Great information!! I am SO ready to begin planting! So thank you for giving me the courage to try something new!!! BTW your part 1 video is superb! I have joy just watching you! ❤
This is the best winter sowing video I've ever seen and answered a lot of questions about things I thought I was going to have to experiment with. Thanks for saving me so much time!
I feel like it’s a good thing and a bad thing when we have warmer winters. I don’t get quite as depressed lol but I just worry that sometimes the plants could get froze back too many times in February and might not make it, like my blackberries and garlic, etc. We are zone 7 a/B in Oklahoma, so I feel like starting everything indoors is the safest bet to keep my heart from getting broken. The establish plants can handle it, but I’m just forgetful enough and hate the cold so much that I and probably not a good candidate… but, I do think that I will set things out a little earlier and be ready for some frost protection this year?
@@lmullens75 so true, those warm winters can sure trick our plants…and this winter is projected to be warmer…sticking with classic winter sowing might be good for you, also, since you are north of us. It works super well for natives, perennials, and cool hardy plants and could save you some room under the grow lights! I can be just as forgetful, lol…This year I’m going to start my mints, lavender, rosemary, bee balm, hyssop, and chamomile with classic winter sowing and they do fine winter sown outside in their containers even when temps dip down into the teens…I just toss a blanket over them at night if it gets that cold. Or you could test a few seeds in containers outside, too, and it might work out well! You just never know!
Kendyll, thanks for making this video. I do like the idea of using soil blocks and placing them inside a larger container. I do not have a soil blocker tool and have never tried to make soil blocks before. I'd like to perhaps try the hack of filling clear plastic drink cups with soil mix and seeds, then placing them inside a large plastic bin with a lid. Based on your video, would this technique offer similar benefits of soil blocking? Thank you.
@@grizoswald210 that would give each plant more space to grow, and buy you time to be able to let the plants get bigger before planting out. You wouldn’t get the benefit of the airflow to roots, but as long as your potting mix is nice and light, it should work just fine. Just be sure you have holes in the bottom of the cups and holes in the lid and bottom of the container. You could also grow multiple plants in each cup and thin them out when they have true leaves. I like to do that to grow lots of varieties in one easy-to-move setup. Lots of ways to do it. ☺️💚🌱
@@Joyfulfarmer Thank you. Very good advice. As you said, either the 'drink cup' method or the soil blocks have the advantage of not disturbing the roots so much during transplanting. I may have to try this method. I'm in zone 6 so it's about time to get started with winter sowing.
Great information!! I am SO ready to begin planting! So thank you for giving me the courage to try something new!!! BTW your part 1 video is superb! I have joy just watching you! ❤
Thank you for the kind words and for watching! 💚🌱
This is the best winter sowing video I've ever seen and answered a lot of questions about things I thought I was going to have to experiment with. Thanks for saving me so much time!
@@Cici1791 so glad it is helpful to you! Thank you for watching! 💚🌱
I feel like it’s a good thing and a bad thing when we have warmer winters. I don’t get quite as depressed lol but I just worry that sometimes the plants could get froze back too many times in February and might not make it, like my blackberries and garlic, etc. We are zone 7 a/B in Oklahoma, so I feel like starting everything indoors is the safest bet to keep my heart from getting broken. The establish plants can handle it, but I’m just forgetful enough and hate the cold so much that I and probably not a good candidate… but, I do think that I will set things out a little earlier and be ready for some frost protection this year?
@@lmullens75 so true, those warm winters can sure trick our plants…and this winter is projected to be warmer…sticking with classic winter sowing might be good for you, also, since you are north of us. It works super well for natives, perennials, and cool hardy plants and could save you some room under the grow lights! I can be just as forgetful, lol…This year I’m going to start my mints, lavender, rosemary, bee balm, hyssop, and chamomile with classic winter sowing and they do fine winter sown outside in their containers even when temps dip down into the teens…I just toss a blanket over them at night if it gets that cold. Or you could test a few seeds in containers outside, too, and it might work out well! You just never know!
Kendyll, thanks for making this video. I do like the idea of using soil blocks and placing them inside a larger container. I do not have a soil blocker tool and have never tried to make soil blocks before. I'd like to perhaps try the hack of filling clear plastic drink cups with soil mix and seeds, then placing them inside a large plastic bin with a lid. Based on your video, would this technique offer similar benefits of soil blocking? Thank you.
@@grizoswald210 that would give each plant more space to grow, and buy you time to be able to let the plants get bigger before planting out. You wouldn’t get the benefit of the airflow to roots, but as long as your potting mix is nice and light, it should work just fine. Just be sure you have holes in the bottom of the cups and holes in the lid and bottom of the container. You could also grow multiple plants in each cup and thin them out when they have true leaves. I like to do that to grow lots of varieties in one easy-to-move setup. Lots of ways to do it. ☺️💚🌱
@@Joyfulfarmer Thank you. Very good advice. As you said, either the 'drink cup' method or the soil blocks have the advantage of not disturbing the roots so much during transplanting. I may have to try this method. I'm in zone 6 so it's about time to get started with winter sowing.