Hi Garden Friends! Hope you enjoyed the video. Here are the links I reference. Thank you so much for watching. -Steph 🌱 VEVOR 5 Tier Storage Shelving Unit: amzn.to/3U8lU76 5% off code: 5LKHJ Winter Sowing in 5 Minutes: Quick Start Guide ruclips.net/video/he6pFiUqhgc/видео.htmlsi=bwbESxP18wL-TMj8 Burpee SuperSeed Seed Starting Tray | 16 XL Cell amzn.to/3ST8L0l Burpee SuperSeed Seed Starting Tray | 36 Cell Reusable Seed Starter Tray amzn.to/3HVdxUX Barrina 4FT T8 Plant Grow Light amzn.to/3UDCYSu MET Certified 2 Pack Seedling Heat Mat amzn.to/3UzWBe6 Garden Marker | Water Resistant | Quick Dry Ink Great For Outside Use amzn.to/49bdXm5 Soil Scoop, Stainless Steel amzn.to/42x6Y4x Timer for lights: amzn.to/3OAXrnh
Steph, I love your channel. Have you seen the book Lisa Mason Ziegler “Cool flowers”. She introduces or rather reintroduces the method of starting the cool season flowers much, much earlier… Danielle from Northflower Farm follows her method. It is mind blowing! She plants her foxglove seedlings as early as March, her last frost date is mid April!
Hey sweet lady! I just love love love your channel! Great idea! I just started winter sowing this year because of your videos. I am 75 and have been a conventional gardener for over 65 years. I currently have 40 containers of various sizes going. But, I will be doing my summer veggies and annual flowers next month. Keep up the great videos. Did you know Peppers are perennial in warmer climates? I watched several videos on RUclips about overwintering peppers plants by bringing them in during winter, because I dearly love my dark purple bell peppers and was starting to have trouble finding transplants every year. So, i cut them back to only 12” and removed all leaves. They were already in 5 gallon buckets, so I just repotted them. They are in my laundry room and are starting to put on a few leaves. It worked! Perpetual Peppers! This next winter I am going to do it with my jalapeño peppers. I have heard you can do it with tomatoes too, although I am still researching that.💜💜💜💟💟💟
I love this idea and will try it with marigolds and peppers! Also, I like the idea of treating yourself to garden things for your birthday. I usually get roses for myself. 😂
l have had great success growing my sweet pea seeds in water bottles, I cut the bottles 6 in from the bottom and leave the top hinged just like a milk jug for winter sowing, make drainage holes, fill with potting soil, plant 2 seeds,water in, tape it shut and label the bottle. Every bottle had at least 2 seedlings and some only one. My paper rolls got moldy and mushy and so did the seeds.
Great plan Steph. I really enjoyed listening to you explain your selections. I also like these longer videos. It's like I'm watching an episode of a favorite show. Thank you!
Hey Steph, I wintersowed sweetpeas in TP rolls last year and then planted them in the rolls straight into a planter, it worked great and was the first time I had success with the sweet little flowers. They were a joy to grow and I am growing them again this year in the same way. 😊
Hi, Steph! Thanks again for your very informative and straightforward videos. Love them! I grew sweet peas last year and remember that you’re supposed to soak the seeds for 24 hours prior to planting. I direct sowed some of mine outside last year and they grew well but I feel they still could have been better. Will try again this year and see. Good luck on all your planting!
Thank you so much for your kind words Brenda and for watching my videos. Thanks for the tips on growing sweet peas. I'm excited to try them this year. Hope yours do better for you this year 🌱
Hi Steph, yes I have started sweet peas indoors in toilet rolls. I wedge them all in a wide shallow round plant pot and use a dollar store cloche as a humidity dome. I plant the whole roll in the ground when it’s time. The rolls get soggy and are starting to break down by planting time, sometimes I give one side a rip to help the breakdown hasten in the soil. I usually pop a few direct sow seeds in between each transplant. I think they all end up growing but I’m sure the indoor ones are a bit ahead. FYI you might get a bit of fuzzy mold on the toilet roll but it doesn’t seem to do anything any harm 😅
I love your channel and I’m so glad I found you! Bonus points for being Portuguese! I’ve started a small amount of seeds inside for several years and have had really good success. I have a very small set up (and my garden is tiny). I started some Inca II marigolds this past Saturday and they had sprouted less than 48 hours. The deer do eat the blooms, but then they do come back and flower again as many times as needed. The Indian Summer rudbeckia are taking longer to sprout and now I’m wondering if those need to be cold stratified even though the envelope did not say they needed that.
Thank you so much Sue! I considered the soil blocking, but ultimately was worried about forgetting to water and having them break apart on me. Maybe I'll get braver down the road 😘
Ohh the ladies mantle turned out great! I remember watching you show those on your winter sowing video last year. I love ladies mantle, the foliage is just as beautiful as the blooms. Great plant. Loved this video. Thanks for sharing.
Hi There! yes, I started it last season with winter sowing. Thank you so much for being around since that video and continuing to watch. I appreciate the support, and your comment. 🥰
I start sweet peas indoor but when I see that they sprouted I move them outside even though it is still 1 month left till last frost date (for me it is in the beginning in April, for you it should be sooner). If needed I might cover them for 1 or 2 nights with lower temperatures. I don't have a lot of place under the lights and I would not be able to keep them inside for a long time. They do not grow a lot leaves in April but they build their root system and adapt to outside conditions without long hardening off.
I have used coconut coir to start seeds in this year. I thought because it was not actual soil that I might have less problems with fungus and damping off. So far so good. Holds moisture like peat moss. I love starting seeds!.
I think you will love starting seeds indoors too! We are in zone 4 And starting seeds inside is a must for me! For the sweet peas, you could start some indoors and some outside for comparison this year and then you would see what you prefer :). One of the seeds i like to start indoors are annual geraniums! They are super easy and soo rewarding! I also start some impatients, begonias, petunias, zinnias, delphinium, coneflower, lobelias, pansies/violas, to name a few! Have fun with the new setup!
Thanks so much for sharing all these information. I have few spots in my garden with has very less sunlight for the day(shady). No luck with flowering plants. plan to try Caladium , also planning to grow some Dhalias and Begonia from bulbs(in a different spot which has more sunlight), after watching your last video. Hopefully I get lucky this year. Can't thank you enough for all the information that you are sharing and replying to all our comments.
Great video, Steph. Love how you explain everything step by step. You're inspiring me to start my seeds indoors as I usually start them outdoors in the small pots in May. Need to get grow lights. Unfortunately, I don't have the space for the VEVOR shelving, though I am admiring them. Your new cut flower garden will be glorious this year.
I can’t remember which video you were asking about the Italian white sunflowers… And I can’t even remember if I already told you this😂🤦🏻♀️, but they are my favorites.
I’ve had great indoor sowing success by bottom watering my starter trays as well as squirting the tops with a spray bottle. It encourages quicker germination.
My winter outdoor cold flower sowing debacle: bachelors buttons have bolted; my scabiosa is hanging on by a thread; my johnny's poppies are stuck in neutral and my grey poppies are the only ones that seem to be happy. Oh and I love that you're in your basement filming this - I think we're like, hanging out...very fun.
I purchased the same seed trays and was happy to find the "plant-o-gram" on the reverse side of the packaging! I found it very helpful for identifying the seedlings as the squares on the seed tray are marked clearly! Love your channel as I am also in Massachusetts and all your content is so relevant!
I had the same problem winter sowing snapdragons, last year. They weren't ready to plant out until the heat of the summer. In the fall they put out a few blooms but they have survived the winter and look robust. Maybe I will get some flowers this spring. I've had luck with larkspur and amni dara. This year I'm trying feverfew, poppies, bachelor buttons and nigella. Think you plan of doing inside and outside is good.
Have you tried winter sowed Cilantro? Broccoli? Leeks? I grow tomato and peppers in March inside. My daughter does inside and winter growing. I ordered garden permanent markers this year for both of us. I'm on OK and she is in Arkansas. Have fun gardening 😊❤
Hi Mary! Yes, I have tried growing Cilantro, Broccoli and leeks with winter sowing. The seedlings grew well. Cilantro did great. My Broccoli grew well but never headed before it got too warm and bolted. It might do better as a fall crop for me. And the leeks did ok. They didn't get very thick. Sort of more like green onions for me. Onions/leeks appear to be heavy feeders. My guess is I should have fertilized them more.
I had no success sowing my rudbeckia inside. The strawflowers, pansies, foxglove did great starting them indoors. I also had great success with Apricot Vinca, Maverick Geraniums, Geum, Stock, Monarda and Snapdragons. This year I decided to sow most of my hardy annuals and perennials in containers outside. I sowed Columbine the winter method and did get one plant that survived. I sowed sweet pea seeds in a plastic container and they all germinated and am going to transfer them to toilet paper holders as you suggest. I never thought of that, very clever idea! Thanks for the idea. Good luck with all your sowing! I think you will have great success.
I also have only winter sowed seeds the last couple years and this year I’m starting seeds indoors! Mainly also because the plants take too long to get going and I’m impatient and want things blooming earlier. I’m hoping it goes well for me! Can’t wait to see how yours do. 😊
We are growing many of the same flowers. This is my first year trying winter sowing. I have a huge new grow space inside this year but I wanted to try winter sowing too. Fingers crossed it works out. Thanks for sharing:)
Hi Carol! I have had great luck with WS'ing and really like it. But I wanted to try inside this year too. Fingers crossed for us both for beautiful blooms this season.
Growing sweet peas using toilet paper rolls didn't work for me. They dried up too quickly due to less water or there was fungal growth due to excess moisture. I just couldn't get the balance right. Instead, last year I sowed sweet peas in the flimsy, small disposable water bottles, one in each bottle after drilling drainage holes in them. The blue Costco mushroom containers then became the drainage tray(with no holes). 5 small bottles fit comfortably in each tray. When the seedlings were ready to plant I split open the bottles with scissors and was able to plant them without disturbing the roots. They did very well. I garden in MA.
Hi Steph! I had great success with my high scent sweet peas last season! I planted the seeds using potting soil in toilet paper rolls first. After pinching, I planted the roll and seedling in soil. The sweet peas did very well! I’m using the same method this year! Good luck!
Hi Steph. This is my first year for growing pansies from seed, also. I'm growing a variety called Ullswater. They will have beautiful purple blooms. My seedlings are now about a month old. They're growing very slowly, but look healthy, so I'm sure they will do fine. Good luck with yours. 😊
Hi Steph, always love watching your videos! It's nice to watch a fellow garden enthusiast who actually lives in in my general area. I'm also excited to see that you are trying to start your seeds indoors. I have a very similar set up in my basement and have been starting seeds for many years. I'm not expert but its still always fun to experiment. I can't wait to see the results of your first year a basement seed starting. I gave up on outdoor winter sowing because I didnt like of the inconsistency of the weather. My favorite seeds to start are geraniums, tomatoes as well as another attempt at starting onions....and Yes I will follow your advice about the fertilizer. I do not recommend using toilet paper rolls, peet pots or peet pellets to start anything, but you may have better luck at that as well. They just fall apart for me way too soon and simply just don't preform for me. I do like the burpee reusable seed starting squares though, and have used them for 3 years now. And as for sweet peas, and seemed to have no benefit from starting them indoors and just plant them in the ground around St Patrick's day. Keep up the great videos and I'll be looking forward to see what you do next!
Please follow Farmer Bailey's guide for growing sweetpeas. I have done it his way past two years with great success. My seedlings were super healthy, stocky, and the cold weather actually make the seedlings to branch out from the ground without pinching. I start them in mid to late Feb, and transplant in late March. Zone 5b. Last frost usually around early May. I use 8oz solo cups to start them in.
sweet peas-soak the seeds first, then start them in your tp roll. Here in Colorado I can't plant the cardboard (it's super dry here). I carefully take the wet cardboard off, pretty easy, then plant and water in well!
Love those shelving units - looking forward to you showing how to harden off those beautiful plants (my fear of indoor seed starting)....looking forward to updates ~ Thanks Steph!
Hi Robyn! Thank you so much! I'm very excited about the indoor seed starting this year. Each year is different, and this year I was up to the challenge. I'll be happy to share what happens good or bad once these are ready to be planted out. I have been checking the seedlings daily (2 days since I've sowed them)...nothing yet lol hopefully soon! Its so exciting to take a peak. The anticipation is so fun. I'm such a plant nerd. I 100% agree, my biggest challenge is also the hardening off process from what I recall from years ago. We'll have to take it slow and steady. Thanks for watching 🌱
Hi Steph, I direct sowed sweet peas last year and they didnt do well for me. I am also starting in toilet paper tubes for the first time this year. My understanding is you can plant before the last frost.
I'm also starting many seeds indoors this year. This is mainly because we go from freezing to very hot almost overnight. Those tiny seedlings cannot stand up to the heat and reduced rainfall that we get. They really to be a bigger plant in order to survive which takes time.
Hi Steph, I have been direct sewing sweet peas with great success for the last couple of years here in northeast Ohio zone 6. I plant them around the first of April and they work best for me climbing the fence on the northwest side of the house about six feet feet away from the house. In this location they receive the morning sun from the east, get a break from the hot afternoon sun because of the shade from the house and get a bit more sun later in the afternoon. They start blooming around the first of July. I have tried them in other locations in my garden and I didn't get any blooms.
Hi dear friend thanks so much for another great video full of great information to help me in my own garden. Thank you so much for everything you share did a great job audit.
Happy Birthday Steph....when is a good time to start winter sowing “ Lady’s Mantle “ ? Congratulations on your new indoor growing station, you will find yourself wanting to grow all kinds of plants
Hi Amy, Thank you so much! Right now would be great to start the ladies mantle. I do think your right, I'm so excited to go down to the basement to check on my seedlings each day 🌱
Hi, i have those same 2 sweet peas & i started mine last year in those tubes, it worked for me, i did notice when time to plant that the tubes were a bit moldy at the bottom , but they were fine, i kept the tubes all together in a tall clear container & kept them near the sunlight in our kitchen & kept them watered, good luck, I enjoyed this video, I'm also cheating, doing winter sowing & seeds under lights!! Happy Gardening, Ann from Ohio😂
Hi Maria! I agree, its a great weekend for some small gardening projects. I had to catch up on laundry and housework today, but was very tempted to get outside to prune my hydrangeas lol. Have a great weekend!!
Hi there! Welcome to the channel, and thank you so much for watching. Great point. I do have some seed heat mats to help the seeds germinate. I agree, very helpful. Thank you Sylvia 🌱
what zone are you in? Wondering if this plan would work for me in zone 6b? Also, do they need something to climb up on? So many questions - ha. 1st time trying them. Thank you!
I actually started my sweet peas about 3 weeks ago and just planted them out today. Sweet peas are actually pretty cold hardy down to low 20s and prefer growing in cooler temps but germinate quicker around 65F. If you wintersow them, they likely won't germinate til much later, which is a pity because around March is the perfect time to plant them out. I planted mine out early because I've run out of space😅. Pansies and violas take forever to grow also so I've started those in early January. I'm in zone 6b/7a in NJ. My last frost date is typically around early May.
wow that's so cool! I would be interested to know how they end up doing for you starting them out so early. Please report back later this season. I wish I had started the pansies earlier, but we'll have to see how they do.
I hope that isn't not too late to start winter sowing. I've never done it before and I've run out of room with starting seeds inside. I'm going to try to do some delphinium seeds. We'll see what happens.......
Its not too late. Your just creating a mini greenhouse and the seeds will germinate when the weather and temperatures tell them its time. You can still start winter sow now. I just set up a container yesterday. 🌱
Youre gonna have a beautiful garden with year! Love the sahara rudbeckia. It didn't love our heat, but I planted them in a new area that the soil dried out too much. Theyre getting a better spot this year. They start slow. Love forget me nots, the blue stands out in my garden. Easy to grow. Im in 8b sw Arkansas, and am trying winter sowing first time. But I find myself letting them sprout outside for cold stratification, then bringing them in for the stronger light under grow lights. So I guess that's cheating, but some of these seeds aren't cheap, and i want flowers before it gets too hot. Why not give them the best start? Stock is blooming now, I got a Japanese variety from Baker Creek. So easy and an intoxicating scent. I highly recommend.
Yes start the sweet peas in the toilet rolls. Not sure about planting the roll or not, it depends on if the roots are growing into it or just coming out the bottom. Just be sure to water well after planting and they will recover from moving them.
I use the same trays, and I found that I had to take the bottom tray off so my heat mat would heat my soil. Mine wasn't getting hit enough. As soon as I did I had germination
I appreciate all the valuable info on winter sowing and the successes and little disappointments you have had. I have had some success with this method and so still learning what is best started that way and what to begin indoors. What are your top 5 choices for perennial flowers that you begin this way? I am transitioning more and more to perennials and ones that are suitable for cut flower arrangements. Thank you!!!
Hi Janie! Thank you for your comment. So far I have had great success starting Coneflowers with winter sowing (3 varieties), as well as blue glow globe thistle. Last year, I also started Ladies Mantle which did wonderfully!
I winter sow Sweet peas in two of those huge Spring Water refill bottles (found them on a curb) then After they are up I plant them in pots. They and ranunculus are so early and my garden is too wet to plant until mid to late April. 7B
I just love the way you think! Such a great idea to use the Saran Wrap. I just realized that I’ve had my seed trays too far down from the light. My marigolds are too spindly. What can I do to make them stronger? Or should I just pull them and start over. Still learning.
Hi Pat! Its possible they will straighten out, but its still early, I would start them again if you can and keep the light closer. Then as they grow you move the light up more.
Great video and plan Steph! I’m on the fence with startling snapdragons inside or out look forward to seeing your update. Outgrew my shad looking to purchase those shelves. Thanks
Thank you so much! I'll be sure to provide an update on my seedlings later this Spring once its time to plant things out. Fingers crossed for the snapdragon blooms 🌱If you do consider these shelves, don't forget about the promo code to save 5%. 🥰
I guess I've been cheating all along then! 😊 I like to grow warm season vegetables and flowers inside for the same reason you said... But I have a lot of hardy annuals, perennials, brassicas, greens and some herbs out in my winter sowing. It's a lot but I've got reminders on my phone to keep things straight. I have done strawflowers indoors the last few years w good success, so they should do well for you!
Steph, I feel like we are kindred spirits. I am cheating on winter sowing too this year only because we didn't drink enough milk or orange juice to gather enough containers 😂 Ive grown sweet peas successfully in Montana, and they looooovvvveeee cool weather. They die almost immediately in heat, unless you grow the perrenial ones. Do not wait until your frost days are gone. Right now, nick the seed coat with nail clippers, soak them overnight and then sow them in your lovely invention. The moment they show their second set of leaves, pop those bad boys outside where they will thrive in mild Midwest winters. I've never tried the toilet roll thing but I see how that could work! Let's experiment together!
Hi Diana! I had to laugh when I read your comment. I also slacked on collecting containers this year. I usually like to start collecting them around Thanksgiving, but totally spaced it out this year. We use a Brita filter at home for water, for drinking/making coffee etc. However, for the last couple of months, I have started to buy gallon size jugs of water to use for coffee making/cooking just so I can have the jugs for my winter sowing. I don't need many more, I'm only planning on a dozen or so containers this year so I still have some time to collect a couple more. Thank you so much for your comment, and for letting me know about sweet peas. 🌱
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Hi Garden Friends! Hope you enjoyed the video. Here are the links I reference. Thank you so much for watching. -Steph 🌱
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Burpee SuperSeed Seed Starting Tray | 16 XL Cell
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Barrina 4FT T8 Plant Grow Light
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MET Certified 2 Pack Seedling Heat Mat
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Soil Scoop, Stainless Steel
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Timer for lights:
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Thank you so much!!
Steph, I love your channel. Have you seen the book Lisa Mason Ziegler “Cool flowers”. She introduces or rather reintroduces the method of starting the cool season flowers much, much earlier… Danielle from Northflower Farm follows her method. It is mind blowing! She plants her foxglove seedlings as early as March, her last frost date is mid April!
Thank you very much for the suggestion Bernadette. I've never read the book, but am interested to check it out soon.
Hey sweet lady! I just love love love your channel! Great idea! I just started winter sowing this year because of your videos. I am 75 and have been a conventional gardener for over 65 years. I currently have 40 containers of various sizes going. But, I will be doing my summer veggies and annual flowers next month. Keep up the great videos. Did you know Peppers are perennial in warmer climates? I watched several videos on RUclips about overwintering peppers plants by bringing them in during winter, because I dearly love my dark purple bell peppers and was starting to have trouble finding transplants every year. So, i cut them back to only 12” and removed all leaves. They were already in 5 gallon buckets, so I just repotted them. They are in my laundry room and are starting to put on a few leaves. It worked! Perpetual Peppers! This next winter I am going to do it with my jalapeño peppers. I have heard you can do it with tomatoes too, although I am still researching that.💜💜💜💟💟💟
I love this idea and will try it with marigolds and peppers!
Also, I like the idea of treating yourself to garden things for your birthday. I usually get roses for myself. 😂
l have had great success growing my sweet pea seeds in water bottles, I cut the bottles 6 in from the bottom and leave the top hinged just like a milk jug for winter sowing, make drainage holes, fill with potting soil, plant 2 seeds,water in, tape it shut and label the bottle. Every bottle had at least 2 seedlings and some only one. My paper rolls got moldy and mushy and so did the seeds.
Thanks for sharing your water bottle seed starting method, so interesting! 🌱
The impatient GArdener, Erin has a good video about pre sprouting and starting sweet peas inside.
Great to know! Thank you so much Dana, I'll have to check that out 🌱
Great plan Steph. I really enjoyed listening to you explain your selections. I also like these longer videos. It's like I'm watching an episode of a favorite show. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed!
Happy Birthday Steph! 🎉🎂🥳🎈🎊🎁 Thanks for the inspirational video. I can’t wait to see your garden this summer. 🌱🌺❤️🌺🌱
Hi Gwen! Thank you so much!! 🥰🌱
Hey Steph, I wintersowed sweetpeas in TP rolls last year and then planted them in the rolls straight into a planter, it worked great and was the first time I had success with the sweet little flowers. They were a joy to grow and I am growing them again this year in the same way. 😊
Hi, Steph! Thanks again for your very informative and straightforward videos. Love them!
I grew sweet peas last year and remember that you’re supposed to soak the seeds for 24 hours prior to planting. I direct sowed some of mine outside last year and they grew well but I feel they still could have been better. Will try again this year and see.
Good luck on all your planting!
Thank you so much for your kind words Brenda and for watching my videos. Thanks for the tips on growing sweet peas. I'm excited to try them this year. Hope yours do better for you this year 🌱
Hi Steph, yes I have started sweet peas indoors in toilet rolls. I wedge them all in a wide shallow round plant pot and use a dollar store cloche as a humidity dome. I plant the whole roll in the ground when it’s time. The rolls get soggy and are starting to break down by planting time, sometimes I give one side a rip to help the breakdown hasten in the soil. I usually pop a few direct sow seeds in between each transplant. I think they all end up growing but I’m sure the indoor ones are a bit ahead. FYI you might get a bit of fuzzy mold on the toilet roll but it doesn’t seem to do anything any harm 😅
Hi Steph, For slugs, I use pieces of landscape fabric Or coffee filters, works great!!! 😊
Great tip! Thanks Sandy! 🌱
I love your channel and I’m so glad I found you! Bonus points for being Portuguese! I’ve started a small amount of seeds inside for several years and have had really good success. I have a very small set up (and my garden is tiny). I started some Inca II marigolds this past Saturday and they had sprouted less than 48 hours. The deer do eat the blooms, but then they do come back and flower again as many times as needed. The Indian Summer rudbeckia are taking longer to sprout and now I’m wondering if those need to be cold stratified even though the envelope did not say they needed that.
I love the shelves Steph. You are growing some real beauties this season. I can't wait to see them in your garden.
Thank you so much Sue! I considered the soil blocking, but ultimately was worried about forgetting to water and having them break apart on me. Maybe I'll get braver down the road 😘
@@HookedandRooted Forgetting to water is a legitimate concern. Not that I've ever done that before...ha ha.
I've started sweet peas inside for two years now. Regular trays work just fine.
Ohh the ladies mantle turned out great! I remember watching you show those on your winter sowing video last year. I love ladies mantle, the foliage is just as beautiful as the blooms. Great plant. Loved this video. Thanks for sharing.
Hi There! yes, I started it last season with winter sowing. Thank you so much for being around since that video and continuing to watch. I appreciate the support, and your comment. 🥰
Great video! Pansy seeds need complete darkness to germinate. I learned that from Tonya with the flowers video. Have a great day!
Good to know, thank you!!
I use potting soil and add to the top of the planter seed starter mix
I start sweet peas indoor but when I see that they sprouted I move them outside even though it is still 1 month left till last frost date (for me it is in the beginning in April, for you it should be sooner). If needed I might cover them for 1 or 2 nights with lower temperatures. I don't have a lot of place under the lights and I would not be able to keep them inside for a long time. They do not grow a lot leaves in April but they build their root system and adapt to outside conditions without long hardening off.
Great video and loved your tips as well! Your grow system looks great! 😊
Thanks so much! 😊
I have used coconut coir to start seeds in this year. I thought because it was not actual soil that I might have less problems with fungus and damping off. So far so good. Holds moisture like peat moss. I love starting seeds!.
I think you will love starting seeds indoors too! We are in zone 4 And starting seeds inside is a must for me! For the sweet peas, you could start some indoors and some outside for comparison this year and then you would see what you prefer :). One of the seeds i like to start indoors are annual geraniums! They are super easy and soo rewarding! I also start some impatients, begonias, petunias, zinnias, delphinium, coneflower, lobelias, pansies/violas, to name a few! Have fun with the new setup!
Thanks so much for sharing all these information. I have few spots in my garden with has very less sunlight for the day(shady). No luck with flowering plants. plan to try Caladium , also planning to grow some Dhalias and Begonia from bulbs(in a different spot which has more sunlight), after watching your last video. Hopefully I get lucky this year. Can't thank you enough for all the information that you are sharing and replying to all our comments.
You are so welcome! I think caladiums and begonias are a great plan for your mote shady spots 🌸🌱
Thanks so much for your reply. Wasn't aware begonias are not liking full sun.
Great video, Steph. Love how you explain everything step by step. You're inspiring me to start my seeds indoors as I usually start them outdoors in the small pots in May. Need to get grow lights. Unfortunately, I don't have the space for the VEVOR shelving, though I am admiring them. Your new cut flower garden will be glorious this year.
Great info!!
Glad it was helpful. Thank you so much for watching 🌱
I can’t remember which video you were asking about the Italian white sunflowers… And I can’t even remember if I already told you this😂🤦🏻♀️, but they are my favorites.
From my experience, sweet peas do best direct sown. Do it couple weeks before your last frost date.
Oh my never thought of planting sweet peas in empty toilette rolls that’s a great idea
I’ve tried starting seeds in toilet paper rolls. They got moldy really fast. Won’t ever do that again.
Hi Stef . 🌺 Cool video about sowing these seeds . You can start with the sweet bea indoors first .Have a wonderful day 🌻🌷🌻
Hi Lina! Thank you so much for letting me know about the sweet peas. Have a great weekend!🥰
I’ve had great indoor sowing success by bottom watering my starter trays as well as squirting the tops with a spray bottle. It encourages quicker germination.
My winter outdoor cold flower sowing debacle: bachelors buttons have bolted; my scabiosa is hanging on by a thread; my johnny's poppies are stuck in neutral and my grey poppies are the only ones that seem to be happy. Oh and I love that you're in your basement filming this - I think we're like, hanging out...very fun.
I purchased the same seed trays and was happy to find the "plant-o-gram" on the reverse side of the packaging! I found it very helpful for identifying the seedlings as the squares on the seed tray are marked clearly! Love your channel as I am also in Massachusetts and all your content is so relevant!
Hi Joanne! I agree the plant o gram does appear to be helpful. Welcome to the channel "neighbor"! 🌱
I love winter sowing too! And funny I used the toilet paper rolls too for sweet peas and lupine. I plan to put the rolls right in the ground.
I had the same problem winter sowing snapdragons, last year. They weren't ready to plant out until the heat of the summer. In the fall they put out a few blooms but they have survived the winter and look robust. Maybe I will get some flowers this spring. I've had luck with larkspur and amni dara. This year I'm trying feverfew, poppies, bachelor buttons and nigella. Think you plan of doing inside and outside is good.
Have you tried winter sowed Cilantro? Broccoli? Leeks? I grow tomato and peppers in March inside. My daughter does inside and winter growing. I ordered garden permanent markers this year for both of us. I'm on OK and she is in Arkansas. Have fun gardening 😊❤
Hi Mary! Yes, I have tried growing Cilantro, Broccoli and leeks with winter sowing. The seedlings grew well. Cilantro did great. My Broccoli grew well but never headed before it got too warm and bolted. It might do better as a fall crop for me. And the leeks did ok. They didn't get very thick. Sort of more like green onions for me. Onions/leeks appear to be heavy feeders. My guess is I should have fertilized them more.
Thank you for being so candid about winter sowing. I will try the seeds that do well for you. Thanks always for your insight and experience.
I had no success sowing my rudbeckia inside. The strawflowers, pansies, foxglove did great starting them indoors. I also had great success with Apricot Vinca, Maverick Geraniums, Geum, Stock, Monarda and Snapdragons. This year I decided to sow most of my hardy annuals and perennials in containers outside. I sowed Columbine the winter method and did get one plant that survived. I sowed sweet pea seeds in a plastic container and they all germinated and am going to transfer them to toilet paper holders as you suggest. I never thought of that, very clever idea! Thanks for the idea. Good luck with all your sowing! I think you will have great success.
I also have only winter sowed seeds the last couple years and this year I’m starting seeds indoors! Mainly also because the plants take too long to get going and I’m impatient and want things blooming earlier. I’m hoping it goes well for me! Can’t wait to see how yours do. 😊
We are growing many of the same flowers. This is my first year trying winter sowing. I have a huge new grow space inside this year but I wanted to try winter sowing too. Fingers crossed it works out. Thanks for sharing:)
Hi Carol! I have had great luck with WS'ing and really like it. But I wanted to try inside this year too. Fingers crossed for us both for beautiful blooms this season.
Growing sweet peas using toilet paper rolls didn't work for me. They dried up too quickly due to less water or there was fungal growth due to excess moisture. I just couldn't get the balance right. Instead, last year I sowed sweet peas in the flimsy, small disposable water bottles, one in each bottle after drilling drainage holes in them. The blue Costco mushroom containers then became the drainage tray(with no holes). 5 small bottles fit comfortably in each tray. When the seedlings were ready to plant I split open the bottles with scissors and was able to plant them without disturbing the roots. They did very well. I garden in MA.
Thank you so much for sharing these tips 🌱
Hi Steph!
I had great success with my high scent sweet peas last season! I planted the seeds using potting soil in toilet paper rolls first. After pinching, I planted the roll and seedling in soil. The sweet peas did very well! I’m using the same method this year! Good luck!
Hi Emily! Thank you so much for watching and for sharing your experience with me 🌱
Hi Steph. This is my first year for growing pansies from seed, also. I'm growing a variety called Ullswater. They will have beautiful purple blooms. My seedlings are now about a month old. They're growing very slowly, but look healthy, so I'm sure they will do fine. Good luck with yours. 😊
Hi Steph, always love watching your videos! It's nice to watch a fellow garden enthusiast who actually lives in in my general area. I'm also excited to see that you are trying to start your seeds indoors. I have a very similar set up in my basement and have been starting seeds for many years. I'm not expert but its still always fun to experiment. I can't wait to see the results of your first year a basement seed starting.
I gave up on outdoor winter sowing because I didnt like of the inconsistency of the weather. My favorite seeds to start are geraniums, tomatoes as well as another attempt at starting onions....and Yes I will follow your advice about the fertilizer.
I do not recommend using toilet paper rolls, peet pots or peet pellets to start anything, but you may have better luck at that as well. They just fall apart for me way too soon and simply just don't preform for me. I do like the burpee reusable seed starting squares though, and have used them for 3 years now. And as for sweet peas, and seemed to have no benefit from starting them indoors and just plant them in the ground around St Patrick's day. Keep up the great videos and I'll be looking forward to see what you do next!
Please follow Farmer Bailey's guide for growing sweetpeas. I have done it his way past two years with great success. My seedlings were super healthy, stocky, and the cold weather actually make the seedlings to branch out from the ground without pinching. I start them in mid to late Feb, and transplant in late March. Zone 5b. Last frost usually around early May. I use 8oz solo cups to start them in.
Thank you so much for the suggestion!
Thank you Steph! What an excellent and informative video.
Thank you so much Marilena! I'm so glad you enjoyed it.🥰🌱
sweet peas-soak the seeds first, then start them in your tp roll. Here in Colorado I can't plant the cardboard (it's super dry here). I carefully take the wet cardboard off, pretty easy, then plant and water in well!
Love your shelves and it’s always exciting growing seedlings 🌱 wonderful video Steph xx
Thanks so much Jasmine!😊🌱
Great video! Great idea to contact the shelving company. I love your setup in the basement, so convenient.
Thanks so much!
Love those shelving units - looking forward to you showing how to harden off those beautiful plants (my fear of indoor seed starting)....looking forward to updates ~ Thanks Steph!
Hi Robyn! Thank you so much! I'm very excited about the indoor seed starting this year. Each year is different, and this year I was up to the challenge. I'll be happy to share what happens good or bad once these are ready to be planted out. I have been checking the seedlings daily (2 days since I've sowed them)...nothing yet lol hopefully soon! Its so exciting to take a peak. The anticipation is so fun. I'm such a plant nerd. I 100% agree, my biggest challenge is also the hardening off process from what I recall from years ago. We'll have to take it slow and steady. Thanks for watching 🌱
For sweet peas, start them direct sow or winter sow them. When started indoors, they are too wimpy and won’t perform well.
Thank you so much!! 🌱
Per your video at Walmart I bought the 16 and 36 trays and such a quality purchase! Thank you!
Wonderful Teresa, I hope you enjoy them!
Happy birthday.
Hi Steph, I direct sowed sweet peas last year and they didnt do well for me. I am also starting in toilet paper tubes for the first time this year. My understanding is you can plant before the last frost.
I am so inspired right now. Thank you for this video.
I bring my Jalapeños plants in doors, water infrequently, and leave under lights. They do great.
I'm also starting many seeds indoors this year. This is mainly because we go from freezing to very hot almost overnight. Those tiny seedlings cannot stand up to the heat and reduced rainfall that we get. They really to be a bigger plant in order to survive which takes time.
Totally agree with peppers and marygolds, Thanks for all the info
Hi Steph, I have been direct sewing sweet peas with great success for the last couple of years here in northeast Ohio zone 6. I plant them around the first of April and they work best for me climbing the fence on the northwest side of the house about six feet feet away from the house. In this location they receive the morning sun from the east, get a break from the hot afternoon sun because of the shade from the house and get a bit more sun later in the afternoon. They start blooming around the first of July. I have tried them in other locations in my garden and I didn't get any blooms.
Thank you for not having background music in this video. It is easier to hear you and follow your instructions.
I had the best luck with sweet peas using the toilet paper method. Plant the whole thing so you don’t disturb the roots.
Hi dear friend thanks so much for another great video full of great information to help me in my own garden. Thank you so much for everything you share did a great job audit.
I winter sow, sow under grow lights and direct sow.…it depends on the crop and using all three has served me well.
I love this video, it has answered a lot of my questions about winter sowing. Thank you!
Hi Karen, You are so welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it 🥰
Happy Birthday Steph....when is a good time to start winter sowing “ Lady’s Mantle “ ? Congratulations on your new indoor growing station, you will find yourself wanting to grow all kinds of plants
Hi Amy, Thank you so much! Right now would be great to start the ladies mantle. I do think your right, I'm so excited to go down to the basement to check on my seedlings each day 🌱
Hi, i have those same 2 sweet peas & i started mine last year in those tubes, it worked for me, i did notice when time to plant that the tubes were a bit moldy at the bottom , but they were fine, i kept the tubes all together in a tall clear container & kept them near the sunlight in our kitchen & kept them watered, good luck, I enjoyed this video, I'm also cheating, doing winter sowing & seeds under lights!! Happy Gardening, Ann from Ohio😂
I tried the toilet paper tubes as well and they also got moldy.
I learned a lot, thanks Steph. ❤
I'm so glad. Thank you so much for watching! 🥰💚
Great video Steph. This weekend is going to be a good one for projects like this. ❤
Hi Maria! I agree, its a great weekend for some small gardening projects. I had to catch up on laundry and housework today, but was very tempted to get outside to prune my hydrangeas lol. Have a great weekend!!
Hi Steph. Just saw your channel. Thank you for the tips. A heat mat will also help with germination when you start your pepper seed next month.
Hi there! Welcome to the channel, and thank you so much for watching. Great point. I do have some seed heat mats to help the seeds germinate. I agree, very helpful. Thank you Sylvia 🌱
Great video Steph! Love the new shelving unit! It looks very sturdy!
Thank you so much Mary! I got those marigolds you sent me started. Thank you again so much for those, that was so sweet of you 💚🌱
Direct sow sweet peas outside on Good Friday....I promise, 3yrs experience, excellent success
Thank you so much! That makes things easy to remember.
what zone are you in? Wondering if this plan would work for me in zone 6b? Also, do they need something to climb up on? So many questions - ha. 1st time trying them. Thank you!
@karenray5603 I'm in Z5, yes, I use bird netting for them to climb
Great video! I also bought those Burpee containers last year for the first time and loved them. So of course I added a “few” more this year!😉😂
Hi friend! I know exactly what a "few" means lol I treated myself to a "few" more this year also 😘
Immediately placed those pansy seeds in my cart 😍 we could all use some additional storage. Those look like great shelves.
Hi Linda! Isn't it a beauty?! I hope it works out well, I'm very excited to see what they turn out like.
I actually started my sweet peas about 3 weeks ago and just planted them out today. Sweet peas are actually pretty cold hardy down to low 20s and prefer growing in cooler temps but germinate quicker around 65F. If you wintersow them, they likely won't germinate til much later, which is a pity because around March is the perfect time to plant them out. I planted mine out early because I've run out of space😅. Pansies and violas take forever to grow also so I've started those in early January. I'm in zone 6b/7a in NJ. My last frost date is typically around early May.
wow that's so cool! I would be interested to know how they end up doing for you starting them out so early. Please report back later this season. I wish I had started the pansies earlier, but we'll have to see how they do.
I hope that isn't not too late to start winter sowing. I've never done it before and I've run out of room with starting seeds inside. I'm going to try to do some delphinium seeds. We'll see what happens.......
Its not too late. Your just creating a mini greenhouse and the seeds will germinate when the weather and temperatures tell them its time. You can still start winter sow now. I just set up a container yesterday. 🌱
@@HookedandRooted Thanks! I did 7 containers after work yesterday and I'm excited to see how they do.
Another good video. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you so much Francis!
Great content Steph, I've watched this one twice. Thank you for sharing your experiences with seeds, so helpful!!
Thank you so very much Tina, I'm so glad you enjoyed it 💚
Amazing content video! Looking forward To updates on these babies ❤.
Thank you so much 🌱
Great video! I've had great success with sweet peas with the winter sowing as well as the direct sowing method. I'm in Quebec , Canada zone 4b
Thank you so much Patricia! 🌱
Youre gonna have a beautiful garden with year!
Love the sahara rudbeckia. It didn't love our heat, but I planted them in a new area that the soil dried out too much.
Theyre getting a better spot this year. They start slow.
Love forget me nots, the blue stands out in my garden. Easy to grow.
Im in 8b sw Arkansas, and am trying winter sowing first time.
But I find myself letting them sprout outside for cold stratification, then bringing them in for the stronger light under grow lights. So I guess that's cheating, but some of these seeds aren't cheap, and i want flowers before it gets too hot. Why not give them the best start?
Stock is blooming now, I got a Japanese variety from Baker Creek. So easy and an intoxicating scent. I highly recommend.
Yes start the sweet peas in the toilet rolls. Not sure about planting the roll or not, it depends on if the roots are growing into it or just coming out the bottom. Just be sure to water well after planting and they will recover from moving them.
Thank you Nancy! 🌱
Thanks!
Thank YOU so very much, Rosemary! 💚
Feverfew and foxglove where did you get the seeds? Your videos are a treat. Itching to start gardening!
Hi there! I purchased them both at Select Seeds.com. Thank you so much! 🥰🌱
LOTS of good information! Thank you! 💚🌱👌🏼
Thank you so much Cathy! 🌱
Thank you!
You're welcome! Thank you so much for watching Tricia!
I use the same trays, and I found that I had to take the bottom tray off so my heat mat would heat my soil. Mine wasn't getting hit enough. As soon as I did I had germination
Best of luck!
Lady's mantle was the first to sprout this year in my winter sowing out of 70 species and varieties.
Such a great plant! How fun that yours has already germinated🌱
I appreciate all the valuable info on winter sowing and the successes and little disappointments you have had. I have had some success with this method and so still learning what is best started that way and what to begin indoors. What are your top 5 choices for perennial flowers that you begin this way?
I am transitioning more and more to perennials and ones that are suitable for cut flower arrangements. Thank you!!!
Hi Janie! Thank you for your comment. So far I have had great success starting Coneflowers with winter sowing (3 varieties), as well as blue glow globe thistle. Last year, I also started Ladies Mantle which did wonderfully!
I winter sow Sweet peas in two of those huge Spring Water refill bottles (found them on a curb) then After they are up I plant them in pots. They and ranunculus are so early and my garden is too wet to plant until mid to late April. 7B
I just love the way you think! Such a great idea to use the Saran Wrap. I just realized that I’ve had my seed trays too far down from the light. My marigolds are too spindly. What can I do to make them stronger? Or should I just pull them and start over. Still learning.
Hi Pat! Its possible they will straighten out, but its still early, I would start them again if you can and keep the light closer. Then as they grow you move the light up more.
PS…I grew Oeschberg amaranth last year, it’s stunning!🤗
Oh yay!!
Happy Birthday ❤❤
Thank you so much Wendy! 🥰
Great video, I guess I'm cheating a little too lol also using the Burpee trays. Have a great weekend!
lol, they are great tray Michelle! Have a great weekend!! 🌱
I had fox glove self seeding on my fake lawn .
Great content. Thank you so much!!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much Karen!
Watch Northlawn Flower farm for how to grow sweet peas.
Happy birthday ❤
Thank you so much Janette! 🥰
Great video and plan Steph! I’m on the fence with startling snapdragons inside or out look forward to seeing your update. Outgrew my shad looking to purchase those shelves. Thanks
Thank you so much! I'll be sure to provide an update on my seedlings later this Spring once its time to plant things out. Fingers crossed for the snapdragon blooms 🌱If you do consider these shelves, don't forget about the promo code to save 5%. 🥰
What kind of lamps do u use
I guess I've been cheating all along then! 😊 I like to grow warm season vegetables and flowers inside for the same reason you said... But I have a lot of hardy annuals, perennials, brassicas, greens and some herbs out in my winter sowing. It's a lot but I've got reminders on my phone to keep things straight. I have done strawflowers indoors the last few years w good success, so they should do well for you!
Phone reminders are a great idea! 🌱
Steph, I feel like we are kindred spirits. I am cheating on winter sowing too this year only because we didn't drink enough milk or orange juice to gather enough containers 😂
Ive grown sweet peas successfully in Montana, and they looooovvvveeee cool weather. They die almost immediately in heat, unless you grow the perrenial ones. Do not wait until your frost days are gone. Right now, nick the seed coat with nail clippers, soak them overnight and then sow them in your lovely invention. The moment they show their second set of leaves, pop those bad boys outside where they will thrive in mild Midwest winters. I've never tried the toilet roll thing but I see how that could work! Let's experiment together!
Hi Diana! I had to laugh when I read your comment. I also slacked on collecting containers this year. I usually like to start collecting them around Thanksgiving, but totally spaced it out this year. We use a Brita filter at home for water, for drinking/making coffee etc. However, for the last couple of months, I have started to buy gallon size jugs of water to use for coffee making/cooking just so I can have the jugs for my winter sowing. I don't need many more, I'm only planning on a dozen or so containers this year so I still have some time to collect a couple more. Thank you so much for your comment, and for letting me know about sweet peas. 🌱