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Great question, lavender is a really good addition for pest resistance, as well as a great source of nectar for pollinators. It is not considered a threat here in terms of invasiveness and can be planted alongside natives as a pretty and fragrant addition to a native flower bed. As someone trying to promote native landscapes, I find it important to involve aesthetically pleasing species that also add to the plot in other ways (pest resistance, nectar etc) to help encourage more people to join this movement. I think focusing on strict “rules” for native plots deter the average gardener from wanting to participate. It’s more important we encourage mostly natives while still allowing some of our favorite (non invasive) ornamental species as well!

@BrightLaneGardens Agreed. I also have some traditional non-natives (daffodils, iris, cosmos, et al) mixed in to appease the traditional gardening passersby.

haha I love it! You guys were just out there spreading native plants and you didn't even know it!

That's great! Yes like I mentioned in the video, I still had a good % of my echinacea seeds germinate without any cold stratification, although my germination rate was higher with that cold strat period. Any native plants with a native range that extends into the southern states will likely germinate just fine without a cold stratification period! Once you're working with plants that are primarily native to the northern regions (most of your anemones, lupine, some ferns and dogwoods for example) you'll want to add that cold stratification process. If you don't have time for that, winter sowing would be a great option for you! ruclips.net/video/m9x_1vNk7BY/видео.html

@BrightLaneGardens thank you I just did my 1st batch of winter sowing

For the purpose of reducing algae growth, I have always practiced that the water level does not touch the bottom of my cubes. Instead, I hand water my seedlings (just as I would in soil) until the roots reach down to the water level in my containers. That being said, I've also learned everyone has a slightly different way of doing things in hydroponics, but most lead to the same outcome of a green and healthy plant!

Haha I'll let my husband know he's a lucky guy!!

I'm glad you found it helpful! Happy planting!

Yes great comparison! There are a lot of similarities in the way blackberries and raspberries grow, so we tend to prune them in the same way as well. I'm not as familiar with blackberries as I am with raspberries, but one important thing to note with blackberries is whether or not they are a primocane fruiting variety (i.e. a variety that has been modified to fruit on 1st year canes). I do take some caution when pruning these, as we want to make sure we're treating both 1st year and 2nd year canes as fruiting canes on those varieties. We'll be planting quite a few blackberries this year so I'll look forward to referencing Dr. Powell's video :)

@ 100% agree. I just like the way he trellis the second year flourlcaines, kinda nice and tidy, knowing they can get out of control if not managed. But I do have another question for you. He tops the primacane to allow for lateral shoots, so he can trellis, would raspberries do the same thing? Thank you for taking the time to respond

I’m so glad to hear that! I hope you have success with your new bushes!

Thanks, you too!

Hey Nancy, the title clearly says this is the results video. The description begins with “this is a follow up video to the initial tutorial” along with this link: ruclips.net/video/9EwFgQpIj6g/видео.htmlsi=0rQlTZr4_7UV7w7R. I did everything I could to describe what to expect. Click that link for the initial process if you’d like.

Great question! so I always try to mimic nature's process as much as possible. In nature (at least in our area) our seeds go through a moist, cold stratification due to our winter snow and early spring rain. In my experience, the early stratification process doesn't begin until moisture is introduced. That being said, storing seeds in the fridge (dry) for longer than 30 days is totally fine! They're really just kept dormant at that point and the likelihood of mold growth or premature germination is very low with a dry seed. You have a lot of seeds so this might be a great time for a fun experiment! Try a portion of your seeds with dry stratification, a portion with moist, and then to winter sow some - see which group has the best germination rate (and please let me know your results!). Thrilled to hear you're germinating so many seeds, that is going to be a stunning garden in 1-2 seasons!

I haven't had the chance to film the small seed video - BUT you can repeat that same cold stratification method. Except instead of a coffee filter, you're going to use a fine sand as the medium (a bag of play sand from the hardware store will work just fine). You'll moisten the sand and try to mix in the tiny seeds with your moist sand. Put in the fridge just as we do with the coffee filter method, then when it's time to plant you'll just spread the sand as evenly as possible on top of your soil. This way you're not trying to pick out individual tiny little seeds when you plant! I'm THRILLED to hear you're teaching high schoolers these methods and introducing them to native plants! If there's any specific video you're hoping to see in the future for them, please don't hesitate to contact me on my website www.brightlanegardens.com. I'll put together a custom one for your students :)

@@BrightLaneGardens thank you!

You're welcome, hope you have good luck with your own butterfly weed!

Greetings from across the pond! You guys do have some similar weather patterns to us (here in Michigan, our weather is very different from other parts of our country) - but you're more mild in terms of not getting as cold as us in the winter and as hot as us in the summer. That being said, there's still a lot of varieties of plants that will grow well in both of our climates. When I specify "native plants", I am referring to plants that are native to my region here in Michigan. While there may be some crossover in native species, I do encourage you too review the plants that are native to your area (not just the UK, but the region of the UK in which you live. This website: www.britishflora.co.uk/a-z-of-all-plants/ seems to have a good reference list of native plants for the UK. Native plants that are native to your region are the best possible options to plant because they evolved to fit the specific growing conditions of your region. They're easier to care for and much better for your local ecosystem!!

It's definitely worth considering in your climate! You can still get a head start on your plants with artificial stratification, and you are much more likely to see an increase in your overall germination rate!

Thanks for watching! I bet your weather is amazing right now!

I'm glad you found it helpful! Good luck with your germination!

it depends on where you are! For us here in Michigan it's too cold in the winter and spring to germinate seeds in an unheated greenhouse with just the 'greenhouse effect' alone, and in the summer it's too hot and the cubes dry out too quickly. The cover over the tray creates a smaller, more controlled greenhouse effect and most importantly it traps a lot of the moisture so that's definitely the method I recommend! Separate your cubes before planting any seeds, the roots will easily spread to other cubes if you leave them connected and you'll have to break the roots if you separate later!

Unfortunately no. I've had a few strong ones flower in year 2, but the majority will produce a stunning bloom by year 3. Worth the wait! They're long lived and do a good job spreading to fill out an area.

Definitely valid to address the maintenance, we add HydroGuard (amzn.to/4j9BN7d) beneficial bacteria to all of our hydroponic systems to help prevent some of the routine maintenance issues. It is also important to note that any hydroponic system will require occasional cleaning and algae buildup is often a natural side effect of combining the liquid nutrients with the light! Agreed - it's a stunning system and definitely the only system we would allow to be on public display in the kitchen haha.

This is very kind, thank you so much! If you're interested in learning more about landscape design processes with native plants, we have a free course on the RUclips channel that walks through the different concepts of landscape design and how to apply those to native plants. It's a separate playlist called "Wild Beauty - FREE Native Landscape Design Course"

January/February is typically when I'm starting most of my winter sowing! Coneflowers have a slightly shorter cold strat period than some of my other native plants, so I can usually push those back to February :)

I'm glad you found it helpful, good luck with your winter sowing this year!

Technically you can transplant these into dirt, just be aware that the rockwool cubes will not break down into the dirt like your jiffy pods will! Rockwool is technically inorganic once its processed and it will remain in that form for a very long time, so be sure to collect the rockwool cubes once you dump the dirt from your container and toss them in the trash :)

Thank you for watching!

Glad you found it helpful, thanks for watching!

This is good insight - thank you for adding. We run into the damp soggy weather closer to March-April, so that's when we need to start moving our trays into dryer locations or changing our cover types. Do you guys freeze often up there or is it usually rain in the winter months? We're in northern Michigan so it's hard to imagine anything other than feet of snow in the winter!