Wow, i love your style of editing. It definitely draws you in, very creative, fun, aesthetic, yet to the info is very useful to the point and concise. Thanks!
Great videos. I appreciate the amount to research and thoughtful presentation that goes into each video and that as the series progresses, your level of expertise grows.
Use skinny vertical tape strips first, to line up and stablize the top and bottoms. Then add shorter, wide tape strips to cover the joint. Use short strips, overlapping, to completly seal the joint.
I’ll definitely try this! I have my seeds stratifying in the fridge to get them started, since I haven’t had time to do containers yet. So I can put this advice into action soon!
@@gardenforbirds last year I sowed columbine, snaps, hibiscus, bachelor button, rudbeckia, yarrow, purple coneflower, sweet William, alyssum, hollyhocks and I did a few poppies even though they are better directly sown. This year I will do many of the same such as snaps, etc. But I have plans to add a few more things this year. I'll be sowing on the first of the year!! "Sow excited"! 😃
Love this! I have found I have to be careful of goldenrod. The Canadian goldenrod that volunteered in my garden is taking over, not at all like the more well behaved Stiff Goldenrod and Ohio Goldenrod that I purchased. I have also observed that bees seem to prefer the Stiff and the Ohio.
Thank you! 💓 Yikes, I’ve heard that about the Canadian - and sounds like it spreads by rhizomes so you can actually end up with a giant monoculture of one plant. 😬 I think some have actually used it to smother invasives in wooded areas, I guess the lesser of two monoculture evils! 😅😣 Interesting about the bees preferring the other varieties - it’s so cool to watch them and learn from them! I’m hoping to get some shade loving varieties in our garden too, I think I’ve seen ”zigzag” growing a nearby woods!
@@gardenforbirds I can attest that goldenrod works quite well for smothering invasives. When I moved in, my yard was full of Japanese knotweed. I did pull and dig lots of it, even tried fire. Goldenrod was what ended up knocking it back to a manageable level. I saw a similar pattern with Jerusalem Artichoke outcompeting Johnson grass.
@@rainbowconnected That is fascinating - I don’t have knotweed on my property but I see entire forests here with practically nothing else in their understory. Thank you for sharing, I think managing invasives requires lots of approaches, so learning about options is a huge help to expand the tool belt!
I haven't 100% figured out what I'll be growing this year, but have an idea for expanding one of my gardens that will require a pretty hefty winter sowing effort! The more I grow the more gardens I have to be prepared to add, and my heart and my time availability don't always align well! 😅
SO... how did it turn out?! Oh and could you have dug up some of the plants and transplanted them into a garden bed? That is what I plan on doing I think.
I am very over due for an update, but hoping to do one soon! Great question - there are some ethics to collecting wild plants that I’ve been learning as I go. Digging up wild plants is not recommended for a few reasons, but collecting wild seed is a very safe way to collect without damaging the wild population! I think they recommend collecting no more than about 10% of the seed from a given plant, to let them propagate and feed wild life. Here is one article that gives some more guidance: botanish.com/collecting-wild-plants-for-gardens-how-to-forage-responsibly/?amp=1
@@gardenforbirdsI'm thinking since I live in the country and we have about 10 acres here that I should find some on our property. I just want it up front near me. It's funny, looking out at huge fields of goldenrod, its hard to think, I should plant that. ;-) BUT there isn't any cone flower or sunflowers so I will definitely be planting those kinds of things. I am fairly sure we have Joe Pye Weed and NE asters, but I just might plant them up front too. The neighbors will think I have gone crazy. lol
@@Javaman92 Sounds like you have a lovely property! My only other worry about digging is that it often leads to invasive species taking hold, at least where I am. I believe milkweed can by propagated my cuttings, and not sure if other species you’re listing might too - might be worth a check! I wonder if you have some diversity in your goldenrods or mostly Canada goldenrod? I bought some seeds for showy goldenrod and am looking forward to that!
@@gardenforbirdsI've downloaded a few apps that hopefully will allow me to be able to ID plants. At least that is the hope. I'm on the shore of Lake Ontario so who know what I will find.
Thanks for posting these important videos for those of us who are trying to support native plants and wildlife
Thank you for the kind words! And thank you for watching!
Terrific video...thank you.
Thank you so much! Means a lot!
Wow, i love your style of editing. It definitely draws you in, very creative, fun, aesthetic, yet to the info is very useful to the point and concise. Thanks!
Thank you so much, that's very kind of you!! Means a lot!
This is inspiring, thank you so much for preserving native plants.
Thank you so much! 💓
Great videos. I appreciate the amount to research and thoughtful presentation that goes into each video and that as the series progresses, your level of expertise grows.
Thank you for the kind comment! (And for watching an oldie! :D)
Use skinny vertical tape strips first, to line up and stablize the top and bottoms. Then add shorter, wide tape strips to cover the joint. Use short strips, overlapping, to completly seal the joint.
I’ll definitely try this! I have my seeds stratifying in the fridge to get them started, since I haven’t had time to do containers yet. So I can put this advice into action soon!
Love your vlog! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much!
Thank you! 🌼
Thank you for watching!
I snuck out the bathroom!!! Hahahaha 😂
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Been winter sowing for about 3yrs. now, absolutely love the results every time. Hope your native seeds did well.
That’s awesome! What are you growing? Hoping to do an update on these soon!
@@gardenforbirds last year I sowed columbine, snaps, hibiscus, bachelor button, rudbeckia, yarrow, purple coneflower, sweet William, alyssum, hollyhocks and I did a few poppies even though they are better directly sown. This year I will do many of the same such as snaps, etc. But I have plans to add a few more things this year. I'll be sowing on the first of the year!! "Sow excited"! 😃
😂 “Sow” cool! - good luck with this years bounty!
Love this! I have found I have to be careful of goldenrod. The Canadian goldenrod that volunteered in my garden is taking over, not at all like the more well behaved Stiff Goldenrod and Ohio Goldenrod that I purchased. I have also observed that bees seem to prefer the Stiff and the Ohio.
Thank you! 💓 Yikes, I’ve heard that about the Canadian - and sounds like it spreads by rhizomes so you can actually end up with a giant monoculture of one plant. 😬 I think some have actually used it to smother invasives in wooded areas, I guess the lesser of two monoculture evils! 😅😣 Interesting about the bees preferring the other varieties - it’s so cool to watch them and learn from them! I’m hoping to get some shade loving varieties in our garden too, I think I’ve seen ”zigzag” growing a nearby woods!
@@gardenforbirds I can attest that goldenrod works quite well for smothering invasives. When I moved in, my yard was full of Japanese knotweed. I did pull and dig lots of it, even tried fire. Goldenrod was what ended up knocking it back to a manageable level. I saw a similar pattern with Jerusalem Artichoke outcompeting Johnson grass.
@@rainbowconnected That is fascinating - I don’t have knotweed on my property but I see entire forests here with practically nothing else in their understory. Thank you for sharing, I think managing invasives requires lots of approaches, so learning about options is a huge help to expand the tool belt!
This is fun looking forward to the results. Will you do more than just 5 jugs this year?
I haven't 100% figured out what I'll be growing this year, but have an idea for expanding one of my gardens that will require a pretty hefty winter sowing effort! The more I grow the more gardens I have to be prepared to add, and my heart and my time availability don't always align well! 😅
SO... how did it turn out?!
Oh and could you have dug up some of the plants and transplanted them into a garden bed? That is what I plan on doing I think.
I am very over due for an update, but hoping to do one soon! Great question - there are some ethics to collecting wild plants that I’ve been learning as I go. Digging up wild plants is not recommended for a few reasons, but collecting wild seed is a very safe way to collect without damaging the wild population! I think they recommend collecting no more than about 10% of the seed from a given plant, to let them propagate and feed wild life. Here is one article that gives some more guidance: botanish.com/collecting-wild-plants-for-gardens-how-to-forage-responsibly/?amp=1
@@gardenforbirdsI'm thinking since I live in the country and we have about 10 acres here that I should find some on our property. I just want it up front near me. It's funny, looking out at huge fields of goldenrod, its hard to think, I should plant that. ;-)
BUT there isn't any cone flower or sunflowers so I will definitely be planting those kinds of things. I am fairly sure we have Joe Pye Weed and NE asters, but I just might plant them up front too. The neighbors will think I have gone crazy. lol
@@Javaman92 Sounds like you have a lovely property! My only other worry about digging is that it often leads to invasive species taking hold, at least where I am. I believe milkweed can by propagated my cuttings, and not sure if other species you’re listing might too - might be worth a check! I wonder if you have some diversity in your goldenrods or mostly Canada goldenrod? I bought some seeds for showy goldenrod and am looking forward to that!
@@gardenforbirdsI've downloaded a few apps that hopefully will allow me to be able to ID plants. At least that is the hope. I'm on the shore of Lake Ontario so who know what I will find.