sowed 6 onion seeds, I would get 6 germinate. I am silly arent I. I shall redo a few in a few weeks using your method of just putting loads into a tray. I was worried about getting 50 onions lol. I only have a small half plot allotment so I was starting small. But the probability of all 6 onion seeds germinating are slim. Anyway, shall watch some more of your videos. Cup of tea. Lovely.
If they're good seed they might all germinate well
@@MyFamilyGarden they did. Every one 🙂
Love the video! Where are you based? I germinate my chillies on wet kitchen roll in the airing cupboard, they usually hit within the week. Tomatoes and sweet peppers the same
Need to get a move on myself, I got some onions on the go but need to start my other seeds this week
Thanks!!
Welcome!
Awesome!!! I’m getting out there in the weekend … next weekend that is lol 😂
Have fun!
Hello, lad. It's Dave from NW Turkey. Thanks for this video. I'm gardening for the first time ever this year and am learning so much from you and others! As my garden isn't huge I thought I'd grow potatoes in buckets. 2 questions ...how big should the buckets be and if I'm growing in buckets would I be better to chit them first? Thanks for all your help!
I use 30ltr pots, here's one on growing potatoes in buckets - th-cam.com/video/Mnu2uv4z-JQ/w-d-xo.html
I don't really think it matters but here's one on chitting - th-cam.com/video/wXftam7xY3g/w-d-xo.html
I have been gardening since I was a kid, but I never thought to soak seeds in tea! I didn't catch all the commentary on it, but did you say that this does this work for tomatoes as well?
Think I'm going to have a go at chillies this year. I haven't grown them for years, in fact prior to moving here my only real growing experience was growing chillies but just kind of lost interest. Always an eyebrow raiser what you can sow so early over there. Looking at last years chart I sowed onions around now and then nothing until late Feb with red Russian kale lettuce, and spinach etc. Peas rarely before the 100th day but I might give the guttering method a go. Thanks as always.
it's the lights and the heat mats that give us the chance to start earlier, a lot of what i've sown many would say it's not possible
@@MyFamilyGarden well it’s possible here it’s just that the soil is still frozen in March usually. I do do an early planting in the greenhouse for some early greens, the soil is usually ok in there by March.
Damn youve given me work to do. Thanks for the heads up bruv, respect. Have you tried the baggy method of seed germination, ive had good success with it. Is aloe vera juice good for germination.
I need to start sowing more chilly seeds. I grew a few, but the cold has killed them. Even though they were in the window sill
try a piece of 1 cm thick polystyrene under the trays, the cold could be coming from the sill, not the air, and will damage the roots
Do you then keep the carrot containers in the greenhouse until they are ready to harvest or only until germinated? If I don’t have a greenhouse, how soon can I sow them outdoors? Thanks!! And with the loose leaf lettuces, do I transplant them outside once then are a few inches high? Even if there’s still a risk of frost?
Interesting video thank you. How do you prevent importing weed seeds with your garden soil in your seed sowing mix?
I do not cover lettuce seeds at all. Just a sheet of clear plastic on top.
they sometimes do end up in my seed mix but i just pick them out, another thing is because that big tub is in the house the weeds germinate before i use it to plant
Another great vid thank you, how long do you soak your chilli seeds in the tea please ?
about a day, here's a more detailed video th-cam.com/video/A-T8E4sdM0o/w-d-xo.html
I am desperate to get planting again after the winter but I don't have a heated propagator. Live in cold Edwardian house and heating goes off while we're at work so leaving by radiator is not an option Do you have any advice on good propagators?
Also last year tried cabbages and sprouts but the number of caterpillars on every single leaf meant we gave up trying to use them. Any tips on avoiding that.
Thank you ☺️
I would do a few for the caterpillars and the rest I would do under fleece or netting for the cabbages and sprouts. As for propagator I bought a cheap heat mat off eBay a few years ago and some grow lights and I was surprised at how well everything grows using them.
@@TheGreenPond-nature thanks will give heat mats a look.
here's a review of propagators i did a while back th-cam.com/video/fkJrM4tPLak/w-d-xo.html
Had great success sowing chillies last year, too much 😅. But this year I’m trying to sow on top on radiators as I’m a bit worried using heat mats will increase our already high energy bills 🙁
the energy prices are crazy
Hi, so pleased i found your channel! I have a question, how do you protect your broad beans and peas from rodents eating them in the greenhouse? My recent sowing has just been gobbled up by a critters... each and every seed!! 😵💫
Sorry to hear that. I've not had a problem with them, but some wire mesh would probably do the trick
What varieties of tomatoes do you favour Mothin?
Hi Mothin, I watched one of your videos and you mentioned getting Molasses which I have, but I can’t find the video now to know what to do with it! 😂 so please help me. Thanks in advance
Hi, i use it to boost the composting process, the bacteria feed off the sugar and get all hyper (just like the kids) then eat up all the raw materials in the pile and turn it into lush compost
Great video first I’ve watched,I’ve hit notifications button,what’s your views on wet paper towel germination system?,you might of done a video but I’ll at more to see
Wet paper towels work well, i prefer to use it with bigger seeds/plant i'm too clumsy with small seeds i end up breaking the plant
@@MyFamilyGarden if as I pull them off tissue I take head off do I kill root?
From where did you buy onion seeds?
Salam bro, where to buy Indian veg seeds from ? Any ideas please?
👍🏾
Assalamu alaikum brother, just wanted to ask you said you use garden soil and home made compost, how do you manage insects on the soil, Please let me know. Thanks
walaikum salaam, as long as there's no slugs or snails it's not a problem
@My Family Garden does your soil have any slugs or snails.
Whenever I get any pot with soil in my house, I find slug so scared of getting any pot inside the house. Any suggestions, please.
Thanks in advance
Hello, my reaper and, scorpion chilli seedlings are about 30mm high and, are starting to wilt and flop over. The compost is damp so don’t think it’s lack of water! Any ideas what’s happening? Thanks.
could be too much water, especially if it's cold, they need moist/slightly dry conditions
Thanks for reply, I have let them dry out a bit in seed tray and, the ones I have left appear to be ok at min. Fingers crossed.
Garden soil has slugs so how can I get rid off slug?
Hi
Just found your channel, love the straight forward and easy to understand approach, but may I please ask, what is the greeting and end of your video messages.
Please don't be offended, I genuinely would like to know.
glad you found us, it means may the peace and mercy of God be upon you all
@@MyFamilyGarden Nice
Brother, your videos are so good. I'd be good if you could do some of your videos in Bangla.
I usually grow lots to sell at car boots every year and they're usually under grow light by now but having a spider farmer 1000 I'm scared to even turn it on the way things are so do you have any advice as I don't not want to have any this year. Many thanks
The seedlings really need the light to get growing, maybe grow them later and push them with feed to catch up
@@MyFamilyGarden Thanks Mothin, I'll probably wait until the middle to end of February in that case.
I bought onion seeds from garden centre but didn't germinate.
what zone are you growing in
9a
Is that a heated greenhouse you’ve sown the carrots in?
unheated
Great, thanks Mothin
Like just a cup of black tea?
Black/Green/Red all fine
here's the detail
th-cam.com/video/A-T8E4sdM0o/w-d-xo.html
What kind of compost bro
the explanation is in the video
Why seeds become rotten without germination.
I've been growing peppers and chilies a few years now. But have never heard that the hotter chili is, the harder it is to germinate. Interesting