Thank you so much for the detail in your videos. So many youtubers show the beginning, but they don't go through the whole process. Your videos are so helpful! 😄
Thanks Esther! My first attempt at winter sowing and I definitely planted the seeds too closely, so this video was very helpful to me. I love your pleasant, encouraging manner and I subscribed immediately!👍
I used the tulle my first year... I wish I could send a picture... It does work, but I couldn't put my cauliflower with the broccoli, so I made a tulle covered basket out of tomato cages, and it worked out perfectly. Enjoy... I am jealous of your zone, because I am ready as well.
Esther, I just recently discovered Winter sowing and I’m getting ready to Spring sow some warm weather vegetables and tender annuals. I just want to say how much I love your videos. They are so helpful!
Yesterday while I was transplanting my arugula (they are still looking a little sad) I was like "when is Esther going to do her transplant video?!" Lo and behold! Thank you so much, you are such an encouragement and reminder to be patient!
Robbie&Gary gardening in california she is always recommending use tulle and irrigation tubing and has been an inspiration on my chair garden as it gets extremely cold here on vancouver island and we have a very short growing season my last frost here is May 2 and first fall frost is October 21 then summer is very HOT!!!My zone is 7A which is not that helpful due to the unpredictable weather patterns caused by the ocean thanks for your response cheers Jan Mclellan Vancouver Island BC Canada
Esther, I love your enthusiasm and excitement that you bring to your videos each time. Glad too that this year you have been able to enlarge your growing space. If I can get just 1 take away from any gardening video, I watch I am thrilled. This morning from yours it was the large dowel with measurements, perfect I love that you can just make the holes with the dowel end and plunk the seedling in!!! But also makes it easy for spacing. Nice Job, thanks so much.
Awesome. I'm glad I could give you a tip on a useful tool. I believe the type of tool is sometimes called a dibber or dibbler. The one I have was hand made, I won it in a give away. They are handy.
@@EsthersGardeningAdventures I looked up Dibber and poof there it was, I like yours much better with the blunt end, all I saw was ones made with sharp point at the bottom...no likey!!!
@@EsthersGardeningAdventures Oh wow I didn't think of Etsy, I just looked and nice assortment, and did see a few that had more blunt ends which I like the most. I will either buy a dowel and make or Etsy will be where I get one. Thanks for the info.
Hi Esther..... While, you give tons of tips. Can't thank you enough for that. My seedlings are wicked small in my containers but I am considering after this next cold spell rolls by planting them out in the garden. Some will actually go into hanging baskets which I can still move back and forth to the greenhouse. This weather has been strange this year. Not use to seeing a backlash in dropping temperatures like this. But I definitely agree with the Mother's Day target date to aim for. My vet told me this years ago and if you have any plants you don't want to lose, this date will save that from happening. As always, thanks for taking the time to video these tutorials for us newbie's....:)
You are most welcome. I'm glad to hear you heard the same thing regarding timing for this area. The seedlings will grow soon enough. I've never done hanging baskets. Any tips?
@@EsthersGardeningAdventures I look at hanging baskets like miniature raised beds.... They dry out extremely quickly so my first layer is a baby diaper so the water doesn't immediately drain out the bottom and I can keep the baskets from drying out so quickly..... :)
I made my tunnels like that too last yr ,with bamboo sticks. Have 65 jar outside now,have more 6 to do tomorrow. Last yr not very good yr 75% grow in jars but I’m ok with that .
I also use tulle to keep the cabbage moths off and I secure the bottoms with garden staples (about six inch long pick things) and add a brick about every four feet and we get terribly windy here.
@@EsthersGardeningAdventures well, so far so good. It's why I add the bricks, so that the wind doesn't tug so intently. I also use large sheer curtains, they work really well too.
I"m in zone 6A and my winter-sowed seedlings are just germinating. Still have a ways to go. It's so exciting to watch you transplanting already and thank-you for all your helpful tips.
I'm so glad I recently came across your channel. Thank you for all the skills you share. Lol @ "give them the ability to look up at the sun and not have to make out with the dirt as much as they want to eat the dirt" and "dirty hands"... Dirty hands is what I call "dirt therapy" thank you so much for the laughter. I needed it tremendously tonight. Got some devastating news today.
I'm so sorry you got devastating news today. But I'm glad that my video helped cheer you up/give you a diversion. As for the quote...Haha. It's funny to read my own words written down like that when they came out of my head randomly. . Dirty hands is 100% dirt therapy.
I’m so glad I happened across your channel. You’ve taught me a lot about winter sowing. I’m really wondering if I should thin my gallon jugs. For example, my poppies are so thickly planted they almost look like moss. I have an unheated greenhouse. Maybe I could up-pot some into 4” pots???
it's so inspiring watching your garden take shape! love watching you so carefully plant your homegrown transplants. What a satisfying feeling that must have been. I have my eight experimental winter sow jugs in the greenhouse along with other seedling experiments, and I was pleased to see that 7 jugs had sprouts in them! only one more to go! Looking forward to your continuing gardening adventure.
One of my favorite videos yet! Thanks for sharing these tips and for showing the transplanting process. I especially like your idea of using the bamboo pole across the top of the hoop house; I used tulle and black hoops last year, but without the extra stability of that top structure, so I think it will be an improvement. (I talk to my plants all the time.)
Hi, I just found you. Thanks for the detailed winter sowing videos. I've seen many that just show the first step. So I'm thankful for your series. I live in zone 4.
I’ve been putting out my jug seedlings for two days. My only crowded seed was camomile. I’m not sure why but I’ll make a comment in my journal. I’m so happy. I’m really glad I found you Esther 😊 I like mine to come apart like butter! I am thrilled that I have tomatoes and peppers as well. They were an experiment. I had plenty under grow lights.
Great update & ty. Hopefully mine made it past ❄️ and frost. It's turbulent weather lately. I covered last substantial snow snap & below 19 like you did they made it but yet again April fools snow.
Fun and informative video, Esther. Love, love how you talk to your plants! I do the same thing! Glad to know I'm not alone. Plants are our friends and therapy! 🌱💚
Esther so happy for your new video..I just love your laugh..and because of your enthusiasm and you smile you got me to winter sowing,,I just hope I know what I am doing ..you told me be patient when I was almost ready to give up ..Thank You for you.. because now some seeds are coming up kale and spring lettuce..now what do I do uncover them or leave the m with the lid on the gallon and also I have some spinach container you buy at grocer..Evetime I look at you I want to go upside and do what you are doing ..good health and happiness please advise😍
I'm glad you were patient and that you are seeing sprouts now. Now wait until the sprouts have at least 2 sets of true leaves (3 sets total) and the weather is right and transplant. Leave the lids on until then most of the time.
Last year (my first with winter sowing) I blew it on transplant spacing for some of my jugs. My garden has two big groups of flowers that attract beneficial insects clumped together. I was worried about damaging the roots and planted them in too close together. They did well, though, and are already starting to regrow this year. I got braver at separating the roots throughout the season, and those plants did better still. Live and learn.
Great video! Your new garden space is really coming together! Thanks for introducing me to winter sowing because it is saving me a lot of money in plant starts and I am able to expand my garden this year. I think I'm going to have to find homes for some of it!😂
Thanks so much for sharing and for your information. Suggestion: Can you put up an umbrealla stand and place a patio umbrella in it, to give you & your veggies some shade?
That's a great idea. Thanks. I'm definitely going to need a shady spot in the heat of summer. Having my plot near the treeline could also provide some help.
Thanks for all the tips, Esther! I’m thankful I winter sowed all my snaps as a back-up… whew! Those frigid temps last week were a killer. I laughed when you said you have to figure out where to put your seedlings… LOL my biggest challenge! I garden like I cook… way over abundance!
Oh wow. I am also glad you Winter sowed some peas. They're one of the best parts of spring. Same here over abundance. But better to have more than you need than not enough.
You did a great job with the winter sowing! I love your hat. I’ve began transplanting mine but I still have the seedlings grown inside to transplant. Today was the mixed petunias, Siberian kale, marigolds, garlic and Alyssums turn. TFS
Great job! Love you talking to your plants! I do too. Lol. I need to get out and fix my brassicas. I have the idea to make a tulle covered box to set over them. Love seeing your new space. Spring is here!
I love your videos so informative. I needed the info on the temp and frosts! When I plant my bunching onions I make a trench and line them all up like little soldiers in a row and then just back fill the dirt. Very quick and easy that way. Your lettuce looks delish, I'll have to plant some red lettuce!
Thank you! Me too! I'm trying a couple new things this year including trying to show what I'm talking in pictures and video clips more compared to talking about them from a static location.
Loved your video, Esther. You made me smile when you talked to your seedlings. Your giggles always brighten up my day. 😃 I transplanted by peas into the garden this morning. By the way, how did your chamomile grow last year? I can’t remember. I will try to grow them this year!
Thanks Ann. The roman chamomile did great last year and I have another set growing in winter sowing jugs this year that's thriving. It's a pretty hearty plant.
Great idea for row covers, the hoops as well as the tulle. It was really cold here on the shore those days as well. I look on my weather app at how many hrs it's going to be cold, I was actually shocked that last blast was 9 hrs of cold. Real look forward to seeing your garden in July, full and beautiful.
@@EsthersGardeningAdventures Yes, they made out ok, I had moved most to a little poly greenhouse and the temp over night was around 50, I did hold a couple trays back in the house.
I love this video ❤️ I stumbled onto it from the main page. Your joy in your garden is totally palpable! And your makeshift hoop house was INGENIOUS! I wonder if it might work to keep birds out of my strawberries...
You've got some empty space in the center of those rows, if you imagine like a side of a die that has a five count on it, when spacing out rows you can sow a 5th plant in the middle of four plants and they will still thrive! You can go way more intense if you want to like Luke does on mi gardener and as you harvest a little at a time as they get crowded then you are basically secession harvesting instead of secession planting which I thought was brilliant when I saw him do that... Or you could even companion plant/ intercrop the onions in the middle rows of all the lettuces. After watching your video I think that's the way I'm going to do it because I'm just concerned about those onions getting to be very big and the lettuce having a little more room than they even need, which will invite weeds even more and as you already know they'll be competing for nutrients. I'm sure you're going to end up mulching at some point. I'm new to your channel so I really don't know your normal practice... But that's what it's like to do what we want as a gardener always trying something new! 😁
Thank you. I appreciate your suggestion. I am definitely going to add some marigolds and other things to that bed including more lettuce. It's always a hard balancing act between giving plants the space they need and squeezing as much in as possible.
Great job! Your garden is really coming along. Absolutely love your covered tunnel. Isn't it wonderful to get your hands dirty again? I've been transplanting brussel sprouts, cabbage and cauliflower today and loving every minute. Really enjoy your channel. :)
You have helped me big time with winter sowing, and I THANK YOU for that! Once again you came to my rescue with this video as to what do I do and how do I do it - again THANK YOU! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your hoop area you made with the wedding tulle. That looks awesome. The tulle can be used for many gardening things. I have green sprouts in all of my containers, but most are really too small to be planted, however a few look more than ready. It's not only too soon here as well as the fact I need to do more in getting their permanent home ready for them. I've opened the tops for air flow and sunshine and then covered them at night when it got to under 35 degrees. A lot of them are too crowded because the seeds were planted too close. First time working with seeds, and they were much smaller than anything I've handled before. Yep - gardening is a learning experience. Question - can I divide the ones who are crowded and put them into small containers to give them more room and air flow now? Or just keep them crowded? I have more than enough for me.
I'd say keep them crowded for now unless they are appearing stressed out. Also, you can try something called hunk of seedling method, where people divide the container seedlings into 4 or more chunks and transplant the blocks or hunk of seedlings. Basically the strongest survive if I understand how it works. ... also I'm so thrilled you found the video helpful!
A few community plot questions: Do they supply a nearby hose for watering? Can you buy or access low-cost soil and compost at the plot or do you bring all your own? Do you have a way to lock up tools and items you keep for garden planting and maintenance on site? Do they supply mulch or other ground cover? I envision toting hundreds of pounds of materials every time and think I must be wrong. I'd like to hear the real scoop. Thanks!
I'd say definitely check the policies and rules of any community garden you are considering as each has their own set up. My answers are based on my experience with the plot I have and the one my mom is renting in a different location. They don't supply a nearby hose for watering. Some community gardens provide water on site but you still have to haul it from that location to your plot. I have to haul my water either from home or I can set up like some other gardeners have a have a way to get water from the nearby creek using a submersible pump and hose. Both my rental plot and my mom's community garden provide some compost for beds as well as some wood mulch for paths in early spring. In my case both went pretty quickly so if you didn't take some of it within the 1st few days you didn't really get any so it definitely wasn't enough for everybody to get everything they wanted. Wood mulch wasn't to top priority for me so I didn't end up getting any. I bought a wheelbarrow for my site that I use and I have a little 4 wheel cart that I can haul things from my car to my plot so that saves my back a considerable amount of stress. My mom's Garden is not fenced in but there are some tools provided on site that you can borrow such as shovels and wheelbarrows and rakes. At my community garden they don't provide any gardening materials beyond the compost and mulch but the garden is surrounded by what I'm guessing is a 16' fence with combination padlocks at each gate. We lock the gates when we leave. From what I've seen most people leave some of their stuff at the garden site in my community garden. I feel safe leaving big items like shovels, fertilizer and wheelbarrows there and I put them at the back of my bed so its not easy access. I bring a little tote with me every time with my other small gardening tools. But that's mostly because I haven't boughy a 2nd set for the rental plot. I've noticed many people just use tarps to cover up the stuff they don't want to expose to the elements or that they don't want people messing with and I've sort of followed that although I am considering getting some kind of storage tote that is able to be locked. I want more time in my garden to understand my needs befroe i make that kind of investment. Thus far my community garden seems pretty safe though.
Thank you Esther. I love your makeshift hoop tunnels, do you remember what type of tubing you purchased? I would also like to keep the bugs / worms / cabbage moths out of my garden. I also like your measuring tool, did you buy that or is it homemade as well? Thanks again !🌷💚🙃
Hmm. I'm not sure. I think it was plumbing tubing. The dimension had to be wider than the rebar. Sorry I don't have more specifics. The dibber tool was something I won from a give away. I know it was hand carved but not sure of additional details.
I used PVC electrical conduit from Lowes, not sure whether it was 1/2 inch or 3/4 inch. Try on a piece of rear in the side to make sure you get the right size. The tubes are 10 feet long and are easy to cut to the required lengths. I have had them for more than 2 years now. They are sturdy and have survived over zone 6 B winters
I love that bridal tulle tunnel! Is the tubing very expensive? I was thinking maybe a cut-in-half hula hoop would work, too - do you think? They would be $1 for two of the 'tubes', but I would go the tubing route if it's cheaper. Still waiting to hear from the community garden(s) - maybe tomorrow (keep your fingers crossed). That tee is to die for (get it?), BTW.
Last year it cost $10 for 100 ft of the tubing. The tubing is 1/2 in. x 100 ft Drip Irrigation Tubing Coil. But it's probably higher now considering all supply demand issues going on. The only downside of a Hulu hoop would be that you could only make it as tall as the hoop is shaped to allow unless it can be bent more easily than I think.
Do you get onions the first year? I read somewhere that they were biennials. Also, I saw on another video you were doing native plants. What’s your favorite native perennials thus far!?
I think you just gave me inspiration for a video episode...perrenial and native favorites. I harvested the spring onions and it looks like I'll be getting at least 1 Vidalia onion this year.
@@EsthersGardeningAdventures yes I love learning about native plants! And I just want to say how great of a resource you are for winter sowing. Going to try some native winter sowing this year. :)
Thank you. I bought the following Premium White Tulle Fabric Bolt 108" x 50 Yards". So it's 9 feet wide. I paid $38 when I bought it last year but looks like the price has gone up to $54
We just planted some of our seedlings because they were way too big and it's just March😥 we have had snow in April in the past (zone 6b)...do you think they will live? Or do you think we made a mistake?
If they are frost hardy seedlings you may be OK but if they are not, you may have planted them too early. You can use upside down milk jugs as cloches to help keep them warm or cover with frost cloths on freezing or deep freezing nights. Best of luck.
Haha. Well this is my first year with a bigger garden so I'll sure find out. We are a 2 person household but I do go through a lot of leaf lettuce on a weekly basis and plan to do a lot of pickling of Beets etc. I 100% will give away any surplus to food bank and people who gave me milk jugs and other plastic containers this winter/spring.
I sit down to garden too. I buy dollar store table clothes to sit on to stay cleaner. Does it work....absolutely NOT. My North Dakota, farmer grandma always sat when she gardened...so it has to be the right way to do things.
It takes a little bit (or maybe a lot!) of discipline to maintain the seedling spacing you know you "should", lol - they are just so small at this point and it's hard to believe that they will easily fill up the space in short order.
Thank you so much for the detail in your videos. So many youtubers show the beginning, but they don't go through the whole process. Your videos are so helpful! 😄
Thank you. I'm glad you found them helpful!
Because of you I winter sowed this year and it is a game changer for me! Thank you for doing these videos, I love your channel!
Yay! I'm so glad to hear it! It really is a great way to grow seedlings.
Thanks Esther! My first attempt at winter sowing and I definitely planted the seeds too closely, so this video was very helpful to me. I love your pleasant, encouraging manner and I subscribed immediately!👍
Thank you!
This was so helpful. I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone do the whole transplant process from ws before
Onions are awesome for edging because most critters dislike them!! My daughter and i loved the way you were talking to your onions LOL!
Haha awesome. I love talking to my plants but didn't realize until I filmed this how much I do it. Haha. That's good to know about the onions.
I used the tulle my first year... I wish I could send a picture...
It does work, but I couldn't put my cauliflower with the broccoli, so I made a tulle covered basket out of tomato cages, and it worked out perfectly.
Enjoy... I am jealous of your zone, because I am ready as well.
That's a great idea...using it over tomato cages.
Esther, I just recently discovered Winter sowing and I’m getting ready to Spring sow some warm weather vegetables and tender annuals. I just want to say how much I love your videos. They are so helpful!
Awe thank you! I'm glad you found my channel!
Thank you SO much for this video! I am getting ready to plant my very first winter sown plants this weekend.
You are most welcome!
Yesterday while I was transplanting my arugula (they are still looking a little sad) I was like "when is Esther going to do her transplant video?!" Lo and behold! Thank you so much, you are such an encouragement and reminder to be patient!
Haha. I'm glad I had good timing. Thank you!
You communicate very clearly.
Thank you!
Robbie&Gary gardening in california she is always recommending use tulle and irrigation tubing and has been an inspiration on my chair garden as it gets extremely cold here on vancouver island and we have a very short growing season my last frost here is May 2 and first fall frost is October 21 then summer is very HOT!!!My zone is 7A which is not that helpful due to the unpredictable weather patterns caused by the ocean thanks for your response cheers Jan Mclellan Vancouver Island BC Canada
Thank you. I'll check them out.
Soon to be new at winter sowing. Thanks so much! Wish me luck!
Awesome! You'll do great I'm sure!
That looks great! I used tulle wrapped around each cabbage last year and it worked well.
Oh nice!
I love how you talk to your plants like they are your best friends! (I talk to my plants too!)❤
Haha thank you! Yes I can't help it.
Esther, you have the best laugh! I always join in when I hear you laugh. Your garden is looking great! Keep up hard work!
Yay. I love to hear that. Thank you!
Esther, I love your enthusiasm and excitement that you bring to your videos each time. Glad too that this year you have been able to enlarge your growing space. If I can get just 1 take away from any gardening video, I watch I am thrilled. This morning from yours it was the large dowel with measurements, perfect I love that you can just make the holes with the dowel end and plunk the seedling in!!! But also makes it easy for spacing. Nice Job, thanks so much.
Awesome. I'm glad I could give you a tip on a useful tool. I believe the type of tool is sometimes called a dibber or dibbler. The one I have was hand made, I won it in a give away. They are handy.
@@EsthersGardeningAdventures I looked up Dibber and poof there it was, I like yours much better with the blunt end, all I saw was ones made with sharp point at the bottom...no likey!!!
I wonder if you could carve your own out of recycled wood.
Oooh I found some wider ones with band marks for inches on Etsy. Maybe try there
@@EsthersGardeningAdventures Oh wow I didn't think of Etsy, I just looked and nice assortment, and did see a few that had more blunt ends which I like the most. I will either buy a dowel and make or Etsy will be where I get one. Thanks for the info.
I have to net all my brassicas. Nice garden! Row hoops are great!
Thank you. Best of luck!
Esther, a wonderful video! Thank you!
You are most welcome!
Hi Esther..... While, you give tons of tips. Can't thank you enough for that. My seedlings are wicked small in my containers but I am considering after this next cold spell rolls by planting them out in the garden. Some will actually go into hanging baskets which I can still move back and forth to the greenhouse. This weather has been strange this year. Not use to seeing a backlash in dropping temperatures like this. But I definitely agree with the Mother's Day target date to aim for. My vet told me this years ago and if you have any plants you don't want to lose, this date will save that from happening. As always, thanks for taking the time to video these tutorials for us newbie's....:)
You are most welcome. I'm glad to hear you heard the same thing regarding timing for this area. The seedlings will grow soon enough. I've never done hanging baskets. Any tips?
@@EsthersGardeningAdventures I look at hanging baskets like miniature raised beds.... They dry out extremely quickly so my first layer is a baby diaper so the water doesn't immediately drain out the bottom and I can keep the baskets from drying out so quickly..... :)
Great tips. I'll be doing this for the first time very soon. Thanks
Excellent. Best of luck!
well I see you also watch Robbie & Gary in California yes That is exactly what I will be doing I learned that from Robbie she is so crafty isnt she!!
I don't think I'm familiar with that channel. What is it called? It could be that I saw one of their videos as inspiration and just don't remember
I am about ready, thanks for all this great advice.
You are most welcome!
I made my tunnels like that too last yr ,with bamboo sticks. Have 65 jar outside now,have more 6 to do tomorrow. Last yr not very good yr 75% grow in jars but I’m ok with that .
I also use tulle to keep the cabbage moths off and I secure the bottoms with garden staples (about six inch long pick things) and add a brick about every four feet and we get terribly windy here.
Yes garden staples are a great option too. My only concern is whether the staples would cause the tulle to rip more. What are your thoughts?
@@EsthersGardeningAdventures well, so far so good. It's why I add the bricks, so that the wind doesn't tug so intently. I also use large sheer curtains, they work really well too.
I"m in zone 6A and my winter-sowed seedlings are just germinating. Still have a ways to go. It's so exciting to watch you transplanting already and thank-you for all your helpful tips.
You are most welcome. Glad to hear you are seeing sprouts!
I like your garden bonnet!
Thank you!
I really enjoyed this video by the way. So fun!
Thank you!
I'm so glad I recently came across your channel. Thank you for all the skills you share. Lol @ "give them the ability to look up at the sun and not have to make out with the dirt as much as they want to eat the dirt" and "dirty hands"... Dirty hands is what I call "dirt therapy" thank you so much for the laughter. I needed it tremendously tonight. Got some devastating news today.
I'm so sorry you got devastating news today. But I'm glad that my video helped cheer you up/give you a diversion. As for the quote...Haha. It's funny to read my own words written down like that when they came out of my head randomly. . Dirty hands is 100% dirt therapy.
@@EsthersGardeningAdventures that stupid C word struck us hard. So I spent most of my afternoon in my garden aka my happy place.
Big hugs. So glad you were able to turn to gardening.
I’m so glad I happened across your channel. You’ve taught me a lot about winter sowing. I’m really wondering if I should thin my gallon jugs. For example, my poppies are so thickly planted they almost look like moss. I have an unheated greenhouse. Maybe I could up-pot some into 4” pots???
Great info.
Love how you set up your hoop cover! You're brilliant!
Thank you!
it's so inspiring watching your garden take shape! love watching you so carefully plant your homegrown transplants. What a satisfying feeling that must have been. I have my eight experimental winter sow jugs in the greenhouse along with other seedling experiments, and I was pleased to see that 7 jugs had sprouts in them! only one more to go! Looking forward to your continuing gardening adventure.
Great job.
One of my favorite videos yet! Thanks for sharing these tips and for showing the transplanting process. I especially like your idea of using the bamboo pole across the top of the hoop house; I used tulle and black hoops last year, but without the extra stability of that top structure, so I think it will be an improvement. (I talk to my plants all the time.)
Excellent and thank you. I'm glad you found that tip helpful. And I'm glad to hear I'm not alone in talking to plants.
Hi, I just found you. Thanks for the detailed winter sowing videos. I've seen many that just show the first step. So I'm thankful for your series. I live in zone 4.
Welcome to my channel. I'm glad you found my videos helpful.
Excellent information. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Great to be planting out
Thank you!
Great video Esther. You look so happy digging in the dirt.😊.
Thank you! Yes, I'm so happy the gardening season is in full swing now.
Yup, after Mother’s Day is always when my mother said it was safe for frost-tender plants.
Great to know you've heard that too!
Great to know you've heard that too!
Thank you Esther I really love your idea of some extra tubes around the house
Glad you found it helpful!
I’ve been putting out my jug seedlings for two days. My only crowded seed was camomile. I’m not sure why but I’ll make a comment in my journal. I’m so happy. I’m really glad I found you Esther 😊 I like mine to come apart like butter! I am thrilled that I have tomatoes and peppers as well. They were an experiment. I had plenty under grow lights.
Nice! I'm glad your plants are doing well. Haha, I love that you are writing it down.
Great update & ty. Hopefully mine made it past ❄️ and frost. It's turbulent weather lately. I covered last substantial snow snap & below 19 like you did they made it but yet again April fools snow.
Yeah the weather has been crazy. Fingers crossed for your plants!
Fun and informative video, Esther. Love, love how you talk to your plants! I do the same thing! Glad to know I'm not alone. Plants are our friends and therapy! 🌱💚
Yes they sure are! Thank you.
Esther so happy for your new video..I just love your laugh..and because of your enthusiasm and you smile you got me to winter sowing,,I just hope I know what I am doing ..you told me be patient when I was almost ready to give up ..Thank You for you.. because now some seeds are coming up kale and spring lettuce..now what do I do uncover them or leave the m with the lid on the gallon and also I have some spinach container you buy at grocer..Evetime I look at you I want to go upside and do what you are doing ..good health and happiness please advise😍
I'm glad you were patient and that you are seeing sprouts now. Now wait until the sprouts have at least 2 sets of true leaves (3 sets total) and the weather is right and transplant. Leave the lids on until then most of the time.
Great tips and innovation for the garden 👍. Looking so good. Peace and good fortune and good health to you and your family. ❤️
Thank you!
Love your hoop house, Esther! I'm really enjoying your videos, you are so knowledgeable. You give such thorough instruction and you're so nice!
Thank you Roberta!
Great video so informative
Glad it was helpful!
Perfect timing. I’m getting ready to open my winter sowing containers.
Fantastic. I'm glad to hear it!
Last year (my first with winter sowing) I blew it on transplant spacing for some of my jugs. My garden has two big groups of flowers that attract beneficial insects clumped together. I was worried about damaging the roots and planted them in too close together. They did well, though, and are already starting to regrow this year. I got braver at separating the roots throughout the season, and those plants did better still. Live and learn.
Separating roots is intimidating when you first try it. Glad you are getting braver about it too.
Great video! Your new garden space is really coming together! Thanks for introducing me to winter sowing because it is saving me a lot of money in plant starts and I am able to expand my garden this year. I think I'm going to have to find homes for some of it!😂
You are most welcome. Squeezing everything in is always such a big challenge.
Thanks so much for sharing and for your information. Suggestion: Can you put up an umbrealla stand and place a patio umbrella in it, to give you & your veggies some shade?
That's a great idea. Thanks. I'm definitely going to need a shady spot in the heat of summer. Having my plot near the treeline could also provide some help.
Exactly what I needed to know. Thank you.🙂
You are most welcome.
Thanks for all the tips, Esther! I’m thankful I winter sowed all my snaps as a back-up… whew! Those frigid temps last week were a killer. I laughed when you said you have to figure out where to put your seedlings… LOL my biggest challenge! I garden like I cook… way over abundance!
Oh wow. I am also glad you Winter sowed some peas. They're one of the best parts of spring. Same here over abundance. But better to have more than you need than not enough.
You did a great job with the winter sowing! I love your hat. I’ve began transplanting mine but I still have the seedlings grown inside to transplant. Today was the mixed petunias, Siberian kale, marigolds, garlic and Alyssums turn. TFS
Fantastic! I still have some growing in containers to transplant for the spring garden too. So many seedlings! Loll
I've been gardening for many years, never heard about sun damaging the roots, great to know.
Thanks. I heard it at a gardening lecture in 2019.
It looks just wonderful! Happy gardening!🦋
Thank you!
So excited for you and your new garden space 😁
Awesome job on the hoop house 😉
Thank you!
Great job! Love you talking to your plants! I do too. Lol. I need to get out and fix my brassicas. I have the idea to make a tulle covered box to set over them. Love seeing your new space. Spring is here!
Oh nice. I have had lofty goals of making a removable box too but I'd need more materials and I had all these things already.
I love your videos so informative. I needed the info on the temp and frosts! When I plant my bunching onions I make a trench and line them all up like little soldiers in a row and then just back fill the dirt. Very quick and easy that way. Your lettuce looks delish, I'll have to plant some red lettuce!
Thank you. That sounds like such a time saving tip for the onions! Thank you!
Thanks so much! Loved all your videos. You get me excited about my gardening
Yay! I'm so glad to hear it.
Yay, looks so good! Your channel is blowing up, lady!! I’m so excited about it 🙌
Thank you! Me too! I'm trying a couple new things this year including trying to show what I'm talking in pictures and video clips more compared to talking about them from a static location.
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Loved your video, Esther. You made me smile when you talked to your seedlings. Your giggles always brighten up my day. 😃 I transplanted by peas into the garden this morning. By the way, how did your chamomile grow last year? I can’t remember. I will try to grow them this year!
Thanks Ann. The roman chamomile did great last year and I have another set growing in winter sowing jugs this year that's thriving. It's a pretty hearty plant.
Great idea for row covers, the hoops as well as the tulle. It was really cold here on the shore those days as well. I look on my weather app at how many hrs it's going to be cold, I was actually shocked that last blast was 9 hrs of cold. Real look forward to seeing your garden in July, full and beautiful.
Thank you. I hope all your plants fared well during the cold spell
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Yes, they made out ok, I had moved most to a little poly greenhouse and the temp over night was around 50, I did hold a couple trays back in the house.
Glad to hear it turned out ok
I love this video ❤️ I stumbled onto it from the main page. Your joy in your garden is totally palpable! And your makeshift hoop house was INGENIOUS! I wonder if it might work to keep birds out of my strawberries...
Thank you. I'm not sure if bridal tulle would withstand birds but you could use the same design with more durable fabric like bird netting maybe?
You've got some empty space in the center of those rows, if you imagine like a side of a die that has a five count on it, when spacing out rows you can sow a 5th plant in the middle of four plants and they will still thrive! You can go way more intense if you want to like Luke does on mi gardener and as you harvest a little at a time as they get crowded then you are basically secession harvesting instead of secession planting which I thought was brilliant when I saw him do that... Or you could even companion plant/ intercrop the onions in the middle rows of all the lettuces. After watching your video I think that's the way I'm going to do it because I'm just concerned about those onions getting to be very big and the lettuce having a little more room than they even need, which will invite weeds even more and as you already know they'll be competing for nutrients. I'm sure you're going to end up mulching at some point. I'm new to your channel so I really don't know your normal practice... But that's what it's like to do what we want as a gardener always trying something new! 😁
Thank you. I appreciate your suggestion. I am definitely going to add some marigolds and other things to that bed including more lettuce. It's always a hard balancing act between giving plants the space they need and squeezing as much in as possible.
Great job! Your garden is really coming along. Absolutely love your covered tunnel. Isn't it wonderful to get your hands dirty again? I've been transplanting brussel sprouts, cabbage and cauliflower today and loving every minute. Really enjoy your channel. :)
Thank you. Yes I'm so happy to be back in full swing with gardening outdoors again
You have helped me big time with winter sowing, and I THANK YOU for that! Once again you came to my rescue with this video as to what do I do and how do I do it - again THANK YOU! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your hoop area you made with the wedding tulle. That looks awesome. The tulle can be used for many gardening things. I have green sprouts in all of my containers, but most are really too small to be planted, however a few look more than ready. It's not only too soon here as well as the fact I need to do more in getting their permanent home ready for them. I've opened the tops for air flow and sunshine and then covered them at night when it got to under 35 degrees. A lot of them are too crowded because the seeds were planted too close. First time working with seeds, and they were much smaller than anything I've handled before. Yep - gardening is a learning experience. Question - can I divide the ones who are crowded and put them into small containers to give them more room and air flow now? Or just keep them crowded? I have more than enough for me.
I'd say keep them crowded for now unless they are appearing stressed out. Also, you can try something called hunk of seedling method, where people divide the container seedlings into 4 or more chunks and transplant the blocks or hunk of seedlings. Basically the strongest survive if I understand how it works. ... also I'm so thrilled you found the video helpful!
@@EsthersGardeningAdventures Hunk seedling method - that sounds doable. I'll try it tomorrow and THANK YOU again.
A few community plot questions: Do they supply a nearby hose for watering? Can you buy or access low-cost soil and compost at the plot or do you bring all your own? Do you have a way to lock up tools and items you keep for garden planting and maintenance on site? Do they supply mulch or other ground cover? I envision toting hundreds of pounds of materials every time and think I must be wrong. I'd like to hear the real scoop. Thanks!
I'd say definitely check the policies and rules of any community garden you are considering as each has their own set up. My answers are based on my experience with the plot I have and the one my mom is renting in a different location. They don't supply a nearby hose for watering. Some community gardens provide water on site but you still have to haul it from that location to your plot. I have to haul my water either from home or I can set up like some other gardeners have a have a way to get water from the nearby creek using a submersible pump and hose. Both my rental plot and my mom's community garden provide some compost for beds as well as some wood mulch for paths in early spring. In my case both went pretty quickly so if you didn't take some of it within the 1st few days you didn't really get any so it definitely wasn't enough for everybody to get everything they wanted. Wood mulch wasn't to top priority for me so I didn't end up getting any. I bought a wheelbarrow for my site that I use and I have a little 4 wheel cart that I can haul things from my car to my plot so that saves my back a considerable amount of stress. My mom's Garden is not fenced in but there are some tools provided on site that you can borrow such as shovels and wheelbarrows and rakes. At my community garden they don't provide any gardening materials beyond the compost and mulch but the garden is surrounded by what I'm guessing is a 16' fence with combination padlocks at each gate. We lock the gates when we leave. From what I've seen most people leave some of their stuff at the garden site in my community garden. I feel safe leaving big items like shovels, fertilizer and wheelbarrows there and I put them at the back of my bed so its not easy access. I bring a little tote with me every time with my other small gardening tools. But that's mostly because I haven't boughy a 2nd set for the rental plot. I've noticed many people just use tarps to cover up the stuff they don't want to expose to the elements or that they don't want people messing with and I've sort of followed that although I am considering getting some kind of storage tote that is able to be locked. I want more time in my garden to understand my needs befroe i make that kind of investment. Thus far my community garden seems pretty safe though.
@@EsthersGardeningAdventures This is so helpful. Thank you for your detailed reply!
You want to live! (So I can eat you) LOL
😂 so true!
Thank you Esther. I love your makeshift hoop tunnels, do you remember what type of tubing you purchased? I would also like to keep the bugs / worms / cabbage moths out of my garden. I also like your measuring tool, did you buy that or is it homemade as well? Thanks again !🌷💚🙃
Hmm. I'm not sure. I think it was plumbing tubing. The dimension had to be wider than the rebar. Sorry I don't have more specifics. The dibber tool was something I won from a give away. I know it was hand carved but not sure of additional details.
Aha. I found it in my order history...the tubing is 1/2 in. x 100 ft. Drip Irrigation Tubing Coil
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I used PVC electrical conduit from Lowes, not sure whether it was 1/2 inch or 3/4 inch. Try on a piece of rear in the side to make sure you get the right size. The tubes are 10 feet long and are easy to cut to the required lengths. I have had them for more than 2 years now. They are sturdy and have survived over zone 6 B winters
Yes PVC is a great option too
I love your hoop house. Maybe use plastic on it, in the Fall to extend your season on some crops?
Great idea. I will do that. Thanks!
I love that bridal tulle tunnel! Is the tubing very expensive? I was thinking maybe a cut-in-half hula hoop would work, too - do you think? They would be $1 for two of the 'tubes', but I would go the tubing route if it's cheaper. Still waiting to hear from the community garden(s) - maybe tomorrow (keep your fingers crossed). That tee is to die for (get it?), BTW.
Last year it cost $10 for 100 ft of the tubing. The tubing is 1/2 in. x 100 ft Drip Irrigation Tubing Coil. But it's probably higher now considering all supply demand issues going on. The only downside of a Hulu hoop would be that you could only make it as tall as the hoop is shaped to allow unless it can be bent more easily than I think.
Do you get onions the first year? I read somewhere that they were biennials. Also, I saw on another video you were doing native plants. What’s your favorite native perennials thus far!?
I think you just gave me inspiration for a video episode...perrenial and native favorites. I harvested the spring onions and it looks like I'll be getting at least 1 Vidalia onion this year.
@@EsthersGardeningAdventures yes I love learning about native plants! And I just want to say how great of a resource you are for winter sowing. Going to try some native winter sowing this year. :)
Hi, Esther. Love your channel. The tulle hoop house is great. Did you purchase the tulle online?
Thank you. I bought the following
Premium White Tulle Fabric Bolt 108" x 50 Yards". So it's 9 feet wide. I paid $38 when I bought it last year but looks like the price has gone up to $54
Thank you!
We just planted some of our seedlings because they were way too big and it's just March😥 we have had snow in April in the past (zone 6b)...do you think they will live? Or do you think we made a mistake?
If they are frost hardy seedlings you may be OK but if they are not, you may have planted them too early. You can use upside down milk jugs as cloches to help keep them warm or cover with frost cloths on freezing or deep freezing nights. Best of luck.
Would you transplant tomatoes in the same manner?
Yes.
Do you eat all of this food yourself or do you give some away? it seems like a lot of greens to me.
Haha. Well this is my first year with a bigger garden so I'll sure find out. We are a 2 person household but I do go through a lot of leaf lettuce on a weekly basis and plan to do a lot of pickling of Beets etc. I 100% will give away any surplus to food bank and people who gave me milk jugs and other plastic containers this winter/spring.
I sit down to garden too. I buy dollar store table clothes to sit on to stay cleaner. Does it work....absolutely NOT. My North Dakota, farmer grandma always sat when she gardened...so it has to be the right way to do things.
Haha. Yes I like sitting because I feel more connected to the earth.
It takes a little bit (or maybe a lot!) of discipline to maintain the seedling spacing you know you "should", lol - they are just so small at this point and it's hard to believe that they will easily fill up the space in short order.
So true!