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I’ve been doing this for at least 5 years. It’s fun to do and very easy. Great way to save money by growing your own perennials, annuals and biennials. A couple of tips: 1. One way to keep your milk jugs from blowing away in the wind is to put a stick through the handles. 2. Do not cut the milk jug all the way in half. You want to keep the handles. 3. Don’t forget to label the seeds inside and outside with a tag so that you know what’s in each jug.4. Lastly, you can use different color duct tape - one for perennials, a different color for annuals and a third color for biennials.
Hi. When do you plant the seeds? Can I use the spinach container instead of the milk jug? Thanks.
@@elmormonteiro5780 Yes, I think so. I'm not a expert though
Great ideas!
@@TexPR1 Thanks! Good luck!
@@bellarosa009 what I did is I stuck mine down in the soil/mulch a little bit like 1 inch down in the soil , this should keep it more stable
I normally cut the bottom of the water jug off, plant the seeds in the garden area I want them, water and use the top part of the jug as a hotcap, then when it's time remove it, no transplanting and you're ready to go.
my area gets in the negatives sometimes, would this still be ideal to do in my zone? tia
I'm curious if it dries out faster since they're not enclosed? How often would you water this way?
@@faithedomxx6253 Cold temps are no problem. they should be fine.
Janice Roberts - your idea is pure genius! I'm going to do this with my lupines. Just make sure to not plant them too close together.
Even w snow and freezing temps? I would luv to see a tutorial on how to do this method. So intrigued. 👏🏽🌱
How fun was this video for my coffee with Laura, sneaky Russell and Benjamin! This looks like it would be such a fun project to do with my classroom!!! Each child could get a container and plant it and then help to watch it and plant things in the ground when it's time!!!!!! Thank you so much for sharing this idea , now I have all sorts of plans swirling in my head about how to set this up with the children. Great video!!!!
Fun to look back on this video 3 years later on January 11th 2023!! I always enjoy this one! 🪴🎉👍❤️🥳🌱
What an awesome life statement at 1:20. Amen! 🥰🥰
Russel dropping from the tree and then strutting off is the funniest “photo bomb” 😂
My sister uses rotisserie chicken containers as greenhouse. Works great. Never tried the outdoor way. Will have to see how this works.
That cat always seems to know when the cameras are rolling!!
They *always* do!!!! 😂
Ha ha, he sure distracted me.
Russell always seems to be in the background or appear out of no where in the vidoes.
He's so cute.
He is distracting but in a good way.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣yes
love this orange cat !!
I am an avid Winter Sower and I am in Chicago zone 5b, in our FB group people are having success in zone 2a in Alaska. It works!"Blessings of Bounty and May Your Gardens and your Life always Bring You Joy , Inspiration and Abundance!" - Hope
He is the cutest love it when he joins you
Benjamin is so cute! And there’s Russell in his cameo!😆 Looking forward to the new growing season. 🌱🌺☀️
Glad to see you utilizing this method. I have been using the WSing method for years. Cheryl Mann has several, informative video's on this. What I have found to be consecutive, stronger plants. This is a lot of fun as well. This is an annual tradition for me as it gives me a positive start to the new year. I agree with Cheryl Olson, do place the plant tag on the inside and use duct tape. What I have also found helpful is to draw a map of what is in each container. Many of us that WS have WAY more than 6 jugs going.
Thanks for the mention. Ria!! ♡
Can’t wait to see if this works! I love how you stopped to show Benjamin the helicopter. So sweet! Those little moments are so precious.
This does work! I discovered this method a few years ago and have used it.
Y Garden on You Tube uses this method too ,they were growing out of the bottle, I have to try it this year
Hi Laura! It's great to see you try this method. I came across Winter sowing thru a RUclipsr, Juicing Gardener (Sheryl Mann), while she was in Ohio about four years ago. I learned a lot from her videos and the process really works well. I use a drill to make the needful holes she recommended and duck tape to close the jugs. No, it may not be pretty but it works. It's wonderful to have hardy acclimated plants ahead in growth of most nurseries / big box stores when I'm ready to transplant. Also, the savings to one's wallet is great. Wishing you well with your first exposure to Winter sowing! ☺️💮
Thank you for the positive mention, Lynn! WINTER SOWING transformed my food growing forever. ♡
@@JuicingGardener You are very welcome Sheryl. I had watched some videos by other RUclips channels and found you. It was great when I learned that you were located in Ohio too. Your approach was practical and very achievable. I will be starting my seed sowing soon this year. I had obtained most of my seeds from Bakers Creek heirloom seeds and they germinate well in the milk jugs. However, I've experienced some concerns with the Sugar Baby watermelon plants. For some reason when I transplant the beautiful plants in the ground, in my garden plot, they just don't seem to take off well as planned. I'm seriously wondering if it's just not getting hot enough for a long enough period in my 5b to 6a growing zone.
I’m not sure why it took me so long to realize that, in every video, I’m always watching and waiting for one of the cats to show up. It’s like a “Where’s Waldo?” for me, but with cats!!!! I love it!! 😻
I am so excited to hear your doing another seed starting video. I start about 75-100 containers every year from seed. I grow from seed to cut cost of the amount of flowers I love to plant. I am always looking for new information and to learn new tricks. Thank you!
My Dad use to purchase preformed wax paper cones....once all seeds and cones were in ground, he would place alphalpha around cones to stabilize cones and keep bed warm...he had an awesome veggie garden done this way. Enjoy!
FYI I live in the same region as Laura and in August I let some sweet pea pods fall and go to seed. They grow about 5 inches and stay that way all Winter. In Spring they start growing again. I have done this for 3 years now and they make it through feet of snow and negative degree temps. Also they are in direct really high winds. The first year was an accident, but since then I haven't planted any. Also our climate is really dry, so that might make a difference.
Bupleurum I’m very excited to see this grown for its foliage. I’ve never seen it growing in the US.I’m a doctor of Chinese medicine and we use this herb very commonly in Chinese medicine. It’s used for some of the common symptoms of stress on the body. How cool!
Thank you so much for giving winter sowing a try! You will love it and end up sowing more & more seeds this way every year. I do recommend duck tape better than the packing but it rains a lot where I live so the duct tape has a much stronger hold for that. You do not need to pre soak your seeds as the natural freezing and thawing of the soil basically softens the seeds for you. About 75% of my garden is from winter sowing and I have been doing this since 2009. I am so happy that by you doing this you are opening the world of winter sowing up to so many people!
yup!
Speaking of duck tape, I goofed and sealed up one and then noticed a packet of pea seeds. It took me a moment to figure out that I forgot to plant that milk jug and I got to untape it and redo it. I hope to not make that mistake again.
Thank you for showing this! As someone who is new to gardening, this will be a great, affordable way for me to start seeds that I would never have thought of. My kids will have fun with this too!
It's easy and it works!I promise! "Blessings of Bounty and May Your Gardens and your Life always Bring You Joy , Inspiration and Abundance!" - Hope
Benjamin is so cute! Looking at seed catalogs this morning. I am already anticipating the spring/summer garden.
My heart just grew a few sizes with Benjamin's kiss💓he is adorable. I rewatched an older Garden Answer video recently with Benjamin as a tiny baby and it was just the sweetest. Watching your darling boy 💙 growing is an even bigger treat than watching your garden growing. And I'm so excited that you are winter sowing! I've done it the last few years with great results. And I just went on a seed buying frenzy, so I'll be busy doing this soon.
I'll be excited to see how these do for you. I've been doing this for about 5 years with varying degrees of success. It really scratches my gardening itch in the winter and is cool to see the seedlings come up.
We have pretty wet winters here, and as a result, I've found duct tape to be better at holding the jugs together and I usually cover where I've written the label with a piece of packaging tape.
Great minds think alike. I just posted my video on winter sowing this week too. I have been doing it for several years now and love it. It is easier to create a hole then cut around with scissors than cut with a knife, for future reference. :) Also I have done both with seed starting mix and potting soil. Both worked great. One did not work better than the other for me.
Love winter sowing. Of me the biggest benefit is no hardening off! That is the step I usually have issues with.
I can't wait to try this!! I'm in South Carolina and I feel like starting now may lead to amazing plants that last through the year. Thanks for all the inspiration, you are truly appreciated in my home ♥️
I’m excited to see how this turns out.
I love wintersowing. We are in zone 6b and I plan to start some lettuces next week. I usually start my tomato seeds on Valentines Day.
Have used this technique for years with great success.
Yes, this works well. Your Little One is SO precious. I really enjoy your videos. Refreshes my memory on a few things.
I've winter sown for the past 3 years. Its my favorite and easiest way to start seeds.
I just got a packet of sweet pea seeds so this is perfect timing. I’ve never grown them before but was inspired by Erin of the Impatient Gardener whose sweet peas looked so pretty. As soon we drink all the milk we currently have, I’m going to sow my seeds in the jug and I’ll look forward to your follow up on what to do next. This is the first time I’m ever sown my own seeds.
I’m so glad you did this video! I’ve been wanting to try this but was afraid, now I’ll give it a try 😁 thanks Laura 😊
Winter sowing is incredibly successful in Minnesota (zone 4b) I’m so happy you’re sharing this seed starting technique with everyone! Minnesota has been abnormally warm this year so I’m actually going to wait until the end of February or maybe March to start my winter sowing.
As a Hungarian I am very proud you seeded Hungarian poppies! :) In Hungary, we would DIRECT SOW poppy seeds because of its tap root (hard to transplant). We can sow poppies in late autumn or you can even sprinkle it "on snow" in January or at the end of February. I think it's worth seeding a little plot in your vegetable area directly, those seedlings might be stronger. You will get marvellous, mostly lilac-ish flowers! Happy growing!
My husband is Hungarian too, Kaba from Heves.
The GCG-7 would be great! Bent the wheels on my little garden cart hauling 40 bags of mulch and many, many patio pavers, bricks and stone! My garden has evolved over the last couple of years watching GA! Thank you! 😊
Thanks Laura! This seed starting method has been on my looong list of things to try, for a couple of years! I look forward to seeing how it turns out for you.
Our 4-H club did this a couple years ago. It really works great!!
I had forgot about this method and have never tried it. You, however, have inspired me. Today is my marketing day, so I am going to get some supplies and get these started tomorrow.
I'd love the idea of starting poppies this way, I usually direct sow, because I've heard poppies don't like to be transplanted, yet I've bought some at the garden center, so why not?
Thanks for more inspiration as always Laura and of course the best thing you've grown: Your Adorable Son!
You give me so many ideas.
And I like how natural you are, I’ve seen you in several videos when you stop what you are doing to interact with your son or your cat that to me show how much you value what you have!!
Thanks for being you.
I felt so professional when i bought my sprayer.lol ive done the milk jug winter gardening. Its great.i did cover mine when freeze hit. I used a clear plastic tote. I grew squash and pumpkin, by may i had ripe pumpkins. It works great.take care, happy gardening.
I’ve discovered others from RUclips doing this and I plan on trying it this year. I’ve harvested some of my seeds and got a few more varieties to try. I’ll be setting this up in a few days! So excited to see how it turns out.
So funny - was just thinking about when I can start with my seeds here in Sweden 😍
IronAnneFlint don’t know if those are available in the us, but I use big candy boxes instead, like they have in swedish candy stores (much easier bacause they already have a lid) and i started my seeds this week in gothenburg 😃
Emma Hancke sounds like a plan then 😄👍🏻
Ive neen doing it for 3 years and I love it!
I am so excited, today I started poppies using this method.
Thanks for the topic. I listened to a few podcasts on winter sowing, so it was great to view a demo. I’m excited to see how this works.
Laura, don't worry about the tape....you don't need or even want it to be 'sealed'. In fact, avoid making the seal too cumbersome, as you'll want to open the little 'greenhouses' on especially warm days when the air temp inside heats up but it's too early to plant them put. I just use a few tabs of tape, one on each side.
I was going to start my seeds very soon and have done the last few years indoors. So excited to try this!!! Thank you so much!!!
I'm going to try this too. I live in an apartment and this would be perfect for me.
I did this back in early fall using that method to root rose bushes, I watched for a few weeks and sure enough they all rooted. I didn't have the area I needed prepped so I left them and so far they are still doing well. I will be doing this for seeds as well! Love the idea that this method will give a jump start for my gardens at a fraction of the cost.
I'm so had to hear your rose'ms Winter Sowed well. I was just making rose cuttings today to start in jugs.
Had to smile when you lifted 3 more jugs to cut up😄
Perfectly Imperfect! Not pretty but recyclable!
I had some old platic totes that I no longer used so this year I am using them as raised beds for my cabbage and cauliflower. 😊
I have no extra space inside to start seeds so this is a great idea. I love the use of recycling the water jugs! You've totally inspired me to try this!!
I've seen this done before but you do such a good job step by step. I'm going to try this with correopsis. Thanks Laura. Benjamin is so cute.😊
OMG! Benjamin and Russell are the stars of this video! I’m zone 6b and will trying this out for sure. Love experimenting!
I can't tell you how many sprayers we have kicking around and not ONCE did I think about using it to water my seedlings! GENIUS! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
I did this last year and had wonderful success.
Alright I had to come back to this. I’m doing this method this year! Thanks for sharing!!
I have wanted to try that. Thanks for encouraging me. Benjamin is so cute!
This has worked great for me. Esp. Delphinium and Echinacea did great
Benjamin is so sweet! The helicopter 🚁 is his “squirrel”!!! Can’t wait to try this low-cost seed starting in NY zone 5b!
I have used the tops over seedlings and planted straight into the ground. No snow where I live though, (Australia) just light frost. We are currently in the middle of the summer and hence the fire season. Wish us luck only seven more weeks to go before the rain we need apparently. The plastic is good for also keeping the slugs out. Thanks Laura really loving the videos.
I love this idea, thank you!! I have a lot of seeds to start and limited indoor grow light space, so I’ve been wondering how I’d make it work. I’m excited to try this!! 😃👏🏻
That was a great test for soil starting moisture levels. Thanks!
Winter Sowing really does work in the deep south! Mid-January, using 2-3 year old seeds, I planted in 6 milk jugs (using the Winter Sowing method)...stuck them out in my yard and hoped for the best. I'm in southern Louisiana, so I had no idea if the seeds would germinate, or not. This winter, we've had 2 or 3 hard freezes where I live so you can imagine my shock when I checked on the jugs for the first time today. All but two are filled with the prettiest little seedlings I ever saw. One, even is filled with Marigolds from seeds I saved 4 years ago.
I'll wait until around the first of April to make sure we're past the first frost before up-potting these little babies into larger cups.
I'm so tickled that I'll have this grin on my face all day! And, depending on how well they do to bear fruit, etc., you can bet I'll save those jugs for next year!
The big Chobani yogurt containers work good too. They have a clear lid
MommaG great tip! Thx 🌱
Thank you for this video! My 3 year old son and I are going to try this this weekend. :) We're both excited to try it!
Awe....thak you for blowing us a kiss Benjamin! So cute!😍😘😘😘
Thanks for the idea Laura!
Oh what timing! Winter sowing was my plan for today! My first time too and also in part because I don’t think I’ll have room inside for everything I want to start. So excited to try this method! My problem is that we’ve had a warm winter (Western Oregon, 8b) so I hope they don’t sprout too early. We’ve got several days of cold in the forecast so I’m going for it now. Good luck, Laura!
Such a good idea! And bless his sweet little heart, that glorious full sun is so bright Benjamin needs some sunglasses!
Great project! I’m starting seeds right now, so will definitely save some containers to give this a try! So sweet getting kisses blown from Benjamin! 🥰 Too cute!! 💚♥️🌿
So glad to see you giving winter sowing a try. Just one piece of tape is sufficient, no need to create a seal around the cut. I had mine sitting in the snow from around Feb on and it worked fabulously--no effort. I grew lupines and foxgloves.
This year I'm going to sow less seeds in each container so that I won't have to fork the seedlings apart in spring like I had to do with the foxgloves last year. They'll be able to stay in their jugs longer and grow. The cold of Canada was no problem since these are perennial in my zone 6A. I had the jugs sitting in the backyard which is an eastern exposure, and protected by the house.
OMGosh Laura!! I did flower seeds in jugs (dianthus, marigold, pansy and calendula). I was not expecting anything really. I am in zone 7. I planted 2/9, and today 2/20 I have calendula sprouts!! WOW!! I am sooooo excited!! Nothing else yet, but I really thought I would just be dumping dirt in April. LOL! I hope you are seeing action too. I am looking forward to updates! I get some much inspiration from seeing all the things you do. Thank you so much. I am gonna try to set up my small vegetable garden on drip this year. Keep it up cause you're the greatest!
I have never heard of this seed starting method. Anxious to watch the progress of the seeds & their growth! I might try this method, I just picked up a few seed packets! Benjamin is getting so big, enjoy watching him out & about with you!🙂🌱❄☃️💚💙
I LOVE Winter Sowing and have grown all my veg, fruit, herb seedlings this way for years. So glad you're trying it. I bet you'll be hooked. I find a big bunch of WS jugs a beautiful thing! :)
Very cool thank you! Starting things from seeds this year is so helpful. I finally planned ahead for this and I’m doing something similar except I’m trying with peat pots in containers with clear, plastic lids. Can’t wait to see what happens!
Loved seeing the cat jump from the tree and gallop away 😂😂😂
Kitty zoomies
I like this idea, I'm definitely trying this. I'm very interested in seeing how yours turns out and where you plant your flowers in the landscape. It would be nice to have updates on how you had to care for it and instructions on if you direct sowed or put in pots until larger.
Love your coffee cup. I am going to try this soon here in zone 9. Thank You! 🥬💚🥦
Hi Laura! This was another great video! I've never heard of doing this before. My husband bought me a small greenhouse several years ago, but I haven't been very successful starting seeds in it. They get so leggy and the stems are so weak that they usually don't make it after transplanting. I'm excited to try this and will share this with my daughter so we can try it together. She likes to start seeds with me in the greenhouse, but we skipped it last year because of the failure rate. Thank you so much for sharing this!
I tried this quite a number of years ago but didn’t have the best of luck, maybe I did them too soon, I might try again but a little later. Directly in the soil with the jug sounds like a great idea!
I've had great success with starting seeds this way! 🌱🌼🌸
I taught a community ed. class on this about 5 years ago. I didn't have practical experience. I just watched a ton of RUclips videos on it to prepare for the class.
As outside temps rise but still too cold to plant, I recommend you open up the lids during the day so the seedlings don't cook in their mini greenhouse. I place duct tape verticle so it's easy to remove.
I did this today! I also added some biotone starter plus to increase root mass for the seedlings!
I have saved about 12 milk cartons and several creamer containers to do exactly this! I'm seeding mine next week! 💗
This is perfect for us. We are still under construction on our new home. I had read an article about this type of starting system. Simple and reuse of materials! I like it
Oh my gosh you’re little boy is so cute!
🤣🤣 it’s gonna be squirrelly till I get the soil in . Right on that Laura 😁
Christine Trewin I giggled too. 💚🌱
Whenever things get 'squirrely' for me, is usually when I start cussing, lol
Lol!!
I AM SO EXCITED TO TRY THIS! I love your trial and errors Laura:) thanks for another great idea
How have I never heard of this? Awesome!
I tried this last year with some successes and some failures. This worked great for my leeks which I'd never had success with before. I agree with Cheryl Olson about the marker fading in the sun. I will be using craft sticks inside the jugs this year.
I'm really excited to see how these grow!
I love this idea! I will try this next year!! Thank you!!
So inspiring! 🌺 Wanted to try this out for years - I guess now is a good time 😍
What a great idea! I haven't started plants from seed since I really don't have an adequate spot for them. And I would probably forget to water them. I will give this a try . Thank you!
i love this method. this will be my second yr doing it!
Can’t wait to see if they sprouted!
This is a great way to start seeds. I love it.
Aww Benjamin!!! ❤️🥰 He’s such a sweet baby!! The milk jugs are an excellent idea! I’ve been thinking about doing this with some seeds in the ground and then place the milk jug over the area. That way I don’t have to transplant. There’s so many cool ways to start seeds reusing things that would otherwise be trash.
I was getting ready to research winter sowing and here you are with a video in my inbox! 👏👏❤️❤️