Last year I started my tomatoes indoor about a month ahead of my outdoor tomato plants from seed. Within a month the seed plant was the same size but noticeably started growing fruit with a yield apprx 4x the indoor plant. Ill be trying a completely new gardening method this year by not turning any soil and an attempt to control moisture by using straw.
Hi there Jeff! just tripped upon your Celery video. Wife is trying it here in South-Central Saskatchewan, in the middle of no where! Thanks! & Subscribed!
I'm starting my pepper and tomatoes for the first time indoors today! but my strawberries from last year STILL can't over winteter. Too warm still.Seattle zone 8a
Another great video Jeff. Man. it's 63 degrees here W Penna. I'm getting the itch to get out there. a little early yet. I'm still ;earning from you Jeff, but if there is one thing I learned in 40 yrs of gardening its not to plant tomatoes too early. Can't plant them here until end of March. If they get too big they are hard to deal with. Panted them horizontally on more than one occasion .
I hear you on that Carmen. I do watch the forecast, but I have seen a late frost/winter dump in February and even March too many times to count. Especially tomatoes...they are so versatile to plant like you say....just lay 'em down or plant them deep! 🙂
I did cucumbers 50-50 transplant and seed and they seemed to do the same size and fuit wise. Zone 6. Starting peppers way earlier this year as well as okra and eggplants. My eggplants were way too small last year and got devoured by bugs. Normally they fight them off well when they get transplanted bigger. I delayed transplanting my slicing tomatoes ane they didnt do well in 2023, but the paste tomatoes and cherry tomatoes that transplanted on time were prolific.
Yeah, been hearing that the last few years with cucumbers... people just preferring to direct seed them. As long as you have 70+ days of summer, I think it's fine either way
Hi I have similar propagators with the clear plastic dome cover. I see you keep these on well after germination. I thought you are supposed to take them off to avoid too much humidity and possible fungus growth. Looks like its OK to leave them on a while???
Good spotting Allan! Some people take them off right after germination....for me, it depends on how cold my room/greenhouse is and what plant is growing. I normally leave it on until the true leaves appear out the center. After that, its all about air circulation and motion to toughen them up! 🙂
isn't it early to start tomatoes? this is my first year gardening in zone 6a, last frost date is around may 10. so, i should start tomatoes almost 2 months before, maybe mid-march, i would think? sound right??
You are correct. I am in zone 6a and in the past few years I have started my tomato seeds early-mid April as that is the best way to allow them to develop and not have to outgrow their containers. But mid-March is usually what is usually recommended on seed packets and stuff.
Another great video Jeff. I'm in Zone 5A-B so should I be starting all the veggies you have listed in this video ? I was going to start my peppers today because they take so long to grow. This is my first year winterizing two pepper plants with your advice in another video, fingers crossed. My last frost date is mid to the end of May so I'm kind of hesitant to start cucumbers.
Thanks so much! The best timing is go to off your last spring frost dates. Work back a month to 6 weeks and that's when I'd start my seeds. You can go a little earlier for the long crops like peppers, little shorter for the quick ones like Zucchini. Best of luck!! 🙂
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Thanks for another great video. I'm getting ready.
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Group hug Jeff!!
@@anthonygilbert6878 ha ha ha yessssss! :-)
Omg his voice sounds like someone on the discovery channel. Love these videos.
Ha he thanks, appreciate it!
I love this man, ive learnt so much from him and other gardeners on here.
Hard to believe it is that time of year again already!
Sacre bleu
I need to get cracking with starters...
Yeah, it always creeps up on us!
Last year I started my tomatoes indoor about a month ahead of my outdoor tomato plants from seed. Within a month the seed plant was the same size but noticeably started growing fruit with a yield apprx 4x the indoor plant. Ill be trying a completely new gardening method this year by not turning any soil and an attempt to control moisture by using straw.
Keep experimenting!! That's awesome!
Great video Jeff. Lots of information
Thanks Carroll! Appreciate that!
Ha, this is mostly all I grow in my little container garden. And flowers. Time to get started!
What kind of flowers for this year? I got my bulbs all set, but that's about it.
I just purchased some new West Coast seeds. Now, I need to get them started.
What's on the menu Marilyn?
Thank you papa
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Hi Jeff, It's always a pleasure to watch your videos. Lots of really good advice. Thanks for sharing and take care 😊
Hi there Jeff! just tripped upon your Celery video. Wife is trying it here in South-Central Saskatchewan, in the middle of no where! Thanks! & Subscribed!
Literally the middle! Cheers Michael, thanks for watching! :-)
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Yipper! - S'Toon, MJ & Swift... Dead Center (almost)
Its so damn warm in zone 9 I dont know if my brassicas have time. Winter is certainly over. Hopefully it stays temperate
Let's go! It begins!
I'm starting my pepper and tomatoes for the first time indoors today! but my strawberries from last year STILL can't over winteter. Too warm still.Seattle zone 8a
Jeff, I’m 2hrs. late and 773 viewers behind. But I’ll catch up,don’t you slow down. Lots of gardeners wait for your videos. Rock on.
Thanks Jim, enjoy the weekend buddy! Sunny here, still kinda chilly though.
Thanks!
Much too kind Carmen, thank you so much! 🙂
-25C today, but hey!
It’s soon spring, leeks, onions, peppers, celery and a bunch of others are already sprouting
DANG that's cold!!! Nice and toasty on those heat mats under the grow lights though! 🙂
Another great video Jeff. Man. it's 63 degrees here W Penna. I'm getting the itch to get out there. a little early yet. I'm still ;earning from you Jeff, but if there is one thing I learned in 40 yrs of gardening its not to plant tomatoes too early. Can't plant them here until end of March. If they get too big they are hard to deal with. Panted them horizontally on more than one occasion .
I hear you on that Carmen. I do watch the forecast, but I have seen a late frost/winter dump in February and even March too many times to count. Especially tomatoes...they are so versatile to plant like you say....just lay 'em down or plant them deep! 🙂
Thanks for this! Question: For cucumbers, what does "don't let them get overgrown" mean in practical terms?
I did cucumbers 50-50 transplant and seed and they seemed to do the same size and fuit wise. Zone 6. Starting peppers way earlier this year as well as okra and eggplants. My eggplants were way too small last year and got devoured by bugs. Normally they fight them off well when they get transplanted bigger. I delayed transplanting my slicing tomatoes ane they didnt do well in 2023, but the paste tomatoes and cherry tomatoes that transplanted on time were prolific.
Yeah, been hearing that the last few years with cucumbers... people just preferring to direct seed them. As long as you have 70+ days of summer, I think it's fine either way
Hi I have similar propagators with the clear plastic dome cover. I see you keep these on well after germination. I thought you are supposed to take them off to avoid too much humidity and possible fungus growth. Looks like its OK to leave them on a while???
Good spotting Allan! Some people take them off right after germination....for me, it depends on how cold my room/greenhouse is and what plant is growing. I normally leave it on until the true leaves appear out the center. After that, its all about air circulation and motion to toughen them up! 🙂
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isn't it early to start tomatoes?
this is my first year gardening in zone 6a, last frost date is around may 10.
so, i should start tomatoes almost 2 months before, maybe mid-march, i would think?
sound right??
You are correct. I am in zone 6a and in the past few years I have started my tomato seeds early-mid April as that is the best way to allow them to develop and not have to outgrow their containers. But mid-March is usually what is usually recommended on seed packets and stuff.
@@jeffmueller8109 thanks!
Another great video Jeff. I'm in Zone 5A-B so should I be starting all the veggies you have listed in this video ? I was going to start my peppers today because they take so long to grow. This is my first year winterizing two pepper plants with your advice in another video, fingers crossed. My last frost date is mid to the end of May so I'm kind of hesitant to start cucumbers.
Thanks so much! The best timing is go to off your last spring frost dates. Work back a month to 6 weeks and that's when I'd start my seeds. You can go a little earlier for the long crops like peppers, little shorter for the quick ones like Zucchini. Best of luck!! 🙂
When to start squashes?!
Do you think it's worth it to grow edamame on an indoor trellis if it only gets 6-8h of sunlight at most during peak summer?
Yes, if all other conditions are optimal, I don't see why not
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Definitely Jerry! :-)
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