I am in northwest Iowa. Spirit Lake, the Okoboji area. I've been looking for someone in the same general area to talk to about what they are doing and when they are doing it. Last year I bought a large shelving unit and grow lights...then I started things way too early and that was a big mistake. I haven't started anything yet this year. I just moved the seed starting rack to my laundry room and need to set up the lights and the timer as well as heat mat. I know leeks need started early indoors....
Such a helpful list. I appreciated your clarifying that your use of Hoops and covering is how you are hardening off cool season annuals. I thought that was the case, but helpful to hear it from our go-to farming expert!
Hello from Minnesota 🥶🥶 2/13/22 it was -29 F last night, warmed up to -4 F today……I’m dying to get my hands in the dirt !!!!! I’m zone 3 so it’s tooooooo early to start most things but I did start celery because it is super slow, it needs 4 months in the house 😏 And I started a few slow growing herbs like lavender, sage, rosemary…. At least I got a little fix 🥰 Love your channel !
Thank you Lisa. I have your book and this is the second year I will be doing cool flowers, so very excited. One thing that confused me was the term "sowing", to me that always meant sowing a seed but I think it's used in your book to include setting out starts or seedlings. I am trying to find which method works the best for my area (Denver area). I am testing fall direct sowing and will also try to set out the same as little plants to see which works better. But finding the fall planted flowers definitely are earlier and stronger.
Okay, so when you say it must be 60 deg or lower, and holding…how MUCH LOWER is still acceptable for planting outside? I live in Michigan and sometimes our springs are quite cold! Ty
I would add to your recommendations to segregate your seeds by germination length. If you mix seeds that germinate in 5 days with seeds that germinate in two weeks, then you get early risers that need to go under high power lights. The long time germinators do not like the strong overhead LED lights before they breach the soil surface. Separate your short and long germinators into different trays. Initially, I like most home gardners, favored 10x20 inch trays that can hold 70-85 1.5 inch soil blocks per tray. I decided that having a few 10x10 trays around is useful to handle those instances where you have to segregate some longer germinating seeds for separate handling. This is inherent in your setup where you use smaller trays for your soil blocks.
In Zone 7b Georgia I learned that tomatoes succumb to blight when planted in May. It rains for weeks in the summer . So I have better success planting tomatoes in late March to early April.
Hi Lisa. Thanks for all the information. I have another question. If you have time to give me some insight, I would truly appreciate it. I tried to grow some Angelonia this year, and the seeds germinated, but they never grew. This also happened with a batch of snapdragons.with both, the seeds were in cell trays. The Angelonia was in seed starting mix, and the snapdragons were in regular potting soil. I do everything you discussed on this video, and I had success growing snapdragons in soil blocks this year. The snapdragon seeds that didn’t grow were the same seeds from the same packet that grew in the soil blocks. Any thoughts?
I'm in Long Island (7a). Is it too late to start snapdragons? This is my first time starting seeds indoors. What flowers should be started now in my zone?
Do any of your rules for cool annuals apply to perennials? For example, are something like echinacea, started from seed, zone 3, enjoy being planted out at 3-5” seedlings? Just bought the book and binging your channel, thanks!
Can I sow cool season seeds without stratifying, zone 8a indoors? I missed stratification due to health problems. I still have 8 weeks until my last frost date. What won't grow without stratification? Is it too late to stratify them in soil in the fridge and then sow them either indoors or out? Help.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO TEACH US.
Doing my first cutting garden! so happy to have found you! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!! Sending warm blessings for your holiday!
Hi from Zone5 in Iowa, just started Rosmary, Celery and onions indoors.
I am in northwest Iowa. Spirit Lake, the Okoboji area.
I've been looking for someone in the same general area to talk to about what they are doing and when they are doing it.
Last year I bought a large shelving unit and grow lights...then I started things way too early and that was a big mistake.
I haven't started anything yet this year.
I just moved the seed starting rack to my laundry room and need to set up the lights and the timer as well as heat mat.
I know leeks need started early indoors....
@@jeng.1439 Hi Jen I'm about 4 hrs south from you, would love to chat with someone in my area
hi from Iowa. I just started my pepper seeds on heat mat. transplant on Mothers day
In soil blocks we start them 5-6 weeks before planting-they are gorgeous!
Thank you for being so thorough!
💯% on needing a heat source for seed starting.. I used to use my furnace in the winter.. heat mats now.
🌻 good reminder!Thanks, Lisa!
Such a helpful list. I appreciated your clarifying that your use of Hoops and covering is how you are hardening off cool season annuals. I thought that was the case, but helpful to hear it from our go-to farming expert!
Brilliant info! Very helpful, even for this small home gardener! Thanks Lisa!
Now I need to go buy your Cool Flowers book!
Thanks for your helpful explanations!
Thanks for this helpful information!
You are such a blessing ❤
Excellent info Lisa! Thank you for your wealth of information. Very helpful. I haven't been fertilizing my seedlings so now I'm on it!
keep it up love youer videos
You are the best!!! 🙏🏼 thank you!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Hello from Minnesota 🥶🥶 2/13/22 it was -29 F last night, warmed up to -4 F today……I’m dying to get my hands in the dirt !!!!!
I’m zone 3 so it’s tooooooo early to start most things but I did start celery because it is super slow, it needs 4 months in the house 😏
And I started a few slow growing herbs like lavender, sage, rosemary….
At least I got a little fix 🥰
Love your channel !
Thank you so much- slow grower flowers are the rudbeckias-I grow 5 or 6 varieties- get going!
Thank you Lisa. I have your book and this is the second year I will be doing cool flowers, so very excited. One thing that confused me was the term "sowing", to me that always meant sowing a seed but I think it's used in your book to include setting out starts or seedlings. I am trying to find which method works the best for my area (Denver area). I am testing fall direct sowing and will also try to set out the same as little plants to see which works better. But finding the fall planted flowers definitely are earlier and stronger.
Okay, so when you say it must be 60 deg or lower, and holding…how MUCH LOWER is still acceptable for planting outside? I live in Michigan and sometimes our springs are quite cold! Ty
I would add to your recommendations to segregate your seeds by germination length. If you mix seeds that germinate in 5 days with seeds that germinate in two weeks, then you get early risers that need to go under high power lights. The long time germinators do not like the strong overhead LED lights before they breach the soil surface. Separate your short and long germinators into different trays. Initially, I like most home gardners, favored 10x20 inch trays that can hold 70-85 1.5 inch soil blocks per tray. I decided that having a few 10x10 trays around is useful to handle those instances where you have to segregate some longer germinating seeds for separate handling. This is inherent in your setup where you use smaller trays for your soil blocks.
In Zone 7b Georgia I learned that tomatoes succumb to blight when planted in May. It rains for weeks in the summer . So I have better success planting tomatoes in late March to early April.
When you plant the 3/4" plugs in the garden, do you use the large block nippers to make the planting holes or do you use a shovel?
My Last frost date is March 1-10 hear in Louisiana!
Hi Lisa. Thanks for all the information. I have another question. If you have time to give me some insight, I would truly appreciate it. I tried to grow some Angelonia this year, and the seeds germinated, but they never grew. This also happened with a batch of snapdragons.with both, the seeds were in cell trays. The Angelonia was in seed starting mix, and the snapdragons were in regular potting soil. I do everything you discussed on this video, and I had success growing snapdragons in soil blocks this year. The snapdragon seeds that didn’t grow were the same seeds from the same packet that grew in the soil blocks. Any thoughts?
I'm in Long Island (7a). Is it too late to start snapdragons? This is my first time starting seeds indoors. What flowers should be started now in my zone?
Is there a book to buy of cool and warm plant seeds to buy ? Where to buy the book or chart and when to start seeds indoor or outside ?
New viewer here.
Where do you get the green
trays under your seedlings?
Thank you.
Did your area get much snow this winter?
She sells them on her website
Do any of your rules for cool annuals apply to perennials? For example, are something like echinacea, started from seed, zone 3, enjoy being planted out at 3-5” seedlings? Just bought the book and binging your channel, thanks!
My seed shed is cold at night and warm during the day. 40-75 degrees. Is that bad for cool season flowers?
They will be stunned from the chill each night-so if they grow it will be much slower.
Is there a book to buy or chart of cool weather seeds and plants and warm weather seeds and plants ? where to buy it ?
Does the the lumen measurement determine the height from the seedlings?
The heat given off by the bulbs is what we follow. I prefer t-8 & t-12 lights, they are warm which benefits growing but doesn’t overheat.
I didn’t see the larvacide on your website, where can I find it?
Thank you so much for this information. Guilty as charged. LOL
How far apart are your trays on your seed starting stand ?
Approximately, where are you located?
Southeastern Virginia.
helps alot
How many lights do you have for 1level on your metal rack?
1of our lights: thegardenersworkshop.com/product/hanging-grow-light-48/
Mid April valentines day .. lol
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Can I sow cool season seeds without stratifying, zone 8a indoors? I missed stratification due to health problems. I still have 8 weeks until my last frost date. What won't grow without stratification? Is it too late to stratify them in soil in the fridge and then sow them either indoors or out? Help.
The cool season hardy annuals I speak of and in my book Cool Flowers don’t require stratification. So not necessary.