Hey laura and aaron.. i’m a doctor from india who loves to garden in spare time. Before i found your channel i was mainly interested in houseplants. But when I discovered your channel through your vegetable garden tour, my whole perspective changed. I now have a flourishing vegetable garden with many flowers in my terrace. And buying seeds for the next season has never been so fun. Thank you so much for all that you do❤️
Good morning and happy new year!! There’s no better way to start the day off with coffee and Laura in the morning! Only 76 days till spring! We’ve got this groupies! One day at a time! Thank you Laura for bringing us along on these chilly winter days, you’re a ray of sunshine and warmth we all crave right now..
Indeed! She’s got me so motivated I’ve started my own RUclips channel to track my farming process too! We recently bought 60 acres and I can’t stop dreaming about all the possibilities and I really want to be able to look back and see our progress just like Laura!
Is anyone else laughing about the amount of tomato varieties? Every summer Laura says she is scaling back her tomatoes and every winter we see her planting billions of tomatoes! 😂 It's so easy to get carried away with the excitement of sowing season upon us! I'm sure many of us can relate - I know I can!
Good morning! What perfect timing. I just started gathering my jugs and water containers to start winter sowing. I discovered your channel last spring after nearly losing my husband and then Covid too. Your joy, encouragement, and positive energy now grace our days. I turn on your videos and my husband exclaims, "Good!" at the start, knowing you will start with, "Hey guys, how's it going?!" :) Thank you for shining bright and letting us join you on the therapeutic journey of gardening!!
This is so sweet. We've been through a lot huh? But we've made it. And the world has never been more concerned with cleanliness. I'm so proud of us and happy that your husband enjoys ga so much. I do too. I started my first veggie garden again in 5 years last year. Was amazing.
I wish you guys had a watering guidebook. This is my downfall. I over water under water and kill lots of plants. I know it is a huge gray area with all the variables, but golly! I need a ball park guide to all species indoor and outdoor. I am always a nervous wreck about watering and sure enough I manage to usually kill my poor plants. Thank you for the joy you bring me each morning😊
Good morning from Windermere, Florida zone 9b 🇺🇸 Our morning began at 70°, a band of rain passed through and now we have cooled to 60°. Going into the 50's for our high! Gotta love our Florida Winters 👩🌾👍 Happy Gardening. I'm still picking tomatoes 🍅 I love the Peppermint Stick Balsam plants and grew it this year. They are edible! And you'll love to pop the Seedpods. Like popping bubblewrap!
Hey neighbor! well I'm like 350+ miles south of you. Zone 11b here. We woke up to 79, then a little cool front came thru around 11am, and now it's 73, our low is 67 tonight, and 73 is our high tom. It's been unusually warm all winter and year down here, this yr especially. I just planted my cucumbers last month and all ready have itty but cukes, lol. I have a lot of orchids and airplants. But i grew up in NJ w my gardening guru grandmother. I love watching GA bc seeing the plants she grows bring back memories, bc my grandma was the same. i wish I could grow some of these, and not for the lack of trying 😂 I've tried lithops, I'm the fl.keys, don't do it. they just die unless u want a very needy nub. ok I'll stop I type like I talk was too much. But nice to meet you! Happy planting!🐝🌺😉
@@mangroveman8269 Hi Brad, We used to live in Plantation, Florida zone 10 a. I've been Gardening for over 50 years and keeping worms (Vermiculture 🪱) since 2009. I, too, love GA. If you are interested I would love to have you visit my channel. Take care and Happy Gardening 👩🌾👍
Thank you Laura and Aaron you are very sweet to do all these videos and share ,👏👏 I’m from Colombia living in Florida and I am learning a lot , start gardening for the first time ,💕
Waking up to “today we’re planting some seeds” I got so excited dropped my coffee😂. Thank you for starting the day and New Year off to such a great dirt, seed filled start.🌸
This was my first year of winter sowing!! like you i was skeptical, but it works so well!! I am an avid gardener and have been planting for 40 years, (i am 62) my first flower was a zinnia!! my phlox, cosmos, alyssum and coleus are coming up!! planted in milk jugs and juice bottles, my cosmos are already 1 inch high!!! very exicited!! thanks for your channel
Hi Laura!! Amazing video can’t wait to see how they come out in the end! I’ve been watching your videos for more than 5yrs now and you’ve been a huge inspiration to me!! I’m a young gardener I’m 14 and You have encouraged me to start my own garden and start a gardening channel called Ultimate Gardening and allowed to try out new experiments and new ideas! Thanks for your amazing work!!💚💚💚
You can also wintersow in Ziplock Baggies propped between raised garden beds using marshmallow sticks for a super compact and perfectly neat and tidy crop. It looks pretty too and is completely reusable. I made a youtube video called "Winter Sowing in Ziplock Baggies" for a full tutorial. Aaron and Laura, I have learned so much about gardening from your channel. Thank you so much for all the work you do!
🔊Use potting soil 🔊Seedlings pinch with too much humidity/not enough air flow 🔊Recycle jugs from local coffee shops Omg this has been one of ur most informative videos everrrrr. THANK U I was rewatching last years winter sowing videos and so happy u made another. It's so fun to learn along with u and also watching the south garden transform. Garden answer is the best
New Gardner in Ohio: Good Morning Laura. I am glad to see the winter sowing project starting. I like to reference what you are doing so I can get a jump start on projects and not fall behind. Thank you 😊
Morning garden peeps 🌞 I just wanted to add that you can do this directly to your garden. Just sow seeds in your soil. & cover with the jugs top. Then there is no transplanting. Saves a step. 🌱😊.
I am going to try this. I live in Southern Idaho so I think we have about the same climate. I think I am going to start my calendulas and nasturtium this way. Thank you so much!
I love this method! Thankful for our communities way of rallying behind each other. Trials and tribulations that are shared are the main reason why I’ve been so brave in my garden. Quick question to everyone… WHO 😂 is hoarding all the eucalyptus seeds? I have looked everywhere and keep coming up with sold out. HELP a girl out? Many blessings everyone. Happy Birthday to your littles in the upcoming weeks!
I was literally watching all of your past winter sow videos last night as I was going through my seeds deciding which ones to use! I love getting on here and discovering my garden spidey senses are in sync with yours! 🙌 Soooo excited to get started now!!!! Just a tidbit: Erin @TheImpatientgardener does the sprinkle method with her poppies right on top of the snow around March. It worked like a charm!
So hard to believe you didn’t want to do videos. You are such a natural. Just think of all the knowledge you have shared with us that otherwise would have been lost. I love the recap videos where you and Aaron discuss things. It’s very helpful. Thanks to both of you and prayers for your beautiful family!
I woke up this morning to our first snow of the season here in Virginia! I then thought I wonder if Laura will be doing the winter sowing method this year. I proceeded to make coffee and sat down to watch Garden Answer and boy was I surprised by the title of the video!!!
I enjoy my time with you and your family and home everyday. What I really want to know is, where do you get your beautiful coffee mugs?!? The shapes and pretty patterns are envious! Blessings!
I just go to my recycle center and get as many empty jugs as I need. I also just want to say, Bakers Creek catalogs are works of art, and filled with great information.
I actually got excited when she mentioned Bakers Creek. I have had great luck with their seeds especially the Split Second Morning Glory, glorious. Beautiful catalog.
This will be my 3rd year winter sowing & I love it!!! I usually plant anywhere from 30-40+ jugs. We are in planting zone 4b, as a precaution due to weather I’ve learned to put a marker on the inside of each jug just in case the weather fades my outer labels. I’ve used all various sorts of containers but my best results have been with the milk/water jugs as they hold more soil & moisture. I usually do multiple plantings according to the cold tolerance of each seed type. My favorite is to plant lavender this way & many of my flowers like Daisys, Scabiosa, Snapdragons, Flowering Kale which I start in Feb. I start all my cabbage family plants this way too. The less hardy seeds like tomatoes, peppers, squash etc. I put out in March. I was skeptical too the first year but I’ve always had good results & this method saves me a ton of space & time.In our area because we get allot of moisture I do sprinkle cinnamon on top of the soil in each container to control fungus plus good drain holes in the bottom are essential. I use a plastic drill bit to create my holes or a hot screw driver will easily melt holes for drainage. Thank you for keeping us inspired, I always learn something new or get creative ideas from your show❣️
I'm in zone 4a so your information is very helpful. It just doesn't feel right to put seeds out side when we are getting -10F highs just now. But I'm going to give it a try. Thanks!
@@michellezimmerman7827 it takes a long time for the tomatoes & peppers to germinate with this method so I usually start those inside under grow lights to get a jump start on them.
You mentioned snapdragons. So they do work using this method? I'm in zone 5b and we usually start them under grow lights, which is a pain. It would be awesome if I can winter sow them.
I'm zone 4 as well (edge of Zone 3) and i would love to know if you do some of the cool weather greens and things this way too? I plan to do some flowers and things, but I'm mostly interested in edibles.
@@beckymeyer1818 yes I have had good luck with snapdragons, scabiosa, allyssum, etc. some more tender ones that I really want I’ll do a partial tray indoors.
Laura, there is an amazing plant I’ve never seen you discuss, Lemon Verbena , I grow it here in Komoka Ontario Canada, zone 6 and it smells heavenly, I grow it in a large pot as it gets quite large , as an annual. Would be a plant to consider for “ the Hartley” as you brush by it it smells so lemony and not an obnoxious lemon smell, check it out!
Beckie, we grow it each year to make a winter tisane comprised of dried lemon grass, lemon verbena, lemon thyme and dried orange peel. Sometimes we add organic black tea. We keep this in an airtight container in the frig. When feeling like we may be coming down with something we brew it up with fresh ginger and honey. Since this has dried lemon grass, it is best to put 1-2T in a twist tied coffee filter (shot of whiskey optional).
I grow it too. When I bring it in the house for the winter it drops leaves and looks pitiful but I know that outside in the summer it gets so strong and healthy. It loves water. It's almost like it's always thirsty. I love the long branches hang down. I often find myself untangling them.
I have perennial mountain mint in my garden, Laura you’re going to LOVE it. It is ALWAYS covered in the most beautiful array of pollinators. For me it draws butterflies, swallowtail and monarch, several kinds of bumble bees, humming bird moths, and the most gorgeous iridescent wasps (friendly) I have every seen. I wish I could post a photo. It has precious disc like flowers and it holds its height through the winter. You can smell it as you walk by in the summer without having to brush up on it and it holds itself in a vase for weeks. It doesn’t seem to spread as wildly for me as regular mint and it’s easy to just cut back a big bunch to control it.
Laura, I love how you test and experiment! I finally tried winter sowing and added toilet paper rolls into the milk jugs so that I have the plant and roots are in their own spot in the milk jugs.
It snowed here in Virginia, no power for two days and as soon as power came back on I came to watch your videos. Baker Creek is my favorite online store. Adding more things to my list that I appereantly missed 😁.
LOVED watching this. A few take-a-way’s…. I couldn’t help giggle when I saw you wearing shoes other than the normal slip on shoes, then my favorite comment… NATURE IS AMAZING… So true! We moved from the West Coast beach area of California and are now in the lower desert area. Boy there is a learning curve with planting. Dry - hot [120+] and just soooo different. But we are learning - I’m sure this years plants will have some giggles and happy moments.
Great video! Some of those plants look very unique and interesting. I can't wait to see how they do! In addition to showing your seed spreadsheet, a video on how to store and organize seeds would be helpful too!
Hi Laura I did this with you last year and had great success . Thank you . For some of my poppy’s i tried and experiment and used sand . I put the poppy seeds in wet sand compressed . Kind of like a mud pie . Threw them in the snow and Much to my surprise they grew . Sow Happy 😀
Thank you for this! I will be planting more seeds for next years garden than I have ever done before and have been wondering how to do the early sown seeds. My self sown seeds (Rudbeckia and snapdragons) I never worry about cause they just drop and come up or I just place seed heads around the garden where I want them. I am experimenting with more variety of seeds especially hummingbird and other pollinator attractors.
Good morning and Happy New Year Laura and all the GA family members!! I’ve been watching my paperwhite bulbs grow in the house with fascination, but now I am ready for the next exciting thing to do in the winter. This video is right on time! My husband laughed when I collected all my water jugs last year and put them in the basement underneath the stairs. Now to go pull the bag out along with my seeds to get started. Happy winter sowing everyone!!! 🌱
We don’t have milk jugs here in Bermuda (milk cartons instead- great for kids mini gardens). There are some water jugs that large but usually just the thin, tall ones. So last year I used those water bottles and Ocean Spray juice bottles. They worked out pretty well and were great for propagating rose and hibiscus cuttings. Our winters are very mild so they ended up being great mini-greenhouses! And the kids loved them!
Laura, your excitement for seeds made my day. In 4 weeks I can start here, in Netherlands we have last "frost" possible in March... My mind is opening seeds already though 😀
Good morning Laura and Aaron from Ga where it was 80° 2 days ago and now 35° Watching this video and having my coffee and I noticed Laura's nails. At first I thought it was just soil and then I realized they're painted! I thought I hadn't had enough coffee yet 😂
1st time I have commented in the 8 months that I've been watching (very faithfully). Thank you for sharing this one. I had no idea these could be put out like you've said. I am beyond excited as I was going to start my seedlings in my house (and that really takes up too much room). Thanks again for sharing your knowledge...your videos are GREAT!
Laura, I do so enjoy yor videos. Look forward to my coffee with Laura ! Enjoyed many years of gardening, but am now 82 years old, and sharing apartment life with my daughter and family. We've a small deck area for containers, and am grateful for the info you provide. Love, love your beautiful gardens! So enjoy virtual gardening with you! Than you for sharing.
Hey ya'll, North Florida here. I used the winter sowing method last year. I also started seeds indoors under grow lights. The gallon jug winter sowing method was superior for us. Rain was just right and just watched them grow. Love watching Benjamin and Samantha grow along with your ventures. Glad to watch Aaron in front of the camera too. Not bad to look at!
I planted quite a few containers with perennials. I’ve never tried this before and it’s really exciting! Can’t wait to see what happens. Thank you for the great suggestions and instruction!
Hi. Jane here. Thanks for the extra tips on winter sowing. I tried once before and it wasn't a success because I put everything out in Feb. Now I know that was too early for them. Also I don't think my jugs' soil was moist enough. So I will try again. Thanks for the helpful tutorial. I just received my seeds yesterday from "Le Jardin du Gourmet". I have been buying from them for years. I am going to start my perennial flower and herbs seeds now.🌱
I did nine this year as well!!! Based on your previous experience as this is my first try! I'm so excited because i have way too much ADHD to get my seedlings indoors all the way to planting. Many years I've killed them with negligence or botched hardening off so this has restored my hope! Thank you for sharing your experience!
I love that you are using baker creek seeds! I live very close to the original baker creek ! Thanks for the Info! I have been garden for over 50 years…
Good morning Laura. I just wanted to tell you how much you bless not only my days but also the days of my friend Connie. She has rheumatoid arthritis which has grown progressively worse throughout her life. Needless to say she is unable to physically garden but your videos allow her to experience some of the joy just by watching you. Thank you so very much for your sweet spirit and your willingness to let all of us be a part of your beautiful world.
I love the winter sowing method. It really gave me a headstart on my zinnias and snapdragons. Those spoon tomatoes are especially prolific. Be prepared for hundreds of volunteers :)
I have tried this method 2 years in a row with no luck. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong but I'm going to try it again because it just looks so simple and, Laura, yours alway turn out so well. Instead of getting frustrated that I don't have good luck you motivate me to keep on trying. Thank you for always being inspirational!
WS drain holes tip… I use my ice pick! But don’t ram it against the container, it’ll just bounce off. Just press it against the plastic until it pokes through. So, so easy!
I had great success winter sowing. Your milkweed should come back each year. My showy plants were beautiful! I sold my home so am starting over. Just put out 6 gallon containers and am working on more.
Poppies can be planted outside now. I chucked watching Erin, the Impatient Gardener walk out in her Wisconsin snow and toss the seeds. Done. Planted, she said!
Wow loved the video! I got behind on your videos last couple years but catching up! Love your channel! I sold my old homestead, where I had been for 28 years, last year and bought a place farther north than I had been; I'm still in Florida but in northwest corner zone 8b. I was so happy to hear you talk about your inventory spreadsheet! I hesitate to tell people about mine sometimes because I have been poked fun at before when I've talked about it. I have collected seeds over the years but in 2020 I actually got serious about having a seed library. I started a worksheet and have to admit 80% of my seeds come from Baker Creek Rare Seeds! Yes I agree that they do have such a lovely website that makes everything irresistible to me too! I just got a new pack in that I now have to add to my seed library worksheet. I use Excel, I have the main spreadsheet of all the seeds and then I have tabs of each category I divide them into so when I copy and paste from the tab with all seeds to the tab with their category then I place the seed packet into that envelope in my storage basket. I have headings at top of worksheet such as family, species, reason I purchased, source purchased from, cold hardy yes or no, ideal temp to grow, days to harvest, and other such information. I list that information on each seed. That way I can sort using the data filter feature in Excel program.
Laura, I am so excited to see the mix of native wildflowers you will be growing this year! Arrowleaf Balsam root, milkweeds, lupine, gillia, larkspurs! 🤩There truly is nothing better we can do as gardeners to support local wildlife and insects. It will be beautiful to see your landscape support local ecology with a blend of natives, edibles, and ornamentals. I'd love to see how other eastern Oregon native plants like camas, goldenrod, or blanket flower would look in your garden. Very excited to watch the progress!
I love using this method. I have had very good luck with it. I have been afraid to put any in yet because it has been so unusually warm and dry here in North Carolina. Hopefully I will get some started soon. Thanks Laura!
Oh my this is the first time our weather actually matches, here in the mid-Atlantic, close to the mountains, we are getting our first snow. And seed starting, especially the winter sowing has been heavy on my mind, currently waiting for my daughter to get me some milk jugs.
Funny story. I'm just catching up with this video today, yesterday I ordered seeds from Baker Creek. First time ordering seeds ever. I'm so excited to get my order and the Black Strawberry Tomato seeds!! Looking forward to growing and trying those!! Thanks for sharing ❤🌹🌷🌼🍅
Happy New Year 2022 - Whatever happened to your mail-gifts opening videos? I sure do miss viewing those. It was so much fun and exciting seeing the lovely gifts and Christmas ornaments sent by loyal followers. Blessings to all from Puerto Rico. BTW, you all bring so much joy into my life. THANK YOU.
I just got a Baker creek order today too and was starting to wash my winter sowing jugs. Perfect timing! We liked the Spoon tomato last year. The plant got huge!
Omg my parents lived in South America for awhile. We moved back when I was 8. When you showed that snail vine I almost cried! I adored those. I will definitely be placing an order with bakers creek soon! Funny how sentimental we can be about random objects.
Good morning and Happy New Year from Monique in Indiana! It is indeed a gorgeous winter wonderland over there and here as well. I love this video! I started my first seedlings in 2021 and was AMAZED at the outcome. Went a little overboard but it was a joy to see everything come to full fruition. You’re so amazing and I love all of your brilliant gardening ideas. Have been following you for several years and am totally looking forward to another year of gardening. ❤️
I am so tired after the excitement of Thanksgiving and Christmas. I have been wondering if I will have the energy to greet the work and joy of spring. Watching this winter sowing video I'm reminding myself I don't have to do everything at once. Starting with low-maintenance gallon jugs is just the motivation I need to get back on track. That and the sparkle in your eyes as you showed us the “how too” and the new varieties. Love watching your videos with such a variety of content. Thank you for sharing you knowledge and your enthusiasm.
Somehow when you post a video that I don't think I'm that interested in, you always change my mind. Looks like I'll be gathering milk jugs & going seed shopping!
Hi Laura I am so inspired. I just planted Verbena Bampton in a jug. The seeds are so tiny!!! I hope this works for them. I have never seen this plant are garden centers. Thank you for such clear direction.
💜💚yayyyy!!! It's that time!!! I love Bakers creek! I'll be ordering the same seeds your using so I'll be a week behind your seeds. Thanks Laura for being such an inspiration to my life!!
I’ve grown the cream berry tomatoes two years now. Beautiful addition to a pint of cherry tomatoes! Although I find them to be very thinned skinned and split after rain, so your weather might be perfect!
Thank you for talking about Verbascum. I bought seedlings from an herb farmer last year. They were beautiful. I dried the seeds and am going to try growing them. Thank you for the encouragement.
Winter sowing in jugs is wonderful, even plants that you shouldn't winter sow do ok. I planted black eyed susans in jugs last winter.. they grew to about 1 or 2 inches tall then stopped growing. They didn't die, just sat there waiting.... once weather got better, they took off in the jugs and were very successful at maturity! Nature is wonderful
Honestly take away containers are an excellent tool. I've propagated my string of hearts so many times that I kind of don't know what to do with all them. I recently had to shorten the mother plant and I ended up with 4 full 7 inch containers on top of the ones I already have.
Hey laura and aaron.. i’m a doctor from india who loves to garden in spare time. Before i found your channel i was mainly interested in houseplants. But when I discovered your channel through your vegetable garden tour, my whole perspective changed. I now have a flourishing vegetable garden with many flowers in my terrace. And buying seeds for the next season has never been so fun. Thank you so much for all that you do❤️
Welcome to our little group
@@kellyclackum1310 thanks 😊
I'm Also from India, I'm a teacher
I am from India but live in NYC. I love her channel and get inspired by her. She is a gem on the garden world. 🙏🙏🙏
I’m also from
India but living in canada, she is fab
Good morning and happy new year!! There’s no better way to start the day off with coffee and Laura in the morning! Only 76 days till spring! We’ve got this groupies! One day at a time! Thank you Laura for bringing us along on these chilly winter days, you’re a ray of sunshine and warmth we all crave right now..
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Indeed! She’s got me so motivated I’ve started my own RUclips channel to track my farming process too! We recently bought 60 acres and I can’t stop dreaming about all the possibilities and I really want to be able to look back and see our progress just like Laura!
Is anyone else laughing about the amount of tomato varieties? Every summer Laura says she is scaling back her tomatoes and every winter we see her planting billions of tomatoes! 😂 It's so easy to get carried away with the excitement of sowing season upon us! I'm sure many of us can relate - I know I can!
She even laugh at herself ,when she said she ordered some obscure stuff ❤
@@verawallace9055 so funny!!
Я тоже 🍅купила😃😃😃 садить нет места ..но очень хочется
But seriously, who can hold back when you see another variety that catches your eye? Anyone?
@@leighseymour235 not me - that's for sure!!
Good morning! What perfect timing. I just started gathering my jugs and water containers to start winter sowing. I discovered your channel last spring after nearly losing my husband and then Covid too. Your joy, encouragement, and positive energy now grace our days. I turn on your videos and my husband exclaims, "Good!" at the start, knowing you will start with, "Hey guys, how's it going?!" :) Thank you for shining bright and letting us join you on the therapeutic journey of gardening!!
Amen Marcy!
This is so sweet. We've been through a lot huh? But we've made it. And the world has never been more concerned with cleanliness. I'm so proud of us and happy that your husband enjoys ga so much. I do too. I started my first veggie garden again in 5 years last year. Was amazing.
Laura: great day to plant some seeds!
**Stomps through 6 inches of snow**
I love it.
I think you all would really like vanilla ice idea on yard lights it would be awesome to see a project done together
I wish you guys had a watering guidebook. This is my downfall. I over water under water and kill lots of plants. I know it is a huge gray area with all the variables, but golly! I need a ball park guide to all species indoor and outdoor. I am always a nervous wreck about watering and sure enough I manage to usually kill my poor plants.
Thank you for the joy you bring me each morning😊
I am obsessed with all the purple produce at Baker Creek.
Good morning from Windermere, Florida zone 9b 🇺🇸
Our morning began at 70°, a band of rain passed through and now we have cooled to 60°. Going into the 50's for our high! Gotta love our Florida Winters 👩🌾👍
Happy Gardening. I'm still picking tomatoes 🍅
I love the Peppermint Stick Balsam plants and grew it this year. They are edible! And you'll love to pop the Seedpods. Like popping bubblewrap!
Hey neighbor! well I'm like 350+ miles south of you. Zone 11b here. We woke up to 79, then a little cool front came thru around 11am, and now it's 73, our low is 67 tonight, and 73 is our high tom. It's been unusually warm all winter and year down here, this yr especially. I just planted my cucumbers last month and all ready have itty but cukes, lol. I have a lot of orchids and airplants. But i grew up in NJ w my gardening guru grandmother. I love watching GA bc seeing the plants she grows bring back memories, bc my grandma was the same. i wish I could grow some of these, and not for the lack of trying 😂 I've tried lithops, I'm the fl.keys, don't do it. they just die unless u want a very needy nub. ok I'll stop I type like I talk was too much. But nice to meet you! Happy planting!🐝🌺😉
@@mangroveman8269 Hi Brad, We used to live in Plantation, Florida zone 10 a.
I've been Gardening for over 50 years and keeping worms (Vermiculture 🪱) since 2009. I, too, love GA. If you are interested I would love to have you visit my channel. Take care and Happy Gardening 👩🌾👍
Thank you Laura and Aaron you are very sweet to do all these videos and share ,👏👏 I’m from Colombia living in Florida and I am learning a lot , start gardening for the first time ,💕
I adore you, lived a similar life (umm, divided by 10 lol) this year after so many health issues I hope to be in good shape
Waking up to “today we’re planting some seeds” I got so excited dropped my coffee😂. Thank you for starting the day and New Year off to such a great dirt, seed filled start.🌸
This was my first year of winter sowing!! like you i was skeptical, but it works so well!! I am an avid gardener and have been planting for 40 years, (i am 62) my first flower was a zinnia!! my phlox, cosmos, alyssum and coleus are coming up!! planted in milk jugs and juice bottles, my cosmos are already 1 inch high!!! very exicited!! thanks for your channel
Nothing better than watching gardeners going through seed packets. And yes, the better the package photography the harder they are to resist.
Hi Laura!! Amazing video can’t wait to see how they come out in the end! I’ve been watching your videos for more than 5yrs now and you’ve been a huge inspiration to me!! I’m a young gardener I’m 14 and You have encouraged me to start my own garden and start a gardening channel called Ultimate Gardening and allowed to try out new experiments and new ideas! Thanks for your amazing work!!💚💚💚
So amazing to see young people so interested in gardening
You can also wintersow in Ziplock Baggies propped between raised garden beds using marshmallow sticks for a super compact and perfectly neat and tidy crop. It looks pretty too and is completely reusable. I made a youtube video called "Winter Sowing in Ziplock Baggies" for a full tutorial. Aaron and Laura, I have learned so much about gardening from your channel. Thank you so much for all the work you do!
I saw it! I’m going to try it !
🔊Use potting soil
🔊Seedlings pinch with too much humidity/not enough air flow
🔊Recycle jugs from local coffee shops
Omg this has been one of ur most informative videos everrrrr. THANK U
I was rewatching last years winter sowing videos and so happy u made another. It's so fun to learn along with u and also watching the south garden transform. Garden answer is the best
Does anyone else smile at the TV when she ends her videos, or is it just me? She has such a genuine smile, and you just want to smile back at her.
New Gardner in Ohio: Good Morning Laura. I am glad to see the winter sowing project starting. I like to reference what you are doing so I can get a jump start on projects and not fall behind. Thank you 😊
Morning garden peeps 🌞 I just wanted to add that you can do this directly to your garden. Just sow seeds in your soil. & cover with the jugs top. Then there is no transplanting. Saves a step. 🌱😊.
What state and Zone are you in?
Do you do this every winter?
Do share!!!!
Sherry-Knoxville (Zone 7)
You can but the problem I see is that all your seedlings are clumped together or you have to have so many more jugs.
@@michellescountrygardens23 Maybe try the small water bottles? I'm gonna give it a shot.
How do you get them to stay in the ground? The jugs I mean?
In my area the mice find them in winter! Seeds direct sown end up eaten up.
I am going to try this. I live in Southern Idaho so I think we have about the same climate. I think I am going to start my calendulas and nasturtium this way. Thank you so much!
Your videos are very high quality, always inspire me as a traditional farmer
I love this method! Thankful for our communities way of rallying behind each other. Trials and tribulations that are shared are the main reason why I’ve been so brave in my garden. Quick question to everyone… WHO 😂 is hoarding all the eucalyptus seeds? I have looked everywhere and keep coming up with sold out. HELP a girl out? Many blessings everyone. Happy Birthday to your littles in the upcoming weeks!
I remember my great grandmother planting seeds and roses in the ground under a gallon jar.
I bought seeds at the store this weekend. My family laughed, I was thrilled to find them out already here in zone 6 Ohio. 😊
Hello DW, I just moved to Ohio, can you share what seeds your winter sowing in our climate. Thanks
I am also in Ohio, Zone 6a!
Here is a video on Ohio winter sowing. I hope it helps. ruclips.net/video/Rc73y7IH6A8/видео.html
Oooh pink dandelion
I was literally watching all of your past winter sow videos last night as I was going through my seeds deciding which ones to use! I love getting on here and discovering my garden spidey senses are in sync with yours! 🙌 Soooo excited to get started now!!!!
Just a tidbit: Erin @TheImpatientgardener does the sprinkle method with her poppies right on top of the snow around March. It worked like a charm!
So hard to believe you didn’t want to do videos. You are such a natural. Just think of all the knowledge you have shared with us that otherwise would have been lost. I love the recap videos where you and Aaron discuss things. It’s very helpful. Thanks to both of you and prayers for your beautiful family!
I woke up this morning to our first snow of the season here in Virginia! I then thought I wonder if Laura will be doing the winter sowing method this year. I proceeded to make coffee and sat down to watch Garden Answer and boy was I surprised by the title of the video!!!
I enjoy my time with you and your family and home everyday. What I really want to know is, where do you get your beautiful coffee mugs?!? The shapes and pretty patterns are envious! Blessings!
I just go to my recycle center and get as many empty jugs as I need. I also just want to say, Bakers Creek catalogs are works of art, and filled with great information.
My neighbor showed me the Baker Creek print catalog, and it is a work of art. Can’t wait to try some of these.
Thank you for sharing! Great idea 😊
I actually got excited when she mentioned Bakers Creek. I have had great luck with their seeds especially the Split Second Morning Glory, glorious. Beautiful catalog.
This will be my 3rd year winter sowing & I love it!!! I usually plant anywhere from 30-40+ jugs. We are in planting zone 4b, as a precaution due to weather I’ve learned to put a marker on the inside of each jug just in case the weather fades my outer labels. I’ve used all various sorts of containers but my best results have been with the milk/water jugs as they hold more soil & moisture. I usually do multiple plantings according to the cold tolerance of each seed type. My favorite is to plant lavender this way & many of my flowers like Daisys, Scabiosa, Snapdragons, Flowering Kale which I start in Feb. I start all my cabbage family plants this way too. The less hardy seeds like tomatoes, peppers, squash etc. I put out in March. I was skeptical too the first year but I’ve always had good results & this method saves me a ton of space & time.In our area because we get allot of moisture I do sprinkle cinnamon on top of the soil in each container to control fungus plus good drain holes in the bottom are essential. I use a plastic drill bit to create my holes or a hot screw driver will easily melt holes for drainage. Thank you for keeping us inspired, I always learn something new or get creative ideas from your show❣️
I'm in zone 4a so your information is very helpful. It just doesn't feel right to put seeds out side when we are getting -10F highs just now. But I'm going to give it a try. Thanks!
@@michellezimmerman7827 it takes a long time for the tomatoes & peppers to germinate with this method so I usually start those inside under grow lights to get a jump start on them.
You mentioned snapdragons. So they do work using this method? I'm in zone 5b and we usually start them under grow lights, which is a pain. It would be awesome if I can winter sow them.
I'm zone 4 as well (edge of Zone 3) and i would love to know if you do some of the cool weather greens and things this way too? I plan to do some flowers and things, but I'm mostly interested in edibles.
@@beckymeyer1818 yes I have had good luck with snapdragons, scabiosa, allyssum, etc. some more tender ones that I really want I’ll do a partial tray indoors.
Laura, there is an amazing plant I’ve never seen you discuss, Lemon Verbena , I grow it here in Komoka Ontario Canada, zone 6 and it smells heavenly, I grow it in a large pot as it gets quite large , as an annual. Would be a plant to consider for “ the Hartley” as you brush by it it smells so lemony and not an obnoxious lemon smell, check it out!
Beckie, we grow it each year to make a winter tisane comprised of dried lemon grass, lemon verbena, lemon thyme and dried orange peel. Sometimes we add organic black tea. We keep this in an airtight container in the frig. When feeling like we may be coming down with something we brew it up with fresh ginger and honey. Since this has dried lemon grass, it is best to put 1-2T in a twist tied coffee filter (shot of whiskey optional).
I second what Beckie said. It’s also great to cut a few stems and put them in bathrooms, especially if you have boys.
I grow it too. When I bring it in the house for the winter it drops leaves and looks pitiful but I know that outside in the summer it gets so strong and healthy. It loves water. It's almost like it's always thirsty. I love the long branches hang down. I often find myself untangling them.
I have perennial mountain mint in my garden, Laura you’re going to LOVE it. It is ALWAYS covered in the most beautiful array of pollinators. For me it draws butterflies, swallowtail and monarch, several kinds of bumble bees, humming bird moths, and the most gorgeous iridescent wasps (friendly) I have every seen. I wish I could post a photo. It has precious disc like flowers and it holds its height through the winter. You can smell it as you walk by in the summer without having to brush up on it and it holds itself in a vase for weeks. It doesn’t seem to spread as wildly for me as regular mint and it’s easy to just cut back a big bunch to control it.
Laura, I love how you test and experiment! I finally tried winter sowing and added toilet paper rolls into the milk jugs so that I have the plant and roots are in their own spot in the milk jugs.
It snowed here in Virginia, no power for two days and as soon as power came back on I came to watch your videos. Baker Creek is my favorite online store. Adding more things to my list that I appereantly missed 😁.
LOVED watching this. A few take-a-way’s…. I couldn’t help giggle when I saw you wearing shoes other than the normal slip on shoes, then my favorite comment… NATURE IS AMAZING… So true! We moved from the West Coast beach area of California and are now in the lower desert area. Boy there is a learning curve with planting. Dry - hot [120+] and just soooo different. But we are learning - I’m sure this years plants will have some giggles and happy moments.
Great video! Some of those plants look very unique and interesting. I can't wait to see how they do! In addition to showing your seed spreadsheet, a video on how to store and organize seeds would be helpful too!
Good morning! This is a great video for me today. It was 68 yesterday and today it is snowing like mad and we are expecting 8 inches of snow
Hi Laura I did this with you last year and had great success . Thank you . For some of my poppy’s i tried and experiment and used sand . I put the poppy seeds in wet sand compressed . Kind of like a mud pie . Threw them in the snow and Much to my surprise they grew . Sow Happy 😀
Thank you for this! I will be planting more seeds for next years garden than I have ever done before and have been wondering how to do the early sown seeds. My self sown seeds (Rudbeckia and snapdragons) I never worry about cause they just drop and come up or I just place seed heads around the garden where I want them. I am experimenting with more variety of seeds especially hummingbird and other pollinator attractors.
This makes me excited for seed starting season, this gives me the motivation and something to look forward to in a couple weeks.
The snow looks beautiful on your property! Great method for winter planting!
“Isn’t that cool!!” Laura your enthusiasm is infectious!!
Good morning everyone!
Good morning and Happy New Year Laura and all the GA family members!! I’ve been watching my paperwhite bulbs grow in the house with fascination, but now I am ready for the next exciting thing to do in the winter. This video is right on time! My husband laughed when I collected all my water jugs last year and put them in the basement underneath the stairs. Now to go pull the bag out along with my seeds to get started. Happy winter sowing everyone!!! 🌱
As a purveyor of fine Tupperware, I approve of your usage of your Thatsa Bowl! 😁😁😁😁
We don’t have milk jugs here in Bermuda (milk cartons instead- great for kids mini gardens). There are some water jugs that large but usually just the thin, tall ones. So last year I used those water bottles and Ocean Spray juice bottles. They worked out pretty well and were great for propagating rose and hibiscus cuttings. Our winters are very mild so they ended up being great mini-greenhouses! And the kids loved them!
Wow, what a great variety of things! Can’t wait to watch these grow. Especially interested to se black tomatoes!💚💚💚
Laura, your excitement for seeds made my day. In 4 weeks I can start here, in Netherlands we have last "frost" possible in March... My mind is opening seeds already though 😀
Good morning Laura and Aaron from Ga where it was 80° 2 days ago and now 35° Watching this video and having my coffee and I noticed Laura's nails. At first I thought it was just soil and then I realized they're painted! I thought I hadn't had enough coffee yet 😂
1st time I have commented in the 8 months that I've been watching (very faithfully). Thank you for sharing this one. I had no idea these could be put out like you've said. I am beyond excited as I was going to start my seedlings in my house (and that really takes up too much room). Thanks again for sharing your knowledge...your videos are GREAT!
Laura, I do so enjoy yor videos. Look forward to my coffee with Laura ! Enjoyed many years of gardening, but am now 82 years old, and sharing apartment life with my daughter and family. We've a small deck area for containers, and am grateful for the info you provide. Love, love your beautiful gardens! So enjoy virtual gardening with you! Than you for sharing.
Hey ya'll, North Florida here. I used the winter sowing method last year. I also started seeds indoors under grow lights. The gallon jug winter sowing method was superior for us. Rain was just right and just watched them grow. Love watching Benjamin and Samantha grow along with your ventures. Glad to watch Aaron in front of the camera too. Not bad to look at!
I planted quite a few containers with perennials. I’ve never tried this before and it’s really exciting! Can’t wait to see what happens. Thank you for the great suggestions and instruction!
Great instruction, thanks 😊 here's a thought, maybe add a date on the containers.
great idea. Never done this. I will surely have to give this a try next time. Love it, thank you.
Hi. Jane here. Thanks for the extra tips on winter sowing. I tried once before and it wasn't a success because I put everything out in Feb. Now I know that was too early for them. Also I don't think my jugs' soil was moist enough. So I will try again. Thanks for the helpful tutorial. I just received my seeds yesterday from "Le Jardin du Gourmet".
I have been buying from them for years. I am going to start my perennial flower and herbs seeds now.🌱
I did nine this year as well!!! Based on your previous experience as this is my first try! I'm so excited because i have way too much ADHD to get my seedlings indoors all the way to planting. Many years I've killed them with negligence or botched hardening off so this has restored my hope! Thank you for sharing your experience!
I just posted my winter sowing update video. Absolutely loving this growing technique!
I love that you are using baker creek seeds! I live very close to the original baker creek ! Thanks for the Info! I have been garden for over 50 years…
Good morning Laura. I just wanted to tell you how much you bless not only my days but also the days of my friend Connie. She has rheumatoid arthritis which has grown progressively worse throughout her life. Needless to say she is unable to physically garden but your videos allow her to experience some of the joy just by watching you. Thank you so very much for your sweet spirit and your willingness to let all of us be a part of your beautiful world.
Dr Wyches and the Blue bumblebees are the BEST!
I love the winter sowing method. It really gave me a headstart on my zinnias and snapdragons. Those spoon tomatoes are especially prolific. Be prepared for hundreds of volunteers :)
I have tried this method 2 years in a row with no luck. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong but I'm going to try it again because it just looks so simple and, Laura, yours alway turn out so well. Instead of getting frustrated that I don't have good luck you motivate me to keep on trying. Thank you for always being inspirational!
WS drain holes tip… I use my ice pick! But don’t ram it against the container, it’ll just bounce off. Just press it against the plastic until it pokes through. So, so easy!
We in western WA are thrilled to be done with our week of snow. Glad snow makes you happy. Now we can watch our bulbs come up.
I had great success winter sowing. Your milkweed should come back each year. My showy plants were beautiful! I sold my home so am starting over. Just put out 6 gallon containers and am working on more.
Poppies can be planted outside now. I chucked watching Erin, the Impatient Gardener walk out in her Wisconsin snow and toss the seeds. Done. Planted, she said!
Wow loved the video! I got behind on your videos last couple years but catching up! Love your channel! I sold my old homestead, where I had been for 28 years, last year and bought a place farther north than I had been; I'm still in Florida but in northwest corner zone 8b. I was so happy to hear you talk about your inventory spreadsheet! I hesitate to tell people about mine sometimes because I have been poked fun at before when I've talked about it. I have collected seeds over the years but in 2020 I actually got serious about having a seed library. I started a worksheet and have to admit 80% of my seeds come from Baker Creek Rare Seeds! Yes I agree that they do have such a lovely website that makes everything irresistible to me too! I just got a new pack in that I now have to add to my seed library worksheet. I use Excel, I have the main spreadsheet of all the seeds and then I have tabs of each category I divide them into so when I copy and paste from the tab with all seeds to the tab with their category then I place the seed packet into that envelope in my storage basket. I have headings at top of worksheet such as family, species, reason I purchased, source purchased from, cold hardy yes or no, ideal temp to grow, days to harvest, and other such information. I list that information on each seed. That way I can sort using the data filter feature in Excel program.
Laura, I am so excited to see the mix of native wildflowers you will be growing this year! Arrowleaf Balsam root, milkweeds, lupine, gillia, larkspurs! 🤩There truly is nothing better we can do as gardeners to support local wildlife and insects. It will be beautiful to see your landscape support local ecology with a blend of natives, edibles, and ornamentals. I'd love to see how other eastern Oregon native plants like camas, goldenrod, or blanket flower would look in your garden. Very excited to watch the progress!
I love using this method. I have had very good luck with it. I have been afraid to put any in yet because it has been so unusually warm and dry here in North Carolina. Hopefully I will get some started soon. Thanks Laura!
Oh my this is the first time our weather actually matches, here in the mid-Atlantic, close to the mountains, we are getting our first snow. And seed starting, especially the winter sowing has been heavy on my mind, currently waiting for my daughter to get me some milk jugs.
Omg I bought the pink dandelions too!!!! I cant wait to try them out
Funny story. I'm just catching up with this video today, yesterday I ordered seeds from Baker Creek. First time ordering seeds ever. I'm so excited to get my order and the Black Strawberry Tomato seeds!! Looking forward to growing and trying those!! Thanks for sharing ❤🌹🌷🌼🍅
Happy New Year and Good Morning from New Jersey GA friends and family!
❤ Love ❤ watching winter sowing videos🥰🥰🥰
Happy New Year 2022 - Whatever happened to your mail-gifts opening videos? I sure do miss viewing those. It was so much fun and exciting seeing the lovely gifts and Christmas ornaments sent by loyal followers. Blessings to all from Puerto Rico. BTW, you all bring so much joy into my life. THANK YOU.
I just got a Baker creek order today too and was starting to wash my winter sowing jugs. Perfect timing! We liked the Spoon tomato last year. The plant got huge!
Oh dang! Is it time to winter sow? I’m gonna be late 😂🤣🌱
Ah Laura, I couldn't help but giggle at you looking at those seeds. Your excitement is contagious, I can't wait for this year too!
Wow black tomato
Another new day and learning about seedlings while I drink my English cuppa is just magic just sent a message out to friends keep your milk cartons.
Omg my parents lived in South America for awhile. We moved back when I was 8. When you showed that snail vine I almost cried! I adored those. I will definitely be placing an order with bakers creek soon! Funny how sentimental we can be about random objects.
I love your seeds videos. Because of Garden Answer, growing flowers from seeds is my new passion!
Brilliant!!! Thank you for showing us. I had not heard of it until your videos. Muchly appreciated ❤
Good morning and Happy New Year from Monique in Indiana! It is indeed a gorgeous winter wonderland over there and here as well. I love this video! I started my first seedlings in 2021 and was AMAZED at the outcome. Went a little overboard but it was a joy to see everything come to full fruition. You’re so amazing and I love all of your brilliant gardening ideas. Have been following you for several years and am totally looking forward to another year of gardening. ❤️
I am so tired after the excitement of Thanksgiving and Christmas. I have been wondering if I will have the energy to greet the work and joy of spring. Watching this winter sowing video I'm reminding myself I don't have to do everything at once. Starting with low-maintenance gallon jugs is just the motivation I need to get back on track. That and the sparkle in your eyes as you showed us the “how too” and the new varieties. Love watching your videos with such a variety of content. Thank you for sharing you knowledge and your enthusiasm.
Somehow when you post a video that I don't think I'm that interested in, you always change my mind. Looks like I'll be gathering milk jugs & going seed shopping!
Hi Laura
I am so inspired. I just planted Verbena Bampton in a jug. The seeds are so tiny!!! I hope this works for them. I have never seen this plant are garden centers. Thank you for such clear direction.
💜💚yayyyy!!! It's that time!!! I love Bakers creek! I'll be ordering the same seeds your using so I'll be a week behind your seeds. Thanks Laura for being such an inspiration to my life!!
RUNNING to Baker Creek seeds right now! Buying seeds for us and all of my friends! Thank you for the motivation Laura! We love all you do.
I’ve grown the cream berry tomatoes two years now. Beautiful addition to a pint of cherry tomatoes! Although I find them to be very thinned skinned and split after rain, so your weather might be perfect!
Thank you for talking about Verbascum. I bought seedlings from an herb farmer last year. They were beautiful. I dried the seeds and am going to try growing them. Thank you for the encouragement.
Winter sowing in jugs is wonderful, even plants that you shouldn't winter sow do ok. I planted black eyed susans in jugs last winter.. they grew to about 1 or 2 inches tall then stopped growing. They didn't die, just sat there waiting.... once weather got better, they took off in the jugs and were very successful at maturity! Nature is wonderful
Good evening Laura & Aaron & Hello Groupies☺️Happy New Year to all❤️🇵🇭
I recognize that red Mega Bowl! 😉
Good morning! 🌻🐝
Laura thank you. I have never heard of winter planting. I will try this for sure. Ann from Va.
Honestly take away containers are an excellent tool. I've propagated my string of hearts so many times that I kind of don't know what to do with all them. I recently had to shorten the mother plant and I ended up with 4 full 7 inch containers on top of the ones I already have.
Doctor Wyches is our family favorite around here! Also Baker Creek pulls me in every year