Winter Sowing in Ziplock Baggies
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- Winter sowing using ziplock baggies in January zone 7a. No need for bulky, sticky and messy jugs. Everything can be used again next winter! Plant outside in the middle of winter and let nature take it’s course with snow, freezing and rain for stronger and hardier seedlings!
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Thank goodness you submitted this video to Laura at GA!! I've never heard of this method, but it is so cool! So much easier and less of a hassle than using milk jugs. Thanks for the information! 😊
Thank you so much! It's so easy and a lot of fun too!
Thanks you for an excellent demonstration of planting seeds. It is cheaper too than buying pots.
@@mattiecopeland8741 thank you. It’s a very practical way to grow.
I'm going to try them too!! Heard on Garden Answer as well! I think I'll try milkweed .
I've been doing this for years. Was telling my aunt and uncle last night how to start in zippy grow bags. They do really well and I put the zippy bags in a clear tote without a lid so I can follow the sun and if it's going to rain or snow I put the lid on the totes. They couldn't believe that I have cantaloupes 4 inches tall already and that they survived this last cold spell in the grow bags. I started an avacodo in a 2 litter bottle "greenhouse" that's almost outgrown the bottle. Time to add some chopsticks and zippy bag to it as well.
Amazing! Thank you for the information.
Happy to hear it!
And to verify- ounce the first set of leaves are present all seedlings can be direct planted? No hardening off required? Also can the zippy bags be reused?
@@AnnieandCC Once the first set of true leaves are present, they can be transplanted. In the case of the lettuce, I just wait until they are about 1". Because wintersown seedlings are exposed to the elements, they are already hardened off. Everything is re-usable.
Why do you cover with snow? With jugs, the snow waters them...
Elizabeth, you are a gem for answering everyone's questions so politely.
I just saw this on Garden Answer. I'm 7a in TN and would love to try this. As much as I love planting seeds I get real sick of all the shelves and lights all over my dining room so I decided this year to not even bother indoors. But you've inspired me to try this outside in the garden. Thank you.
Currently my DR has been overtaken with grow lights, trays, seed mats, soil and seeds and MESS. Might try next year. I'm in 7a as well.
@@Latebloomershow Love your RUclips channel!
A great idea!! Could use a 3 hole punch for the bags, just shift it for only 2. I think I'll try it, maybe alongside some milk jugs for comparison. Thanks for posting!
Thank you for these winter sowing in ziplock bags videos. I never have milk jugs, but we always have used gallon ziplock that we rinse out and don’t know what to use them for. Now I know.
Thank you so much!! Have fun!!!
Great video and my seeds are sprouting now in March! Thank you!
Happy gardening!!
Just letting you know that I did some of my winter sowing in the Ziplock bags like you showed here. They were super successful and much easier than using the milk jugs. Plus, they take up much less room. Thanks for sharing this idea.
That’s great news!!! So much easier to open and close too, when the temps warm up! Happy gardening!
Thank you! I tried milk jug winter sowing for the first time. Going to try this method next. As a total newbie to seed planting, I appreciate the video!
Happy gardening
Nice! It’s great to see someone else who is doing this method without using milk jugs. I’m using solo cups and milkshake lids.
Very creative.
May I ask where you ordered the lids? seems like a great idea!
Brilliant. Now I won't have to ask neighbors for milk jars.
I started winter sowing after listening to Joe Gardener’s podcast a few weeks ago. Then I went online searching for more info. Bumped into yours today. What a discovery! Thank you for sharing this method. It will save me tons of work to achieve the same results! Will try this weekend.
Thank you! Happy gardening!
Wow, this is fantastic! Thank you for sharing. I really hope you’ll make more gardening videos, you’ve got such a pleasant voice/demeanor.
Thank you.
Best video I have seen in a LONGGGGGGGG time. Thank you
Thanks! Extremely practical!
I started WS in 2009. this looks much easier. thanks for sharing.
Ok good idea you made little greenhouses
Thank you, Elizabeth! I am so glad you posted this video and that I have been fortunate enough to find it. I am going to winter sew some seeds tomorrow for my zone 5 garden. Can’t wait to see how this works!
Happy Gardening!!!
Looking forward to the big reveal. I started winter sowing for the first time this year. Its a lot of fun.
It’s so much fun and so inexpensive!
I have used the milk jugs before. This is so much easier. Thank you
Brilliant! Less bulky than the plastic containers. Thank you 👍
Best new idea ⭐️
Thanks for this idea. I'm winter sowing for the first time this year and using milk jugs. I'm going to try a few bags too because it sure would be easier to store over the summer.
Have fun!
I’m so glad I came across your video! I think this is more up my ally and much easier than trying to collect jugs. Thank you so much and happy to see you’ve had success with it. It will be my first time.
It’s so easy! You will enjoy the whole process!
I can't freakin believe this!😮 Like tell me you're a genius without telling me you're a genius like work smarter, not harder. Honestly I can't believe I didn't think of this😮
Thankyou 🙏!!!
@magwed4120 thank you. Not a genius…. I just couldn’t stand the messy jugs and recipients blowing all over my yard.
Saw your method on Garden Answer!! Brilliant!!
This is amazing! I can't wait to try it. I'm currently using jugs but cutting drain holes, cutting the lid, and cleaning after was a pain. Storing them also takes so much space.
It’s so much easier!! No tape, either!
had to see after watching Garden Answers, Great vid!
Thank you!
Wow! I’m going to try this! I came over from Garden Answer after Laura highlighted your method. Thank you for the great, informative video.
I had no idea! Thank you for letting me know!
Glad I found this. I like to use more than one method of sprouting seeds at a time. I even start some in a hydroponic system. I use grow lights and shelves for cells filled with soil, but I hate making a mess with soil and water all over the shelves. I am absolutely adopting this method this year. It makes so much sense that the ziploc would act a lot like a little greenhouse. I always have a million gallon ziplocs on hand too so this is perfect!
That's wonderful! Just make sure you are doing it outside in the snow and freezing temps. This method isn't for growing inside. Thank you
@@wintersowingwithelizabeth2286 Thank you! And sounds great! Plants BELONG outside where they arent making gnats and a mess! Love that I found this today 💞💞
@@risingharvest keep me posted! When you think about it, it seems like the natural way seeds have grown since the beginning of time (minus the baggies, of course) without grow lights etc.
Excellent idea, and so easy too
Great idea, thanks
Thank you
Good video! Thank you, Elizabeth.
Thank you
Hi nice...you should use a plastic dish pan to do that to keep the dirt from going down the drain. That dirt will pile up in the drain and you will have big drain issues and veey costly to fix. Speaking from experience. 😣
Good advice!
Thank you for all the helping tips. I am going to do mine this weekend. Can't wait.
Have fun!
Thank you!
Thank. Its been a struggle saving water and milk jugs. This looks like such an energy saver for me.
It is. Some people complain about the waste of the bags (although you can save them from year to year), but there is also waste in driving around trying to find jugs, not to mention duct tape that is horrid to open and close and not recyclable. Have fun!
Saw this mentioned on the Gardening Answer channel. I've been saving up gallon jugs for winter sowing but now that I've seen this I will definitely try this method!
Have fun!
I had good success with jugs but this will take so much less room!! I can clean out all the jugs I have been saving now all over the place and get rid of the mess. THANKS!! I am going to try carrots first, I never could grow them before.
I know....the mess of those jugs! Have fun!
THEY SAY CARROTS NEED WARM SOIL TO GERMINATE AND THAT IS NOT UNTIL AUG 1. So...I am bewildered. We do not know if her carrots actually come up.
@@heritagevr4010 I can send you a photo of last year’s carrots if you want. Wintersowing is different than growing normally. You can find the science behind it at wintersown.org
@@wintersowingwithelizabeth2286 That would be very helpful and kind! Thank you!
@@heritagevr4010 I would need your email. There is no way to attach a photo here. If you are on Instagram, send me a message at @wintersowing
Great idea ! Will try it soon !
You are a natural teacher. Good job
Very helpful video, thanks.
Thank you. Happy Gardening!
Brilliant. Brilliant. Brilliant. Thanks!
Great idea
Thank you
Heard about you from Garden Answer. Did not even know about this! 👍🏼👍🏼
Nice advice- never thought about the bag method before. You also have a nice voice. Thank you again.👍
Thank you!
Thank you for your knowledge,I think everyone needs to know how to grow!
We tried using this method with elementary school students about 30-35 years ago (so probably not invented by Trudy.)
One problem that we encountered when there were temperature fluctuations was mold &/or mildew growth.
In consulting the agriculture department at our local University about the issue, we were told to be especially careful when evidence of mold or mildew appeared as it can cause severe illness - from contact with the soil (when transplanting for example) and/or from consuming foods that were not washed sufficiently. The professors suggested that we use an "open air system" such as plastic cups or make our own compostable pots from newspaper because mold & mildew can be present long before it is visible to the naked eye.
That is so odd. Could it be that you didn't have enough drainage or you didn't begin in the winter? There are hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people who wintersow throughout the world and this is the first time anyone has mentioned this. I love this method because it is so natural and the seeds experience what they would have experienced before modern methods came into play.
@@wintersowingwithelizabeth2286 We only experienced the mold growth when using plastic bags, regardless of the amount of drainage &/or space around the bags.
The Professors said that it results from insufficient airflow around the plants; the airflow allows the excess moisture to dissipate and reduces the opportunity for mold growth.
Additionally, the closed plastic bags create the perfect environment for nematodes - an especially nasty situation if one is growing tomatoes &/or nightshades.
@@CrazyAuntVal That's very odd. I've grown wonderful tomatoes every year. No matter what winter sowing method I have used, I have an 80% germination rate. The bags are simply easier and I have zero issues with them. Sorry it didn't work for you 30-35 years ago. Maybe you should give it another try.
@@CrazyAuntVal were you keeping them inside it outside?
@@wintersowingwithelizabeth2286 I suspect the person who had a problem with mold was using soil from the earth rather than fresh potting soil.
Thank you so much for this idea. I just put out my jugs for the year. I am going to do this as well to compare. This is much easier!!!
Thank you! Happy gardening!
Brilliant idea! Thanks so much, possibilities are endless xx
Happy gardening !!
Thank you for sharing Elizabeth God bless y’all
You should get a lot more followers now that Laura posted your picture on her channel. I'm now subscribed to your channel.
Smart much cleaner looking than the jugs !
It is neater looking! They don’t blow all over the yard, either. I did the jugs the first year and found all that tape and half opened jugs a mess.
I always appreciate learning how to do something another way. Thank you for the video. I have used milk jugs and 2 liter bottles with success. This winter I am going to use rotisserie chicken holders. Of course you will have to add drainage holes in the bottom and in the top dome. I'm in Zone 8 and really starting a month late.
Happy Gardening!
Hi Joanne.
I'm in zone 8 as well. South MS. I just winter sowed some seeds today for the first time. I see your post is from a year ago. How'd you make out?
Great idea. Thanks for sharing!
Genius absolutely genius and far easier than doing the milk jugs... I will be doing this method this year I will keep you posted on how it goes absolutely awesome...
Great!! Happy gardening!
This is nice. I’m actually thinking of starting my first garden this year. New subscriber here.🤗
Start now! You probably have all the supplies in your kitchen! Have fun!
This is great, thank you!
Mankind, you’ve got this!!
Good idea ro.reuse.those.handy.ziplocks
Wonderful idea. Garden Answer shared your idea on their viewer submission video and mentioned you had a video as well so I came here to watch yours. Going to try this idea as I don’t usually have a lot of plastic jug type containers.
Thank you! It's so easy to do!
Same as Brenda, I didn't want to use plastic jugs, but i have tons of plastic bags I've been trying to find uses for since i switched to containers only years ago.
@@jamjamgardens4677 It's so easy and fun!
@Jam Jam Gardens @Elizabeth Anjos Garden Answer said you mentioned you reuse these bags from year to year so that was attractive to me as well. I assume they last a couple of seasons.
@@feistycitrus Yes, it all depends on how many times you open them to peek inside to see your sprouts. Some fail. It's a balance. With this method, you might lose some bags, but there is not duct tape (which is not recyclable), nor do you need to drive around gathering jugs. Storage is a breeze too.
Great and you can wash and keep using them easy and always fresh and clean economy and environmentally friendly
So glad I found you! What an awesome idea, so easy!
Thank you! Have fun!!!
Here from Garden Answer. Intriguing idea. Thank you for sharing.
This is such an easy and clean way to winterswo without all this eye-sore milk jugs in your garden.. Thank you. This video just cam on time, I'll now do exactly how you did it. Thank you :)
You’re welcome! It does make everything so neat and tidy. Some people complain that I use plastic baggies, but at least this doesn’t require driving all over town to hunt down jugs. Enjoy!
@@wintersowingwithelizabeth2286 exactly I have been begging people for clear 5 lt water bottles here in the UK as we don't have US style huge milk jugs over here..
You are cleaver! Thanks
Thank you for sharing, I will try this method this week.
Good idea with ziploc bags. I am going to try this with plastic bags that we get frozen foods in (fries, peas etc) to save buying baggies. Cut bags in half and cut drainage and use tub and lid. Can't wait to try it.
As long as the bags are transparent, they will work. Happy gardening.
Good point. Or leave baggies wide open for sun. (In a translucent or transparent container with a lid.)
Thank you for sharing. God bless y’all.
I winter sowed in clear milk jugs, good success
That’s so awesome, I don’t use milk or juice so I don’t have to buy them. I do have a lot of ziplock bags so I’m going to get busy. Thank you for this video.
You are going to have so much fun!
Great idea using a ziplock bag! I am going to get mine started in a couple weeks so this will be great! Thanks for sharing. Hugs and love from Texas!
Have fun!
LOVE IT, ECONOMICAL thank you
Thank you!
I hope you do a follow up, showing you planting your seedlings 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻.
Really like this concept and enjoyed your video.
Please see my other videos. I made a whole series of each step last year, including transplanting.
Thank you for sharing a great idea. I have been using bakery plastic but your idea is fantastic as well
Hello Elizabeth, Greetings from Windermere, Florida zone 9b 🇺🇸
This excellent advice for all levels of gardening. 👩🌾👍
I subscribed to your channel and I am sure you will have many new subs with Laura's 👍thumbs up 👍
I'm 71 and gardening for over 50 years. I started a channel just over a year ago and I'm enjoying sharing with others. Your Garden must be magnificent in Spring and Summer.
I was born in Pittsburgh and raised in Greensburg.
Best of luck to you 👍
When I saw your comment, I had no idea! Thank you for letting me know! I look forward to her (their) videos every day!
@@wintersowingwithelizabeth2286 I started watching Laura in April of '15.
She was the first and only channel I watched and she was the reason I started a channel. Share knowledge 🌿💚🌿
@@peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920 I have learned so much from her!
@@wintersowingwithelizabeth2286 Elizabeth, we have much to learn from each other.
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Just saw this on Garden Answer - I am going to try this! Thank you!
Have fun!
Nice!!!
Interesting, thx
Your lovely thank you.
Nice idea. I freeze my garden harvest , after taking those bags felling guilty of using so many plastic bags. Now I can repurpose my freezer bags.
Cool idea. I will give it a try. This will be my first try at winter sowing.
Absolutely! Start now!! Anything except tropical plants. Find all the info about wintersowing at wintersown.org
Cool idea!
Thank you for sharing this
I found you from your Garden Answer submission. Haha This is a wonderful space saving alternative. Im going to try a few. Thank you for sharing!
Have fun!
Wow I would never of thought to do this amazing thank u
Thank you
This is AMAZING! wish I had found this video before I went through the work of drilling holes in 30 Dollarstore containers.
Thanks! Yeah, this method is much easier.
I'm going to try this!
So smart and cost effective. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you. Happy Gardening
Thank you Elizabeth
Garden answer brought us here.
Thank you!
Saw this from Laura - Garden answers and loved the idea😀
Thank you!
I really like your idea of using bags. Especially that I can get all that is needed quite cheap at the Dollarstore. I see some of your items are from there too..LOL. I would set them into a shallow tub maybe with wood chips on the bottom with holes..or something so I can move them around easier. I assume this set up could fry your plants in the sun so being able to move into a shady spot with ease would be good. Thanks for this great idea!
There is no need to move the bags. When the temp gets above 70, I open bags during daytime and close at night. Once danger of frost is gone, I just leave bags open until I have time to plant. I never move my bags out of the sun. Happy gardening
Please follow up in spring on the success rate.
Thank you 💐
I love this! ♥️ That's using what you have!!
Thank you
thank you!!!!!!!!! going to do this!
I love this idea. Thank you!
I love this. Seems so much simpler. I have everything! Well except the raised beds. I have loads of bricks though.
Bricks are perfect!! Have fun!!
Very interesting. I will need to try this. No more milk jugs laying around. Found you through Garden Answer
Some people can't take the messiness of the jugs....like me! Thank you and have fun!!
Another use for Ziplock bags. I love those things. Great idea. We need to make sure we recycle them so a dolphin doesn't end up wearing one as a hat.