To transplant untransplantable plants, use the cardboard/recycle paper style pots. I transplanted like 25 sunflowers a couple weeks ago, they didn't even droop. Also you should plant your garlic way closer together. You could easy fit 3-5 times as much in there. Ignore that bs that says plant everything a mile part. If you've got nice loose soil, the bulbs will push each other out of the way as they grow. But they'll grow better clustered together because they work together to manage a microclimate. When they're on their own like that, going between the heat of the day and the cold of night, they have nothing to help insulate them and keep them in optimal temperature range.
i really like this. I think you should do a beginner playlist for people starting from scratch that don't know this stuff.. im embarrassed to say I didn't know any of this
So very happy to have another Aussie garden channel, most specifically one in a similar growing zone to mine. Looking forward to seeing you grow (pun intended 😅)
I started and developed an organic herb and veg seedling business and sold it off after about 15 years when I retired. Our motto was if we wouldn’t buy it we wouldn’t sell it
Some great advice. Another issue is when they sell seedlings that are out of season. I try and grow from seed mostly but I would just like to say I generally buy my broccoli as seedlings (from a market, not Bunnings) and have had no problems with growing them. Though one problem you can get from direct sowing is when they sprout they can be eaten from bugs like slaters and even slugs and snails.
I love this video, I’ve switched to planting seeds rather than buy8ng seedling trays for a few reasons - it’s cheaper, no plastic problem and it’s more fun. My problem with buying seeds is shiny object syndrome! I do have quite a few packets of seeds collected. When I plant them in the ground the seedlings turn into snail food and disappear overnight so I’ve started planting in seed trays but then will have to transplant them later. I let my lettuce bolt last year and found lettuces everywhere this winter! It was awesome. 😂
Peas are hard to direct sow here in the UK cos the mice eat the seeds, and if they do manage to sprout the birds love the fresh shoots. I start then in a length of old guttering, once they’re large enough to go out I dig a small trench and then slide the out of the guttering.
I had heaps of success transplanting sunflowers I germinated in recycled paper punnets. Gave them a good water before transplant, cut the pots up, plant the whole paper pot. 25 sunflowers, none of them even drooped. They basically didn't even realise they'd been moved, until a couple days later and they started growing 3 times as fast.
Carrots, learnt the hard way. Bought them as seedlings, transplanted and ended up with 99.9 percent walkers. Was really disappointed, did some research and figured out why. This year, direct sowed the seed and out of the whole crop got 4 walkers only. They were perfect, delicious and we've eaten the whole crop. Delightful.
Thank you so much! Australian gardening is a bit different from what we do in Ukraine. I am starting my first garden in Australia and your channel is a massive help!
@@okowsky-ukr Yes, growing in Australia is much more challenging than in Europe (I grew in the UK). It takes a few seasons of trial and error to get it good harvests (I had soil issues as well as the horrid weather). Because the climate even within Australia varies so much, seek out gardening/planting guides that are specific to your state/region. You may pick up the city/state specific guides by searching for 'growing X in Sydney'. This should improve your growing success. Good luck!
I'm in NZ, I buy my garlic for planting from a farm, the shop ones don't grow very big, if at all . Keep it organic if you can. Thanks for the video. One thing I learned recently is about parsnip, put the seed in the ground, pour boiling water on them and cover them with soil. It works, finally I can grow them🌻🥴
I've been saving my best/biggest harvested garlic cloves as seed stock, for 10 years are so. They're now well adapted to my area and grow lovely fat bulbs
Lettuces bolt as the sparks fly upwards. Always drove me nuts, my solution is to grow them as microgreens. I fill those foam fruitshop boxes with potting mix and multiple types of lettuce and mizune (delicious mizune is magic) pop it within arms reach of the front door and cut every few days
It's great to learn from someone in Victoria with similar conditions. ie climate, a normal backyard size & without spending squillions of dollars to get started. Thankyou so much.
Thank you from the other side of the globe. Most garden channels on my feed are from northern hemisphere, always a little dis jointed, I appreciate southern support xx
I don't know what the situation is in Australia but here in New Zealand, garlic sold at the supermarket is heat treated to prevent sprouting. You can buy over priced 'seed' garlic for planting but you can save money with a bit of foresight. Buy some of the first crop to go on sale in early summer and save it for planting in the winter. It will have come straight from field and not have been treated. And of course, once you have your first crop you can save some for replanting in perpetuity.
I think it's only imported garlic that's heat treated. Garlic grown in Aotearoa doesn't need to be heated because the heating is to prevent incursion of garlic pests from other countries
I buy Garlic bulbs from the nursery, because all the varieties in grocery store are softneck. and the nursery has hardneck and a very flavourful variety
Years ago I planted “purple king “ bean seeds now every year I have masses because I let some of the beans growing at the end of the season stay on the vine. They are also my favourite beans. Coriander also grows very easily from seed. I let one branch of one plant go to seed and you have enough seed to continue sewing all season. And basil I let one branch of one plant go to seed at the end of the season and then I have enough seed each year and the give away. Thanks for the video it’s great someone is letting people know.
and when your plants bolt and flower.... let them flower and collect the seeds for next season.... hundreds and hundreds of seeds which have already accustomed to your soil quality. great video :)
What do I say! It made me smile. What I find theses days no youtuber has the guts to post pest control on their channel. Man grow your vegies but show others how to control the pest, With sprays etc
😱😱😱 radishes are quite possibly the EASIEST thing to grow in the garden imo, that’s crazy!! I think it’s the first plant I had success with from seed, other than maybe some volunteer basil 😂
Just harvested my peas this week. Grew them all in cardboard toilet rolls. Transplanted as soon as the roots started coming out the bottom of the rolls. Well over 90% survived and grew into big producing plants. Was having very poor results sowing directly. Did the same with my beans and got the same result. Planted them last week with about 98% success
I now 100% regret letus. Not only did everything die but I had no idea that it was such a rip off. And peas. But to be fair to myself this is my first year growing again after a nearly 20 year hiatus from growing (spinal injury). However I am extremely excited that everything that survived has grown to a size that is unmatched by my friends, family and neighbors. My transplanted Raspberries are nearly 3m tall and producing the largest fruits they ever have. I took over my sister's garden beds that's why I know how they were doing before. I actually used to call myself a "Black Thumb" because I couldn't grow anything, but I also had little interest at the time. Now I'm seeing some green show through and I like it.
Ever since woollies did their discovery garden promo where you get one little pot with seeds every $30. I have had a small lettuce farm pop up every year because I always let one plant seed then when they come back into season I will find baby lettuces all through my gardens I probably have about 50 or more currently growing 😅
yep, i miss that promo too!! was only talking about it again on the weekend. Woolies keep giving out shithouse disney cards, or plastic toys instead of something actually useful to the planet. go figure!
I wish the grocers would S.T.O.P! creating so much plastic garbage that ends up in our landfills (& US!). I LOVED those seed pods and thought they were an amazing idea. C'mon grocers! Give away seeds, not trash.
@@tracylf5409 exactly, it's a great idea, but I guess they realised they would make more money selling us vegetables if we don't know how to grow them ourselves
Bunnings got me with the carrot seedlings when I tried planting veggie crops with my then-toddler during the 2020 lockdowns. I was so indignant when I heard Kat Lavers also describe them as a scam! The new gardening hobby stuck though - so not a complete waste 😆
Certainly agree about carrots, in fact any root vegetable seems happiest direct sown. Not sure if your snow peas are what I know as sugar snap but I have found that if I direct sow those in my Northern England garden the pigeons in the locality think they are a feast for their exclusive enjoyment. I have short runs of guttering that I start my peas in, I then slide the entire contents: compost and young plants intact, into the growing bed. Even then I add a row of short sticks to deter birds from pulling the young plants out of the ground but this works for me. (Hope “gutter” means the same in Australia, they are designed to be fitted under the roof line of buildings to catch rain water, traditionally metal but now almost always plastic. Delighted to have found your videos even though we are growing on opposite sides of the world.
What we call sno peas are what you might call mangetout (I looked it up), I think I've heard the word mangetout but never knew what it was...it's one of those names that didn't come over from UK English to Australia along with aubergine, courgette and pepper or bell pepper...we call eggplant, zucchini and capsicum respectively. Also yes we call it guttering...or gutter and ours are mainly galvanised steel, or powder coated galvanised steel...I never seen plastic guttering but downpipes made of pvc are common along with galvanised/ powder coated steel. We don't tend to get pigeons in our yards (we do have them here though) but there are five more other native buggers that tear any garden bed apart daily looking for either fresh green tips or excavation of the entire bed for bugs and worms. Then there's the earwigs...smh.
@@stevenbalekic5683 Sugar Snap peas are a kind of Mange-tout (in French, Mange tout means “eat all”). Our normal Mange-tout grow as flat pods with under formed tiny peas inside, ok but they need to be used really fresh to be of any interest. Sugar Snaps grow fatter, thicker pods with beautiful little peas inside, remove any strings from top and bottom of larger pods then eat the entire thing. Small plants that need a minimum of support or care and which just keep giving so long as pods are picked regularly. I had plants growing happily into December here last year, no insects around to pollinate at that time of year (winter) so not much point in growing a really late crop. Really worth a try if you can find seeds, doubt we are permitted to post seeds into Australia or would happily send you some, inexpensive sweet addition to any veg garden.
Just found your channel. I’m across the ditch, but a lot of the same applies. A few things I would always sow direct are sweetcorn (and sunflowers for that matter), their root systems never do well when transplanted, and if they are exposed to wind as they grow larger, they tend to just fall over. Beetroot is pretty much the easiest thing there is to grow from seed, just throw it in and forget (after soaking of course) Pumpkins, cucumbers and melons, they possibly can be transplanted, but I have never had any success with them, and in all honesty the only reason I have tried is because I was too impatient and wanted to get a jump on the season, I should have just listened to nature. Spinach and Silverbeet/Chard both of these grow like weeds from seed. I look forward to watching you from now on 😊
Another problem i found with buying seedlings for the allotment was you are taking a chance of bringing disease unto the plot for example with brining brassicas unto the allotment you might contaminate the soil with clubroot
Amen on the garlic! Once you grow it, you'll never go back to store-bought only. Just have to ensure you buy locally grown organic garlic bulbs for your cloves. If they've been shipped from far away, they were sprayed to avoid sprouting during shipping. Bulbs from a farmer's market or local grower will be great sources.
Only seedlings I will buy are things that take several months to grow to transplant size. Those are veg that have a very long period of days to maturity in my zone. Even those I will try to grow myself via winter sowing. I've had great success with that technique.
The pumpkins always make me laugh. I don't even plant the seeds, and they come up in our yard, either out of the compost bins or thanks to the chickens. A volunteer came up next to the chook house last week, and it's climbing over the chicken run already, after I redirected it yesterday. It'll probably have reached full coverage by tomorrow morning 😂
I just finished planting a bunch of purple carrot seedlings 😂 I had a Bunnings voucher and had an unexpected extra $4.50 because I went with dad and he had the savings card for tradies. I didn’t know carrots aren’t good to transplant, I only got seedlings I’ve grown with mum in her garden before (she gets them from Ceres). I also got beetroot, as I’ve had great success with them before, as well as spinach, rosemary, and thyme (all for $4.50 a punnet). My dad’s a gardener so I think it pained him to see me buying seedlings, he offered to bring me some of the seedlings he’s started from seed. I’m only just getting my own veggie garden going at my house (it’s a small concrete backyard), so I just want to start easy.
Onions, for sure - you will never see information on the tag about the daylight hours required to form a bulb. In Brisbane I see lots of onion varieties for sale that will never, ever form a bulb because we are too far north.
I live live in Sweden and grow onions just fine? Daylight is not an issue not even in the far north where summers are short. The issue is the long growing time and how short of growing season we have. We usually buy set onions (tiny bulbs for growing) that we plant late autumn. Then as soon as the snow melts they start growing and are ready late summer/early autumn. Growing onions from seed for same year harvest does not work. Onions are two-year plants. You can pre-grow them during late winter for same year harvest but it is a lot of work.
That’s interesting, I didn’t know that. I am on the Sunshine Coast and grow tons of spring onions and shallots but never tried to grow “proper” onions.
I've growen Green King broccoli from bunnings & it's a big success every time, HUGE heads! Just give them space & plenty of seasol & fish emulsion every 2 weeks. I make alot of my own compost in wood pallets & no dig organic gardening though too.
Here in the USA, a brand called Bonnie's plants sells plants and herbs for as much as $4.50 20.00 US dollars depending on the variety. It's insane, may as well buy feom the grocery store,. Will probably be cheaper. I see no justifiable reason to spend 20 dollars on one plant like an Eggplant. They're bigger plants, but still a very expensive harvest at the very leat. I have bought a few lower end plants because I didn't start my own in time. I also bought from nurseries which are a lot less expensive. The plant industry has really exploded price wise indecent years. Now it's just price gouging. Much better to learn to grow your own seedlings and a whole new world of varieties open up that you just can't buy.
I wish I knew this info a couple of months ago when I purchased a few brassicas plug plants via postage and they were dead when I received them, so I complained and they send me some new ones. After planing in a couple of days they were also dead. 😢 Thank you so much for your videos
Thank-you! Great information. I am taking more care about where I grow garlic, fennel, mint and radish because I'm reading that these are Alleopathic and can stop the growth of tomatoes and other sensitive plants. Your comment?
seedlings we've gotten from the nursery seem leggy, I believe the reason for this is because they dont always have direct sun light and they dont have grow lights on them, but are covered by a tarp
I wish I could do a veggie garden like you, but I always forget to put the time into looking after them properly 😬😳😱. Although this year, I have started a proper herb garden, some I started from seed, some seedlings -so we will see how it goes.
I totally agree with you on plants sold at Bunnings. I live near Orange (very cold climate) I get very frustrated when I see Frangipani, Impatience, Banana and Pineapple to name a few which are plants that are widely grown in Queensland and the Tropics. One frost and they are gone, dead, cremated. Purchasing officer should research plants for the climate's where the store is located. Just reading the description on plant card will tell you if a plant is frost tender or hardy.
Bunnings is about making money, they employ employees ignorant people who just know how to sell. They have no say in what they order it’s done by computer. The Bunnings in the arctic has ice on its shelves, if you wait a while it will be sold at cost because no one in their right mind will buy it.
I'm so jealous of one of my neighbours up my street that actually got bananas to grow in their yard. I tried a couple of times, but the frost kills them without a hot house over winter and my house is as cold as the rest of the yard with the current power prices.
Also, its not necessary to start corn as a seedling. And, a note about garlic. Not so easy to grow in warmer climates. I've been trying to grow garlic in the Wide Bay area of Queensland with only marginal success. Thanks for your video. Good information for a beginner gardener.
Actually I find everything is cheaper, (and in the long run overtaking seedlings due to transplant shock) planting as seeds direct in the bed. If you are trying to get a jumpstart in cold weather just build mini makeshift hot tents with plastic or milk bottles or jars. seeds are so cheap you can plant loads of them then pluck out the smaller ones to an appropriate spacing. Oh! and the garlic sometimes it's already growing on the supermarket shelf. Thank you for the video, Ray. (new subscriber).
The only two plants I buy in nurseries are leeks and cabbages. I never managed to have these with seeds…and I’m quite good at starting plants with seeds…
I'd heard that lettuce grows like a weed, but it never has for us. Only the first lot we planted ever germinated. Garlic has proven impossible to grow in the garden here. Managed sometimes to get them to take after planting, but they always die long before they mature. Same with ginger. Carrots have been hit and miss. Mostly the latter. Two other supposedly easily grown vegetables that haven't been for us are potatoes, they just don't grow, and tomatoes, which rarely produce much and tend to die.
Are you in a temperate climate? I'm in Wellington New Zealand. We are temperate but have to be wary of wind totally decimating crops to the ground if they're in exposed areas. I was in Ballarat, Victoria in Spring last year & I was impressed with all the stunning home front gardens in Bloom with all sorts of flowers. Sadly cottage front gardens do not do well here as many new grower to the region finds out. As long as there's total wind shelter & plenty of sunshine - vege growing is ok here.
hello mate, nice chat - cheers. Bit surprised u didnt mention tomatoes as they pop up anywhere u shovel around home made compost. Also, re garlic, if u live sub tropical, bung the cloves in a fridge for a week or so before planting. I figure that covers the normal thing of plant mid winter etc. Potatoes. My faves are Agria. I buy egg size ones from supermarket (cheaper than "seed" spuds) and grow all year round. Defo better crop in summer months even tho no frosts here in Northland NZ. Spud pb - 38.6kg return from 2Kg planted. (dont bother with Ruth Stots method :) Also, cantaloupe, butternut, any pumpkin all grow easy no care from seed. They love food tho so plant in an old compost pile where lotsa sunshine - water lots while growing.
😢😢😂😂i bought 6 garlic seedlings for the first time from the green shed but only watched this now.😂 I’m a new subscriber! I’m so glad your channel popped up cos I’m new to Perth from Singapore and wanna learn more about gardening.
Thank you so much for this video. I'm a bit of a green thumb but I've been nervous about starting a veggie patch. You have given me more confidence. ❤ I live in the Blue Mountains NSW (cold climate) and the weather here is temperamental. 😂 Microgreens really interest me too!
Challange: try to germinate a rosemary seed. I have only ever gotten cuttings to grow (and they went berzerk), but every seed I tryed to germinate failed. post edit, Sydney climate.
I suppose what works in australia will work the same way for the 'down below you' Netherlands , as i like your way of showing/explaining .. good for noob garderners like me. Gona apply your recomandations 'religiously' ☺
All those varieties you mentioned I have had a hell of a time getting them to thrive when planted from seed. I have a bed of carrot seeds that were direct sown in a deep container outdoors and they have struggled for 3/4 of a year to give me just a few edible and small carrots. Lettuce I have to try really hard to get it not to die in its young stages. I planted 30 cloves of garlic last Spring and a tray of onions and they both died because of the extreme humidity. I hope I an be successful with these in the Fall when the humidity goes down. I planted beans and only the purple variety came up. The Blue Lake seems to be a dud, the whole pack, as I have had no luck getting even one to germinate. I have not seen these as seedlings at local nurseries though. I am dealing wit alot of caterpillars and they will eat up seedlings within days of putting them or seeds in the ground. I am going to have to start putting out some sort of insecticide, and soon. I found two tonight when checking my tomato plants!
Use BTI for catapillars , sold by Yates as ' organic catapiller killer' Also maybe make your own potting/ seed raising mix, most of what bunnings sells will kill or atleast make your plants struggle
How ridiculous carrots in seedlings. I am 56 and have only ever used seed. I remember when I first saw them at Bunnings I was in shock. I could not believe that they were selling this.
What soil do you use for seed trays ? Can you please make a video ? I used seedling starter once but my dad says normal potting mix is fine ? What do you think
Have indeed tried the carrot seedlings 😅 and knew it probably wouldn't work, but they were on special. I definitely tend to buy clearance, so if I end up killing them I don't feel so bad😂
I chose to buy some seedlings this season round in replacement of my Spinach and Rockmelon bed. I'm curious to see how they fair compared to when i directly sowed my previous lot into another bed about 2 years ago which ended up lasting so long and grew really fast and constantly produced more than i could keep up with eating lol.
I’m never buying tomato seedlings from Bunnings ever again. They were a struggle to grow due to being disease ridden. One day whilst walking through Bunnings I discovered why. All the tomatoes were being watered from overhead. 😑
Good to see an Australian garden video for a change
There are quite a few Aussie gardening channels 🙂🇦🇺
LITERALLY! I hear the accent, I follow
There's a few of us! 😍
@@Scarletforestgardenfrothing you got yourself a sub
@mahaelah6295 aww legend. Cheers 😊
To transplant untransplantable plants, use the cardboard/recycle paper style pots. I transplanted like 25 sunflowers a couple weeks ago, they didn't even droop.
Also you should plant your garlic way closer together. You could easy fit 3-5 times as much in there. Ignore that bs that says plant everything a mile part. If you've got nice loose soil, the bulbs will push each other out of the way as they grow. But they'll grow better clustered together because they work together to manage a microclimate. When they're on their own like that, going between the heat of the day and the cold of night, they have nothing to help insulate them and keep them in optimal temperature range.
i really like this. I think you should do a beginner playlist for people starting from scratch that don't know this stuff.. im embarrassed to say I didn't know any of this
So very happy to have another Aussie garden channel, most specifically one in a similar growing zone to mine. Looking forward to seeing you grow (pun intended 😅)
I started and developed an organic herb and veg seedling business and sold it off after about 15 years when I retired. Our motto was if we wouldn’t buy it we wouldn’t sell it
For everyone reading this, finding the banned book called the hidden herbs by anette ray should be your top priority
Oh no .... the black helicopters have arrived.
"Banned book"? Rubbish. Easily findable. Just google. $29.
Some great advice. Another issue is when they sell seedlings that are out of season. I try and grow from seed mostly but I would just like to say I generally buy my broccoli as seedlings (from a market, not Bunnings) and have had no problems with growing them. Though one problem you can get from direct sowing is when they sprout they can be eaten from bugs like slaters and even slugs and snails.
So great to hear you call the seedling growers out! Sowing seeds is way more fun and satisfying too 😊
I love this video, I’ve switched to planting seeds rather than buy8ng seedling trays for a few reasons - it’s cheaper, no plastic problem and it’s more fun. My problem with buying seeds is shiny object syndrome! I do have quite a few packets of seeds collected. When I plant them in the ground the seedlings turn into snail food and disappear overnight so I’ve started planting in seed trays but then will have to transplant them later.
I let my lettuce bolt last year and found lettuces everywhere this winter! It was awesome. 😂
I'm so surprised that garlic is so easy to grow! I am a veggie garden baby, so I appreciate this video very much ❤️
Garlic is the #1 best crop for new gardeners. Give it a go!
Peas are hard to direct sow here in the UK cos the mice eat the seeds, and if they do manage to sprout the birds love the fresh shoots. I start then in a length of old guttering, once they’re large enough to go out I dig a small trench and then slide the out of the guttering.
I find cabbage nets keeps mine safe. Once they’re tall enough to need to remove the net no birds want them.
I had heaps of success transplanting sunflowers I germinated in recycled paper punnets. Gave them a good water before transplant, cut the pots up, plant the whole paper pot. 25 sunflowers, none of them even drooped. They basically didn't even realise they'd been moved, until a couple days later and they started growing 3 times as fast.
I rly like that idea of sliding them out, ty so much
Your channel is GOLD. I’m so pleased to have found you. Thank you very much.
Carrots, learnt the hard way. Bought them as seedlings, transplanted and ended up with 99.9 percent walkers. Was really disappointed, did some research and figured out why. This year, direct sowed the seed and out of the whole crop got 4 walkers only. They were perfect, delicious and we've eaten the whole crop. Delightful.
Thank you so much! Australian gardening is a bit different from what we do in Ukraine. I am starting my first garden in Australia and your channel is a massive help!
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Are you in Perth? Perth gardening is very different from Eastern States gardening.. but this website is very helpful either way
@@becr9369 I'm in Sydney
@@okowsky-ukr Yes, growing in Australia is much more challenging than in Europe (I grew in the UK). It takes a few seasons of trial and error to get it good harvests (I had soil issues as well as the horrid weather). Because the climate even within Australia varies so much, seek out gardening/planting guides that are specific to your state/region. You may pick up the city/state specific guides by searching for 'growing X in Sydney'. This should improve your growing success. Good luck!
@@becr9369definitely need more WA based gardening channels. Our seasons are so different!
Thanks for tips. When i buy shallots i cut approx 2cm with roots and stick into ground and voila, you regrow your shallots
I'm in NZ, I buy my garlic for planting from a farm, the shop ones don't grow very big, if at all . Keep it organic if you can. Thanks for the video. One thing I learned recently is about parsnip, put the seed in the ground, pour boiling water on them and cover them with soil. It works, finally I can grow them🌻🥴
I've been saving my best/biggest harvested garlic cloves as seed stock, for 10 years are so. They're now well adapted to my area and grow lovely fat bulbs
Great tips
Lettuces bolt as the sparks fly upwards. Always drove me nuts, my solution is to grow them as microgreens. I fill those foam fruitshop boxes with potting mix and multiple types of lettuce and mizune (delicious mizune is magic) pop it within arms reach of the front door and cut every few days
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It's great to learn from someone in Victoria with similar conditions. ie climate, a normal backyard size & without spending squillions of dollars to get started. Thankyou so much.
Thank you from the other side of the globe. Most garden channels on my feed are from northern hemisphere, always a little dis jointed, I appreciate southern support xx
Didn't know that about garlic and am chuffed to know it! :D thank you!
I just have a bunch of peas dying from the base up. Next time I will direct sow. So much to learn
I don't know what the situation is in Australia but here in New Zealand, garlic sold at the supermarket is heat treated to prevent sprouting. You can buy over priced 'seed' garlic for planting but you can save money with a bit of foresight. Buy some of the first crop to go on sale in early summer and save it for planting in the winter. It will have come straight from field and not have been treated. And of course, once you have your first crop you can save some for replanting in perpetuity.
That's great news. I wasn't aware that the early crop wasn't treated, I thought it all was. I'll keep an eye out so I can try growing my own.
Another great place to get seed garlic is your local farmers market. They'll also probably give you advice on when to plant & harvest
I think it's only imported garlic that's heat treated. Garlic grown in Aotearoa doesn't need to be heated because the heating is to prevent incursion of garlic pests from other countries
Finally! Now I know why most of the garlic bulbs I planted last spring failed to sprout ... 😅
I buy Garlic bulbs from the nursery, because all the varieties in grocery store are softneck. and the nursery has hardneck and a very flavourful variety
You should replante te nicest ones from your harvest and eat the rest. You'll never need to buy garlic ever again.
Ok….im 58 and thought I was handy in the garden but you’ve just taught an old fella something
I started growing from seed this year for the first time.. why the hell didn't I start earlier? Great to have that re- enforcer. Cheers
Years ago I planted “purple king “ bean seeds now every year I have masses because I let some of the beans growing at the end of the season stay on the vine. They are also my favourite beans. Coriander also grows very easily from seed. I let one branch of one plant go to seed and you have enough seed to continue sewing all season. And basil I let one branch of one plant go to seed at the end of the season and then I have enough seed each year and the give away. Thanks for the video it’s great someone is letting people know.
and when your plants bolt and flower.... let them flower and collect the seeds for next season.... hundreds and hundreds of seeds which have already accustomed to your soil quality. great video :)
What do I say! It made me smile. What I find theses days no youtuber has the guts to post pest control on their channel. Man grow your vegies but show others how to control the pest, With sprays etc
I saw 3 radishes in a pot for sale at home depot for $5. Biggest scam ever
😱😱😱 radishes are quite possibly the EASIEST thing to grow in the garden imo, that’s crazy!! I think it’s the first plant I had success with from seed, other than maybe some volunteer basil 😂
Just harvested my peas this week. Grew them all in cardboard toilet rolls. Transplanted as soon as the roots started coming out the bottom of the rolls. Well over 90% survived and grew into big producing plants. Was having very poor results sowing directly. Did the same with my beans and got the same result. Planted them last week with about 98% success
I like your style. Easy to watch.
Seed starting is my next learning curve. ☺️
I now 100% regret letus. Not only did everything die but I had no idea that it was such a rip off. And peas. But to be fair to myself this is my first year growing again after a nearly 20 year hiatus from growing (spinal injury).
However I am extremely excited that everything that survived has grown to a size that is unmatched by my friends, family and neighbors. My transplanted Raspberries are nearly 3m tall and producing the largest fruits they ever have. I took over my sister's garden beds that's why I know how they were doing before.
I actually used to call myself a "Black Thumb" because I couldn't grow anything, but I also had little interest at the time. Now I'm seeing some green show through and I like it.
Ever since woollies did their discovery garden promo where you get one little pot with seeds every $30. I have had a small lettuce farm pop up every year because I always let one plant seed then when they come back into season I will find baby lettuces all through my gardens I probably have about 50 or more currently growing 😅
I actually really liked that promo. Although my fat fingers struggled with those tiny peat pots
yep, i miss that promo too!! was only talking about it again on the weekend. Woolies keep giving out shithouse disney cards, or plastic toys instead of something actually useful to the planet. go figure!
I wish the grocers would S.T.O.P! creating so much plastic garbage that ends up in our landfills (& US!). I LOVED those seed pods and thought they were an amazing idea. C'mon grocers! Give away seeds, not trash.
@@KegRaider i guess why would they teach us to grow food when they could sell it to us instead! profits above everything else:(
@@tracylf5409 exactly, it's a great idea, but I guess they realised they would make more money selling us vegetables if we don't know how to grow them ourselves
Bunnings got me with the carrot seedlings when I tried planting veggie crops with my then-toddler during the 2020 lockdowns. I was so indignant when I heard Kat Lavers also describe them as a scam!
The new gardening hobby stuck though - so not a complete waste 😆
Certainly agree about carrots, in fact any root vegetable seems happiest direct sown. Not sure if your snow peas are what I know as sugar snap but I have found that if I direct sow those in my Northern England garden the pigeons in the locality think they are a feast for their exclusive enjoyment. I have short runs of guttering that I start my peas in, I then slide the entire contents: compost and young plants intact, into the growing bed. Even then I add a row of short sticks to deter birds from pulling the young plants out of the ground but this works for me. (Hope “gutter” means the same in Australia, they are designed to be fitted under the roof line of buildings to catch rain water, traditionally metal but now almost always plastic.
Delighted to have found your videos even though we are growing on opposite sides of the world.
What we call sno peas are what you might call mangetout (I looked it up), I think I've heard the word mangetout but never knew what it was...it's one of those names that didn't come over from UK English to Australia along with aubergine, courgette and pepper or bell pepper...we call eggplant, zucchini and capsicum respectively.
Also yes we call it guttering...or gutter and ours are mainly galvanised steel, or powder coated galvanised steel...I never seen plastic guttering but downpipes made of pvc are common along with galvanised/ powder coated steel.
We don't tend to get pigeons in our yards (we do have them here though) but there are five more other native buggers that tear any garden bed apart daily looking for either fresh green tips or excavation of the entire bed for bugs and worms.
Then there's the earwigs...smh.
@@stevenbalekic5683 Sugar Snap peas are a kind of Mange-tout (in French, Mange tout means “eat all”). Our normal Mange-tout grow as flat pods with under formed tiny peas inside, ok but they need to be used really fresh to be of any interest. Sugar Snaps grow fatter, thicker pods with beautiful little peas inside, remove any strings from top and bottom of larger pods then eat the entire thing. Small plants that need a minimum of support or care and which just keep giving so long as pods are picked regularly. I had plants growing happily into December here last year, no insects around to pollinate at that time of year (winter) so not much point in growing a really late crop. Really worth a try if you can find seeds, doubt we are permitted to post seeds into Australia or would happily send you some, inexpensive sweet addition to any veg garden.
Just found your channel. I’m across the ditch, but a lot of the same applies.
A few things I would always sow direct are sweetcorn (and sunflowers for that matter), their root systems never do well when transplanted, and if they are exposed to wind as they grow larger, they tend to just fall over.
Beetroot is pretty much the easiest thing there is to grow from seed, just throw it in and forget (after soaking of course)
Pumpkins, cucumbers and melons, they possibly can be transplanted, but I have never had any success with them, and in all honesty the only reason I have tried is because I was too impatient and wanted to get a jump on the season, I should have just listened to nature.
Spinach and Silverbeet/Chard both of these grow like weeds from seed.
I look forward to watching you from now on 😊
I planted corn from seed this year as opposed to from seedlings last year, never going back. Those suckers shot up super quick
Another problem i found with buying seedlings for the allotment was you are taking a chance of bringing disease unto the plot for example with brining brassicas unto the allotment you might contaminate the soil with clubroot
Amen on the garlic! Once you grow it, you'll never go back to store-bought only. Just have to ensure you buy locally grown organic garlic bulbs for your cloves. If they've been shipped from far away, they were sprayed to avoid sprouting during shipping. Bulbs from a farmer's market or local grower will be great sources.
Only seedlings I will buy are things that take several months to grow to transplant size. Those are veg that have a very long period of days to maturity in my zone. Even those I will try to grow myself via winter sowing. I've had great success with that technique.
I have bought all of these. Carrots this year did exactly what you have said. Thanks for the advice.
Subscribed! Great vid. Keen to check out all your others.
The pumpkins always make me laugh. I don't even plant the seeds, and they come up in our yard, either out of the compost bins or thanks to the chickens. A volunteer came up next to the chook house last week, and it's climbing over the chicken run already, after I redirected it yesterday. It'll probably have reached full coverage by tomorrow morning 😂
Yeh we get that with tomatos and watermelon also! i'm sure they should be classified as weeds, haha!
@@KegRaiderentire garden is FULL of tomato volunteers. My compost must not have heated up enough 🫠🤣
That was so informative loved it and feel that I really learned something from watching your video. Great to have someone tell you the honest truth.🎉
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I just finished planting a bunch of purple carrot seedlings 😂 I had a Bunnings voucher and had an unexpected extra $4.50 because I went with dad and he had the savings card for tradies. I didn’t know carrots aren’t good to transplant, I only got seedlings I’ve grown with mum in her garden before (she gets them from Ceres). I also got beetroot, as I’ve had great success with them before, as well as spinach, rosemary, and thyme (all for $4.50 a punnet). My dad’s a gardener so I think it pained him to see me buying seedlings, he offered to bring me some of the seedlings he’s started from seed. I’m only just getting my own veggie garden going at my house (it’s a small concrete backyard), so I just want to start easy.
Onions, for sure - you will never see information on the tag about the daylight hours required to form a bulb. In Brisbane I see lots of onion varieties for sale that will never, ever form a bulb because we are too far north.
I live live in Sweden and grow onions just fine? Daylight is not an issue not even in the far north where summers are short. The issue is the long growing time and how short of growing season we have. We usually buy set onions (tiny bulbs for growing) that we plant late autumn. Then as soon as the snow melts they start growing and are ready late summer/early autumn. Growing onions from seed for same year harvest does not work. Onions are two-year plants. You can pre-grow them during late winter for same year harvest but it is a lot of work.
That’s interesting, I didn’t know that. I am on the Sunshine Coast and grow tons of spring onions and shallots but never tried to grow “proper” onions.
I've growen Green King broccoli from bunnings & it's a big success every time, HUGE heads! Just give them space & plenty of seasol & fish emulsion every 2 weeks. I make alot of my own compost in wood pallets & no dig organic gardening though too.
I'm a bad, even though i can grow tomatoes from seeds I still shortcut with seedlings. The temptation to get fruit faster is so real.
Sometimes it’s hard for people who have full time jobs and children to fluff around with trying to germinate seeds
Here in the USA, a brand called Bonnie's plants sells plants and herbs for as much as $4.50 20.00 US dollars depending on the variety. It's insane, may as well buy feom the grocery store,. Will probably be cheaper. I see no justifiable reason to spend 20 dollars on one plant like an Eggplant. They're bigger plants, but still a very expensive harvest at the very leat. I have bought a few lower end plants because I didn't start my own in time. I also bought from nurseries which are a lot less expensive. The plant industry has really exploded price wise indecent years. Now it's just price gouging. Much better to learn to grow your own seedlings and a whole new world of varieties open up that you just can't buy.
Agree with you on the prices! Insane!
Fantastic video. Great communiator 🎉
I wish I knew this info a couple of months ago when I purchased a few brassicas plug plants via postage and they were dead when I received them, so I complained and they send me some new ones. After planing in a couple of days they were also dead. 😢
Thank you so much for your videos
Thank-you! Great information. I am taking more care about where I grow garlic, fennel, mint and radish because I'm reading that these are Alleopathic and can stop the growth of tomatoes and other sensitive plants. Your comment?
seedlings we've gotten from the nursery seem leggy, I believe the reason for this is because they dont always have direct sun light and they dont have grow lights on them, but are covered by a tarp
Really great video, I found it helpful clear and concise. No fluff. Thanks
Great info as always.. looking forward to the pea video 🌱
I am about to sow snow peas in a large container in the southern Mallee , so very interested to see !
I wish I could do a veggie garden like you, but I always forget to put the time into looking after them properly 😬😳😱. Although this year, I have started a proper herb garden, some I started from seed, some seedlings -so we will see how it goes.
totally agree.. experience it myself.. transplanting carrot such a mess.. my carrot look like beetroot and dont taste that good either
Thanks! I never transplant curcubits, in particular watermelon. They've done so badly for me
I totally agree with you on plants sold at Bunnings. I live near Orange (very cold climate) I get very frustrated when I see Frangipani, Impatience, Banana and Pineapple to name a few which are plants that are widely grown in Queensland and the Tropics. One frost and they are gone, dead, cremated. Purchasing officer should research plants for the climate's where the store is located. Just reading the description on plant card will tell you if a plant is frost tender or hardy.
Bunnings is about making money, they employ employees ignorant people who just know how to sell. They have no say in what they order it’s done by computer. The Bunnings in the arctic has ice on its shelves, if you wait a while it will be sold at cost because no one in their right mind will buy it.
I'm so jealous of one of my neighbours up my street that actually got bananas to grow in their yard. I tried a couple of times, but the frost kills them without a hot house over winter and my house is as cold as the rest of the yard with the current power prices.
Same for the northern heat of Townsville. The amount of plants I've BBQ'd in the summer is insane!
Also, its not necessary to start corn as a seedling. And, a note about garlic. Not so easy to grow in warmer climates. I've been trying to grow garlic in the Wide Bay area of Queensland with only marginal success. Thanks for your video. Good information for a beginner gardener.
Actually I find everything is cheaper, (and in the long run overtaking seedlings due to transplant shock) planting as seeds direct in the bed. If you are trying to get a jumpstart in cold weather just build mini makeshift hot tents with plastic or milk bottles or jars. seeds are so cheap you can plant loads of them then pluck out the smaller ones to an appropriate spacing. Oh! and the garlic sometimes it's already growing on the supermarket shelf. Thank you for the video, Ray. (new subscriber).
Very useful and well explained information!
Thank you sir!
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The only two plants I buy in nurseries are leeks and cabbages. I never managed to have these with seeds…and I’m quite good at starting plants with seeds…
I'd heard that lettuce grows like a weed, but it never has for us. Only the first lot we planted ever germinated.
Garlic has proven impossible to grow in the garden here. Managed sometimes to get them to take after planting, but they always die long before they mature. Same with ginger.
Carrots have been hit and miss. Mostly the latter.
Two other supposedly easily grown vegetables that haven't been for us are potatoes, they just don't grow, and tomatoes, which rarely produce much and tend to die.
Are you in a temperate climate? I'm in Wellington New Zealand. We are temperate but have to be wary of wind totally decimating crops to the ground if they're in exposed areas. I was in Ballarat, Victoria in Spring last year & I was impressed with all the stunning home front gardens in Bloom with all sorts of flowers. Sadly cottage front gardens do not do well here as many new grower to the region finds out. As long as there's total wind shelter & plenty of sunshine - vege growing is ok here.
Great video . Thank you ❤
hello mate, nice chat - cheers. Bit surprised u didnt mention tomatoes as they pop up anywhere u shovel around home made compost. Also, re garlic, if u live sub tropical, bung the cloves in a fridge for a week or so before planting. I figure that covers the normal thing of plant mid winter etc. Potatoes. My faves are Agria. I buy egg size ones from supermarket (cheaper than "seed" spuds) and grow all year round. Defo better crop in summer months even tho no frosts here in Northland NZ. Spud pb - 38.6kg return from 2Kg planted. (dont bother with Ruth Stots method :) Also, cantaloupe, butternut, any pumpkin all grow easy no care from seed. They love food tho so plant in an old compost pile where lotsa sunshine - water lots while growing.
😢😢😂😂i bought 6 garlic seedlings for the first time from the green shed but only watched this now.😂 I’m a new subscriber! I’m so glad your channel popped up cos I’m new to Perth from Singapore and wanna learn more about gardening.
Thank you so much for this video. I'm a bit of a green thumb but I've been nervous about starting a veggie patch.
You have given me more confidence. ❤ I live in the Blue Mountains NSW (cold climate) and the weather here is temperamental. 😂
Microgreens really interest me too!
Best video ever!!!!!!
Challange: try to germinate a rosemary seed.
I have only ever gotten cuttings to grow (and they went berzerk), but every seed I tryed to germinate failed.
post edit, Sydney climate.
Immediately yes. I have rarely hit the subscribe button so quickly
I suppose what works in australia will work the same way for the 'down below you' Netherlands , as i like your way of showing/explaining .. good for noob garderners like me. Gona apply your recomandations 'religiously' ☺
Great video bloke. What is your recommendation on dealing with plants with a big root ball? Shot the ball be disturbed?
nice one mate thanks!
Practical advice. Thanks
G'day, new sub and keen gardener here watching from Coffs Harbour NSW I'm happy to have found your channel have a good one and happy gardening! 🤠👍🏼
Great video ❤
Thanks for the tips. 😊
Do you have a video on which seedlings you would recommend buying as a beginner gardener?
How many snow pea plants do you have in that big pot?
Thanks so much
All those varieties you mentioned I have had a hell of a time getting them to thrive when planted from seed. I have a bed of carrot seeds that were direct sown in a deep container outdoors and they have struggled for 3/4 of a year to give me just a few edible and small carrots. Lettuce I have to try really hard to get it not to die in its young stages. I planted 30 cloves of garlic last Spring and a tray of onions and they both died because of the extreme humidity. I hope I an be successful with these in the Fall when the humidity goes down. I planted beans and only the purple variety came up. The Blue Lake seems to be a dud, the whole pack, as I have had no luck getting even one to germinate. I have not seen these as seedlings at local nurseries though. I am dealing wit alot of caterpillars and they will eat up seedlings within days of putting them or seeds in the ground. I am going to have to start putting out some sort of insecticide, and soon. I found two tonight when checking my tomato plants!
Use BTI for catapillars , sold by Yates as ' organic catapiller killer'
Also maybe make your own potting/ seed raising mix, most of what bunnings sells will kill or atleast make your plants struggle
How ridiculous carrots in seedlings. I am 56 and have only ever used seed. I remember when I first saw them at Bunnings I was in shock. I could not believe that they were selling this.
What soil do you use for seed trays ? Can you please make a video ? I used seedling starter once but my dad says normal potting mix is fine ? What do you think
Great vid, thanks mate.
"you might have this spouting in your pantry" - no need to call me out like this - but ok might as well plant it too
Lot of words for a few insights - particularly on the garlic.
I didn't appreciate the mystery about what plants he was talking about.
What state are you in, I'm in Perth and starting to plant spring vegetables now. Great work
Great tips, well done. Friendly tip, pay attention to the movement of your arms and hands..
Loved this , thanks .
Subscribed 😊
liked and comment for garlic tutorial. ty for the content.
Thank you
yeah dude you are totally right
That Bunnings looks familiar hmmmmmmm though many Bunnings are tbh glad to see another Australian gardening channel
Have indeed tried the carrot seedlings 😅 and knew it probably wouldn't work, but they were on special.
I definitely tend to buy clearance, so if I end up killing them I don't feel so bad😂
Awesome video as usual!!! Good luck on getting the flying dragon seeds haha!!!
I chose to buy some seedlings this season round in replacement of my Spinach and Rockmelon bed. I'm curious to see how they fair compared to when i directly sowed my previous lot into another bed about 2 years ago which ended up lasting so long and grew really fast and constantly produced more than i could keep up with eating lol.
I’m never buying tomato seedlings from Bunnings ever again. They were a struggle to grow due to being disease ridden. One day whilst walking through Bunnings I discovered why. All the tomatoes were being watered from overhead. 😑
Yep, buy the tomato seedlings and get the fungal disease free 😢
underrated channel!
Well done