I seeded a flower bed with snapdragons once and they filled it the entire season. The colors crossed and I ended up with rainbow blooms that same year. The plants behind those were columbine and they also mixed color and that was the flower bed that started my addiction to the garden!!
@@heatherderganc5984 I live in the South Plains of Texas, panhandle. Snapdragons do well here. You'll have tremendous blooms and flowers out the wazoo!! May need more watering. Morning and afternoon. You'll enjoy them.
In Greece we call snapdragons "skylakia" which means little dogs! We don't plant them in our gardens, they grow everywhere here as a weed. I love them very much and I remember as kids we opened the blooms and barked... hahaha Much love to all of you!
Un Latvia we have them in gardens brite and beautifl and also in nature (small yellow versions). We call them lauvmutītes, it means Lions mouth. We as kids,opened them and made Lion sounds
I guess you didn’t hear me yell, “half a tray, Laura!” Oh well, better too many than not enough. Now you can share the beauty! But you always do that. You are the generous gardener!
Loved this! You included your "mistakes" like filling the whole tray with 1 variety, losing a couple seeds while trying to give us a close up. This is why we all love your videos. You show it all. Thank you for another informative video
I like to take an index card, fold it in half and then open it partially to make a “v” shape. Then I pour my tiny seeds into it. Then I take a lid from a ball point pen and use it to slightly scoot the seeds off the card into the cells. It works awesome! Sometimes I use the pen lid to just slightly tap the card making vibrations that wiggle the seeds off one or two at a time. Also works great! Then I just pour the remaining seeds back into the packet.
Always perfect timing! I’ve started quite a few seeds in trays, but boy it’s so much different here. I have found that in the south, cinnamon is a must for our seed starting. We are just so darn humid, even at this time of year, that if I don’t sprinkle cinnamon on top I will definitely have mold within days. Can’t wait to see my little plants out in the yard!! 🌻🌼🌸🌺🌷
I am Also using cinnamon this year. 1st time. I did research, My main reason is for fungus knats (eastern PA). I was so nervous it would harm little seedlings, but found out Cinnamon is also good for root growth. My seedlings are doing great. I was going to mention cinnamon in her recent knat issue video. Happy growing!!!💐🥰
@@lindameeks9711 yes ma’am! It really does help, and doesn’t hurt the seedlings at all. Stops fungus gnats, stops mold from growing, and suppresses the biotone smell. I never start seeds without it. Happy growing to you too! 🙂
@@JermaineGertse Ok, Thanks to my friend JAYJAY for subscribing to our new RUclips channel, in any case there are a lot of tips that you will discover in it, and there are 2 new videos that come out every week
Two? I'm pretty sure they've been posting everyday, except Saturday, and this weekend, we got a bonus video. On Sunday, they post a recap of the week's videos on the Garden Answer Highlights channel.
I don't have a heating mat, but I'm gonna try to seed in my house. Will seed my first annual batch today! This will become my president's day tradition. 😊 Fingers crossed!
Maybe I just have incredible luck, but I don’t have a heating mat either and everything I indoor-sow is always a success 😂👌🏻 Even seeds that are known to have “erratic germination”, or need a constant exact temperature or humidity - they pop up just fine on my windowsill (…in Scotland, so it’s hardly a hot tropical climate 😝). I’m sure they’ll do really well for you! 🥰
So so glad I discovered wintersowing over 15 years ago. I grow snapdragons using that method. They do fabulous. I’m leaving this week for Florida to spend time with the grandkids and no worries about seedlings and their constant watering and fussing.
What area of the country do you live in, Michelle? I find that kind of info gives a lot of perspective to the subject. I've previously only wintersowed annuals - mainly tomatoes. This year I'm trying some other things, like native wild flowers, and perennials like lupine.
@@omemeemom4102 not too late. You can sow anytime starting with the winter solstice and since they don’t require stratification you can go thru spring.
Great video thank you 😊. I have loved traditional snapdragons since I was a child trying to make them "snap". The little black beetles are known as pollen beetles in the UK, I get them on sweet peas a lot. There's nothing to treat them, but they don't harm plants or flowers. If shaking them off doesn't get rid of enough you can leave the cut flowers in water in a darker room near to a bright open window. The beetles are attracted to light so should leave the flowers. Your cut flower shed will be perfect for this 😊💐
Hi Laura I’m for a higher zone I live in the Caribbean island of Trinidad and Tobago. I love watching your videos and have been watching you for many years. And I don’t miss a single video.I know that I can’t plant most of the plants that you do but, I’ve never really cared for gardening before I found you and now I have flower bed and raised beds and doing so much research also visiting local garden centers now am addicted to planing. Thank you for helping me find a hobby I didn’t know I needed.
Your patience and eyesight are second to none! I might just attempt planting seeds again after hearing about the vermiculite top layer. Your videos are second to none as well! Thank you!
The Squarefoot Garden guy (?) Recommends planting seeds in a paper cup( not waxed) of vermiculite. I've been using the vermiculite only on the top, but I'm going to see how a whole cup full works. Good luck!⚘🌺🌼
I’m dying here! Laura said “crap”!!! I’m delighted. She is always so careful in her language. It’s refreshing to know she is like the rest of us and occasionally has a “slip of the tongue “!! 💕💕💕 our Laura.
Wow Laura, thanks so much for this video. I am growing snapdragons from seeds from the first time and even though we are quite limited in the varieties that are available in our stores here in Switzerland, it‘s very exciting to watch them germinate and grow🌱 Very happy to get the information about the four groups that may be available to grow as well as all the tips on how to successfully get each variety to germinate. Always a pleasure to watch you carry out your gardening tasks🙂 Thanks for sharing💚
Johnny's has a really good Seed-Starting Date Calculator, you just plug in your last frost date, and "BAM" Love Johnny's Select seeds. Another great video, thanks
I am so thankful for your channel. Through your actions you have inspired me to make my property beautiful. Over the last two years I have been planting trees for large structure and I am now in the phase of planting shrubs and creating flower beds. Started alot of echinacea / lavender / foxglove / snapdragons / Delphinium. Thank you.
I grew Snapdragons from seed for the first time last year....WOW completely fell in love with them!... So Beautiful, and the joy of watching the Bumblebees pushing their way into the centre of the flower head. 🐝I grew a variety called Circus Clowns....I have bought more of the same variety for this year! ❤
Good Morning Laura, great video today. Watching you plant seeds is very therapeutic for me. Can’t wait for Spring to get there and see all the beauty that’s going to be in your gardens. Thanks for sharing your love for plants with us.
for people with tinnitus, it isnt as bad as the tinnitus, but having both the tinnitus noise and the blower is even worse. had to stop watching. will try fast forwarding to see if any part is better.
Thank you for this timely video! Getting ready to plant my snapdragon seeds this week ☺️ I have a bunch of seedling heat mats, but only 1 thermostat...I plug a powerstrip into the thermostat and then plug the heat mats into the powerstrip. It works great if you have multiple trays of seeds that all want to be around the same temperature.
I have not planted Snapdragons in years! I do love & need to plant a few this season! This video is a great refresher for me not to mention a reminder for me to pick some up when I visit my garden center! 🙂🌸🌱🌿
Heat mats have helped me so much! Seeds germinate quicker, which allows me to start more of other varieties of seeds that need to be grown early. Now I just need more grow lights and a greenhouse lol 😆 . It is so addictive 😊
I planted snapdragons last spring and I had flowers all season , I loved them . I will be planting them again this year as well .They are so pretty. I love looking at your rows of them I your flower garden 🪴🌸
🍃Then, you may want to try wintersowing (winter seeding in milk jugs). You put the jugs outside, in your beds, and transplant them right out into your garden.😏
I love snapdragons and this is probably one of the only times in watching your videos that I am happy to be in zone 9B. Snapdragon seem to grow like weeds for me. They come back every year and they reseed them selves but I love that gigantic heat mat, I need one of those.
I didn’t even know there was dwarf varieties of snapdragons. Thanks for the heads up - I’m growing full size for my small space and would rather have baby dragons. :)
I love snapdragons! Mine will reseed and come back again and again. Espoma link and site is AMAZING. They have a feature “where to buy”. I now know we have 1 location about 25 miles from me. Looks like they carry a lot of their products. I wish all sites had this option!!! Great job Espoma. I can get the potting soil and vermiculite now. Can’t wait to see those flowers!
I wish there were dates on your videos so as we look at them years after, we can see what the date is you planted the seeds... Just heard at the 22:50 mark it is mid February.
Laura, I have never seen anyone get excited over hand mixing their soil, what a joy watching you....lol GLORIOUS! You are definitely in your realm & it is contagious..I love the feel of soil in my hands under my nails, all over my knees. Ahhhh, the love of gardening. 🥰😍🌻🌼🌷🌱
Laura, your seed starting videos have been useful in teaching my sweet students in my science lab the last couple weeks. I have talked about how I love “Ms. Laura’s” videos and have learned so much! We just planted our seeds this week of basil, coleus, and green beans in zone 10b. I am far from an expert gardener and new to seed starting. THANK YOU for inspiring me and teaching me tips that I can pass along to my little gardeners!
Even though it is blizzarding outside, I am getting my garden fix by watching Laura plant seeds, reading another section of The Layered Garden, and labeling plant stakes so that I can mark where new plants will go in my flower beds this spring.
Last year was my first year growing cut flowers from seed and my snapdragons did by far the best. I had no idea what I was doing and there were WAY too many in each cell, but they did so good and will be getting a lot more space this year!
You continue to give me and MANY others confidence and inspiration, now I totally love seed starting because of your awesome videos and great instruction.....and I love to share the seedlings in the spring! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!💗💗💗. AND you are wearing sandals- spring is coming!!!
I started snapdragons last year for the first time(WS in milk jugs) and they were gorgeous!! They flowered until November(zone 3) which this year was a long fall but still flowering when we had a bit of snow after that. Incredible how these flowers just keep blooming and are so gorgeous. Already started some in my winter sowing jugs, and made sure to seed LOTS. Thank you for sharing today, I had no idea there was different groupings. Great info.
I put vermiculite on the top two years back and I ended up with a lot of moss. Last year I just mixed it in with my starting soil and it made all the difference.
Love that you are so real when making your videos! You include mistakes along with the victories. So much better than over the top and over done videos. Not to mention such helpful information with a sweet disposition! 😊 Plant on!
I feel like I’m so behind on prepping this year. I just have to keep reminding myself, "you do not have a greenhouse, YET!” I just love watching these videos and taking notes. It’s like your favorite class in school. 🥰
I have two cucumber and tomatoes growing in a bottles made greenhouse, I saw someone doing it on You Tube so I give it a try and it works, I did the same yesterday with some melon seeds just have to wait to see if they germinate too,have to be clear plastic bottles
Good morning Laura and family, I have to admit that I'm not a patient person when when it comes to seeds. But you make me want to try it out. Can't wait to see all the different colors. Have a great rest of the day.
No matter what garden thing I decide to search, you have a video on it! You have done so much, it’s crazy. I love your videos and I appreciate all the time and effort you put into making these videos 💗
I'm.in the UK and have used vermiculite on top for a while and fine vermiculite added to the potting mix for aeration and moisture retention. I've just started wetting my compost before putting it in the potting trays as you've shown, which normally here, we only water after seed sowing or sprinkle water on top just before. Absolutely brilliant, what a game changer....thank you, I will be wetting my compost first in future. Thank you
I purchased a seed warming mat last year and it is amazing how quickly and efficiently my seeds germinate! I do use the Hortonova grid on most of my cut flowers as I live on a hill that can get some crazy winds that can flatten my plants! It worked so well last year that I will continue to use it on all my tall cut flowers this year! I decided to add a few of your different bloom snapdragons this year! I used a mix of traditional last year but love the look of the Azalea style! Thank you for the inspiration! Enjoying starting new seeds, tubers, and bulbs each year that just expands the beauty of our gardens! ❤️
Some of my favourite videos that you make are your seed planting videos. I have a dream of owning a big property like yours and growing so many plants from seed one day so these videos send me off into a daydream about when that day arrives but for now my little yard and greenhouse will do! Thankyou for your constant inspiration ♡
Thank you so much Laura ! I didn't know there were so many types of snapdragons. Now I know to get the types that bloom through the summer !! Thank you. Hello to all you fellow gardeners! Spring is just around d the corner.
Good morning from Windermere, Florida zone 9b USA 🇺🇸 I'm a retired florist and love Snaps. I'm glad to hear there are snapdragons for our heat. I'm going to take your advice. Thanks from the South 💓👍💓
I was on the fence about splurging for some snapdragon seeds and then I watched this video….. and now i have some potomac berry blend headed my way. 😂🤣 Thank you for enabling me! Haha
Confession regarding Johnny's Seed... I too ❤️ all the info on the packets. I feel like they're putting their $ into producing amazing seeds instead of unnecessary high resolution marketing. But I'm not as familiar with flower varieties, so when my order comes in, I get my old catalogs and cut out the picture and paste it on the packet in a blank spot/over brand name. Not only a visual, but a fun (for me) winter, indoor activity that gets me really excited for spring! My husband thinks I'm a total garden nerd for this-he's not wrong and I'm not mad about it at all! Lol 😆
I grew snapdragons last year and they were so easy!! And yes totally agree they give back so much. The Twinny dwarf ones were the last flowers showing and didn't even mind some snow!!
Living in a dry, warm, climate with deer snap dragons are my favorite go to flowers. I confess I generally rely on just the natural reseeding of mine, but maybe I'll give some thought to more planning and start some inside. Thank you for the inspiration. Laura makes me excited to start and plan my garden. I have always been a bit of a hibernator who never really got spring fever but you have started to turn me towards the light. 🥰🌱💐🌞😎
My tip, I plug a surge protector into the temperature gauge of the heat mats. This allows me to plug several heat mats to one gauge. Thank you for all you do! I’m a zone below GA in 5b so I love that your zone 6 schedule gives me great lead time on planting projects. 🌸Happy gardening!
Always watch you on Facebook and then turn around and watch on you tube because sometimes you add a little bit to one or the other. Love it!!! Keep on posting Laura you bless our days. Hugs from N.C..
Have been growing snapdragon for decades and never heard of group numbers!?! You never cease to amaze with your wisdom. I have looked inside and out of my snapdragon package and cannot find a group number. 😕. Time to check out Johnny's
I have not tried a toothpick but I do use a slightly moistened white cotton swab for those tiny seeds. Just did that yesterday for pink dandelion seeds. Works perfect to pick them up with a bonus of being able to see the seeds laying on the white cotton tip.
I’ve been following your channel and have been inspired, educated, motivated and most of all, “included”from your first “Hey guys. How’s it going?” I’m thrilled at what you and Aaron have been able to build both personally and professionally and appreciate that you’ve taken us along for the ride. My passion has been unleashed and my gardens are a testament to what I’ve learned from you and been inspired by you. I was hoping that as you move forward with an ever growing, ever evolving landscape, you would continue to guide those of us who are still gardening in small spaces without the benefit of cold frames or greenhouses so that we may continue to learn within the confines of our resources. Thank you for providing detail on the inside vs. greenhouse seed starting which gives me confidence with my humble seed starting setup. Thank you for all you do and especially for bringing us along on this journey to the point where we may comfortably call ourselves “gardeners”! 💚🌱💚
Love watching your videos. I worked one season at our local small town green house. I never watched the lady who did the seed planting. Her setup was amazing. My job was to transplant first and second starts into larger containers. You are encouraging me to try new things.
Can you do some seeding indoors and show us how you do the hardening? Some (myself included) may not have a greenhouse nor can afford heat mats & grow lights, etc. 😉 Also, a suggestionn.....I use a large empty garlic powder jar to spread the Vermiculite over the seeds. I just shake it lightly and it does the job. It can be any jar or container with a strainer attached. Just make sure the size of the holes provide the approximate flow. I do scrape the label off. 🌱
Thank you for this comment. I'm interested in the heat mats as well. And I love the idea about the jar. I thought planting from seeds would be a money saver, but then I see all this equipment & supplies. 🙄😟 Maybe it is less expensive to just buy the small plants???
I am only Wintersowing and direct seeding this year. We moved into a new house but it needs some renovation, so I won't be able to use the sunroom to start seeds this year.
@@avachannel4926 🌱This is precisely why I commented. Plants have become very expensive and not everyone can afford the nursery grown. This is the first year that I did wintersowing in milk containers. Even Laura did it and I hope she shows how she transplant them to the garden. It will be challenging for me because I do not have any of that equipment; however, it is worth the try. I am also growing some indoors using some methods I have seen on RUclips. And, I probably will still buy some already grown plants from Lowe's or wherever they catch my attention. I just can't resist the temptation. 😉🌱
If you have a heat vent that you can plant seeds near, or space on top of a refrigerator, either can act as a seed mat. I live in a basement so this year I'll try something new. I do have a grow light, so I'll attach it to the bottom of blinds kept fairly high up the window. I'll harden off by moving plants into the window well until they're ready for exposure to wind.
@Thomas Stewart 🍃You are obviously not interested in gardening because you are just saying Hello to some ladies and not even have the courtesy of commenting on the subject at hand. I find that discourteous to everyone reading these comments. You would be better served by seeking some dating channels. This is definitely not a suitable place for your shenanigans.🍃
This will be an awesome seed starting season to watch! I’ve learned so much from you. Last year, I bought a grow light system (the bamboo led system from Gardeners Supply) and grew from seed for the first time. This year I’ve gone crazy buying seed packets! I want it all! Lol. 🌱🌸🌱🌺🌱🌸🌱🌼
I’ve grown snapdragons for years and ever knew there were groups! 🤦🏼♀️ Now I need to dig through my seeds to see which varieties are which! Thanks for teaching me something new! ❤️
I grew snapdragons from seed for the first time last year. They were the darlings of the garden and bloomed all year. Few people in our area try them as they are thought to be too hard to grow in our summer heat. Not true. I hope to cut them back come spring as well as planting more seeds indoor. Happy planting 🌱🌱🌱 incredible vase life
I am going to try snapdragons for the first time this year and I sure find a lot of differences in how to start the seeds. Some instructions say not to use heat mats because they like lower temperatures to germinate saying that heat will lower germination. I got mine from Harris seeds and on that seed packet it says to lower the night-time temperature during germination and when growing them on to keep them at 50 to 60 at night and 70 during the day. Other people recommend putting the pack of seeds in the refrigerator for a week. Johnny's is the only one that says they need light to germinate. Very confusing!
I always use a heat mat to germinate seeds. No issues. Ive had great luck using heat mat vs not using one, they seem to take forever. I remove the tray from the heat mat immediately after germination, also, I remove the dome as soon as a few seedlings pop up. I don't wait for every single cell to emerge. I always end up with a full seedling tray. Best of luck!!
@@lindameeks9711 I also always use heat mats since my house is heated only by a wood stove and can get cold during the night. I was referring to more than one source that say not to use heat mats for snapdragon seeds because heat will reduce germination rate. Evidently, snapdragons germinate better at cooler temperatures.
I'm in Snapdragon heaven! I've never really paid any attention to snapdragons before last year. My husband (who is watching GA because of Aaron!) told me that they are his favorite. I was at a garden center and found some rockets that looked really sad and got them on a discount. With no hope - I planted them next to my house in a south face narrow bed a little fertilizer when I planted but really nothing after that. They took a bit but bounced back very nicely. So well in fact that on Dec 12th I still had blooms. I just couldn't make myself pull them and decide to leave them in hopes that they would maybe self seed for this year. A hard freeze finally came and killed them off and then the snow hit. Well - a couple months later the snow is gone and it's starting to get a little warmer. I was looking at the bed yesterday (timing is funny) and what do you know - new growth at the base of every plant! What!!!! Is this normal? Yakima WA zone 6B.
Two Springs ago I dug up a dwindling fall-planted snapdragon from my backyard to transplant into a sunnier spot out front (longer time in light, including afternoons). I didn't know there were 4 types of snapdragons! (Thank you for explaining this! ) Now I understand why it's so happy in Spring and Fall! The darling plant has found it's ideal location, and is gearing up for a THIRD Spring of pretty pink flowers all over. Thing is, I couldn't figure out what re-seeded itself in the same area, because there are about 20 seedlings all around. I suspect more pink snapdragons this year, so I'm headed outside to check if any need their tops snipped yet! Thank you Laura!
I have that Vivosun heat mat with the thermostat and I really like it! I live in an older house and tend to keep the heat set at 67-68 because my house is such an energy hog. So I use the heat mat to help germinate tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants indoors. I set it at 80°F and it helps speed up germination quite a bit. As soon as everybody’s up and looks good, I turn it off. I live by myself and only start one 72 tray of summer veggies a year (I direct sow squash and cucumbers because I think they do better that way.)
Thanks for a great video Laura. Here in England I only have a cold greenhouse but do have two propagators but I still won’t be starting my seeds until the middle of March. I never realised there were different groups. Mainly in the UK we look for rust resistant! You have so many varieties to choose from in the US no matter what seeds you are sowing but it never puts me off watching your enthusiasm and love of gardening and I always learn something from you.
I seeded a flower bed with snapdragons once and they filled it the entire season. The colors crossed and I ended up with rainbow blooms that same year. The plants behind those were columbine and they also mixed color and that was the flower bed that started my addiction to the garden!!
👍What planting zone?
@@heatherderganc5984 I believe 6. I live in western NY
Would love to see a picture 😍
I moved south from zone 6 to zone 8 (North Texas). I didn’t think I’d have much luck with snapdragons but now I’m excited to give them a try! 👍
@@heatherderganc5984 I live in the South Plains of Texas, panhandle. Snapdragons do well here. You'll have tremendous blooms and flowers out the wazoo!! May need more watering. Morning and afternoon. You'll enjoy them.
In Greece we call snapdragons "skylakia" which means little dogs! We don't plant them in our gardens, they grow everywhere here as a weed. I love them very much and I remember as kids we opened the blooms and barked... hahaha Much love to all of you!
Un Latvia we have them in gardens brite and beautifl and also in nature (small yellow versions). We call them lauvmutītes, it means Lions mouth. We as kids,opened them and made Lion sounds
Sweet memories!
Sweet....🥀
I love that ❤️ thanks for sharing!
So interesting to read about what grows as weeds and natives in some areas and as cultivated plants in others!
I guess you didn’t hear me yell, “half a tray, Laura!” Oh well, better too many than not enough. Now you can share the beauty! But you always do that. You are the generous gardener!
The "Energizer Bunny Generous Gardener", lol
😂
Ha! Ha! Some people yell at the TV for football games...we yell for seed planting!😂
Loved this! You included your "mistakes" like filling the whole tray with 1 variety, losing a couple seeds while trying to give us a close up. This is why we all love your videos. You show it all. Thank you for another informative video
I like to take an index card, fold it in half and then open it partially to make a “v” shape. Then I pour my tiny seeds into it. Then I take a lid from a ball point pen and use it to slightly scoot the seeds off the card into the cells. It works awesome! Sometimes I use the pen lid to just slightly tap the card making vibrations that wiggle the seeds off one or two at a time. Also works great! Then I just pour the remaining seeds back into the packet.
This is very clever!! I will file this one for myself!
As kids, we had fun squeezing the sides of the blooms to make the dragon's mouth open and close 😃
I got a chuckle when the video went into fast forward. I thought "yep" she's had her coffee. I always enjoy. Thank you. xo
Good morning garden fam! Hope we're all enjoying our coffee.
Always perfect timing! I’ve started quite a few seeds in trays, but boy it’s so much different here. I have found that in the south, cinnamon is a must for our seed starting. We are just so darn humid, even at this time of year, that if I don’t sprinkle cinnamon on top I will definitely have mold within days. Can’t wait to see my little plants out in the yard!! 🌻🌼🌸🌺🌷
Thats interesting!
I am Also using cinnamon this year. 1st time. I did research, My main reason is for fungus knats (eastern PA). I was so nervous it would harm little seedlings, but found out Cinnamon is also good for root growth. My seedlings are doing great.
I was going to mention cinnamon in her recent knat issue video. Happy growing!!!💐🥰
@@lindameeks9711 yes ma’am! It really does help, and doesn’t hurt the seedlings at all. Stops fungus gnats, stops mold from growing, and suppresses the biotone smell. I never start seeds without it. Happy growing to you too! 🙂
I have never heard of using cinnamon before. That is great information to know. Thanks for sharing!!
@@darcygillan3098 you are very welcome! Love having this GA community to share info. Happy gardening to you!!
*GOOD MORNING GARDEN ANSWER FAMILY, wish you a good start of the day and HAPPY GARDENIIIIIIIIIING!!!*
I subbed your channel...seems like some cool vids there... will check it out later...
@@JermaineGertse Ok, Thanks to my friend JAYJAY for subscribing to our new RUclips channel, in any case there are a lot of tips that you will discover in it, and there are 2 new videos that come out every week
Two? I'm pretty sure they've been posting everyday, except Saturday, and this weekend, we got a bonus video.
On Sunday, they post a recap of the week's videos on the Garden Answer Highlights channel.
@@seanaames6855 They were talking about their own channel, I think.
I don't have a heating mat, but I'm gonna try to seed in my house. Will seed my first annual batch today! This will become my president's day tradition. 😊 Fingers crossed!
Maybe I just have incredible luck, but I don’t have a heating mat either and everything I indoor-sow is always a success 😂👌🏻 Even seeds that are known to have “erratic germination”, or need a constant exact temperature or humidity - they pop up just fine on my windowsill (…in Scotland, so it’s hardly a hot tropical climate 😝).
I’m sure they’ll do really well for you! 🥰
Out your tray on top of a crackpot set on warm.
Can't wait to see how they do. It is exciting to start planting and thinking about the beautiful color you will have. Have a blessed day everyone.
So so glad I discovered wintersowing over 15 years ago. I grow snapdragons using that method. They do fabulous. I’m leaving this week for Florida to spend time with the grandkids and no worries about seedlings and their constant watering and fussing.
What area of the country do you live in, Michelle?
I find that kind of info gives a lot of perspective to the subject. I've previously only wintersowed annuals - mainly tomatoes. This year I'm trying some other things, like native wild flowers, and perennials like lupine.
Neat! when do you start them for winter sowing? Would love to start some but maybe I am too late? (Zone 5)
@@seanaames6855 I’m in Iowa.
@@omemeemom4102 not too late. You can sow anytime starting with the winter solstice and since they don’t require stratification you can go thru spring.
Great video thank you 😊. I have loved traditional snapdragons since I was a child trying to make them "snap". The little black beetles are known as pollen beetles in the UK, I get them on sweet peas a lot. There's nothing to treat them, but they don't harm plants or flowers. If shaking them off doesn't get rid of enough you can leave the cut flowers in water in a darker room near to a bright open window. The beetles are attracted to light so should leave the flowers. Your cut flower shed will be perfect for this 😊💐
It’s so amazing how a tiny seed like that can turn into such a large and beautiful thing.
That’s why I love growing from seeds. Each seed is a little miracle unto itself. :)
Very helpful. I remember my mum showing me how to grow these and she did it the exact same way you did it, so that was a nice reminder. Thankyou!.
Hi Laura I’m for a higher zone I live in the Caribbean island of Trinidad and Tobago. I love watching your videos and have been watching you for many years. And I don’t miss a single video.I know that I can’t plant most of the plants that you do but, I’ve never really cared for gardening before I found you and now I have flower bed and raised beds and doing so much research also visiting local garden centers now am addicted to planing. Thank you for helping me find a hobby I didn’t know I needed.
Good Morning Garden Answer Family! Looks like another busy day for Laura! 🌺🌼🌸🌻
Good morning ALW, happy gardeniiiiiing!!!
Your patience and eyesight are second to none! I might just attempt planting seeds again after hearing about the vermiculite top layer. Your videos are second to none as well! Thank you!
The Squarefoot Garden guy (?) Recommends planting seeds in a paper cup( not waxed) of vermiculite. I've been using the vermiculite only on the top, but I'm going to see how a whole cup full works. Good luck!⚘🌺🌼
@@elaineekberg113 Thanks for the tip!
I love snapdragons - they self seed in my rock mulch and show up as volunteers every summer...makes me so happy.
I’m dying here! Laura said “crap”!!! I’m delighted. She is always so careful in her language. It’s refreshing to know she is like the rest of us and occasionally has a “slip of the tongue “!! 💕💕💕 our Laura.
Those containers from the other day look amazing behind you! 🥰🏵⚘️🍀
Wow Laura, thanks so much for this video. I am growing snapdragons from seeds from the first time and even though we are quite limited in the varieties that are available in our stores here in Switzerland, it‘s very exciting to watch them germinate and grow🌱 Very happy to get the information about the four groups that may be available to grow as well as all the tips on how to successfully get each variety to germinate. Always a pleasure to watch you carry out your gardening tasks🙂 Thanks for sharing💚
Johnny's has a really good Seed-Starting Date Calculator, you just plug in your last frost date, and "BAM" Love Johnny's Select seeds. Another great video, thanks
I am so thankful for your channel. Through your actions you have inspired me to make my property beautiful. Over the last two years I have been planting trees for large structure and I am now in the phase of planting shrubs and creating flower beds. Started alot of echinacea / lavender / foxglove / snapdragons / Delphinium. Thank you.
I grew Snapdragons from seed for the first time last year....WOW completely fell in love with them!... So Beautiful, and the joy of watching the Bumblebees pushing their way into the centre of the flower head. 🐝I grew a variety called Circus Clowns....I have bought more of the same variety for this year! ❤
Good Morning Laura, great video today. Watching you plant seeds is very therapeutic for me. Can’t wait for Spring to get there and see all the beauty that’s going to be in your gardens. Thanks for sharing your love for plants with us.
Thank you for acknowledging the noise. It's been driving me crazy since you guys started using the blower and nobody in the comments seemed to notice.
for people with tinnitus, it isnt as bad as the tinnitus, but having both the tinnitus noise and the blower is even worse. had to stop watching. will try fast forwarding to see if any part is better.
It gets better at 6:35 but it's still there just farther away.
Thank you for this timely video! Getting ready to plant my snapdragon seeds this week ☺️ I have a bunch of seedling heat mats, but only 1 thermostat...I plug a powerstrip into the thermostat and then plug the heat mats into the powerstrip. It works great if you have multiple trays of seeds that all want to be around the same temperature.
Good morning all have a safe and blessed day
Good morning my friend 67HORSES, and wish you a happy gardeniiiiing!!!
This is such hard work with “ patience of a saint “
I have not planted Snapdragons in years! I do love & need to plant a few this season! This video is a great refresher for me not to mention a reminder for me to pick some up when I visit my garden center! 🙂🌸🌱🌿
Heat mats have helped me so much! Seeds germinate quicker, which allows me to start more of other varieties of seeds that need to be grown early. Now I just need more grow lights and a greenhouse lol 😆 . It is so addictive 😊
You should see the wind we get in the prairies and snapdragons handle the wind like a champ.
I planted snapdragons last spring and I had flowers all season , I loved them . I will be planting them again this year as well .They are so pretty. I love looking at your rows of them I your flower garden 🪴🌸
I don’t have the room to start from seed, but I’m going to buy some this year and try them in my flower beds.
🍃Then, you may want to try wintersowing (winter seeding in milk jugs). You put the jugs outside, in your beds, and transplant them right out into your garden.😏
More deep dives in to a single plant like this video would be amazing! I'd love a whole series of them.
I love snapdragons and this is probably one of the only times in watching your videos that I am happy to be in zone 9B. Snapdragon seem to grow like weeds for me. They come back every year and they reseed them selves but I love that gigantic heat mat, I need one of those.
I will seed mine next week. Great to learn so much about snapdragons plants. I usually grow dwarf ones because i don't have so much space.
I didn’t even know there was dwarf varieties of snapdragons. Thanks for the heads up - I’m growing full size for my small space and would rather have baby dragons. :)
I plant out 6 weeks before my last frost date. Sow 6 weeks before. There are heat mats with built in thermostated now, 25'
Have you ever winter sowed snapdragon?
I love snapdragons! Mine will reseed and come back again and again.
Espoma link and site is AMAZING. They have a feature “where to buy”. I now know we have 1 location about 25 miles from me. Looks like they carry a lot of their products. I wish all sites had this option!!!
Great job Espoma. I can get the potting soil and vermiculite now.
Can’t wait to see those flowers!
I did the same thing planting the whole tray. Love that you keep it real. Thanks for your videos!
Good morning! How wonderful for the ability to plant from seed. I wish I had more space to plant outside
I wish there were dates on your videos so as we look at them years after, we can see what the date is you planted the seeds... Just heard at the 22:50 mark it is mid February.
Laura, I have never seen anyone get excited over hand mixing their soil, what a joy watching you....lol
GLORIOUS! You are definitely in your realm & it is contagious..I love the feel of soil in my hands under my nails, all over my knees. Ahhhh, the love of gardening. 🥰😍🌻🌼🌷🌱
Laura, your seed starting videos have been useful in teaching my sweet students in my science lab the last couple weeks. I have talked about how I love “Ms. Laura’s” videos and have learned so much! We just planted our seeds this week of basil, coleus, and green beans in zone 10b. I am far from an expert gardener and new to seed starting. THANK YOU for inspiring me and teaching me tips that I can pass along to my little gardeners!
Even though it is blizzarding outside, I am getting my garden fix by watching Laura plant seeds, reading another section of The Layered Garden, and labeling plant stakes so that I can mark where new plants will go in my flower beds this spring.
Last year was my first year growing cut flowers from seed and my snapdragons did by far the best. I had no idea what I was doing and there were WAY too many in each cell, but they did so good and will be getting a lot more space this year!
Thanks!
You continue to give me and MANY others confidence and inspiration, now I totally love seed starting because of your awesome videos and great instruction.....and I love to share the seedlings in the spring! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!💗💗💗. AND you are wearing sandals- spring is coming!!!
I love that you experiment constantly. Same!!!
I started snapdragons last year for the first time(WS in milk jugs) and they were gorgeous!! They flowered until November(zone 3) which this year was a long fall but still flowering when we had a bit of snow after that.
Incredible how these flowers just keep blooming and are so gorgeous. Already started some in my winter sowing jugs, and made sure to seed LOTS.
Thank you for sharing today, I had no idea there was different groupings. Great info.
Love what you’re doing with you hair. You’re so beautiful!
Love your videos and garden inspiration. 🪴
I put vermiculite on the top two years back and I ended up with a lot of moss. Last year I just mixed it in with my starting soil and it made all the difference.
Love that you are so real when making your videos! You include mistakes along with the victories. So much better than over the top and over done videos. Not to mention such helpful information with a sweet disposition! 😊 Plant on!
Good morning everyone 🌻 🌱🌱🦋💐☕🌅
Good morning my friend Yvencia, and wish you a happy gardeniiiiing!!!
I feel like I’m so behind on prepping this year. I just have to keep reminding myself, "you do not have a greenhouse, YET!” I just love watching these videos and taking notes. It’s like your favorite class in school. 🥰
I have two cucumber and tomatoes growing in a bottles made greenhouse, I saw someone doing it on You Tube so I give it a try and it works, I did the same yesterday with some melon seeds just have to wait to see if they germinate too,have to be clear plastic bottles
@@verawallace9055 🍃Interesting...can you share the source?🍃
@@mariafolch8067 Type in poor man Green House on RUclips,
@@verawallace9055 🌱Thanks!!🌱
@@mariafolch8067 ruclips.net/video/_V1gYhGExGQ/видео.html
Good morning Laura and family,
I have to admit that I'm not a patient person when when it comes to seeds. But you make me want to try it out. Can't wait to see all the different colors. Have a great rest of the day.
No matter what garden thing I decide to search, you have a video on it! You have done so much, it’s crazy. I love your videos and I appreciate all the time and effort you put into making these videos 💗
I'm.in the UK and have used vermiculite on top for a while and fine vermiculite added to the potting mix for aeration and moisture retention.
I've just started wetting my compost before putting it in the potting trays as you've shown, which normally here, we only water after seed sowing or sprinkle water on top just before. Absolutely brilliant, what a game changer....thank you, I will be wetting my compost first in future. Thank you
I purchased a seed warming mat last year and it is amazing how quickly and efficiently my seeds germinate! I do use the Hortonova grid on most of my cut flowers as I live on a hill that can get some crazy winds that can flatten my plants! It worked so well last year that I will continue to use it on all my tall cut flowers this year! I decided to add a few of your different bloom snapdragons this year! I used a mix of traditional last year but love the look of the Azalea style! Thank you for the inspiration! Enjoying starting new seeds, tubers, and bulbs each year that just expands the beauty of our gardens! ❤️
You can use that envolpe the seeds are in to tap them out when planting works pretty good. I have to ware magnifing glasses to plant them tiny seeds.
I love snap dragons!! I remember them being my favorite flower when I was a little girl. 😊♥️🌱
Some of my favourite videos that you make are your seed planting videos. I have a dream of owning a big property like yours and growing so many plants from seed one day so these videos send me off into a daydream about when that day arrives but for now my little yard and greenhouse will do! Thankyou for your constant inspiration ♡
These are one of my favorite flowers to cut and bring inside! Great vase life!
Thank you so much Laura ! I didn't know there were so many types of snapdragons. Now I know to get the types that bloom through the summer !! Thank you. Hello to all you fellow gardeners! Spring is just around d the corner.
Good morning from Windermere, Florida zone 9b USA 🇺🇸
I'm a retired florist and love Snaps.
I'm glad to hear there are snapdragons for our heat. I'm going to take your advice. Thanks from the South 💓👍💓
Good morning, Laura ☕️. I wonder how long before those heat mats will be sold out? In 3,2,1… 😆 I see those gorgeous Hellebores! Have a Blessed Day 😊🐈
I was wondering if those were hellebores! They look glorious!!
@@dawnmitchell11 Don’t they!? I just checked on mine out in the yard and I have new buds! 🙌🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Boston, zone 6
I was on the fence about splurging for some snapdragon seeds and then I watched this video….. and now i have some potomac berry blend headed my way. 😂🤣 Thank you for enabling me! Haha
Confession regarding Johnny's Seed... I too ❤️ all the info on the packets. I feel like they're putting their $ into producing amazing seeds instead of unnecessary high resolution marketing. But I'm not as familiar with flower varieties, so when my order comes in, I get my old catalogs and cut out the picture and paste it on the packet in a blank spot/over brand name. Not only a visual, but a fun (for me) winter, indoor activity that gets me really excited for spring! My husband thinks I'm a total garden nerd for this-he's not wrong and I'm not mad about it at all! Lol 😆
I grew snapdragons last year and they were so easy!! And yes totally agree they give back so much. The Twinny dwarf ones were the last flowers showing and didn't even mind some snow!!
Living in a dry, warm, climate with deer snap dragons are my favorite go to flowers. I confess I generally rely on just the natural reseeding of mine, but maybe I'll give some thought to more planning and start some inside. Thank you for the inspiration. Laura makes me excited to start and plan my garden. I have always been a bit of a hibernator who never really got spring fever but you have started to turn me towards the light. 🥰🌱💐🌞😎
Oh I love snapdragons, I have pink and yellow in my garden currently. Even during Florida “winter” they’re still thriving! 😃
My tip, I plug a surge protector into the temperature gauge of the heat mats. This allows me to plug several heat mats to one gauge. Thank you for all you do! I’m a zone below GA in 5b so I love that your zone 6 schedule gives me great lead time on planting projects. 🌸Happy gardening!
Really to the point information about planting this variety and super clear tips. Always enjoyed listening to your explanations and tips.
You havew wonderful videos! Thank you. You are clear and enthusiastic and delightful!
Always watch you on Facebook and then turn around and watch on you tube because sometimes you add a little bit to one or the other. Love it!!! Keep on posting Laura you bless our days. Hugs from N.C..
Have been growing snapdragon for decades and never heard of group numbers!?! You never cease to amaze with your wisdom. I have looked inside and out of my snapdragon package and cannot find a group number. 😕. Time to check out Johnny's
OMG how did you know! I searched yesterday for this and watched you and Benjamin plant several things last year including snapdragons. ❤️🥰
I have not tried a toothpick but I do use a slightly moistened white cotton swab for those tiny seeds. Just did that yesterday for pink dandelion seeds. Works perfect to pick them up with a bonus of being able to see the seeds laying on the white cotton tip.
I’ve been following your channel and have been inspired, educated, motivated and most of all, “included”from your first “Hey guys. How’s it going?” I’m thrilled at what you and Aaron have been able to build both personally and professionally and appreciate that you’ve taken us along for the ride. My passion has been unleashed and my gardens are a testament to what I’ve learned from you and been inspired by you. I was hoping that as you move forward with an ever growing, ever evolving landscape, you would continue to guide those of us who are still gardening in small spaces without the benefit of cold frames or greenhouses so that we may continue to learn within the confines of our resources. Thank you for providing detail on the inside vs. greenhouse seed starting which gives me confidence with my humble seed starting setup. Thank you for all you do and especially for bringing us along on this journey to the point where we may comfortably call ourselves “gardeners”! 💚🌱💚
Love watching your videos. I worked one season at our local small town green house. I never watched the lady who did the seed planting. Her setup was amazing. My job was to transplant first and second starts into larger containers.
You are encouraging me to try new things.
Can you do some seeding indoors and show us how you do the hardening? Some (myself included) may not have a greenhouse nor can afford heat mats & grow lights, etc. 😉
Also, a suggestionn.....I use a large empty garlic powder jar to spread the Vermiculite over the seeds. I just shake it lightly and it does the job. It can be any jar or container with a strainer attached. Just make sure the size of the holes provide the approximate flow. I do scrape the label off. 🌱
Thank you for this comment. I'm interested in the heat mats as well. And I love the idea about the jar. I thought planting from seeds would be a money saver, but then I see all this equipment & supplies.
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Maybe it is less expensive to just buy the small plants???
I am only Wintersowing and direct seeding this year. We moved into a new house but it needs some renovation, so I won't be able to use the sunroom to start seeds this year.
@@avachannel4926 🌱This is precisely why I commented. Plants have become very expensive and not everyone can afford the nursery grown. This is the first year that I did wintersowing in milk containers. Even Laura did it and I hope she shows how she transplant them to the garden. It will be challenging for me because I do not have any of that equipment; however, it is worth the try. I am also growing some indoors using some methods I have seen on RUclips. And, I probably will still buy some already grown plants from Lowe's or wherever they catch my attention. I just can't resist the temptation. 😉🌱
If you have a heat vent that you can plant seeds near, or space on top of a refrigerator, either can act as a seed mat. I live in a basement so this year I'll try something new. I do have a grow light, so I'll attach it to the bottom of blinds kept fairly high up the window. I'll harden off by moving plants into the window well until they're ready for exposure to wind.
@Thomas Stewart 🍃You are obviously not interested in gardening because you are just saying Hello to some ladies and not even have the courtesy of commenting on the subject at hand. I find that discourteous to everyone reading these comments. You would be better served by seeking some dating channels. This is definitely not a suitable place for your shenanigans.🍃
This will be an awesome seed starting season to watch! I’ve learned so much from you. Last year, I bought a grow light system (the bamboo led system from Gardeners Supply) and grew from seed for the first time. This year I’ve gone crazy buying seed packets! I want it all! Lol. 🌱🌸🌱🌺🌱🌸🌱🌼
Love your videos! Just a question, can you use perlite instead of vermiculite? Thanks
I’ve grown snapdragons for years and ever knew there were groups! 🤦🏼♀️ Now I need to dig through my seeds to see which varieties are which! Thanks for teaching me something new! ❤️
I grew snapdragons from seed for the first time last year. They were the darlings of the garden and bloomed all year. Few people in our area try them as they are thought to be too hard to grow in our summer heat. Not true. I hope to cut them back come spring as well as planting more seeds indoor. Happy planting 🌱🌱🌱 incredible vase life
I am going to try snapdragons for the first time this year and I sure find a lot of differences in how to start the seeds. Some instructions say not to use heat mats because they like lower temperatures to germinate saying that heat will lower germination. I got mine from Harris seeds and on that seed packet it says to lower the night-time temperature during germination and when growing them on to keep them at 50 to 60 at night and 70 during the day. Other people recommend putting the pack of seeds in the refrigerator for a week. Johnny's is the only one that says they need light to germinate. Very confusing!
I always use a heat mat to germinate seeds. No issues. Ive had great luck using heat mat vs not using one, they seem to take forever.
I remove the tray from the heat mat immediately after germination, also, I remove the dome as soon as a few seedlings pop up. I don't wait for every single cell to emerge. I always end up with a full seedling tray.
Best of luck!!
@@lindameeks9711 I also always use heat mats since my house is heated only by a wood stove and can get cold during the night. I was referring to more than one source that say not to use heat mats for snapdragon seeds because heat will reduce germination rate. Evidently, snapdragons germinate better at cooler temperatures.
I'm in Snapdragon heaven! I've never really paid any attention to snapdragons before last year. My husband (who is watching GA because of Aaron!) told me that they are his favorite. I was at a garden center and found some rockets that looked really sad and got them on a discount. With no hope - I planted them next to my house in a south face narrow bed a little fertilizer when I planted but really nothing after that. They took a bit but bounced back very nicely. So well in fact that on Dec 12th I still had blooms. I just couldn't make myself pull them and decide to leave them in hopes that they would maybe self seed for this year. A hard freeze finally came and killed them off and then the snow hit. Well - a couple months later the snow is gone and it's starting to get a little warmer. I was looking at the bed yesterday (timing is funny) and what do you know - new growth at the base of every plant! What!!!! Is this normal? Yakima WA zone 6B.
Hi 👋 dear ,how are you doing?
Two Springs ago I dug up a dwindling fall-planted snapdragon from my backyard to transplant into a sunnier spot out front (longer time in light, including afternoons). I didn't know there were 4 types of snapdragons! (Thank you for explaining this! ) Now I understand why it's so happy in Spring and Fall! The darling plant has found it's ideal location, and is gearing up for a THIRD Spring of pretty pink flowers all over. Thing is, I couldn't figure out what re-seeded itself in the same area, because there are about 20 seedlings all around. I suspect more pink snapdragons this year, so I'm headed outside to check if any need their tops snipped yet! Thank you Laura!
This video had me giggling so much! Your “woopsies” were adorable…. Thank you for another informative, and fun video!
Giggling too. "Oh crap"
Sowed snapdragons yesterday. I planted lavender, yellow, apple blossom, and Madame Butterfly pink.
I have that Vivosun heat mat with the thermostat and I really like it! I live in an older house and tend to keep the heat set at 67-68 because my house is such an energy hog. So I use the heat mat to help germinate tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants indoors. I set it at 80°F and it helps speed up germination quite a bit. As soon as everybody’s up and looks good, I turn it off. I live by myself and only start one 72 tray of summer veggies a year (I direct sow squash and cucumbers because I think they do better that way.)
It’s been snowing nonstop for two days in Montana. I can’t even think about gardening yet.
“Oh crap, I just dropped one”. I howled, I love your realness. Beautiful job, can’t wait to see these gorgeous plants. 😂
Me too!! ❤❤❤
My favorite is Apple Blossom!! Thanks for explaining the different groups!!!
I got these beautiful flowers from the supermarket. Loved them so much I tried to propagate them and failed miserably!
Thanks for a great video Laura. Here in England I only have a cold greenhouse but do have two propagators but I still won’t be starting my seeds until the middle of March. I never realised there were different groups. Mainly in the UK we look for rust resistant! You have so many varieties to choose from in the US no matter what seeds you are sowing but it never puts me off watching your enthusiasm and love of gardening and I always learn something from you.
Love Snapdragons 🌼🌸! Had them blooming all summer long!